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Can my tool find its own first 10 paying customers?

Building in public.

Deadline: Jan 31. If it can’t, I shut it down.

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8 apps built... Almost no users.

Building wasn't the hard part. Getting customers was.

So I researched how founders actually find them, and now I'm building an app from that research to see if this will really works on my own SaaS.

First Test: can it really get customers for my SaaS?

Day 0: No website, 0 users. $0.

I'll post updates here daily.

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Write your landing page in your customers' words, not yours. Find 5 posts where they describe the problem. Copy the phrases they repeat. Put them in your headline.

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@aksenHQ blog post were written later, i already got 6 users..

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Build in public – Day 10

6 users
0 paying users
$0 MRR
64 followers on X

Today I shipped a blog on First Adopter.
3 posts: finding your first 10 customers, replying on Reddit without getting banned, and the data from my 0-signup launch.
Also split my admin into real customers vs my own test reports, so these numbers stay honest.

+13 followers since yesterday. Still $0.

Building something and can't find users? Reply with your product and I'll check who's asking for it.

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Fresh threads beat old ones. Someone who asked an hour ago is still reading replies. Someone who asked 3 weeks ago already picked a tool.

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@btimothyabi GPS-stamped proof for every "that wasn't done" complaint is something every cleaner I know would want. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 1 recent post asking for this so far. Free report: https://t.co/qz6RzhJOkf

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Built for your own 6 Django sites first is the best kind of origin story, and the MCP server for coding agents is a smart extra. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 1 recent post asking for this so far. Free report: https://t.co/fyv2XaeCej

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@zero2tenx 300+ installs in 30 days is solid. Losing a track you found on some random site is a real pain. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours, and it found 2 recent posts from people wanting this. Free report: https://t.co/Tjo7LLpMMh

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@Joi2James https://t.co/eP3XiSJA8O

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@heyshrutix Love that you posted the goal in public: 50 signups, 10 paying. One agent across site, WhatsApp and Telegram is a clear pitch. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 2 recent posts looking for this. Free report: https://t.co/ADHwDrdRTV

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@kcinimoDM Fixing texts right in the keyboard, instead of copy-pasting into a chatbot, makes a lot of sense. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 3 recent posts from people asking for this. Free report: https://t.co/d7QVazrkkl

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@renishb10 "Nothing goes out until you approve it" is the line that would get me to try it. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours, it found 4 recent posts from people looking for something like Indraft. Free report: https://t.co/pDgvibU2zw

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@APSquaredDev Showing the sources behind each prospect is the right call, cold pitches with fake personalization are everywhere. Same space as me: I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 5 recent posts asking for this. Free report: https://t.co/hJaIU2vaPt

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@FerBlancoDosil Describe the change, it ships and tells you if it worked. That kills the dev backlog excuse for CRO. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours, and it found 5 recent posts from people looking for this. Free report: https://t.co/j1rLjaJHRo

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@letsdeploy_it The phone preview before paying is a nice touch, store submission is where a lot of vibe-coded apps die. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 7 recent posts from people who need exactly this. Free report: https://t.co/HYalpVvf7C

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@parrycli Catching hallucinated packages before push is a smart wedge, that one is scary in AI code. I'm building a tool that finds people asking for products like yours. It found 7 recent posts from people looking for exactly this. Free report: https://t.co/hRkuM2YK6u

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I never used twitter much but i see some profiles are having like 18k/20k/25k posts, i mean how is this possible to write these posts? are they using automation to post multiple posts daily?

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Most founders don't have a product problem. They have a "nobody knows I exist" problem.

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@dantegaleazzi yes please add me in waitlist..

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Build in public – Day 9

6 users
0 paying users
$0 MRR
51 followers on X

6 strangers tried First Adopter this week.

All 6 ran one report… and never came back.

That stung. But it taught me something: a one-time report isn't a habit.

So I built daily lead emails. Every morning you get the people who asked for your product yesterday.

Also ran my own tool on itself. 25 leads → added a junk filter → 7 left.

Fewer, but real.

Made a 30-sec video of how it works 👇

Goal: first paying customer before Dec 1.

Building something and can't find users? Let's connect, I'll check who's asking for yours.

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Reddit reply :

A reply that gets customers: answers their exact question first, shares what you tried, mentions your product only if it fits.

A reply that gets you banned: "Check out my app!"