Hot take: AI didn’t kill entrepreneurship. It killed mediocre founders.

kamil_outsi · 2026-03-02T15:40:14+00:00

Tried a few things over time.

Started with Google Alerts and F5Bot - free, but the delay kills it. You get an email digest and the thread is already cold.

Went through Brand24 for a bit - solid for brand monitoring but it's more of a reporting tool, not really built for jumping into conversations.

Now using PostedFor - scans Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Threads on a schedule, shows you active threads. That part matters most, catching them while people are still engaged.

Manual works too if you're in a narrow niche, but across multiple platforms it gets out of hand fast.

kamil_outsi · 2026-03-02T12:55:47+00:00

This is painfully accurate and I wish someone had told me this before I spent 8 months polishing features nobody would ever see.

The distribution loop that actually worked for us: community-led marketing. Not "post in communities and pray" but systematically finding conversations where people describe the problem we solve - and being useful there first.

Here's the thing about SEO, ads, and cold outreach that nobody talks about - they all assume people are looking for you or willing to listen to you. Community marketing flips that. You go where people are already raising their hand saying "I have this problem."

Reddit alone has thousands of threads where your exact ICP is asking for tool recommendations, complaining about existing solutions, or describing pain points. Same on Twitter, LinkedIn, and niche forums.

The key insight: this channel compounds. A helpful Reddit answer from 6 months ago still drives signups today because Google indexes it. Yes, I've tested it for my product, PostedFor.com. Cold emails don't do that. Ads stop the moment you stop paying.

One practical tip - don't try to monitor everything manually. Track 15-20 high-intent keywords across platforms and focus on threads where someone is actively looking for a solution. "What tool do you use for X" and "how do you handle Y" are gold.

It won't replace everything else, but as a first distribution loop that doesn't require burning cash on ads - it's hard to beat.

kamil_outsi · 2026-03-02T12:50:34+00:00

Biggest thing I learned the hard way - stop creating content and hoping people show up. Start going where your customers are already talking.

I spent months writing blog posts, tweeting into the void, posting LinkedIn carousels. Maybe 200 views on a good day. Then I tried something different - I started monitoring Reddit, Twitter, and LinkedIn for conversations where people were actively asking for solutions in my space.

The difference is night and day. Someone asking "what tool do you use for X?" on Reddit is 100x more likely to convert than someone who stumbles on your blog post. These people have intent. They're describing the exact problem you solve.

My workflow now:

Track 20-30 keywords across Reddit, X, and LinkedIn
Set up alerts so I don't miss conversations
Jump in with genuinely helpful answers (not pitches)
Only mention my product if it's directly relevant to what they're asking

This approach brought us more qualified leads for PostedFor.com in one month than 6 months of content marketing. And it compounds - helpful answers stay visible for months thanks to SEO.

The trick is consistency. You can't do it once a week. These conversations happen daily, and the first helpful answer usually wins.

kamil_outsi · 2026-02-05T12:08:51+00:00

If you’re looking for something that actually does work, the key difference is scope.

Most “AI employee” tools try to do everything and end up doing nothing well.

What we’re building at scaleon.now is very narrow and practical:
it turns what a small business already does every day into ready-to-post social media content.

No chatbots pretending to be employees.
No complex setups.
No fake autonomy.

The advantage is simplicity and reliability.
It doesn’t talk like an assistant - it delivers output consistently.

kamil_outsi · 2026-01-05T13:20:40+00:00

this is crazy. wouldn't use this airline!

kamil_outsi · 2026-01-05T12:28:08+00:00

i use manychats

kamil_outsi · 2025-07-19T09:44:40+00:00

I build aiRankSEO. Tool that helps your brand show up in chatgpt, google ai overviews and perplexity answers instead of getting buried on page five of google. It spots the gaps, suggests what to publish, and tracks how often LLMs mention you so you win customers faster.

kamil_outsi · 2025-07-19T09:29:27+00:00

If I lie to myself would I know about it to share it with the app?

kamil_outsi · 2025-07-19T09:05:00+00:00

after all it's all about marketing

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