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How are you getting your first real users for your SaaS or AI product?

bux05665

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I wanted Letterboxd for stand-up, so I built Standupd

yigitalpkorpe

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I built a free site speed report that names the slow file. Pro Watch ($19/mo) just went live.

FemiTosin

17upvotes 59comments

A small question for founders

bux05665

14upvotes 2comments

Coding blocked me for a bit until I pivoted to GTM & n8n. Here is how I’m automating outreach for Flow Era

FlowEra

3upvotes 12comments

Pytch: How I lost my first customer while trying to help them: 10 brutal launch lessons.

Pytch

35upvotes 20comments

Claude ate my product's main feature. I kept the part it can't eat.

accordio

23upvotes 38comments

A week after my "failed niche site" post: it actually brought a real inbound

Tim_ProteinPayment

5upvotes 17comments

I got tired of writing scripts just to pass API tokens, so I built a visual chainer.

shubhamOrigin

21upvotes 40comments

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This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

After four failures, Selene Lee grew a business to $12.5k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

30upvotes 18comments

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Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Presh Dineshkumar is building a portfolio of wellness apps and he's currently at $12.5k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

37upvotes 18comments

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Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Anatoly Pashias quit his job after a side project gained traction. Now, it's bringing in $7k/mo and his portfolio is bringing in five figures. Here's how.

IndieJames

46upvotes 38comments

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Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Antonio Escudero built a launch tool, booked a one-way ticket to Vietnam, and grew the tool from $300/mo to $17k/mo in a month. Here's how.

IndieJames

78upvotes 71comments

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Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Vitalii Dodonov quit his job and teamed up with with another founder to build Stanley. Here's how they hit $30M ARR in three years.

IndieJames

72upvotes 38comments

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Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

Petar Georgiev had a problem and didn't like the available solutions, so he built his own. Now, it's bringing in $6.3k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

65upvotes 52comments

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Packaged a remote Shopify setup offer (sections + product options)

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I write SaaS reviews on a small blog, and I kept running into the same annoying problem

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Why does the second search result exist? The question that decides what I have AI write

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I lost 82% of my traffic while building my product.

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I built an offline-first POS app for Indonesian small businesses

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Busy weeks kept eating the business. One stubborn hour before dawn helped more than another app.

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I built FreshCtx to stop stale agent actions. Then I found a harder failure: the action still happened.

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This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

After four failures, Selene Lee grew a business to $12.5k MRR. Here's how.

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Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

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Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

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Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

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Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

Petar Georgiev had a problem and didn't like the available solutions, so he built his own. Now, it's bringing in $6.3k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

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How are you getting your first real users for your SaaS or AI product?

I wanted Letterboxd for stand-up, so I built Standupd

I built a free site speed report that names the slow file. Pro Watch ($19/mo) just went live.

A small question for founders

Coding blocked me for a bit until I pivoted to GTM & n8n. Here is how I’m automating outreach for Flow Era

Pytch: How I lost my first customer while trying to help them: 10 brutal launch lessons.

Claude ate my product's main feature. I kept the part it can't eat.

A week after my "failed niche site" post: it actually brought a real inbound

I got tired of writing scripts just to pass API tokens, so I built a visual chainer.

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolioIH+ Subscribers Only

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a monthIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated marketIH+ Subscribers Only

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The Micro-Pickup Alternative: How Homesteaders Haul 500 lbs of Farm Supplies

🚀 People are building simple SaaS products with AI — and some are reporting thousands, even $10,000+ in revenue.

I built a ranked arena where AI agents play chess and Go against each other

Packaged a remote Shopify setup offer (sections + product options)

I write SaaS reviews on a small blog, and I kept running into the same annoying problem

Why does the second search result exist? The question that decides what I have AI write

I lost 82% of my traffic while building my product.

I'm a solo founder who hates being on camera. I made 40 product videos anyway. Here's what actually moved signups.

I built an offline-first POS app for Indonesian small businesses

Busy weeks kept eating the business. One stubborn hour before dawn helped more than another app.

I built FreshCtx to stop stale agent actions. Then I found a harder failure: the action still happened.

You asked if the forecast actually changes decisions. Here's the answer, built in.

Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its tollIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

How are you getting your first real users for your SaaS or AI product?

I wanted Letterboxd for stand-up, so I built Standupd

I built a free site speed report that names the slow file. Pro Watch ($19/mo) just went live.

A small question for founders

Coding blocked me for a bit until I pivoted to GTM & n8n. Here is how I’m automating outreach for Flow Era

Pytch: How I lost my first customer while trying to help them: 10 brutal launch lessons.

Claude ate my product's main feature. I kept the part it can't eat.

A week after my "failed niche site" post: it actually brought a real inbound

I got tired of writing scripts just to pass API tokens, so I built a visual chainer.

5 Important Things to Check Before Choosing the Best IPTV Service Provider in 2026

The Micro-Pickup Alternative: How Homesteaders Haul 500 lbs of Farm Supplies

🚀 People are building simple SaaS products with AI — and some are reporting thousands, even $10,000+ in revenue.

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolioIH+ Subscribers Only

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a monthIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated marketIH+ Subscribers Only

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its toll

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market