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My company's landing page received over 600 signups in 15 hours, and I don't want them. I think this is a testament that the product I'm building fits a very strong need. How did I get them? First, I didn't even create a marketing campaign. 1) A post on YC's Hacker News asked "does X exist?". My company happens to provide a better solution, and yes, it leverages AI. My mentor actually sent me the link. I commented enthusiastically to the post. One of the comments said something along the lines of "this really really really needs to happen". 2) My product's customers are for software engineers. I moved to San Francisco, since it has the highest density of engineers than any city. I attended lots of events as a way to sync with the community, and I shared my company page when anyone asked for it. I actually didn't sell it. These are so far the only ways I've shared my company. Is this luck? Did this spread through word of mouth or online sharing? Have I found a product that has reached product market fit before launch? Stay tuned! Even I'm surprised! Edit: it’s now over 1500 signups

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🤖Joshua Lam

Founder at InstaPitch

10mo

That's awesome news! I had a similar response when I first shared about InstaPitch. Below are a few things I did, that has provided me the most value thus far. Step 1: Create a list of 10-20 questions you think would help you get the most insight on how to build your product.(make sure they're open ended) Step 2: Interview ~50 people using the questions. The insights I got from these interviews have been invaluable. Step 3: Keep in contact with the group by giving updates in either a discord group or email newsletter. Step 4: Create a very light prototype and start back at step 1 Great stuff, keep it up!

Paul Kleen

Speaker, Operator, Founder | CEO @ Pitchit (Plug & Play + Alchemist Alum)

10mo

maybe it's a signal to spend less time on LinkedIn (where investors spend their time) and more time on Hacker News or Reddit (where your customers spend their time)

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Yuliia Romanova

CEO l Entrepreneur l Woman Business Owner l CSM I & II | CSPO

10mo

No marketing campaign, just genuine enthusiasm and community engagement – now that's a cool story.

Lol that's so awesome and congrats - looks like you didn't miss a beat while moving 🙌

Yash Moondhra

Founder @ Movement | YC, SPC, KP Fellow, Venture-backed

10mo

Hell yeah!! Keep it up man!

Richard Mensah

Founder & CEO at Salley

10mo

That's exciting!!

Yanick J. Steinbeck

Founder @ bilateralstimulation.io

10mo

If and when you do customer discovery calls with these leads you might find the following book helpful: https://www.momtestbook.com/ Helped me a ton with structuring my early-stage user research

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Philippe Pinard

Creative Director & Founder at Mongo | Designing Animated Solutions

9mo

Good job, Jon! I'm super happy for you and can't wait for the launch.

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