It might seem that new software products randomly appear in a vacuum, but it’s far from true. How can product ideas be generated, validated, and successfully implemented? Our guest today is Kevin Conti, the founder of Software Ideas. You’ll hear Kevin’s thoughts on product development, validation, marketing, niche review sites, bootstrapping, and presales, as well as his advice for new founders.

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Show Notes

• Softwareideas.io — Kevin’s project we’re talking about
• Codernotes.io — Kevin’s previous SaaS product
• Episode 175: Product Trends with Dru Riley of Trends.vc
• Episode 188: Marketing Ideas and Experiments with Kacper Staniul
• Userlist — Jane’s SaaS product
• Episode 150: Understanding Product-Market Fit with Derrick Reimer
• Crunchbase — a popular paid database
• G2, Capterra — popular software review sites
• The Inc. 5000 List of America’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs
• The Mom Test — a book by Rob Fitzpatrick
• The Startup J Curve — a book by Howard Love
• Follow Kevin on Twitter
• kevinconti.com — Kevin’s personal blog

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