this is so true

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(i've literally seen it across all founders that i worked with)

- lack of product demand. being first to market is often a wrong idea; targeting a non-existent niche is a critical mistake.  

- building features without speaking with customers.  

- not enough focus on sales. sales should begin from the day the mvp is ready.

- not building good relationships with employees. leading by fear alienates talented employees who have options.  

- promising equity but not putting it on paper makes employees hesitant to stay.  

- building with an exit strategy in mind, especially revolving around a single big business acquisition, is risky.  

- hiring interns rarely makes sense for ambitious startups.  

- following the hype instead of focusing on monetization.

- raising capital too fast, often before achieving traction or product-market fit (pmf).  

- focusing on unnecessary work at an early stage, such as adding analytics or excessive features.  

- not being fast enough: long meetings, unnecessary travel, excessive days off, inefficient capital allocation, wrong hires, etc.

- founder-market fit isn’t mandatory but accelerates progress significantly when present.  

- using buzzwords in startup features instead of providing clear value.  

- not iterating enough based on user feedback.  

- not discussing numbers (user retention rate, churn rate, revenue, profits, capital allocation, etc.) regularly

- failing to track essential kpis like ltv (lifetime value) and cac (customer acquisition cost).  

- not being transparent about pricing on the landing page; making customers click ‘request demo’ can deter them.  

- burning capital too quickly without considering the runway.

- overspending on marketing, product development, or hiring without a clear roi plan.  

PS. not sure what to build next or how to grow it? I can help you get there without burning time or cash via ZeroToCustomers .com - find all kinds of help you need over there as a founder.

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

I don’t like reading books. Not novels, not even business books.

But I still want the knowledge inside them.

What if there was a way to get the core ideas of any book straight into your head — in minutes, in a style you enjoy (chat, VN, or short video)?

Would you use it? 👀

Hey folks,

I’m currently building out revenue attribution in my analytics tool. Right now I’m starting with Stripe, since that’s the most common one.

What other payment providers do you use to run your online business?

Any you wish had better integrations for analytics / attribution?

Would love to make sure I’m covering the main ones people actually rely on.

Like the title says, for those of you who have multiple side projects live at the same time.

How do you balance your time between each? especially if you have a full time job in addition to.

Hey everyone,

Today I’d like to share one of my projects with you: willtheyconvert.com. I actually built it a while ago, but it’s still one of my favorite little tools.

The idea is simple: it helps you test if people would actually pay for your subscription or product. You just generate a “Buy” button, and when someone clicks it and starts entering their details, you can show them a message that the app is still in progress (don’t worry – no card data is collected or saved).

Here’s a quick demo: https://willtheyconvert.com/demos#payment

This way, you don’t need to build a full product, set up Stripe, webhooks, or a whole app that maybe no one would ever use. Instead, you can just launch a landing page and promote it as if the product already exists. You’ll avoid the usual “Looks great!” or “Awesome idea!” comments that sometimes end up meaning… nobody was ever ready to buy. With this tool, you can see if people actually click “buy” in the first place.

You can also collect emails from those who clicked, so once the product is ready, you can reach out directly.

When testing this app myself, I experimented with different payment models:

• First I tried a monthly subscription (no trial). It sold 2–3 copies right after launch, and then nothing.
• Then I switched to a lifetime deal – sales picked up.
• I got greedy and changed it to an annual subscription (with a 3-day trial) – sales dropped again.
• A couple of weeks ago I switched back to lifetime only, removed the trial completely – sales started moving again.

For apps like this, I really think the lifetime model works best, and ironically it seems to convert better.

Hope you found this interesting and as always, keep shipping 🚀🔥

Some of you on Huzzler may have seen these notifications pop up 👀

As of today, you can start earning $$$ in ad credits by posting helpful content on Huzzler 😎

Every day, our admins check for content that genuinely helps other founders and reward generously!

Hello Huzzler, nice to meet you all! 

I’m the CEO and co-founder of TTP.TODAY, a cyber threat intelligence provider based in the UK.  We are a self-funded operation, rejecting investor interest as we are very passionate about growing the service and company ourselves,

Collectively, our team has over 15 years of experience across cybersecurity fields, including malware research, attack analysis, OSCP-certified penetration testing, and darknet intelligence operations.

We also run a live darknet leak checker at https://leak-check.net, where you can freely see what data sources are available - or sign up for full domain and data access.  

Eight months ago, we launched LeaksAPI, a darknet data checker that provides easy access to a wealth of data (over 1,300 leaked databases and 400 million malware logs) sourced from darknet data brokers and private intelligence networks.  

Today, we support 400+ users and handle over 1 million requests per day, served through geographically distributed AWS load-balancing.  

I’m excited to connect with other founders here. I also wanted to share my top two lessons from the past eight months for anyone on the same journey:  

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1. Verify your value proposition with real users  

Believe in yourself, but be patient - real value sells itself, even if slowly.  

KEEP COSTS LOW UNTIL PEOPLE PAY REAL $. KEEP. COSTS. LOW.

Find a real user to demo their need, even if it’s free. Too many people spend months building an app nobody wants. It should be the opposite: start with the need.  

Our first and only huge client fell through while we were waiting for the invoice to be paid - they had a security breach and froze all new supplier onboarding.

It was disappointing and scary.

After three months of work, bills had to be paid and we were excited to cross the finish line before it all fell through, but we realized they weren’t the only fish in the sea.

We found new traffic sources and clients over time.

Their feedback was still extremely valuable in helping us understand real-world requirements.  Their loss didn't change a thing.

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2. 10% of users will cause 90% of the problems/work - respect yourself and your boundaries  

This includes people begging for discounts, extra features, or credits. Don’t be afraid to set minimum price points and turn down business where appropriate.  

Early on, we had a client sending malformed API requests that ruined our 100% error score.

They ignored three contact attempts across multiple methods, so we blocked their access for the sake of service quality.

This risked losing a $99/month customer, but it was worth it for our long-term reputation. After blocking, they finally reached out and we resolved their issue and saved our reputation score.  

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Thanks if you made it this far!

If you’d like a free trial of the API, drop a comment below and we’ll set it up.  

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

Here’s how to nail brand clarity from day one

Your startup or business name is your first impression.

If it’s confusing or generic, you lose attention before you start.

Here’s a simple checklist for naming:

— Keep it short and easy to pronounce

— Make it memorable, not complicated

— Avoid generic words that don’t say what you do

— Check that the domain and social handles are available

— Think long term — will it still fit if you expand?

A clear name helps you stand out, makes marketing easier, and builds trust fast.

Don’t overthink it or chase trends.

Pick a name that clearly tells what you do or the value you bring.

Strong brand clarity starts with a strong name.

#startups #branding #business #founders #namestorming #marketing #buildinpublic #growth

You can now send DMs to each other and talk in a group chat, all powered by Telegram.

To get started: set your Telegram username in your profile and a "message" button will appear on your public profile. You'll also show up in the chat window in the bottom right.

Join the group chat to network, talk and connect with the brightest founders ✨: t.me/huzzler_founders

For those that publish release notes for their projects. 

What does your process look like? 

What tools are you using? 

What are some things that would make this process easier for you? 

Context: Thinking about building something for myself to solve for this but and want to know how others are handling this to better inform what I end up landing on to build. 

Any input is appreciated 🙏

I know about some reddit forums, something like Huzzler, but how do you validate your idea? Where do you post it or maybe you just simply go and build mvp and check if it's becoming popular?

I am really curious to read about your approaches in comments :)

I am really curious about one thing, what do you use when creating a new project?

I know couple of indie-hackers who is spending about 2k-3k$ for their mvp, and success possibility is 40%-50%. This guys just buy some freelancer and give them tech assignment.

For me it's quite too-much, because programming skills give you access to almost any experiment, so developers usually spend about 20-50 dollars for hosting and thats it. And now i am interested to listen to your approach for product mvp developing :)

Making some efforts to improve SEO and looks like Its started to appear

- picked a problem i had myself: wasting weeks building stuff no one paid for

- no landing page at first. just a pinned tweet and a public google sheet. shared early wins. that helped way more than a pretty site

- posted weekly on x about real results. ugly screenshots, revenue numbers, what i’d build if i had no job. no filters, no fluff

- kept product updates dead simple: sheet link + telegram access. didn't overbuild. focused only on speed + clarity

- most of the growth came from 3 things:

 - x (twitter): showing receipts, not ideas

 - indie hacker comment sections: leaving value, not links

 - niche telegram groups: not pitching, just helping

- reddit: used throwaway accounts to ask "what would you build if you lost your job today?" and answered my own questions with mini-case studies. these got saved a lot, which helped visibility

- built a lead magnet that didn’t suck: gave away 10 validated ideas for free, full breakdown. no email needed. people shared it

- x (twitter) growth trick: added “$15k/mrr” and “validated saas ideas weekly” in my name. helped people find me when they searched for “saas” or “mrr”

- faked urgency without lying: “50% off till end of month” worked better than i expected. people wait for a reason to buy

- used posts as validation: if an idea i shared got comments or dms, i flagged it for possible product expansion

- never used ads, never emailed cold, never begged influencers. just made it easy for people to see value in 5 seconds

- kept price low enough to feel obvious but high enough to not attract freebie hunters. $79 once → worth it to anyone serious

if you’re a solo founder: pick a problem you live. post the journey in public. make the product simple enough to explain in a tweet. don’t stop for 90 days.

validatedsaas.com still grows weekly. all organic. no bs.

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

How i run a lean saas in 2025 without losing my mind:

- i don’t do paid ads, cold dms, or chase trends. i let distribution work for me. here's how

- added a public roadmap with feature requests via jotform + notion. users like voting on what matters. gives them a reason to share with others too

- i built SEO pages that don’t feel like SEO pages. used simple questions as page titles like "how do i solve x without doing y". wrote answers like a human, not a blogger

- then i post those q&a answers in reddit comments, indiehackers, and quora. no links. just useful answers. people google the question and land on my page anyway

- embedded chat on every page (via typedream’s chat widget) with one question: "what’s missing here?" got free feedback and content ideas daily

- joined 2 niche slack communities with actual builders. didn’t pitch anything. just posted updates of what i was working on. people asked to try it

- i automated onboarding emails using buttondown and kept them super short. no HTML. just "here’s what most users do next" and a link

- every month i post revenue breakdowns even if it sucks. transparency builds followers. followers turn into users. users bring more users

- when i feel burnt out, i just ship smaller features. i don't grind harder. momentum beats scale

- people underestimate how much you can grow by just being consistent and useful for 12 months straight. that’s it. no viral hack. just not quitting

if you're solo in 2025, your biggest edge is not trying to look big. just be real, show work, and ship stuff that works

PS. building something good? if you want honest feedback that actually helps, i'm here. ZeroToCustomers.com - get all kinds of help you need to get traction and scale faster.

Im quite new to coding and are soon going to launch my website that I vibe coded into something amazing.

1. Where to host and how does it work?
2. How does it work if I need to post articles or run scripts in the code?

As part of your project, do you think including this for MVP is important and users expect it?

If so, what system do you use? Own form? Third-party tool? Nothing?

I can see Huzzler uses featurebase.app but it also has a roadmap, which you need to keep updated also.

Thanks!

Huzzler's UI is awesome. Just trying it out. I just hate this 50 Character limitttttttt

(for solo founders who actually care)

- stop writing for "keywords" like it's 2015. instead, write for 'questions people ask inside communities'. i search reddit and slack threads and answer them better than anyone else. that's it.

- use tools like alsoasked .com and detailed .com to find what’s missing in top pages. don’t copy. find the gaps. google ranks “fresh angles” now because ai spam is drowning search.

- write in plain english. kill the structure. stop writing like a robot. the more your stuff sounds like how people talk, the more google trusts it’s real.

- give actual data or firsthand experiences. i once ranked a 300-word answer that just walked through what i did with screenshots. no intro, no outro. just value.

- every page should have one job. not five. pick a single intent and go deep. google is rewarding this because ai content usually tries to cover everything surface-level.

- write fast, publish faster. i treat content like testing startup ideas. if it doesn’t get impressions in 3 weeks, i kill or rework it. no point clinging to dead pages.

- don’t waste time chasing backlinks from random blogs. write content that actually helps people, drop it in places where people are already asking, and let it spread naturally.

- bonus trick: google your competitor + “pdf” or “filetype:pdf” and you’ll find docs they’ve written and hidden. i use these to find keywords and copy structures that already work.

this works. it’s what i do. no fluff, no outreach, no ads.

just show up where people look for answers and be better than the lazy ai spam clogging up the feed.

PS. I help founders rank higher on AI search. Get AI SEO report for your site at LM-SEO.com if you are trying to improve your ranking.

- most people treat their mvp like a product. it's not. it's a test.  

- if you're building before validating demand, you're guessing. and guessing adds 3-6 months of wasted time minimum  

- mvp doesn't mean "code something fast" - it means "test an offer with real users fast"

Here's what actually works in 2025 if you're a solo founder:

- skip landing pages unless you already have traffic. instead, use a pinned tweet or a google form. quicker. easier to iterate.

- don't touch no-code tools until you've had at least 20 convos or email replies from people saying "i want this now"

- use reddit search + search operators like: site:reddit .com "looking for [your solution]" - that's free customer research

- steal phrases from reddit comments or amazon reviews and use them in your offer copy. it converts better than anything you’ll write

- build your waitlist manually. dm everyone who liked your idea post. not with "buy now" spam - ask what problem they actually have

- treat x (twitter) like a search engine. post your mvp concept + what you’re testing. people will tell you what’s broken in minutes

- post daily. not to go viral. but to gather signal. what hits? what flops? you're not building a product, you're refining a problem.

bonus tip: search your mvp idea on tiktok comments. tons of people explain exactly what they want in plain language. steal that.

Raw truth: no one cares what you're building. they care if it solves something that already bothers them.

validate the problem. validate the willingness to pay. then build.

PS. I give honest feedback about your product/idea so you don’t waste time, money, or effort - get any kind of help you need at ZeroToCustomers .com

I’m 14 and have been coding for about a year now.

I love building real apps that solve problems — I made a book review app (totally shit), a SIP calculator, and now… something I’m really proud of.

Spenlys — a personal finance app powered by AI that actually gives you advice based on how you spend. Not just charts. Real tips.

I built it to learn next.js and practice but I like it so much that I kept working on it.

I worked on it for 2–3 months and finally launched it on Product Hunt.

Nothing happened.

No comments. No feedback. No upvotes.

It felt like shouting into the void.

I posted on Reddit - auto-removed.

On X - ignored.

On LinkedIn - 2 impressions.

Meanwhile, some chrome extension someone made in 6 hours was trending.

I thought: maybe my product isn’t good.

But honestly, I think I just don’t know how to reach people yet.

And that’s been the hardest part of all this - getting noticed when starting out.

Still, I’m proud.

I learned more in these 3 months than from any tutorial.

And I’m not giving up. I’ll keep building, keep launching, and someday I’ll figure this part out too.

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

- Don’t track everything. just track these 3: 

 - how many indexed pages you’ve got (google search console → pages → filter by “indexed”)

 - clicks & impressions from ai answers (google search console → performance → filter “search appearance” for ai overviews)

 - which urls get traffic from non-branded keywords (click performance → filter out your brand name)

- use gsc console bulk export (go to settings → turn on bigquery export)

 - now you get daily data without clicking 20 tabs like a robot

- Want ai results? use raw text. no fluff, no fancy visuals

 - ai overviews in search pull clean, direct answers

 - they don’t care about pretty formatting, just the info

 - if you write, write like you're explaining something in discord. clear and blunt.

- use a site:yourdomain .com search every 2 weeks

 - google hides your pages when it wants. this tells you what’s actually showing up

- Want distribution without blog posts or video? post short value drops on reddit, twitter, hacker news

 - link to your tool, landing, or how-to page

 - this still gets indexed + picked up by ai overviews

 - avoid self-promo vibe. just be helpful and blunt

- hot trick: set alerts using visualping dot io for ai answers on your main keywords

 - it checks if your site is showing up in ai overview boxes

 - not 100% reliable but better than sitting around guessing

- If you're using a static site (like with framer, webflow, or custom build), check log files

 - look for googlebot visits on new urls

 - if no visit in 7 days, something’s wrong with your internal linking

- don’t waste time on rank tracking tools. they lie half the time. use real traffic and query data.

- remember: AI seo isn't about ranking #1 anymore. it’s about getting cited in ai answers. that’s the game now.

do less. measure what matters. keep the loop small.

PS. want your site to rank on llms like perplexity, chatgpt, and grok? grab a free ai seo report at LM-SEO.com

publishing blogs makes zero sense for b2b startups.

all business dudes use ai for information.  

unless you got unique insight which is very very valuable, please don't bother with blogs.

create free tools instead.

ps: try lm-seo .com if you want to start ranking higher on chatgpt and other llms.

- i picked one problem i could solve well. no fancy niche, just something real. i made a landing page that looked clean and answered 3 things fast: what it is, who it’s for, and why it’s different.

- posted a plain text breakdown of it on linkedin + twitter. not "here’s my startup", but "here’s the problem, here’s what i built, here’s what i learned". no links in the post. just told the story. link in first comment.

- reused that same story but tweaked it for indie hackers, a relevant subreddit, and a few slack groups. didn’t copy-paste. rewrote it like i was talking directly to each group.

- picked 5 active discussions every week in places my users hang out. didn’t pitch. just dropped value, shared parts of what i learned while building, then naturally linked to it if it made sense. built trust first.

- every new lead that signed up? i checked where they came from and what pages they looked at. if 10 people came from a reddit post, i doubled down on that subreddit and posted again 2 weeks later with an update. same energy.

- made a searchable faq-style public doc with answers to questions users asked me over dm or email. google indexed it. now random long-tail queries are sending organic traffic.

- seo note: i didn’t chase big keywords. i targeted weirdly specific phrases people actually google when they’re desperate. example: “how to sell a chrome extension without a website”. that kind of stuff.

- this all takes consistency, not money. i spent 30 min a day max. some posts flopped. some blew up. but it stacks up. and 2 months later, leads still trickle in daily.

no secrets. just showing up in the right places with something useful and not sounding like a tool.

PS. founders waste months chasing irrelevant metrics. I help focus on what truly matters at ZeroToCustomers.com

- i only build stuff i can grow without cold dms or paid ads. if i can't get users by just posting online, it's dead to me.

- i watch what small creators or indie devs complain about in public. not big accounts. the smaller ones show real pain. check replies on x and producthunt comments.

- i hang out in niche reddit subs and discord servers, but i don’t post. i just watch what annoys people. pain is better than feature requests.

- i don’t look at what vcs are funding. i look at what solopreneurs are using to get unfair advantages. most are quiet about their stack. i pay attention to weird tool mentions on podcasts and small newsletters.

- i write fake landing pages and share them without saying it's mine. if people ask "where can i try this" or "is this real?" i keep going. if it dies, i kill the idea.

- if i can’t think of a clear distribution channel on day 1, i drop the idea. not "i’ll figure it out later". examples: growing via search (seo), x threads, indiehacker posts, webflow template sites, niche telegram groups.

- i search for keywords with low volume but high buying intent. like “free notion generator” or “convert csv to json tool”. you don’t need traffic. you need intent. most ideas don’t die from no users, they die from wrong users.

- the idea must feel like cheating. if it doesn’t feel like i’m giving someone an unfair shortcut, i won’t build it.

- i stalk appsumo, gumroad, f5hub, and newsletter directories for products that got 100+ upvotes/comments but no decent execution. it shows there’s interest, just bad delivery.

- if the first version can’t be built with 1 api and 1 nocode tool, i won’t start. speed > scope. get it out fast and ugly.

- if i can answer the question "who will share this without me asking them to?" i know i’m close.

- people don’t pay for “tools”. they pay to skip work or feel in control. i ask myself: does this idea do either?

that’s how i filter 100 ideas into 1 that doesn’t suck.

PS. I post recent SaaS and AI agent ideas making good money at ValidatedSaaS.com so you can skip the waitlists or validation phase, and get paying customers from day one.

About a month ago, I built Threddr. The idea was simple, help indie founders find their first users by, get this, just hanging out on Reddit.

See, people there constantly ask for tool recommendations like, "Is there a tool that does X?" But those posts usually just get lost or drowned in spam.

These questions were goldmines for builders. My idea? A tool to find them, so you could genuinely help people and get your first users without begging.

so i built Threddr. It'd watch Reddit, spot posts matching your product, and even help you draft a natural, non-spammy reply.

launched it super quietly, and then... waited.

Where I Messed Up Big Time

My biggest blunder? I made it totally free. I thought it'd get people in, help me collect feedback, and I'd figure out money later.

Instead, users signed up, fiddled a bit, and disappeared. No messages, no feedback, just silence.

Point to be noted "Free users aren't invested, so they won't tell you why they leave. I had no clue if Threddr worked."

That silence killed my motivation. I stopped building, stopped talking, and jumped to a new idea. I also thought it'd go viral by itself. Wrong. No one knew about it because I didn't make any noise. A good idea stays good for no one if it's kept quiet.

What I Learned From All This

• Free users are a bad sign. It's not that they're bad people, but they're just not committed. If something doesn't work for them, they won't tell you. They'll just ghost.
• Feedback isn't automatic. You have to make it so people actually care enough to tell you what's up. That usually means they need to be paying you, or they seriously need what you built.
• Marketing is the real grind. I still hate admitting it, but it's true. Talking about what you're building, over and over, is just as important as the building itself. Probably more.
• Motivation is super fragile when it depends on others. If your energy comes from likes, messages, or numbers, you'll burn out fast. The only way to keep going is to find a reason to show up even when no one's cheering.

If I Could Do It Again

• I'd charge from day one. Even if it's just a tiny one-time fee or a cheap monthly plan. Something.
• I'd talk about it while building, not just after. Show examples, share results, ask for opinions. Even if it feels like yelling into an empty room.
• And I'd just keep showing up. Even when it's dead quiet.

Because now I know...

Silence isn't just bad feedback. It's the thing that kills most products.

- google oauth is a must, 90% of users prefer it.  

- skip free trials, charge from day one.  

- market shamelessly, talk about your product everywhere.  

- respect unsubscribers, their feedback is gold.  

- post-launch = 80% marketing, 20% tweaks.  

- use your own saas, spot and fix bugs firsthand.  

- engage users, email, text, and talk to them often.  

- consume quality content, read books, watch documentaries.  

- think bigger, don't settle for $10k/month when $100k is possible.  

- detach from ideas, if it doesn’t make money, move on.  

- landing page = apple quality, sleek, modern, and polished.  

- mvp = core features only, follow the moscow framework.  

- retention drives revenue, 70% comes from existing users. reduce churn.  

- price on value, not competition.  

- brand matters - logo, responsiveness, good language.

A little backstory about me I'm a full stack engineer, but I've always leaned more toward backend. During university, my thesis focused on Big Data exploring Hadoop, data lakes, and data meshes. That project sparked a lasting interest in data engineering, which I'm now seriously considering pursuing.

As we all know, building a personal brand is important for standing out and building credibility. I started doing that on X, originally for a different purpose. But after just 3 weeks, I began to see the power of building in public. (If you're on the fence about it, I highly recommend giving it a shot.)

Now I’m thinking of shifting the focus of my “brand” from promoting my tool (which may turn out to be a failed project) to documenting and sharing my data engineering journey instead.

What do you think about this pivot?

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

What are the best tools to generate app keywords for Google Playstore?

Looking forward to your suggestions!!