one of the hardest lessons in marketing is accepting that some people will never care
they won't use your product
they won't understand the appeal
they won't agree with your vision
and that's okay
many teams hear a few negative comments and immediately start changing direction
they soften the positioning
they broaden the messaging
they try to appeal to everyone
but that's usually how products become forgettable
look at GMX.
the project wasn't designed for every crypto user
it resonated with a specific group of traders who valued onchain perpetuals and a different trading experience from centralized exchanges
that focus helped it build a loyal audience
this is the lesson
when you're building for everyone, every criticism feels important
when you're building for a specific audience, you can ignore feedback from people who were never going to use the product anyway
not every user is your user
the goal is not to convince everyone
the goal is to become valuable to the people you set out to serve in the first place.
hey founder,
i know you want a lot of users for your product but stop trying to win everyone at once
every crypto chad talks about mass adoption but growth rarely starts with everyone
it starts with a small group of people who already want what you're building
look at Polymarket
it didn't try to attract every crypto user from day one. it resonated first with people who enjoyed making predictions, expressing strong opinions, and following major events closely
that group was enough
they used the product, talked about it, and helped spread it
this is the counterintuitive lesson
the smaller your initial market, the more focused you can be
your messaging becomes clearer
your product becomes more relevant
your users become easier to delight
many teams believe growth comes from expanding their audience
but more often, growth starts when you become indispensable to a specific group first
choose your first believers carefully because they are the foundation for everyone who comes after them.
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how can a company operate for 9 years without a social presence?
i have been mia here because a web2 company reached out to me last week to help them with marketing
after they told me the plan is to scale, i asked for their socials to check through and they had none
the only thing close to socials they have is a google business presence & whatsApp
and they have 2 different locations in the country
now, they want to scale.
so I asked how they have been getting clients for the past 9 years
ladies and gentlemen, word of mouth & physical flyers
i had to ask again to be sure of what I heard.
they have actually been smart about it.
the company run service apartments(Airbnb). they partner with event centers to distribute their flyers during events
and the company incentivizes staffs every 2 months who brings clients. they have a leaderboard ๐
it gets interesting everyday as i learn more about their marketing funnel
p.s: finally! this is the post i was trying to write 5 hours ago while getting dragged into different activities
@SerrCoker_1 if everyone likes your message, then youโre doing it wrongโฆ i agree because thatโs what you will mostly get, likes
and less conversion
one of the hardest lessons in marketing is accepting that some people will never care
they won't use your product
they won't understand the appeal
they won't agree with your vision
and that's okay
many teams hear a few negative comments and immediately start changing direction
they soften the positioning
they broaden the messaging
they try to appeal to everyone
but that's usually how products become forgettable
look at GMX.
the project wasn't designed for every crypto user
it resonated with a specific group of traders who valued onchain perpetuals and a different trading experience from centralized exchanges
that focus helped it build a loyal audience
this is the lesson
when you're building for everyone, every criticism feels important
when you're building for a specific audience, you can ignore feedback from people who were never going to use the product anyway
not every user is your user
the goal is not to convince everyone
the goal is to become valuable to the people you set out to serve in the first place.
hey founder,
i know you want a lot of users for your product but stop trying to win everyone at once
every crypto chad talks about mass adoption but growth rarely starts with everyone
it starts with a small group of people who already want what you're building
look at Polymarket
it didn't try to attract every crypto user from day one. it resonated first with people who enjoyed making predictions, expressing strong opinions, and following major events closely
that group was enough
they used the product, talked about it, and helped spread it
this is the counterintuitive lesson
the smaller your initial market, the more focused you can be
your messaging becomes clearer
your product becomes more relevant
your users become easier to delight
many teams believe growth comes from expanding their audience
but more often, growth starts when you become indispensable to a specific group first
choose your first believers carefully because they are the foundation for everyone who comes after them.
hey founder,
i know you want a lot of users for your product but stop trying to win everyone at once
every crypto chad talks about mass adoption but growth rarely starts with everyone
it starts with a small group of people who already want what you're building
look at Polymarket
it didn't try to attract every crypto user from day one. it resonated first with people who enjoyed making predictions, expressing strong opinions, and following major events closely
that group was enough
they used the product, talked about it, and helped spread it
this is the counterintuitive lesson
the smaller your initial market, the more focused you can be
your messaging becomes clearer
your product becomes more relevant
your users become easier to delight
many teams believe growth comes from expanding their audience
but more often, growth starts when you become indispensable to a specific group first
choose your first believers carefully because they are the foundation for everyone who comes after them.
the mistake many teams make is believing their market is one group of people.
within the same market, people can want completely different things from the same product category
thatโs why understanding user mindset matters
not because demographics are useless, but because demographics alone cannot explain behavior
look at perpetual trading in crypto
the market includes
a. highly active traders chasing speed and leverage
b. casual users experimenting occasionally
c. users who prioritize simplicity
d. users who care deeply about advanced tools and execution quality
same category
different motivations
dydx focused on option a & d above while hyper liquid focused on a & b
they were not trying to appeal equally to every perp trader
users are not defined only by age, location, or income
they are also shaped by their fears, ambitions, habits, motivations
and the way they already see the market
successful project donโt just find their audience, they find the audience inside of their audience
temuโs โdumpโ marketing is actually smart marketing
they advertise in the most simplest and funniest way i have ever seen
people make jest of temuโs ads but yet a lot of people buy from them
so is their marketing trash if it is works?