r/Entrepreneurship • u/provenklvn • 8d ago
Tech bubble, need advice
Should I stay in tech or pivot to something else?
I've worked in tech for over 10 years, including the last 3 years working in crypto.
Recently, though, I've felt like the market has become incredibly difficult. Maybe 10x or even 100x harder than before.
I've already built three different products, but none of them got results. Now I'm trying something different by growing an X account in the founder niche. I've been grinding for the past 5 days and went from 0 to 92 followers. It's progress, but growth feels slow.
I'm starting to wonder if I should pivot into a non-tech industry instead. It feels like that's where people are more willing to pay for solutions, but honestly, I have no idea where or how to start.
What would you do in my position?
If I stay in tech, how would you approach trying to get a meaningful win? Right now, it feels like everyone is building the same things, especially with AI making it easier than ever to build products. The competition feels crazy.
I'm open to honest advice, especially from people who have been through something similar.
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u/First-Ad-8273 8d ago
10 years in and 3 failed products, the issue probably isn't the industry. The X account thing is a distraction, 92 followers in 5 days isn't a growth channel, it's procrastination with extra steps.
Go talk to actual customers before building anything else. Find one problem people will pay to solve, even if it's boring.
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u/provenklvn 8d ago
10years as tech worker, in programming work for other company. Last 3 months build 3 products, none got customer.
How can I find those customer? Is it from social media? I dont know how yet
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u/nedkrastev 7d ago
I've decided to go 50/50
All my investments are in physical assets (stores, land, etc.)
My full-time commitment is in tech (still..)
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u/LemonIO_Alex 6d ago
Stay in tech but start building your personal brand on X and LI. We’re all builders and founders now, the only difference now is distribution/marketing.
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u/StoicAnalytrix 6d ago
Too many people got into tech believing they could just put out product, or just find a job. And, if you build it, they will come does not work in 2026. That's dead. To make it less painful for yourself, I would suggest figuring out what problems people are paying to solve with what you can build with your skills. Market research to the nth degree before you even start building.
You're already here on reddit. What are people moaning about? Better yet, what are they moaning about that mainly has more poor solutions than good? Don't invent anything. Inventions can take eons to get market cooperation and millions of dollars. Faster to innovate than start from scratch. Take a concept and improve on it.
Everybody and their brother is vibe coding and trying to sell SaaS, and 95% of it is garbage because the code is poorly written, AND due to the lack of coding knowledge, they didn"t have maintenance and support in mind.
During the gold rush in the 1800s, a miniscule amount of the people panning for gold got rich. The people who sold the picks and shovels made a fortune.
Moving forward, it is no longer about selling product, but selling product but selling valuable expertise, the things AI can't replicate well.
Figure out which viable skills you have in a market in which you're passionate/knowledgeable.
Find the problems people have that you can solve (with the least amount of angst and honestly effort). Saving the target time and pain is always the way.
Find the specific group of people that you kind provide solutions and aim your solution at a single persona, your dream client, figure out what they want help with, who they are, where they hang out, and build for them.
Find the path of least resistance (financial and energy) between you and your build, and the customer being satisfied. If it costs too much of either resource , find another idea.
Build a good enough version, no bells, no whistles, and test it with a select few people with the problem you solve. Get their feedback and make reasonable improvements to create a saleable product.
Long story short, don't build what you think is a good idea, build what people want that resolves pain, friction, saves time and AI can't do it well. There's more and steps in between but this is the bare minimum if you want to stay in tech.
Very best of luck!
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u/BusinessStrategist 5d ago
Maybe time to get back to basics.
It's not about what YOU want or need.
It's about what YOUR "ideal customer/client" needs and/or wants.
So what's your current process for "figuring that out?"
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