Hello everyone. Here are some tips on how to get your first 500 users for your SaaS.

Getting your first 500 users takes work, but it's possible if you follow a plan. If I were starting a new software business today, here are the 5 steps I'd take:

1. Find a real problem people have. Think about problems you deal with yourself or problems in areas you know well.
2. Talk to at least 10 people who have this problem. Ask them questions (like in surveys or calls): How do they handle it now? How much does it bother them? Would they pay for a solution?
3. Build a basic version of your product (an MVP) that solves the main problem. Don't add extra features yet, just make sure it works.
4. Let the people you talked to use your basic product for free. Ask them what they think. Use their feedback to improve it. Then, tell people about it in online groups where potential users hang out to get your first 100 users.
5. Improve the product based on what those first users say. Then, launch it on Product Hunt to get even more users.

Hopefully this helps some of you

Something I've noticed is how often you can stumble upon potential SaaS ideas just by reading through Reddit.

If you browse subreddits where entrepreneurs, developers, or other professionals hang out, you'll frequently see people talking about problems they face or wishing for a specific tool to make their work easier. They might complain about a tedious task or ask if anyone knows software that does a particular thing.

When you see posts like that, it's often a sign that there's an unmet need. You could create something that other people will actually want. Maybe the existing tools aren't quite right, are too expensive, or people just don't know about them because of poor marketing.

What I've found helpful is keeping an eye out for these kinds of psots. If you see multiple posts over time where people describe similar frustrations or wish for the same type of tool, that could be a strong signal for a good product idea. It shows there's a real need people might be willing to pay to solve.

Just a thought I wanted to share. Has anyone else noticed the same?

I'm building an app in the financial space and looking for a co-founder to join me on this venture. You don't have to know how to code but have to had marketing experience and willing to learn.

Often, I hear people say things like "I don't know what to make" or "everything already exists". I understand you. It's hard to find a new unique idea to create a SAAS for.

But let me tell you. Your project doesn't have to be unique. You can simply copy popular concepts which already exist and just make them better.

That's how I find new startup ideas. Copy + improve. A simple process and yo don't have to invent some kind of new revolutionary project.

For those using Cursor AI, what model(s) do you use? Is claude 3.5 still king? Heard great things about Gemini 2.5 pro as well

I'm currently designing a landing page but I'm very bad at design. It feels like I don't know what I am doing. How are you guys handling design? Do you copy existing designs or design everything yourself?

Any libraries or tools I might be able to use? I use next.js

Took me 3 failed products to learn this: nobody cares how amazing your code is if they don't need what you built.

My worst flop? Spent 4 months creating this "revolutionary" project management tool. Added every feature I thought was cool. Launch day: 2 upvotes on PH and my mom saying it looked nice 😂

What finally worked?

Actually talking to people FIRST. Literally joined Discord servers where developers complained about their problems, then built the simplest possible solution to ONE specific pain point.

My current SaaS has actual paying customers because I finally stopped acting like some coding hermit and started understanding what people actually needed before building it.

Turns out marketing isn't evil - it's just listening before coding.

I'm a technical founder (+10 years of dev experience) and am looking for a non technical founder to join me in creating a project. I can't tell exactly what the project is or does but it's a SAAS in content creation space.

It's about 80% done and now I'm looking for a partner to help me market the project and ensure a successful launch.

If interested, leave a comment with your socials and I will reach out :)

I've been coding with Cursor AI for a while and it's awesome. But I still want to improve my workflow. Like when should you use agent vs chat mode, how to give it the right context?