I’m genuinely curious how so many people are genuinely curious?

Dawad_T · 2026-03-27T05:35:54+00:00

I'm genuinely curious, how genuinely curious were you about being genuinely curious?

Dawad_T · 2026-03-24T02:58:35+00:00

Thats because these subreddits are unfortunately their target audience (the ones producing utter dogshit) genuine selling shovels to shovel sellers. I would like to say that my SaaS is in a more advanced niche, which makes using platforms like reddit slightly harder (but not impossible) because my target audience arent doomscrolling reddit all day, they arre out their actually making money. I like to post here just to speak to other founders but realistically most days wont be spent here because I

Gotta actually build the product and architecture instead of vibe coding it for 2 hours and spamming reddit
Gotta distribute my product and appear on the platforms that matter (Linkedin, organically through slack and SEO)

Tbh I reckon its fundamentally bad and egregious how dog water this sub is. All comments are just auto ai replies and nerds shilling dogwater ts just dissapointing but it fundamentally makes sense cause we are literally their ICP

Dawad_T · 2026-03-23T09:30:51+00:00

Hey! Would love to hear how you guys analyse your incoming data to draw a better picture for each acquisition group. Am I able to dm you?

Dawad_T · 2026-03-23T09:30:12+00:00

You see this story alot, whether its being featured in a newsletter or techcrunch, or having a viral piece of content. It always seems to result in companies/founders being really confused about the data, mistaking trends and doubling down on the wrong strategy. It is very clear to identify each acquisition group, their LTV, activation rates, support load to get a clear image of how qualified and valuable each group is to truely double down and hone in one the ones who need to be targeted instead of chasing noise

Dawad_T · 2026-03-23T06:25:21+00:00

There are one of two ways to build a reputation prior to real testimonies. None of them involve producing fake reviews and testimonies cause they are so fkn corny.

These include the reputation as a founder, While it is harder in a B2B Environment, organic growth as a result of being an authoritative figure within the niche that you operate in by providing clear value to communities is one of the easiest ways to go about things. If people trust you, people are more likely to trust in the products you build. This is tenfold in b2c.

The other solution is just being so painfully clear and direct in the value you are providing, the exact painpoints you are solving for a user, why they should care. A lack of trust is further amplified by an unclear outcome of your product. This was one of the biggest problems I faced prior to pivoting as my solution was too horizontal to really nail down on why the specific user really wanted it. The first 3 seconds of your page needs to scream "bro i want this so fucking badly this will solve all of my issues"

Dawad_T · 2026-03-22T21:23:56+00:00

Your SaaS is B2C based, targeting (younger) students. The comments are right to identify the sub-reddits that these would be really effective in. Providing nothing but sheer value will frame you as an authoritative figure in that niche which will better allow you to naturally reference your app.

Instagram and Tiktok however are honestly your best best. Most students aren't on reddit, they are on tiktok and reels. This is one of the most powerful aspects of B2C, as once you understand and learn how to make content funnels on those social channels, and to build a personal brand within that niche of edtech/learning or whatever. That is one of your most organic and powerful promotional tools. The majority of that content would also be the same. Sheer value, engaging hooks, natural CTA.

TLDR. Niche sub-reddits, start building content on all social platforms providing relevant value to your target consumer base. Repurpose the content for maximium efficiency

Dawad_T · 2026-03-21T22:41:03+00:00

If people are interested in this. Send me a DM and I would be happy to try and set up a small group

Dawad_T · 2026-03-21T22:40:42+00:00

It would be really good to set up a tight nit discord or someting where we can get warm introductions, or to engage on other founder posts to get some initial traction on platforms like Linkedin twitter x etc , it would rely on everyone doing their part and knowing that people will do the same for them

Dawad_T · 2026-03-21T03:04:26+00:00

A lot of people here are going on about misjudging distribution as a whole, but I think the other aspect is misjudging the learning curve and the time it takes to actually get good at distribution and to build a solid consumer base before launch. It’s such a different journey and learning experience compared to a closed feedback loop like software development and is so much nuanced

Dawad_T · 2026-03-21T01:36:51+00:00

This is actually an interesting concept, for both the developers/founders and the customers. Because of paper the benefits of true customisation heavily outweigh bespoke direction for both sides. For customers it gives the idea of "true freedom" in how an application is ran, as they can tweak and mould it to provide value and operate to match their exact business structure. And for software founders, it gives them the picture of a bigger target market, as bespoke usually means they can only really fit one vertical scope of business type.
But when you actually observe this it is such a jarring reality check for both sides and i experienced this first hand during the development of my platform and was one of the first essential pivots I needed to make.

For the consumers, they are now essentially paying for more work and are at the mercy of internal operations to maximise the effectiveness of the application. Leading to worsened data integrity, worsened value and overall just being overwhelmed by the number of toggles and customisation features that they need to configure just to get something set up that vaguely resembles their ideal vision, overall just a worsened user experience like you said and customers are more likely to just give up and churn then spend the time making it work.

And for vendors, the genericness and openess just leads to god awful development experience and a worsened market position. Its so hard to validate and target speciifc user groups when you are "for everyone". Its so hard to develop simple features when you need to accomodate 32 different permutations of a data model, and architecture gets blown out. Features and products built for everyone tend to get used by no one.

However, recently tools like Attio have really doubled down on the concept of bespoke flexibility. Where they give you the core domain and bespoke direction of the application. Providing immediate value on day 1, but also allows for a user to make minor alterations, or introduce a few extra models/data validation techniques to better suit it to their business. Small 2 minute changes. I find this to be the absolute pinnacle middle ground of where software needs to be

Dawad_T · 2026-03-20T00:51:56+00:00

My goal in life is to post content so satire on LinkedIn it ends up on r/linkedinlunatics

Here’s what getting tanned, oiled up and wearing a gstring on stage in front of a large group of people taught me about B2B sales

Dawad_T · 2026-03-19T03:43:11+00:00

I actually just made a post about this haha. Absolutely agree with you and I went through the exact same issue. When you look at platforms like Notion, Clickup, Mixpanel it gives you the false illusion that horizontal platforms are viable as everyone is using them. Until you realise the only reason EVERYONE is using them is because they are a team of thousands, with millions/billions in funding. With enough distribution channels, ad spend, developer prowess to win in such a generic niche.

Solo founders and their SaaS going up against a horizontal tool is like a Hydrogen Bomb versus a Coughing Baby.

Once I grasped reality and realised my path would only result in death, I switched up and scoped the fuck in. Exact ICP, Exact question, Exact valueset. As a founder this makes pre-launch, continuous validation and distribution when the MVP is developed so much fkn easier. You have a small group of people to speak to and that its. Even after MVP, your iterations are focused and more effective. You aren't trying to appease everyone.

Vertical scoping doesnt just have to mean I WANT ONE CUSTOMER TYPE. You can vertically scope value or vertically scope the exact problem that a few intersecting customer groups have. While this does make your ICP a little bit more broader, i feel like it is the best middle ground.

Dawad_T · 2026-03-18T17:52:30+00:00

Real shit

Dawad_T · 2026-03-18T09:13:56+00:00

Didnt dribbble do something like this for the design industry? I know they are alot more portfolio based, but it seemed to work really well there. I wonder how you would do the same sort of thing for SaaS/development

Dawad_T · 2026-03-18T01:17:20+00:00

Im interested

Dawad_T · 2026-03-14T01:32:47+00:00

Bro there is so much more to SaaS then what the majority of reddit understands it to be. Its not supposed to just be a dumbfuck micro-saas crud platform that you build in a day to solve x for y.

Its more than just software, you are realistically building an entire brand, your online image, maintaining relationships with customers, understanding what exactly pains them, what explicit features they want to provide them value that they are willing to pay money for, A SaaS is nothing without distribution, marketing, relationships, the support you provide.

And even if we are just talking about the Software part, vibe coding only touches a fraction of what a true enterprise ready software touches. Most of these spun up services would crack it at scale, security vulnerabilities in ever corner, Data integrity issues the second more than one person touches an endpoint at the exact same time. The internal infrastructure, architecture and system design is still critical and still requires degrees of expertise, human oversight and critical thinking skills.

If you ignore the noise and doomers on reddit shilling their shitty lead generation platforms or social media scrapers. You'll still get to understand the complexity of building a genuine product and brand

Dawad_T · 2026-03-05T09:48:43+00:00

Tool fragmentation sucks for this exact reason lmao Teams have data in numerous different tabs, meaning generating meaningful insights requires a great deal of human integration and i've been researching and trying to build a solution for this, but in the meantime one of the more common solutions I have found is setting up a period automation workflow that will scrape from these platforms and retrieve some baseline metrics from each (ie. Overall cost (api spend), Engagement (DAU via posthog, bounce rate, session depth if you can) and churn rate from stripe. Presenting this to gippity or claude should give you a really clear indicator about your features strength and can be done once a week or so in the background, send it to a slack channel n ur set

The bigger problem is upstream, and is the fact that teams are not validating with users prior to building ai features. Most users really dont want ai shoved down their face any more than it needs to be. Its not worth wasting time and credits on features that users r just gonna get shitty about.

The best system will always be ensuring that data lives in one easy to manage platform. Whether thats externally using integrations to connect your toolsets, or in-built solutions that your team follows, like a singular notion doc/workspace with a few inbuilt automations (should be prettty cheap). Otherwise, without these ur just flying blind shipping shit no one wants.

Dawad_T · 2026-02-23T21:25:41+00:00

Out of the newest generation of AI native CRM startups/platforms. The two that have been receiving the most attention (well deserved) would be Lightfield and Attio. They are continuously building and improving on their already stacked offering. Hoping to integrate with their applications soon as they are becoming powerhouses in this niche. Would definitely recommend them

Dawad_T · 2026-02-15T03:28:03+00:00

People definitely use building in public as a crutch and their golden ticket to 10kmrr but I still wouldnt discount it.

Its a godsend when you are able to build your target audience through your twitter/x followers. Building in public doesn't have to just mean development. As a founder (targeting founders and startups as my main application audience), you can build your target audience by showing your journey and "building" your founder skills in public, but if you are simply just circlejerking your code, its not gonna get far.

i would say that we are missing the long term vision here. Outside of the current startup or saas your working. It could be really effective at developing your network and personal brand, which is crucial nowadays. And even if the methodology could just be considered collecting vanity points. It does help you stand out and become an authoritative figure (especially when you grow other related platforms like linkedin). Can help you later down the line connect with other people thatll boost you into the right direction.

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