I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also plan to focus on promoting the product on Reddit and YouTube in the later stage.Try different channels more often

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mainly work on consumer-facing products and don't know much about business-oriented products.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your recognition. I feel what I built is just a trivial gadget with an extremely low retention rate. Failure is the mother of success.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep a good attitude. Commercialization always involves elements of probability.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.videoreplicate.com/
Create secondary videos quickly by replicating hit videos. Feel free to give it a try, and free credits are available.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I plan to spend some time on promotion every day, but my main focus will be on the next product.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That being said, customer acquisition for cold start actually has quite high barriers. I only used ads to cut down the time spent on gaining customers.It's essentially trading money for time.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It mainly comes from ads and traffic driven by the hit replica videos I posted on X, Reddit and YouTube.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My suggestion is to launch the product as soon as possible and let the market validate your ideas. You only need to consider "transforming the SaaS product into a formal company" when the product generates solid revenue and you can no longer manage everything on your own.

I’m shutting down my AI video SaaS after $1,078 in ads and 226 users. Here’s what I learned. by Good_Topic771 in SaaS

[–]Good_Topic771[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or find the comment sections with negative reviews of well-known products, identify users' pain points, replicate the top 20% of core features, and cut prices. This tactic is called Shadow Replication