Somewhere right now, someone is searching for a tool that does exactly what you built.
They just haven’t found yours yet.
That’s the frustrating part of building a great product: the people who need it don’t automatically know it exists.
That’s why product discovery matters.
If you’re building a SaaS or AI tool, check out AlphaShot. 👇
https://t.co/iK6fRXmZeT
Let’s play a game. 👀
I’ll show you a SaaS product you’ve probably never heard of.
Your job is to tell me if you’d actually use it, pay for it, or ignore it completely.
No founder hype. No “this is revolutionary.”
Just your honest opinion.
What matters more to you: a product that saves you 5 hours a week or one that saves you $100 a month?
SaaS founders will do EVERYTHING except marketing 😭
Spend 3 months building.
2 weeks redesigning the landing page.
Another week changing the logo.
Add 4 new features nobody requested.
Then spend 10 minutes promoting it and say:
“Marketing doesn’t work.”
What’s the longest you’ve spent building vs. actually marketing your product?
Indie hacker starter pack:
* 47 open browser tabs
* 3 unfinished features
* A domain bought at 2 AM
* “We’re so back” after fixing one bug
* 12 product ideas waiting in Notion
* Marketing plan: post on X and pray 💀
What did I miss?
Founders, let’s expose ourselves a little. 👀
What’s one thing about your startup that looks impressive on the outside but is held together with duct tape behind the scenes?
I’ll go first:
A “roadmap” that’s basically 17 ideas fighting for their lives in Notion. 💀
Uncomfortable truth for indie hackers:
Your 47th feature probably won’t fix a distribution problem.
Sometimes, you don’t need to build more.
You need more people to discover what you’ve already built.
How are you getting your first 100 users?
We’re building AlphaShot around one simple idea:
Good products shouldn’t have to rely on one launch tweet to get discovered.
We’re creating a place to explore SaaS products, AI tools, and indie startups.
The mission is simple: help more people discover what builders are creating.
What would make a product discovery platform genuinely useful to you?
When you finally understand why your SaaS needs more than a launch tweet 🤯
Your product deserves to be discovered beyond your own audience.
Launch on AlphaShot to put your AI tool or startup in front of people exploring new products.
Your next users won’t find you if they never see you.
Me: I’m going to build a simple SaaS this weekend.
Also me, 3 weeks later:
* Rewriting the landing page
* Changing the logo
* Adding features nobody requested
* Still haven’t told anyone the product exists 😭