This app probably has one of the best onboarding experiences I've seen.
It's exceptionally well designed and feels incredibly premium from the very first screen.
Key things it does well:
- Engaging animations and vibrant visuals
- Gradually collects information without feeling overwhelming
- Clearly explains how the product works
- Delivers instant dopamine through coins, streaks and rewards
It feels less like an onboarding flow and more like your first real experience with the product.
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@seraleev the failed projects section hits different when you're mid-one. building Elite Apply right now and this is exactly what I needed to read today
@JoywritesSaaS@stellytips1 retention is def where I need to sharpen Elite Apply — getting users back after their first application batch is the hard part. might take you up on that
Elite Apply: 0 MRR. 23 waitlist.
AI job applications working end-to-end now. No paying users yet. One email: 'this is exactly what I need.'
That's enough to keep shipping.
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here is how you can promote this app with a $0 format.
1. “how to blow up on tiktok…”
2. give tips and share your app
this one made 5.6M views.
trust me, women want to go viral on social media and they’ll buy this app.
@theuniqueuser8@X Building Elite Apply — AI job application SaaS. Tailors your resume + cover letter to each job in under 3 mins. React Native dev from Toronto, also have Colo AI (1K+ downloads, 4.8★) live on the store. Always down to connect with builders shipping real stuff.
@adamlyttleapps That "established vs new account" gap is real. Meta trusts signal history. New accounts have none, so the algo is risk-averse with spend. It's a pay-to-prove-yourself system before you can actually pay to scale.
@stellytips1 Personalization is the whole bet. Generic AI output is a churn machine. Goal is resumes that feel like the user wrote them on their best day.
@stellytips1@JoywritesSaaS Behavior-based follow-ups are underused in early-stage SaaS. Most builders dump features at users instead of reacting to what they actually did. That's next on my list once the core flow is solid.
@stellytips1@JoywritesSaaS That's the whole bet with Elite Apply. One good application out fast = they get it. Building the flow so that moment happens before they even think about churning.
@stellytips1@JoywritesSaaS 100% — once someone gets an application out in under 3 mins, they'll tell everyone. That's the word-of-mouth flywheel right there. It's the metric I'm most obsessed with hitting.
Elite Apply update: spent 3 weeks perfecting the AI resume parser. It works. Spent 1 day on the landing page. That's the job now — stop building, start shipping.
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