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Kosco
@Kosco_2
Founder. Bootstrapped my app to $1 Million MRR. Hiring killer engineer.
Miami, FL Katılım Ekim 2024
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If i’ve learned anything during my first week on X
It’s the ignorance that the tech world has that “If I build it, they will come”
50% of the questions I have gotten have been “What is the app?”
as if the idea/app is the sole driver of the success
wouldn’t it make more sense that 500+ million views on the product would be more of a driver to the apps growth?
ideas are overrated
execution is everything
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there’s nothing “easier” about being bootstrapped + sole founder
it’s an absolute grind with no one to lean on when things get tough
Maksim@MaksimXBT
@colekosco2 bootstrapped is easier when you're the sole founder with no code experience to unlearn
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@colekosco2 What changes you made in Jan that you got a big spike there?
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@johnappscaler performance based on views
only pay fixed when you are certain they will drive the engagement/impressions needed
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@colekosco2 what compensation model did you choose to close new influencers and how would you approach it if you had a new app
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I believe in distribution first
this allows you to stack capital and invest it into the product
it also allows you to get feedback from users on how to iterate
Adrian Reyes@areyesde
@colekosco2 What ended up compounding faster: product quality or distribution? Feels like most founders still underestimate how much audience changes the trajectory of a startup
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both work..
but when first starting out, I would advise to not start with AI
use AI as a tool once you understand content and virality
Bread 🍞@breadsignal
@colekosco2 Did you try ugc or ai ugc?
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@colekosco2 How did you get the idea and validate it? What is the strategy for distribution
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Influencer marketing , then slowly scaling paid ads
If you can crack influencer marketing, paid ads becomes a lot easier
Ognjen Gatalo@ognjengatalo
@Kosco_2 What was the marketing play? I'm guessing instagram / tiktok mostly if it's B2C?
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@Kosco_2 Always add the link to the app, you’re just farming impressions
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everyone has their own strengths, the best thing you can do is understand your skills and hire for your weaknesses
If you’re a great designer, partner with a killer dev and distributor.
but I’d say sales is the #1 skill you can learn on top of your core competency
If you can sell yourself and your vision, you can hire for everything else
Calum Lewis@CalumLewis
@colekosco2 How would you go about learning distribution? Is it through repetition etc?
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Kosco retweetledi
Entrepreneurship is having the courage to finally go all in and say YES. Followed by the rest of your life learning to say no.
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It concerns me how many comments I have gotten saying “how did you grow this much without X”
consumers do not live on X…
builders do
for B2C, builders are not buying your product
your buyers are on IG/TT
YC Insights.@Aiagent_s
@colekosco2 you are the Underdog and you made it big without X, Congrats....
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