I will not promote but how do you promote? Early traction, first X customers, or whatever you call this. How do you do that? What was your approach? I know what that textbook says. Search ads, organic contents, penetrating into communities, and words of mouths. I want to how YOU did it. Thanks in advance. :) 3 0 replies
I wasted 2 years on a $0 project. Then I made a $1,000 project in a month. Here’s what changed. [ I will not promote ] Two weeks ago I launched an app via a post to reddit. The reception was absolutely beyond my expectations. I was sitting at my PhD student desk working when to my amazement, I saw a notification from stripe saying that I received my first payment of $7.5. I have never had such a flood of good hormones go through my body. Thank you whoever you are for clicking that purchase button and thank you to the continued interest of people that keep purchasing the app (It's now at $1000).... 1 8 replies
Our App Development Business is at Risk – Need Honest Advice on a New Direction (I will not promote) Hey everyone, I need some **brutally honest** advice from people in business, marketing, and tech. Here’s the situation: I work as a **marketing manager** at an app development company. We’ve been building apps for years, usually taking a **month or more** to develop custom solutions for clients. But recently, our company’s founders tested AI agents, and what they saw **shocked them**—AI built a complete app in just a **few hours.** This has been a **wake-up call**. If AI can do in hours what takes us months, our business **won’t... 5 0 replies
How do you get from pitching the pilot with interest to closing the deal? i will not promote I’m a cofounder at a healthcare AI startup and our demo calls so far have had a lot of interest. We’re running a pilot already with a previous connection, but I’m struggling now to close the deal after having demo’d and pitched the pilot to the customer. They show lots of interest and ask about pricing, and we discuss all of that. I tell them I’ll email them with all the info we discussed after the call, but they ghost me after. Am I missing something in between these... 1 5 replies
I WILL not promote So i create images as a hobby (its my main creative outlet) mainly for my stream or for my social media and i have people asking me on a semi regular basis for me to make them an image either based on their concept or just asking for one of my designs for whatever purpose and its happened often enough that i have recently decided to start looking into possibly selling my content or possibly producing apparel or merchandise featuring my creations and so Im wondering if anyone here... 3 0 replies
I will not promote.Canadian-based healthcare app prototype - looking to chat with technical folks Hey all, I’m messing around with a prototype for a digital healthcare app aimed at seniors —think better task management (i.e., medication reminders). It’s early days, and I’m open to pivoting to other healthcare ideas that click. I’m not a developer or technical myself, so I’d like to connect with technical people (web/app devs, anyone with a healthcare tech itch) to brainstorm or just talk about possibilities. No pressure, just want to chat and see where it goes. DM me or drop a comment if you’re into startups or... 5 1 replies
What’s everyone’s Sales tech stack? (I will not promote) What’s everyone’s preferred tech stack for sales? I’m going for Fortune 500 all the way to local businesses and have had a lot of trial and error. I’ve tried Apollo, Clay, SendGrid, Sales Navigator, MailReach, Instantly, Hubspot, Salesforce, and Dripify. Between email and LinkedIn I’ve had much better results with LI. I was using Apollo with SendGrid and Sales Navigator to send emails and DMs but ruined our domain reputation with email. I thought SendGrid could help get us into inboxes but despite it showing over 99% delivered I... 5 5 replies
ultimate stack for startup incorporation for bootstrapped solo founders? [I will not promote] Hi guys, I'm hearing a lot of things: Stripe Atlas, Clerky, do it yourself, take a lawyer, etc. But I feel that most advices are for vc-backed startups and are just overkill for solo founders. What's your best recommendation for someone who wants to be solo and does not plan to raise? LLC? C-Corp? In Delaware? Elsewhere? I also realize there are a lot of administrative costs with filing stuff (e.g., California Franchise Tax, California Foreign Qualification, Registered Agents, etc.)—but also that most middlemen are making you pay a... 3 3 replies
Two College Guys Asking for Start Up Tips [I will not promote] Hello! Me and my college best friend recently graduated from UC Davis with design degrees. We came up with an idea that we believe can go far and bring good to the community if we can bring it to life, but we are completely new to entrepreneurship and start ups. So I was wondering if anyone who has certain experiences can help us with a few foundational and open ended questions to guide us to think, anything would be appreciated: 1. What are the first steps we need to... 4 6 replies
How many customers do you have, what is your Support volume like and how do you manage? [I will not promote] Hi all, I’m looking to get a picture of the support landscape in the startup world, so I’m hoping to find out what the general volume is like for orgs of different sizes and what strategies and practices you’re implementing. I’d love to know: * How many customers do you have currently? * What channels do you use for supporting customers? * About how many support inquiries do you see in a day on average? * Do you have a knowledge base, and if so, what is your content... 1 2 replies
Does anyone else keep getting random ideas of simple apps they want in their lives but have no time to execute them? (I will not promote) If I recall correctly there used to be a site with “ideas” that people liked but didn’t have time to work on. Has anyone here actually had someone pickup one of their ideas and run with it? As a side project or hobby, would any developers like to have a list of freely available ideas to work on? 3 0 replies
How quickly after customer 1 did you get customer 2? - I will not promote Zero to one is super hard, but it seems like number 2 is WAAAAAYYY easier. Is this your experience? Did you post their logo on your website? It seems like a psychological thing for other prospective customers to not be the first domino to fall and it gives you so much momentum after. I could totally be wrong and customer 2 is harder, but that doesn't really match the hockey stick growth model 2 1 replies
DE Annual report filing for March 1. I will not promote. New founder here. We registered as a C Corp. in Delaware. I got the notice that I need to file my annual report and pay my franchise tax. Does anyone have an example of what this annual report must look like? We are a very young company, no revenue, and really just fundraising at this point, so it won’t be very interesting… I just need to know what it should look like! 1 1 replies
How to get the first 10 customers for my SaaS? (I will not promote) Hi everyone,Last week, I launched my first SaaS product and successfully acquired my first customer by sending emails to people on my waiting list. During an interview, he mentioned that he found my landing page while searching for a job in Europe. My product in one sentence: A platform that helps South American tech professionals find better job opportunities in European tech companies that offer quicker visa processing by automatically generating resumes and cover letters, and assisting them in tracking their applications. It's a subscription-based service, billed every two weeks. My main target audience: Males aged 19-40 who are either looking for internships or are dissatisfied with the political situation and want to change jobs. What I'm doing so far: I've been sending cold emails to professors at tech universities in South America, asking for a call to discuss sharing my platform with their students. I started this a few days ago, and while... 4 5 replies
Does anyone have a term sheet that they can share? This should be for a seed round raise (if that matters) "I will not promote" # I'm confused as to what the pre-money valuation should be given that I have a few F&F SAFEs already that have a relatively low valuation cap. And, for the money coming in at SEED, the valuation needs to jump in order to keep the equity giveaway at less than 20%. Maybe the pre/post valuations are just focused on the seed round needs (ignoring what happened during F&F)? 4 0 replies
Validate my startup idea [I will not promote] Finding parking is a nightmare in busy cities. What if you could reserve a spot in advance instead of endlessly circling around? Here’s how it works: 🚗 Bob knows he’ll leave his parking spot in 5 minutes and notifies it through the app. 🅿️ Alice is looking for parking in that area and reserves Bob’s spot. 👥 Alice drives there, waits for Bob to leave, and takes the spot. 💰 Alice pays Bob x tokens, which she previously bought in the app. 🔄 Bob converts and withdraws the tokens... 4 21 replies
Investors are scared and wasting our time [ I will not promote ] Investors are scared & wasting our time I’ve busted my ass to get out of poverty. In 2016, I had a 425 credit score, $0 to my name, tens of thousands in credit card debt, and a job at Coldstone. Since then, I’ve built two businesses and employed 10-15 people. Right now, I have 9 people working for my startup—most of whom have been with us for more than two years. We’ve built something real. We’ve put in the work. But now, we’re running out of money and time... 5 16 replies
I want to build a tech startup but I hate to deal with side things - I will not promote I love to solve business problems with software, design robust systems and write clean code. At work, I love to come up with nice solutions to business problems. I had in mind to start my own business but I give up every time when start thinking about what it takes beyond solving business problems with software and technologies as a whole. I am talking about marketing, research, product promotion, searching funds and etc. I started to realize that that's what companies for, everyone in the company does what it... 2 12 replies
“I will not promote” I built and launched my first mvp. Any help on how to market? Just as the title reads. I built and launched my first web app in the HR space. The app however is completely free for users. I am wondering if there are any creative ways to get users to at least check the app out? I’ve posted to my LinkedIn and twitter(X) account. Looking into potential partnerships as well. Any ideas? 3 2 replies
How to validate an idea/mvp with the audience being solely students? (i will not promote) So, I am building a student start-up made solely for students to use. It is a C2C business model where students will need to interact with each other to make money, and our starting revenue will be a transaction fee. The idea is to help students make an extra income (won't go in too many details). I spoke to a few students, as I am student myself, and they like the idea, but this is the only validation I made so far. I am a techincal founder too so... 3 4 replies
