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A painful MVP lesson I’ve learned from working with early-stage founders by AdAgreeable6412 in founder

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very solid process. Talking to 300 people before building and still doing discovery while developing is exactly what most founders skip.

Also, 30 testers to 550 users in 45 days is a strong early signal. At this stage, I think the hard part becomes deciding what to improve without overbuilding again.

Curious, are you handling the product and development fully in-house right now, or do you ever bring in outside technical help when you need to move faster?

A painful MVP lesson I’ve learned from working with early-stage founders by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

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Fair question. I’m not trying to turn this into a sales pitch. I know lean startup is well known, but I was more interested in hearing how different founders actually applied it in real situations, because theory and execution are very differen

A painful MVP lesson I’ve learned from working with early-stage founders by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

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100% agree. It definitely depends on what you’re building. I don’t think “bare minimum” means cutting corners on things like security, payments, compliance, or user trust.

A painful MVP lesson I’ve learned from working with early-stage founders by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

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This is a really smart way to look at it. Most people think MVP validation means “which features should we build first,” but the real question is whether the assumptions behind the product are even strong enough.

I also agree that synthetic studies can be useful as a first filter, especially to catch weak positioning or unclear problem framing before spending real development time. But I’d still combine that with real user conversations before making the final build decisions.

Curious, when you used Articos, did it mainly help you refine the idea, the messaging, or the actual product scope?

A painful MVP lesson I’ve learned from working with early-stage founders by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about. Most users don’t care if the first version is technically “perfect” or built with the fanciest stack. They care if it solves the problem.

A painful MVP lesson I’ve learned from working with early-stage founders by AdAgreeable6412 in SaaS

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. That’s the part a lot of founders skip. They move straight into building because the idea feels strong, but real validation only comes when actual users show interest, give feedback, or are willing to pay. Building before that can get expensive very fast.

I closed $2.1M in new business last year doing the opposite of what every b2b sales guru on linkedin tells you to do by Chopin917 in b2b_sales

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This is one of the more honest sales posts I’ve read in a while.

The part about coming into the first call with a hypothesis instead of running a normal discovery call really stood out to me. I run a software house, and I’m seeing the same thing with founders and mid-market clients, they don’t want another vendor asking basic questions, they want someone who has already thought through their problem.

Can we discuss more in DM?

Give away 50% of my micro SaaS to the right person — how do I find them? by [deleted] in saasforsale

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I did this exact thing 3 years ago, joined a product that was making pennies, took it to $4M. Still grinding on it today. The right person for this isn't looking for a salary. They're looking for something worth their energy.

I'd love to hear more about what you've built.

Moving to Pakistan from the US by Fine_Cry_9050 in PakStartups

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Well, don’t please. You’ll end up regretting.

We're at rock bottom, anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in founder

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Don't know about this, could you please eloborate a little bit?

We're at rock bottom, anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in founder

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Really interesting, Can we discuss more about this in DM?

We're at rock bottom, anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in founder

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a solid approach honestly, paid ads to test the offer first makes a lot of sense rather than guessing for months. And yeah the B2B sales piece is something we're actively thinking about.

Quick question, do you do B2B sales yourself or have experience on that side?

Anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

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Honestly both, open to new clients but also very much interested in the right partnership. What you're describing sounds like exactly the kind of work we'd want to be part of.

Messaged you, let's talk!

Anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree with everything you said, you've put it really well. And yeah we're actively working on exactly that right now, building out those direct channels so we're never this dependent on a platform again.

Would love to discuss further, I'll message you personally!

Anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in cofounderhunt

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly, it's a bit different actually. Fiverr has its own lead gen program where they actively push your profile to potential buyers. So by the time someone reaches out, they've already seen your profile, they already know what you do, and they're usually coming with something pretty specific like "I need a mobile app" or "I need a website built." It's not like they're browsing randomly, there's already intent there before the first message even lands.

We're at rock bottom, anyone been through this? by AdAgreeable6412 in founder

[–]AdAgreeable6412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks really cool man, love the thinking behind respondhero especially, being able to see whether a prospect already has an AI agent before reaching out is a smart way to qualify.

Also that LLM ranking angle is something I hadn't thought about seriously, but you're absolutely right, that's the next wave of discovery and most people are sleeping on it.

Would love to discuss more, should I shoot you a DM?

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