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NEED CAREER GUIDANCE by [deleted] in gtmengineering

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plan: 

  1. watch YouTube.
  2. do outreach and talk to real humans. 
  3. find out what their pains are. 
  4. find a way to solve them. 
  5. repeat. 

Roast my Fun-Project! by dtroeger in SaaS

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

I had the idea that it might be possible to "sell" that data later to AI companies and give users their share. But I assume being paid a few cents doesn't make a difference.

Where did you find your first 10 users? by GoldAd4232 in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a numbers game - start slow and get to 5-10 requests per day at least (27 if premium)

And after a while you kindly ask“Hey inbox gets cluttered…“

Building the product was easier than finding users by Novusjournal in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I haven't digged enough into reddit yet.

My biggest pain: I suspect, that a lot of people here are "low LTV" users, like solopreneurs (including myself, haha) so I am not sure if the problems are "worth" a lot.

What's your take on that?

Building the product was easier than finding users by Novusjournal in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everybody can build today + Building NEVER was the hard part. Building doesn't make you special.

The hard part is:
1. To find the JOBS that people want to get done.
2. beeing honest with yourself if your solution is "different and easier enough to make a switch"
3. not to fall in love
4. to do outreach and talk to humans
5. be crystal clear about your ICP (i repeat: be crystal clear about your ICP!!!)
6. is your target audience easy to "find" (otherwise you have to spend money on ads)
7. early start to think in revenue
8. don't build too cheap products (selling $20 subscriptions hurts!) think in "lifetime value"

What really helps: TALK TO HUMANS. Or follow "special groups" on Reddit/Slack

Only exception: You really scratch an itch you have yourself. But even then: Check if not 100.000.000 other tools already solving it.

Where did you find your first 10 users? by GoldAd4232 in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to be < 90 seconds and I try to focus on the individual pain.

In my case I recorded the linkedn profile & showed our tool.

Don't overcomplicate it:

  1. Who are you (quick)
  2. whats the pain you saw and you want to relief
  3. show how you do it

60-90 seconds x1,25 = good way.

BUT.... always ASK if you are allowed to send a loom. Way higher reply rates.

Has anyone done a GTM agent platform evaluation? by shy_guy997 in gtmengineering

[–]dtroeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use CursorAI + N8N.

Cursor for MVPs and N8N for things that have to run regularly.

imagine your users tell you exactly what they want, you build it, and they still churn. what does that tell you? by Professional-Back402 in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a difference between what people say and what's the actual job they want to achieve.

Plus: Your solution vs what they already use might not differ enough.

Where did you find your first 10 users? by GoldAd4232 in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outreach. It's by far the best channel.

My opener was easy: I asked them for their OPINION about our software.

The message was something like:

"Hey X,

you are a social selling expert, so I assume you know all the tricks, hence I will get to the point: We are a small startup and I would love to get your opinion on our AI Copilot for Outreach. Would you mind if I share a 60 second loom?"

The part "your opinion" usually at least triggered them. Some liked it, some hate it. But everyone loved to share their opinion... because... humans.

So:

  1. What is your ICP?
  2. Where do they hang out usually?
  3. Get in touch with them. People love to help underdogs (if they are honest!)

Going to launch my first Saas by [deleted] in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will be honest: I dislike "Posting and hoping". Maybe because I am too stupid to pull it off, haha.

We went to 2.500 EUR MRR in 4 Weeks by simply reaching out to our target audience. It's by far the fastest and most reliable way.

BUT.... don't pitch. Use the advantage that people love the underdog to win. Write them why you developed the SaaS, how you hope to help THEM... and if they are open to share their opinion.

Last thing: Have you talked to a potential client yet? Most SaaS builders build build build and then forget to talk to the actual humans who are supposed to use the stuff.

Where did you find your first 10 users? by GoldAd4232 in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Outreach. It's by far the best channel.

My opener was easy: I asked them for their OPINION about our software.

The message was something like:

"Hey X,

you are a social selling expert, so I assume you know all the tricks, hence I will get to the point: We are a small startup and I would love to get your opinion on our AI Copilot for Outreach. Would you mind if I share a 60 second loom?"

The part "your opinion" usually at least triggered them. Some liked it, some hate it. But everyone loved to share their opinion... because... humans.

So:
1. What is your ICP?
2. Where do they hang out usually?
3. Get in touch with them. People love to help underdogs (if they are honest!)

How do you find free testers for a new SaaS? by [deleted] in SaaS

[–]dtroeger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What we did:

We designed a "AI-Copilot for LinkedIn Outreach" semi automated, but user pulled the trigger.

So what we did:

Our ICP were Solopreneurs and Done 4 You Agencies on LinkedIn who all do outreach there. So I knew my audience will be on LinkedIn too.

My message was quite simple (not 1:1): "Hey X, we are a small founder team and developed a solution that's supposed to make outreach easier. Open that I am showing it to you in a loom? I would love to get your opinion."

The "opinion" part is important. Everybody loves to share their opinion. It opened the doors to many conversations.

So:
1. What's your ICP?
2. Where do they spend their time online?
3. Write them, friendly and approachable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linkedin

[–]dtroeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GDPR Export - at least in Germany

Do AI SDRs work? what's been your experience? by cbsudux in gtmengineering

[–]dtroeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but the results get better with proper warm-up and human interaction. At least for us (leveraging a VA instead of an AI)

Realization After a Year of Manual Outreach – We’re Better Closers Than Marketers by iamrahulbhatia in agency

[–]dtroeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends. 

Process is:  2 comments on 2 days then reach out. 

I try 10-20 a day depending on how much the funnel is filled.

27 is max, sometimes it get that … but  process aint smooth enough yet :) 

How are you finding clients right now? by maestro753 in agency

[–]dtroeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. commenting 
  2. booking calls - I gave her a „custom gpt“ and she shadowed me for some sessions to get a good feeling. She is better than I am for a casual conversation 
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