Miles Udemezue

I’m building Reveal. I'm currently working on understanding why users leave SaaS during onboarding and what actually improves activation. Sharing everything I learn as I go.

I'm looking to speak with founders of PM and workflow softwares (tools where you're required to create a workspace, project, complete tasks etc.) - that are currently looking to improve their onboarding/activation! If you know of any founders that look like this, let me know!

@mdnlabs Haha 😄 that’s the fun part! The implementation is the moat. + when the 5 subscriptions didn’t stick, did you figure out what was broken?

@MilesAboveOdds Fair enough. If you think of anything I'm all ears :)

I'm pivoting SaaS Console to be a post-launch painkiller. Problem #1: Launch Platform CTR Funnel 🚀 Before, you're opening 20-30 tabs checking vanity metrics and have no idea which platform is bringing in users. Discovered UTM param tracking. Changed everything. You'll just insert a 1-line script and it works for as many launch platforms as we put in (and you'll be able to request more!) Would love to know your thoughts! Looking to figure out how to understand what this is worth too (this feature + 2 other core problems) What's something else you deal with post-launch that's super annoying?

@whatifi_io @Upwork Well, at least it guarantees you'll find someone to help you. But why do you choose to rely on external help for onboarding software?

Here's why I think the @Upwork business model is dead in the water. I just put a very basic post on their site looking for a consultant for an hour or two to help me with onboarding some software. I already have multiple people reaching out on WhatsApp and LinkedIn. I even had someone call me directly on WhatsApp from overseas. I posted 15 minutes ago. While I can respect the hustle, I want to be able to source this role on my terms. Instead, every time I want to hire for a role, I need to decide whether I want to take on the burden of constant interruptions and harassing. Not to mention that every single one of these people is violating the terms of service. If they are prepared to screw over Upwork, then they're prepared to screw over me....

@mdnlabs How it's done will be your moat. It'll boil down to your data sources and how correctly you interpret it.

@MilesAboveOdds How could this be done?

@mdnlabs @peerpush_net @Peerlist @tinylaunch @ProductHunt @tinystartupscom @BetaList @FazierHQ @Turbo0_HAHAHA @futuretools @StartupFame Painkiller #2 = Insight into the users?

Ranking launch platforms by what actually matters: Clicks → signups → trials → paying users Upvotes != Conversions Platforms that have UTM ref: @peerpush_net @Peerlist @tinylaunch @ProductHunt @tinystartupscom @BetaList @FazierHQ @Turbo0_HAHAHA @futuretools @StartupFame Platforms that don't have it: @UneedLists @sololaunches @sideprojectors @RankInPublic This is how I'm filtering the signal from the noise. Upvotes are a vanity metric. What matters more is knowing which platform is actually bringing in users. This is painkiller #1 of SaaS Console.

@WanderSamsara @PatrickOjo_ Ooo, whats pending on the roadmap?

@MilesAboveOdds @PatrickOjo_ Web based! Almost ready we’re getting there!

pattern I see in every struggling SaaS founders: “our product is better than [competitor] but they’re growing faster” I look at their onboarding and immediately know why they spent 6 months building features, 0 hours optimizing those critical first 3 minutes here’s what actually happens in BAD onboarding: minute 1: user signs up, excited to solve their problem minute 2: confronted with setup steps, account configuration, feature explanations minute 3: still haven’t experienced any value, patience wearing thin minute 4: tab closed, mentally moved on, will “come back later” (they won’t) contrast this with GOOD onboarding: minute 1: user signs up minute 2: immediately shown ONE quick win relevant to why they came minute 3: they’ve experienced value, now they’re curious what else you can do the psychological shift is everything a confused user is defensive: “is this worth my time?” a user who just got value is curious: “what else can this do?” onboarding isn’t a tutorial, it’s a first impression that determines your entire relationship mess it up and no amount of features, marketing, or pricing optimization will save your conversion rate every app founder thinks their users will be patient enough to learn the product they’re wrong today users have infinite alternatives and zero patience for confusion

@WanderSamsara @PatrickOjo_ how are you tackling it currently? is readycheck web app based or downloadable?

@PatrickOjo_ The onboarding blindness is wild. Founders know every pixel of their product but haven't watched a single new user try to use it. Those first 3 minutes are where dreams go to die, not in the feature roadmap.

@PatrickOjo_ I can attest this. The main drop off I see is between see workspace creation and the first real project. If you can't get that down to a tee, kiss your downstream metrics goodbye.

@PLBompard rule #1 of onboarding: users don't wanna be onboarded. I call this the product inertia problem. users do everything but make it to the first actions where value shows.

Founder: - spends 3 days tuning his SaaS onboarding. User: - signs up, skips everything, clicks one button, leaves saying they don't see the value. You better have strong nerves before getting into this entrepreneur sht 😂

@kurt Usage based pricing creates anxiety but its a fine line as the agent cost can quickly pile up Predictable pricing seems to be what most people prefer

Pricing for AI tools: still hard. We price Korey.ai by the number messages sent to the agent, but this clearly makes people (overly-)cautious about using them up. We just quadrupled the number of free interactions in the trial, but still a lot to learn.

@charlietlamb @autumnpricing You’ll solve world hunger with that codebase 👀

we are cooking at @autumnpricing 👀

@nijansh satire?

people be serving the weirdest shit possible at trade shows #NRF2026

@kurt This + 3 claims of "FOUND IT" whilst fixing the text wrapping bug😂

"Future: Monitor Safari updates for print engine improvements" LOL

Claude Code throwing Safari under the bus for being shitty at printing things:

@kurt solving the problem with the "problem"🤝

4 agents running in the background right now. Managing them is becoming its own full-time job. Need more agents to manage my agents.

@Its_Bibhash_ This looks promising! What are the launch stats looking like?

Your project manager just got automated. FlowTask reads your emails, creates tasks, assigns your team, and updates boards all automatically. 15 hrs/week → 3 hrs/week for 450+ agencies. We're live on Product Hunt: share.google/buZKv28KR4u7TU… #producthunt #startup

@charlietlamb @mazeincoding 🤣🤣

@mazeincoding It’s called markdown bro

we truly do need a language optimized for agents.

@ibekidkirsch My imagination… duh Jokes aside, dribbble is decent.

Where is your goto place for well designed website inspiration?

@romanbuildsaas What did the conversion look like on on Reddit vs LinkedIn?

Reddit vs LinkedIn, what 3.8M impressions taught me about inbound growth 👇 Last 28 days: • Reddit: 3.8M impressions → 30k visits on my website • LinkedIn: 300k impressions → 3k visits Reddit = massive reach, easy distribution, zero history needed. LinkedIn = harder to grow… but 10x better conversion. → LinkedIn brings: • more customers with 10x less visits • higher LTV • less churn • fewer refunds Reddit is great for top-of-funnel marketing and awareness LinkedIn is the best for trust and intent Ignore one → you lose growth. Use both → That's how you win !

@vndckbuilds So true. Better off going slow in the right direction than fast in the wrong one.

Efficiency doesn’t matter if you’re working on the wrong things. Effectiveness comes first.