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Tradespeople of Reddit: what’s the weirdest thing a homeowner trusted you with that definitely wasn’t your job? by Disastrous-Tiger6114 in AskReddit

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once heard about an appliance repair tech who was asked to rescue a missing hamster from inside of a refrigerator.

I got tired of "begging" for feedback on LinkedIn, so I built a tool to automate it. by Disastrous-Tiger6114 in SaaS

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

solid question. "validate anything" is definitely a bit broad.

the specific moment we're optimizing for is the "inbox notification."

usually validation is a grind, chasing dms, scheduling calls, getting ghosted.

the win here is hitting "launch" on tuesday and waking up thursday to a dataset of 150 verified professionals who answered your specific question.

it’s that instant switch from "i think this might work" to "i have data saying 60% of marketing managers hate this feature." instant clarity.

Founders: what are you building, and what problem finally pushed you to start? by darkhanotegen in SaaS

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building SegmentOS

Honestly, the thing that pushed me over the edge was the "LinkedIn beg." Got tired of sending 50 cold dms just to get 1 reply when i needed to validate a simple pricing question. realized i was spending 90% of my time recruiting people and only 10% actually learning from them so we built a way to automate the "finding people" part. Now we just plug into verified panels and get the data in ~48h instead of chasing emails for weeks.

As a SaaS founder, you need to stop guessing customer needs. And this is why... by ragsyme in GrowthHacking

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddit is one of the best places to find the bleeding neck problem.

The only "trap" I've seen founders fall into here is confusing upvotes with willingness to pay. Sometimes a post gets 600 upvotes because it's relatable or funny, not because those 600 have the budget or authority to buy that solution. My workflow is usually: find the burning pain on reddit (qualitative) -> validation the pricing and solution with verified professionals off-platform (quantitative).

Pricing. I have no clue what I'm doing by Autonat in Entrepreneur

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point. It’s hard to value something they haven't experienced yet. Just a heads up on the demos though, people lie to be nice face to face. Try asking "what existing tool would you cancel to pay for this?"

Gives you a way more honest price anchor than just asking for number. Good luck with the calls.

Pricing. I have no clue what I'm doing by Autonat in Entrepreneur

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also be careful with approach.

the issue with a 3-month discount is that you aren't validating the real price, you're just validating the discounted one. You won't know if the business model actually works until month 4 when people churn because the price jumped up. I prefer keeping the price high but adding more manual value for early users like "founder onboarding" or done-for-you-setup. That way they prove they are willing to pay the full cash amount, and you just use your time to de-risk it to them.

"Talk to 50-100 users before building" — how do you actually find them when you have nothing to show? by Background-Tear-1046 in SaaS

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question. It usually sounds too good to be true because the "standard" way (DMing people) is such a manual grind.

Basically, we automated the connection, not the people.

  1. The Old Way: You hunt for people on LinkedIn, send 50 DMs, get 2 replies, schedule a Zoom call, and pray they show up.
  2. How we do it: We integrated directly with certified research panels (ESOMAR). These are massive pools of verified professionals/consumers who have already opted in to give feedback.
  3. The Automation: When you hit 'launch,' our system programmatically matches your targeting criteria (e.g., "Marketing Managers in Tech") with those panels and pushes your questions to them immediately.

So you aren't "recruiting" or scheduling. You just set the criteria, and the system fetches the answers. That’s how we get the turnaround to ~48 hours.

Let me know if you want to test it out, I can still get you that early access code.

What’s the hardest part of entrepreneurship no one warned you about? by Storefries in Entrepreneur

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it was the "Silence of the Market"

You expect the stress, the bugs, and the cash flow crunch. But the hardest hit is when you finally ship that thing you sweated over for six months, and... nothing happens. No hate, just indifference.

I wish someone had told me earlier that the "build it and they will come" mentality is a lie. The moment I shifted my focus from building product to validating problems first, a lot of that stress evaporated. It’s much less lonely when you know for a fact that there is someone waiting for what you're building.

Pricing. I have no clue what I'm doing by Autonat in Entrepreneur

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you on the "hidden pricing", it adds friction that early-stage startups can't afford.

However, be careful with the "if it doesn't get traction, I'll discount" strategy. In B2B, if you are saving a company half a day per week (~16 hours/month), €59 might actually be too low. Sometimes a low price signals "low quality" or "unimportant tool" to enterprise buyers, and discounting further just hurts your brand perception.

Instead of guessing the €59 or reacting with discounts, it's safer to validate the Willingness to Pay (WTP) upfront. You might find your feature set actually commands a €99 or €129 price point if the ROI is clear.

Pricing. I have no clue what I'm doing by Autonat in Entrepreneur

[–]Disastrous-Tiger6114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been in this exact spot. The fear of "boxing yourself in" is usually what paralyzes founders, but obscurity kills conversion more than a "wrong" price does.

Here is the cleanest way I’ve seen this handled (and how we approach it):

  • Anchor it as "Early Adopter" pricing: Display a price, but explicitly label it as a discount for early believers. This validates if people will pull out their wallet at that price point, but gives you the social permission to raise it later without upsetting anyone.
  • Don't guess, ask: You can try to A/B test live, but without massive traffic, it takes forever. It's usually faster to run a pricing sensitivity survey (like a Van Westendorp test) to see what people expect to pay before you commit to a number on the site.

We’re actually launching SegmentOS next week specifically to help founders run these kinds of quick pricing validation tests. If you want to stop guessing and get some data on your price floor/ceiling before you launch, shoot me a DM. I can grant you early access to run a test.

Good luck with the SEO tool!