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The Weekly Tone

You know the drill, right? You've got a brilliant idea, you put in the work, the late nights, you launch and then... crickets.

Nobody cares.

Or worse, someone else releases something similar two days later.

Just two days after launching an elementary version of my software company, FastOutreach.ai (which today learns how you talk, writes in your voice, and customizes emails to recipients at scale, just like you would if you had the time), ChatGPT decided to make its grand entrance. My early software build wasn’t much better than the now-free GPT. Perfect. I was screwed.

But wait, it gets better…

Just as we're reeling from that blow, a rogue contractor decides to abandon a major bug fix, pissing off just about every user on our platform. Now, I'm not one to point fingers (let’s face it, it’s entirely my fault), but let's just say that was a less-than-ideal situation.

You would think that's enough drama, right? Wrong.

We spent three laborious months (and tens of thousands of dollars) building a "genius product" with a new crack team of engineers and product pros that only we, the founding team, could navigate. We were so deep in the weeds that we lost sight of the user—the very people we were creating this for.

This was very, very bad.

Soon enough, I said goodbye to the crack team of engineers - they were too expensive to justify without the product generating incremental revenue.

But, as I've learned, it never works out until... it does.

Out of the ether, my now-CTO and co-founder(!) emerged to help a failing product. He was either crazy or brilliant or both.

After a month, finally, we had something that was exactly what people wanted in the first place. We ran demos that ended with users actually using the product (rather than politely telling us they would and not).

And this, dear reader, is not just the tale of a tech entrepreneur. This is the story of anyone who's ever tried to create something new. Be it a business, a book, a piece of art, or heck, even a new relationship.

It's about that testing and listening phase - that time when you're throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. It's about the courage to admit when you've missed the mark, the resilience to pick yourself back up, and the wisdom to listen to the feedback you're getting.

It's about looking for fit - in your market, in your life, and in your heart.

And it's about recognition - in the form of money, yes, but also in the satisfaction of knowing you've created something that resonates with people. That you've added value to the world in your own unique way.

So, whether you're a budding entrepreneur, a hopeful artist, or a dreamer with big plans, remember this: it never works out until...it does.

Stay the course. Listen to feedback. Adjust. Repeat.

And one day, you'll find yourself with something exactly right.

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