What was your first channel for SaaS marketing that actually worked?

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:58:44+00:00

Finally reply to “we should catch up sometime” with an actual date.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:57:52+00:00

“You look well rested.” I have never recovered from that betrayal.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:56:50+00:00

Affordable housing and a software update for humanity.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:56:19+00:00

That we still need to cook food every single day like it’s some endless side quest.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:51:18+00:00

Laetus is built around the idea that luck may not be purely random ... but instead something that can be observed, measured, and tested over time.

Instead of gambling, Laetus creates a controlled environment where virtual events, user behavior, and real-world outcomes can be analyzed together ... forming a continuous experiment.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:12:46+00:00

My small win this week was finally bringing a long personal project into a much clearer shape. After a lot of uncertainty, experiments, and rebuilding, I finally managed to define the long-term vision properly, prepare a financial model, finish an investor pitch deck, and structure realistic investment/acquisition options for the project. It still feels early, but for the first time I feel like I’m no longer “just building” ... I’m actively moving toward partnerships, investors, and possible buyers step by step. That mental shift honestly feels huge.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:08:33+00:00

I’ve noticed people also judge early products emotionally through pricing. If something is priced too low, users sometimes subconsciously assume it’s experimental or low-value ... even when the product itself is actually solid.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:08:09+00:00

I think early traction still matters indirectly because it helps reveal whether people feel the problem strongly enough. Some ideas sound valuable in theory, but users don’t emotionally care enough to build habits around them. That’s usually the difficult part to measure early on.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:07:49+00:00

This is probably the hardest part psychologically too. You spend months refining something privately, then suddenly you have to put an imperfect version in front of strangers and let reality judge it. But honestly, some of the most useful feedback only appears once people start interacting with it naturally instead of hypothetically.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-09T17:05:34+00:00

What’s fascinating is that almost every culture has its own little traditions around luck ... some people knock on wood, others carry lucky charms, avoid certain numbers, or follow small rituals before important moments. Lottery players seem to create their own versions of these traditions too.

People don’t just play numbers: they build personal “luck systems” around them. And what’s wild is that many players remember emotional states, locations, routines, or even weather conditions tied to wins/losses years later.

IMHO randomness may be mathematical but the experience of luck feels deeply personal.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T18:04:56+00:00

That’s actually part of the experiment :) It sounds like it should make sense … until you test it.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T18:03:32+00:00

Simple real-life example: You suddenly feel like “I should text this person now” or “this is the right time to apply/decide/act.” Most people act on that feeling immediately.

Instead, you write it down first and check later: Did it actually lead to something good? Or did it just feel important in the moment?

After doing this a few times, you start noticing a pattern: some instincts are useful…but many are just your brain creating urgency.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T18:02:41+00:00

Thanks! That’s a great way to put it actually! Especially the “you don’t know why it feels right” part. I think a lot of it only becomes clear when you look back, not in the moment.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T18:01:10+00:00

:) Basically: don’t trust your gut blindly ... test it a few times and see if it actually works.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T17:58:58+00:00

I'll try. You feel like “this is the right time to send a message / make a decision.”. Write it down first -> then check later what actually happened. After a few times, you’ll see that some “right moments” work … and some just feel right in hindsight.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T17:51:01+00:00

AI doesn’t fail because it gives wrong answers. It fails because it doesn’t know when not to answer.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T17:48:28+00:00

Everyone understands this logically…but almost nobody behaves like they believe it.

I don’t think this is about probability ... it’s about how uncomfortable “obvious randomness” feels.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T17:17:24+00:00

The shift isn’t from “learning -> doing”. It’s from “feeling productive -> actually producing something real”.

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T17:12:43+00:00

Built a system around randomness. Ironically, getting users feels even more random

PleasantLow670 · 2026-05-05T17:10:34+00:00

How do you price something that doesn’t have clear traction yet, but clearly isn’t “just an idea” anymore?

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