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I’m 23, based in Rhode Island, and I’ve spent nearly a year building my own software projects under my company, OnlyTruePerspective LLC. One of those projects is OTP FloorOps, a warehouse operations platform inspired by my own experience working in warehouses. The idea came from seeing how things actually work on the floor. Damaged freight, missing shipments, equipment inspections, supervisor communication, paperwork, and all the little operational problems that can slow everything down. So I started building software around those problems. FloorOps lets warehouse employees document freight issues, attach photos, track equipment problems, and gives supervisors a way to review and manage what’s happening. I’ve built a working demonstration, and I’m currently finishing the infrastructure needed to support real customers securely. But here’s where life gets interesting. I recently got let go from my warehouse job. I’m not going to pretend that suddenly makes everything easy. Bills still exist, and I still need money coming in. So right now, I’m doing DoorDash to earn money while continuing to build my business. And today, I finally started doing something I’ve been putting off: cold-calling actual warehouses. I’ve spent so much time developing software, designing interfaces, testing features, and figuring out the technical side that I realized something important. I can keep building forever, but eventually I have to get in front of real customers. My first call went unanswered. On my second call, I actually spoke with someone. I asked what warehouse management system they used and how they handled damaged freight and supervisor communication. They explained their process and told me they weren’t currently looking for new software. Fair enough. I thanked them and moved on. On another call, I spoke with someone who gave me a direct callback number. I’m planning to follow up. I definitely hesitated during some of these conversations. I’m still figuring out how to ask the right questions without sounding like I’m reading a sales script. It’s a completely different skill from programming. But I also realized that I don’t need to sound like some perfect salesperson. I need to understand how these businesses operate, what problems they actually have, and whether something I’ve built could genuinely help. I have zero paying customers so far. I’m not claiming I’ve built some successful SaaS empire. I haven’t. I have a product I’ve put serious time into, a working demo, a business I’ve established, and a lot to learn about sales. Right now, my days look something like this: ● Work on the software and prepare demonstrations. ● Research warehouses and call operations managers. ● Learn about their WMS, receiving processes, and operational problems. ● Do DoorDash to keep some income coming in. ● Repeat. It’s definitely an unusual position to be in. One minute I’m delivering food to make money for the day, and the next I’m calling a warehouse trying to figure out

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  • 发布时间：2026/10/21 02:16:17