Mike

@greediusgeek That's the only way right?

@Mike14464 founders have the balls to figure out things on the fly

I used to think founders had everything figured out, they don’t

Everyone seems confident online until you talk to them

Day 1 building my SaaS for TikTok creators, still figuring things out.

I spent time thinking about architecture instead of users

When do you stop before pivoting when developing a SaaS and you don't manage to have paid users? 1 month ? 3 months? 1 year?

@1Umairshaikh Distribution. And when to stop with one app?

As a vibe coder, what do you struggle with most? - getting users (no distribution - API cost - Deployments breaking - Endless bugs

@anupamrjp Save time to find viral idea/angles for short videos on social networks

Your SaaS has 5 seconds ⏳ No buzzwords. No fluff. What pain does it remove instantly? Drop it 👇

@OskarKohler @asaio87 Great distinction. However do you manage where to find your users when it's not obvious?

the missing word here is "distribution" vs "marketing." marketing = posting, ads, content. feels productive, often isn't. distribution = where do my users already hang out, and how do i show up there with something useful. 9 apps with no distribution plan = 9 apps with no shot. doesn't matter which one he picks.

Talked to a vibe coder guy on Reddit today about his app. He launched his 9th app this year, but no customers. He says he enjoys building the apps so much because he is using AI and can build so much faster. But when he needs to get users, feel discouraged and does the next best thing, starts another app only to end up in the same place. What should he do ? Keep building until he hits a viral app that markets itself? or just continue with one app for 12 months and spend 9hrs a day marketing it

I used to think founders had everything figured out, but they don’t

I feel like attention is getting harder to earn

Building a SaaS is fun. Getting users is… different

I had an idea I thought was great. Talked to 3 people, none cared. That was humbling.

I keep seeing brands overproduce their ads, the "bad" ones almost always perform better

I posted a video I almost didn’t publish yesterday, it’s now my best performing one this week. Starting to think overthinking is the real bottleneck

I spent years learning to code. 0 time learning marketing. Best marketing resource for a dev building a SaaS alone?

Dev here. I can code a SaaS alone. Getting users is a different game. What marketing resources actually helped you understand distribution & growth as a technical founder?

@getRewardful Sounds like a great idea, I will focus on getting my first loyal customers then!

@Mike14464 Once you start getting loyal customers, affiliate marketing should be the way to go!

Be honest: if you had to grow a SaaS from 0 to 1k users today with $0 budget, what would you do first?

@Dmarketsniper Thanks buddy, will focus on that!

@Mike14464 Manual outreach to people who already have the problem. No ads, no content strategy, just direct conversations. Most founders skip this because it doesn't scale. But it's the only thing that works at zero budget and it tells you everything about who your real user is.

I can build products. I can ship features fast. But marketing still feels like a black box to me as a dev. What resources actually helped you understand marketing practically (distribution, positioning, getting first users, etc.)? Need beginner-friendly recommendations.