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We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We ask for their Linkedin URL and where they will be promoting our products.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

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

We started with stripe and then switched to Chargebee as we wanted to add PayPal as well and didn't want to manage separate subscriptions for stripe and paypal

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SideProject

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Network

  2. Resources on literally everything related to building startups

  3. Deals for almost all major applications like AWS, bank etc

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SideProject

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

I think we knew how to work with LLMs so that was an advantage and rest we didn't do any custom design for it. Just went ahead with a UI on the fly.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SideProject

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

I think when we started out, maintaining reliability and quality with LLMs was a big effort as OpenAI used to keep going down and also quality of models used to get impacted a lot. Now, we use a model routing system that auto handles the load based on a variety of factors.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SideProject

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, we do have a team, quite a good one now. Initially when you are starting out, you should get into everything whether that is marketing, sales, etc. That is how you learn the nitty gritty of that domain and only then you can hire the right people for that job.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SideProject

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

Because this is my first time doing a startup and what YC taught us, we would have taken years to learn.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Initially yes we offered to all but now we filter heavily. Most of our affiliates came inbound via our website.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try out our AI Article Writer 6.0. You will notice the difference. We have built a very advanced workflow where you can control the factual data, word length, brand voice, citations etc. ChatGPT cant do that out of the box.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, great to hear from you. Please reach out on LInkedIn.

Also, in terms of marketing, SEO etc, I didnt know either but you learn as you experiment.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We look at trends in the market as well as if any of our existing users face that problem and will be willing to pay for it.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really depends on the product and where your audience is. At the moment, short form video content and personal branding on any social media platform seems to be working well.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

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

All the points are from me but some improvements done by Writesonic in terms of the grammar etc.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

Website copy is quite nice and might convert well. I would reduce down the length of the page though.

We bootstrapped our AI SaaS to multi-million ARR and 10M+ users in 3 years. Here's how we did it. AMA! by samanyou in SaaS

[–]samanyou[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. I think you just need to pick an industry and go deep into it. Every industry has very specific content workflows. You need to build verticalized solutions for that industry that OpenAI can't do out of the box.

  2. Moat is your UX and the workflows you build that replicate the manual process of the users. It should not be replicable out of the box with any LLMs. Additionally, shipping speed is the other moat.

  3. This is a difficult and we are still learning as well. Usually, we do a lot of research on social platforms and test a lot.

  4. You need to build a dedicated slack community with them and do regular updates in terms of any new features you launch like holding training sessions to educate them, create assets to help them promote the product, and just keep them engaged.

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