Thanks Tom. Part time is tough, not really available in the kind of jobs I do except when you create it yourself, being in one place for a while it can happen.
On Sunday, October 28, 2012 8:55:12 AM UTC+11, Tom Allen wrote: > > Hi Caroline, > > I attempted to do customer development while working full time and > managing a two month old child. I got very little done, but enough to see > hints that there was a market worth capturing. Those hints led me to quit > my job to devote myself (and small team by this stage) to customer > development, after which I got masses done in a short space of time. > Unfortunately, this full time cust dev ended up with me realising that the > market+tech wasn't ready, and my team wasn't ideal, so I wrapped things up. > > If I had that time again, I'd have stuck with the job for longer, and done > more of the cust dev while employed. I'd try not to let a desire to leave > the job and do a startup distract from critically analysing the feedback I > was getting from people. As for how; I'd push to go part time 3-4 days a > week. I'd try to be hyper-organised ahead of "startup day(s)" by having the > list of people to call/meet sorted out beforehand, and force myself to have > made the first cold-call by 8:30am. I'd call people in Perth/New > Zealand/overseas markets to make use of timezone differences. I'd make sure > only to team up with people who would demonstrate their commitment rather > than just promise it. After that, I agree with Elias that when you're > actually aiming to secure a customer (rather than just work out if they > exist), you need to be working on the startup full time. > > And if after all that you find out there's no viable market, then do what > I did and leverage the new network you've established to get a better job > anyway... :-) > > Hope that helps, > Tom > > On 28 October 2012 07:51, Caroline Gordon <carolinegordon...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Anyone out there dreaming / doing a startup around a fulltime job. I >> suspect there are a bunch of people on this list in that position ;-) >> Just looking for inspiration, I'm coming to the conclusion that customer >> development is next to impossible. You can play around and build a few >> things but to asking if anyone has truly engaged with customers out of >> regular hours (and around the 'rest' of their lives ;-) >> >> Ideas? >> >> Caroline >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more >> >> Forum rules >> 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. >> 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
