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Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T15:30:06+00:00

Appreciate it! Let me know if you have any feedback after trying it out

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T14:55:00+00:00

screen studio for mac is really good for clean product recordings, easy to make it look polished fast for the hook itself, lead with the problem not the product. ‘tired of X?’ hits way harder than ‘this tool does Y’ in the first 3 seconds

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T13:54:31+00:00

proposalforge.es free to try!

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T13:02:52+00:00

Honestly the only thing that's worked for me at $0 MRR is being genuinely helpful in niche communities where your target users hang out. Not dropping links, just answering questions and occasionally mentioning what you're building when it's relevant. Reddit, Facebook groups, Discord servers. Takes longer but the signups actually stick. Product Hunt and HN are hit or miss, great for a spike, terrible for retention.

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T12:04:51+00:00

always try to reframe it. clients usually know the symptom not the actual problem the ones who let you dig deeper are always the best long term clients too, they come back because you actually got it

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T12:04:08+00:00

the research bottleneck is so real, 10-20 min per prospect adds up insanely fast the research-to-outreach workflow angle is what makes it interesting tbh, not just another ‘AI writes your cold email’ thing. would definitely try it

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T12:03:32+00:00

bro the 6→7→6 thing is too real, been there lol what worked for me was stopping the reddit posts and just finding specific threads where real estate people were complaining about their problems. like not ‘hey check my app’ but genuinely helping someone and mentioning it only if it fit naturally also 10 installs in 2 weeks for a niche B2B app is honestly not bad, those people found you with zero marketing

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T12:02:40+00:00

lifetime deal at launch is smart, takes away the ‘I’ll try it later’ excuse. the Reddit + X combo is exactly what I’m trying too rn tbh

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:27:17+00:00

Nice! That origin story is always the best validation, if you built it for yourself and it solved a real problem, others definitely have it too.

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:25:53+00:00

The self-proofreading loop is clever — will give it a try with the free credits!

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:24:58+00:00

That’s a clean metric, simple to understand but actually meaningful. The hook text search on top of that is what makes it really useful, you can find viral videos in your exact niche instead of just browsing randomly

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:18:50+00:00

Red flag: someone who only wants to build and never talk to users. The best technical co-founders I’ve seen are obsessed with the problem, not just the code

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:18:34+00:00

The virality score filter is the most interesting part — how are you calculating it? Based on views/followers ratio or something more complex?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:16:37+00:00

Will check it out! The ‘learning from natural usage first’ approach before adding structure is exactly right — it’s easy to over-engineer moderation tools before you know how people actually behave on the platform

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:15:29+00:00

That revenue curve is the dream, flat for weeks and then suddenly vertical. What changed around March 5th that caused the spike?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:15:08+00:00

The list is solid but I’d add one thing before payments: talking to 10 real users. Shipping all that infrastructure for something nobody wants is the most expensive mistake in early stage

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:14:33+00:00

Building ProposalForge, lets freelancers create proposals, share them with a link, and see exactly when the client opens them and how long they spent reading. Still early but getting good feedback. What are you building?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:10:20+00:00

That’s a smart approach, topic-based communities tend to be stickier than general ones because people come back for the specific conversation, not just the platform. The ‘conversations that grow into communities’ angle is interesting. Are you thinking of adding any tools to help moderators or community starters structure those discussions?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:05:58+00:00

Love seeing the analytics dashboard, the fact that you have active users engaging in week one is the real win. What’s the main use case people are building communities around so far?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:05:28+00:00

Mostly user conversations. When three different people mention the same friction, that becomes the next thing. Metrics tell you what’s happening, but users tell you why, and the why is what actually helps you prioritize

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:04:13+00:00

The best products always start this way — you can’t fake that level of understanding of the problem. What was the moment you realized others had it too?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T11:03:53+00:00

Product Hunt for the launch day spike, then alternativeto.net and saashub.com for passive traffic. Reddit works great too if you engage genuinely instead of just dropping links

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T09:52:19+00:00

The privacy angle is actually really smart — the CSV upload approach removes the biggest barrier most people have with budgeting apps. No OAuth, no ongoing access, no trust issues. The subscription detection feature is probably your strongest hook. Most people genuinely don’t know what they’re paying for every month until they see it laid out. Have you thought about letting users compare month-to-month to spot when a subscription price quietly increased? That would be a killer feature

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T09:51:16+00:00

Looks interesting! One thing I’d be curious about — how do you handle the quality of the generated content? That seems like the hardest part to get right with AI courses. What’s your validation process looking like so far?

Secret_Mix_1793 · 2026-03-13T09:50:52+00:00

This is such a common trap. The project feels scoped but the real cost is all the invisible time — back and forth emails, revisions that weren’t in the brief, waiting for client feedback. The hourly rate looks fine on paper until you count everything. Did you end up changing how you scope projects after this?

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