Erick Pulla

i got to $120k revenue without doing half of this. no product hunt. no 50 chatgpt blog posts. no facebook ads. what actually got me my first 100 users (no bs): 1) dm'ing people who had already complained about the exact problem i was trying to solve on LinkedIn and X. keep it short and simple. 2) replying under every post in the niche for 30 days. not “check out my tool.” actual answers with insights. 3) obsessing over the first 20 users. be it calls, loom videos, or fixing their setup myself. 4) posting the $$ numbers. $0. then $10k. people trust authenticity. ads and blogs only start working after some users are already paying you. before that 90% of the job is just talking to people who already have the problem. are you stuck at getting users for your product? comment the product link and i’ll tell you how i'll go about acquiring your first 100 users. first 10 comments get a loom video. Disclaimer - I lead growth at a YC startup

this is the most common post on r/SaaS right now. someone built a great product. but they have zero users. almost every reply in the thread says the same thing and none of them are useful. these are the only 4 steps you'll need to get your first 100 users (no bs): 1) stop posting about the product. find people who already complained about the exact problem you’re solving. 2) dm them. keep it short. ask if they’ll pay for the solution. 3) reply under every post in the niche for 30 days. not “check out my tool.” actual answers. 4) obsess over the first 20 users. calls, loom videos, or fixing their setup yourself. ads and launches only start working after some users are already paying you. before that 90% of the job is just talking to people who already have the problem. are you stuck at getting users for your product? comment the product link and i’ll tell you how i'll go about acquiring your first 100 users. first 10 comments get a loom video. Disclaimer - I lead growth at a YC startup