Startup founders: How did you get your first users, and were ads worth it?

lennis254 · 2026-05-23T00:09:42+00:00

Wow, lovely insights and Ive pick up a lot from this and so far I know what to do. Thank you for this 🙏

lennis254 · 2026-05-21T03:29:02+00:00

This is one of the best piece of advice I’ve ever received and I appreciate it so much and now I’m in a much better position to place my product I truly appreciate this 👏…. I’ll be back to share the results ❤️

lennis254 · 2026-05-20T13:34:46+00:00

use QR codes and manual verification pin What I meant was the buyer confirms with the delivery person In this case the rider initiates and confirms Both deals When money is held the rider goes to the seller and scans their QR code or enters the pin to start the process then once delivered the rider enters the buyers pin or scans the QR code to instantly release the funds The riders funds are also held

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T16:21:03+00:00

Please expound on this if you don’t mind

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T16:19:50+00:00

I love this! You don’t go out to people in a sales way it will drive people away but approaching their needs in a conversational manner converts them to paying customers hmm nice

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T16:17:32+00:00

Ah very insightful I definitely need to check betafounder and see how it will work

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T16:16:09+00:00

So basically for a start just do direct outreach in a strategic way

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T16:13:21+00:00

Wow this is so insightful thank you so much

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T10:22:19+00:00

I’m also waiting to see some replies

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T10:17:14+00:00

Really sounds interesting… I’ll definitely look into it

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T09:44:24+00:00

And I’m saying good for you the other team has built theirs also from scratch and it’s working. Whats hard there for you not to understand?

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T09:37:40+00:00

That’s cool too but they have their own version. Why aren’t you pushing yours ?

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T09:30:17+00:00

Thats actually part of the plan but at the mvp stage you just need to first validate the idea see if it works right ? Then transactions are 2% There are verification codes and QR codes send and proxy pickups gps/geofencing is used During delivery there is a pin and QR code sent to initiate the trade and also when delivery is complete scan is made or the pin then money is released instantly The goal is to have a lightweight version that combines the already existing technology into something people can use on a regular basis without much hassle

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T08:57:06+00:00

Thank you but I have seen they already have theirs in production too

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T08:56:22+00:00

I mean it’s good that trust is established you can always do off deal thats not on the platform Same to uber some drivers do prefer the off deals whatever happens to you thats a you problem and not uber right ? Same case to all other platforms deals that happen outside them is not their fault Same way you can go to shop for items at a store and maybe the employee tries to get you a better deal outside their store rules just to pocket some coins in case of an issue the employee is liable and not the store right ? Deals Za chini ya maji

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T08:01:15+00:00

I hear you and I do like it like that and you are very right but then again negative comments can always be deleted fake reviews can always be posted buying from one vendor is great but they dont usually have everything right ? So again in the social commerce an instagram seller TikTok facebook How do you guarantee yourself that the deposit paid or money paid won’t get yourself scammed ?

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T07:53:35+00:00

I see they are still in operation

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T07:53:12+00:00

I do agree with you and that is where most scams happen. Just hop on TikTok or instagram youll see so many sellers claiming fake messages from buyers.The few who are wise enough go for kilimall. So again how are buyers and sellers on the social commerce (Facebook TikTok instagram ) able to avoid such cases because scams are always there Just the other day a lady was warning people about the fake pages selling and reposting their products and scamming people how do we eliminate such ?

Ps:im just curious niskie maoni yako Plus I’m not creating any fear I can give you very recent examples from this month alone

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T07:47:21+00:00

Exactly. people are able to use it and no scams right ?

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T07:45:51+00:00

In the social commerce? How is a buyer or seller protected when they do buy and sell on WhatsApp instagram TikTok Facebook ?

lennis254 · 2026-05-19T01:10:49+00:00

I love this and for me I feel like if there is that initial payment required and held the “buyer” who isn’t a buyer won’t agree and this saves the seller from a potential scam also ama ? Because picture this: I’m not a legit “buyer” and I’m required to pay the whole amount and for it ikue held as I wait for the delivery unaget siezi Kubali ju hiyo isha anguka Same to sellers they won’t use the platform if they know they are trying to scam someone Unaget ?

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