Tim

Damn this growth ~850k impressions Doubled from yesterday

Nobody tells you that your biggest competitor isn’t another SaaS. It's constant building while remaining silent…

The biggest mindset shift as a solo founder: You stop asking, "How do I build this?" and start asking, "Will anyone actually pay for this?"

@nesyo_ai CV, Resume and interview tips and tricks as my first SaaS is an AI Resume builder

@buildwtim thanks a lot for the feedback! what kind of content were you posting on reddit to pull in your first users?

I launched my first SaaS around a year ago and it taught me a lot. Getting the first 100 users wasn’t the hardest part. i had around 150 users in the first two weeks all from Reddit… The real challenge was keeping them engaged with every update and improvement. Just like building in public, you have to keep showing up and checking in with your early users, through emails, discord, 1:1 calls, whatever works the goal is simple: build trust and make them feel you’re there whenever they need you.

You're forced to delete one. 1. AI 2. Social media 3. No-code Which one survives your business?

Why do indie hackers hate marketing? Because they think it’s spammy, I sometimes even feel embarrassed when reaching out to people.... But eventually marketing is just storytelling with a goal. If your story isn’t true or helpful, no one will listen anyway

@ThomasBurkhartB Yes, simply create your own subreddit and start discussing problem solving, but never mention your app in your posts. Use links in the sidebar tools and gadgets to drive traffic to your app

@buildwtim how do you mean start your own sub? just for your app?

If you're building a SaaS just because every founder is on X, you're probably wasting your time. Go where your customers already hang out. Builders rarely become your customers unless you're building something special for builders. Before I started building Kerix, I didn't even have X installed. My entire focus was Reddit, because that's where I found users for my first SaaS. Don't follow the crowd. Follow your buyers.

@jacobAlswin You're right, focus your energy and time on what truly matters.

@buildwtim Yeah you have to solve some real problems tim otherwise it'd just waste

@ThomasBurkhartB Start building karma first, then create ur own subreddit, the screenshot is the analytics of my own sub

@buildwtim But on reddit you are not even allowed to talk about your product in most places

@milosdjalovic It’s so true, coding isn’t the challenge anymore… Managing your thoughts is the real battle

@buildwtim The code is clean. My head is not!

Nobody warns you how much solo dev/builder life is just fighting yourself, not the app.

@lswoogie true mate

@buildwtim True, it’s all about struggling with yourself!

A friend of mine in New Zealand and I have never met in person. Years ago, we worked together on an open-source project. A while back, he told me he was quitting his 9–5 because his SaaS had grown enough to cover his bills. He wanted to give it his full attention. He did exactly that. A few months later, users started leaving. Now he's looking for a job again, with a career gap and bills that don't stop coming. That conversation stuck with me. A profitable SaaS is an amazing milestone, but it isn't a guarantee. Markets change. Competitors appear. Customers leave. If you're thinking about quitting your job, make sure you have enough runway and a plan for when things don't go as expected. Hope for the best. Plan for the worst.

@javier_notzero @X Done mate

@buildwtim @X Let's connect, Tim. I'm building Valkiria Lab and telling some stories about that on X. Done from my end.

Hey all -@X Looking to connect with people building in: - SaaS - Tech - Automation - Product Development - Marketing Let's do it 🤝

@thejayops @X Hey Jay, just dropped u a follow- fb plz

@buildwtim @X Hey Tim, let's connect. Developing a AOS .

@aldoklauz @X Let's do it man, just followed u

@buildwtim @X Hey everyone! Currently building a Go-to-Market engineering company helping scale the current B2B and Tech company landscape Would love to connect with any of you building in this space and exchange ideas

@chuckmoroze @X Let's connect Chuck - just followed u

@buildwtim @X 🤝Building Grammarly for video editors. Would be fire to connect

I think we've reached the point where anyone can build a SaaS. Very few can build a business. There's a big difference… Tell me if I am wrong.

The scary thing about vibe coding isn’t the code quality. It’s the confidence 🤦‍♂️