buildwithjadox

Day 1: Starting from $0 Goal: make my first $ online No money. No connections. Already failed twice I’ll document everything — wins, failures, lessons Follow if you want to see if I make it

@robin_faraj that mix of fear + excitement is real leaving something stable is never easy I’m still trying to get my first $ online, so I respect this move hope it pays off for you what’s your first focus now?

I quit my job last friday 1 more salary incoming I‘m terrified tbh I am going to miss my 9-5 great job and great people

@Papito_192 X + Reddit for now no budget, just time tried building without marketing → 0 users now focusing on distribution first conversations > channels

How are you marketing your SaaS products? X Reddit Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Ads Let me know 📣

@tiyajain_ shipping your first app hits different I built something recently → 0 users didn’t even get to this stage respect for pushing it live, what helped you stay consistent enough to finish?

my first iOS app is finally live! lockin club an app that helps you lockin and get into flow state with the help of timelapses built this to fight distraction no doomscrolling until you lockin for atleast an hour everyday It still feels unreal 😭

@dramaricic depends on your goal lifetime = fast cash, but no recurring growth subscription = slower, but sustainable I’m still at $0, but already seeing how important recurring revenue is maybe test both and see what converts better?

Monthly subscription or lifetime one time payment? What is best for Zoomr? Any feedback is appreciated?

@feifei_qiu built 1 so far used it a lot while building after launch → 0 users → stopped opening it learned the hard way: using it yourself ≠ others needing it now focusing on validation first

6 months. I built 3 products. 1 → I use every day (with ~$2K MRR) 2 → I barely open anymore🥲 What about you?

@qasimbizs this matters once you have users I optimized nothing → still got 0 users learned fast: no traffic = no scaling problem now focusing on getting users first then I’ll worry about infra

My SaaS does over 1M requests a day. Having an efficient infrastructure is key: - Your frontend should be light - Your backend should leverage caching and be efficient. - Put Cloudflare in front. It’s that simple.

@KCodes7777 this is real pressure shipping under a deadline like that hits different I built something recently → 0 users not even close to this level of commitment respect for pushing through what was the hardest part after those rejections?

got rejected 3 times i had to take some days off my pregnancy app to clear my mind built another app in the meantime(Outfit check )to distract myself and its currently in review today's plan: spend all day fixing all the bugs and features that aren't working properly on my pregnancy app i need to ship it before my baby arrives 9 more weeks to go.....

@ElitzaVasileva this is accurate people chase attention before they have something real I built something quietly → 0 users anyway now I’m fixing it the right way: validation + distribution no fake “grind” posts

If you want to go viral on X, it’s actually pretty simple: → Quit your 9-5 and announce you’re all-in on indie hacking → Buy a MacBook and ask what you should install first → Book a one-way ticket to Southeast Asia to follow your dreams → Get your first paying customer and post your revenue dashboard → Launch your first iOS app and talk about how nervous you are about approval → Get rejected by the App Store (extra reach if it happens multiple times) → Ask pointless things like which AI tool people would delete forever → Work on a Friday/Saturday night and post a laptop pic about “the grind” → Share your monthly expenses in whatever country you’re in That’s it. That’s the formula. Follow me for more groundbreaking growth strategies.

@realpvarma none of these the real cost is getting users I built something with free tools → still got 0 users tools weren’t the problem attention was

You want to launch your own startup. Most tools are free, but one thing costs every month Which is it? - Hosting - Database - AI brain - Code

@averycode learned this the hard way I didn’t track anything just built → 0 users wasn’t improving a product was guessing now focusing on validation + real feedback first what do you track early on?

Day 196 of building apps to $10k MRR ✅ Fixed gaps in tracking ✅ Warming up new tiktok account Bad data -> bad decisions You can’t improve your product by guessing

@getnachonacho @rashiumapathi makes sense I skipped outreach before → built in silence → 0 users now I’m focusing on actually talking to people first trying to go from $0 → first income how many conversations did it take to get your first users

What $0 in marketing budget can still get you: → 30 Reddit comments in the right subreddit → 10 cold DMs to your exact ICP → 1 honest "building in public" post per day → 5 sharp comments on big accounts in your niche → 1 case study written about your best result Zero budget. Non-zero effort. Most founders skip this and go straight to ads.

@Hartdrawss this is exactly what I got wrong I couldn’t answer those questions still built anyway → 0 users great stack, wrong problem now I’m forcing myself to answer this before writing code how do you validate those first 10 users?

Pro Tip for FOUNDERS using AI to build : > The most expensive mistake is not a bad tech stack it is building the wrong thing with a great tech stack here is what i ask every client before we write a single line of code : > what is the one thing a user has to be able to do on day one for this to be worth it? > who are the first 10 people who will use this and why them specifically? > what does success look like in 30 days, not 12 months? most founders cannot answer all three cleanly and that is fine, that is what the discovery call is for but the ones who can answer all three? those are the MVPs that survive past launch figure out the answer before you build the question

@TimJayas this is what I’m starting to realize I built something → 0 users because I avoided conversations now I’m focusing on talking to people first what kind of conversations worked best for you early on?

@Jado_Creator You first users will come from conversations, focus on providing value to your target audience and encourage to have a healthy conversation. People will automatically get to your profile and view your product if you’re consistent. That’s how I got my first 100 users

We finally did it 🤯 many of you where asking for it so here it is! just added the "24 hours" filter no more refreshing notifications 24/7 now find Reddit users talking about your product "instantly" - Set time frame to 24 hours → hit scan - Find all fresh posts of your target audience - Turn Reddit users into customers

@audrlo I’m doing this now built something → 0 users sharing that publicly changed how I think no more building in silence now it’s validation + feedback first

the best advice i've ever gotten: build in public. i share everything i'm doing. doing something? post it. building something? post it. learning something? post it. radical transparency wins.

@bymarcoperez this is the stage I’m trying to reach I’m still at $0, already failed once (0 users) but seeing posts like this makes it feel possible what was the thing that moved you from 0 → first $?

My app just hit $100 MRR 🥹 I know it’s small, but things are starting to feel real!

@mdnlabs this is exactly where I went wrong I started building before understanding the market result: 0 users now I’m forcing validation before doing anything curious — how are you planning to find your first users?

Day 0 of Marketing IOS App Setting up Postsycner ✅ OpenClaw is great, but we need to really understand our market before automating anything. Goal: $100 MRR by April 30th 36 days. What could possibly go wrong? 🫠

@CiprianiRanieri don’t have a product worth sharing yet last one I built → 0 users now restarting from $0 and validating before coding will drop something here when it actually solves a real problem

Builders only. Drop your product. No pitch. Just the link. 288 builders are watching. ↓

@qasimbizs this is the difference I’m starting to understand I built my first project → 0 users spent time coding, not validating now I’m forcing myself to talk to users first what changed between your 1st and 6th app?

My 1st app: - Took 5 months to build it - 0 users - Lost tons of $$$ My 6th app: - 3 weeks to build the MVP - 100K users within 9 days - Very profitable with great margins Failure teaches you a lot.