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Losing on Indie Hackers

Hey everybody!

So I am fairly new to this community and since I joined I have learnt a whole lot of awesome stuff about growing brands and businesses. Although this is cool, it feels like everyone is just winning with crazy MRR numbers and no one is actually sharing content about how they lost.

I've slowly started to visit the platform less because I have nothing big to share and everyone is here to either market their product to people like me or show how much better their product is than the next person's product and not much value is being shared.

Sorry if this feels like a complaint, I'm just the new guy in town wanting to know if that's how things work around here.

on April 27, 2021
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    Hope you can find your own path. I do think there's more to IH than MRR.

    I'd recommend documenting. 20 X in 20 Days is a great title format. Launch 20 newsletters in 20 days is where I got the inspo for that. There's no MRR. Just here's what I did to accomplish that and done.

    Losses aren't sexy but lessons learned are.

    Lessons Learned in 1 Month on IndieHackers might be a fun read, if you 'd like to write something.

    I did notice that you haven't commented on any IH posts.

    I spend some time in /newest and end up learning a lot. Writing answers gives me energy to go on and do my work better, with more intent.

    Hope this helps in some way.

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      Hey! Thank you for the tips

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    Agreed with what was already said in the comments section: losses are less sexy than big wins, but they bring lessons to share with everyone. While someone here can learn from someone's win, they can also learn from a loss, so it's at least equally interesting.

    You also don't have to post something if you feel you don't have anything exciting to share, but commenting on people's posts (sharing their excitement, congratulating them for their growths, asking questions) and any sort of engagement will make you part of the community. And then, when you'll have something to post, people that know you will be there to support you!

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      Hey! Thank you for the reply, I'm looking to start engaging with other posts and sharing my knowledge.

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      Hey! Thank you for the reply, are there any other communities like Indie Hackers you would recommend?

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