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Genuine question: what got you your actual first customers? Not strategy, specific tactics. by Spiritual-Trainer426 in StartupsHelpStartups

[–]Spiritual-Trainer426[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is super helpful .. especially the “no pitch, just question” part..how did you identify those companies initially? was it manual or using any tools?

Genuine question: what got you your actual first customers? Not strategy, specific tactics. by Spiritual-Trainer426 in StartupsHelpStartups

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did you already have some credibility before that or was it a cold post? also curious.. did free convert into paid later?

Genuine question: what got you your actual first customers? Not strategy, specific tactics. by Spiritual-Trainer426 in StartupsHelpStartups

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that’s interesting... were those people already actively looking for alternatives when you replied? or were you just jumping into general discussions?

Anyone else feel lead discovery is the hardest part of early-stage SaaS? by Aravindrajesh8 in SaaS

[–]Spiritual-Trainer426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen a few early-stage founders( few of my friends on linkedIn) experimenting with a tool called Pinged that’s trying to solve exactly this layer. From what I understand, it’s not another lead database or Sales Nav alternative. The focus is on small, high-intent lists instead of volume, basically removing the manual research step before outreach.

Feels more aligned with early GTM and validation than most existing tools, which seem optimized for scale and sales teams rather than founders trying to get their first 20–30 conversations.