Max Serdiukov

The biggest mistake SaaS founders make? Building their product in isolation. You need to talk to potential customers, read reviews of your competitors, and hang out in communities where your leads are. Without real feedback, you're just building based on assumptions. And assumptions kill startups faster than bad code ever will.

@DanielSmidstrup Me. PMM.

Name a career that AI can’t replace

@TTrimoreau if not doing cold outreach - 100% enough.

As a founder, is 1 domain enough ?

How to get published on HackerNoon? 1. Write about a real problem 2. Not just what you solved. but how 3. Add technical details and examples 4. Forget about promotion 5. Format it properly 6. No fluff

@anupamrjp AHAHAHAH

I’ll pay for your SaaS right now 💳 No branding. No pitch deck. No fluff. Just explain what it does in one simple line 👇 If I get it instantly → I’m in.

@yashmp2004 com - ultimate. AI if your product is AI related. .app for the app itself. .cloud if your product is cloud related.

be honest… if you were launching an AI startup today, which domain are you picking? 1) .ai   2) .com   3) .io   4) .app   5) .dev   6) .cloud   7) .sh why?

One of the most common mistakes SaaS founders make early on is launching PPC ads. WHY? For PPC to work, or even give you useful insights you need a clear ICP, a validated value proposition, a proper landing page, and at least some signals of product-market fit. Without that, you'll just end up with more questions than answers. Even for idea validation, you need strong fundamentals.

Where are these “SaaS is dying because of AI” takes even coming from? Feels like it's the opposite. AI should make it easier to build SaaS, so we'll probably see more of them, not less. What do you think?

Many SaaS startups don't do much positioning and start GTM. Consequences? - Blurred messaging with no obvious value - Burned budgets and wasted time - Chaotic GTM with no learning and no positioning feedback - Unable to scale the chaos

People selling “personalized, non-generic AI cold outreach” are doing it with the same generic, non-personalized messages.

@uzair_dev_ vibecoder

What type of developer are you? - Frontend - Backend - Full stack - DevOps

Beyond his movies and the Texas Ranger series, his autobiography had a big impact on me. A great athlete, actor, and an honorable man. RIP Chuck Norris.

A lot of founders are still stuck in 2020. But the market has moved on. B2B sales cycles are longer, buyers are more informed, and competition is higher. The companies winning today aren’t the ones generating the most leads "in the moment". They’re the ones building demand before the sales process even starts. Value first > Relationships > Sales

There is one underrated benefit of building inbound marketing. It’s not scaling or generating a steady flow of leads over time. It’s being visible when a potential customer has a problem and is actively looking for a solution.

@psomkar1 Midend

as a developer , what do you build first ? - Frontend - Backend

@elonmusk hire me. Screw the job title. I'm a genius. Like for real.

Why Christmas is the PERFECT time to raise your SaaS prices 🎄💰 Decision-makers on vacation Budgets exhausted Support tickets at zero Guilt factor: "Cancel right before Christmas?" If they complain? "Season's Greetings! 🎅" + Mariah Carey GIF. Tell them it's not the season for such trivial concerns.

My daughter asked for money for a toy. I said no like a true VC: 1️⃣ Vision ✅, traction ❌ 2️⃣ ROI unclear ❌ 3️⃣ High tantrum risk ⚠️ 4️⃣ Budget limited 💸 She’ll be back tomorrow with a pivot. #vc #saas

Many junior marketers ask me, “Max, how did you become so successful?” The secret is my good looks. Every time I talk to a recruiter or a CEO, they can’t help but mention how handsome I am — especially my amazing haircut. A couple of times they even asked what shampoo I use.

Your marketer can't sell what they don't understand. If you have a complex product, proper onboarding isn't optional—it's step zero for building marketing funnels that actually convert.