Okay, I just got investment from the largest and most reputable VC in my country.
As part of the deal, I will have access to around 1000 large companies. Basically VC can just call these companies and have them try/buy my product. So this really is a golden ticket. The VC money I am getting is also a pretty size-able amount.
This is a pre-seed round, my product is still at ideation phase. What I am looking to develop is basically airtable.com competitor, but much easier to use, more geared toward small/medium enterprises and will have more country specific integrations. Basically I have unlimited access to distribution and sales should come easy, given the respect VC has in my country.
Given that I will have immediate access to about 1000 large b2b customers, is airtable like competitor the best course of action? Or is there a better idea I can develop into an MVP? My main goal is to develop the MVP and get to profitability as fast as possible.
Pick 5-10 larger companies and talk to them about their problems/issues with airtable or similar solutions. Before you build something really work to understand the problem/opportunity. Then identify 3 of those companies to deepen a relationship and sell a “design partnership” where you will deliver a solution to address the problems you’ve identified. This will give you early cash-flow and reference customers. More importantly you’ll be solving real needed problems for specific customers.