Andrew L.

Posts on startup growth, sales strategies, and marketing hacks 🚀
💰 1 exit - $130K
At $1,200 MRR now
- Marketing copilot
- CICD in IDE

[Andrew L. @LayersOfAndrew]

10 years ago, I had nothing. Today, I build and sell startups.

Back then:
❌ No money
❌ No connections
❌ A student with no idea where to start

Now:
✅ Building startups for fun (sold one for $130K)
✅ $400K net worth
✅ Bought my dream car (Lexus NX)
✅ Software engineering expert

If you're just starting out, learn, build, and keep going. The first step is the hardest - but it's the only way forward. 🚀

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Context Engineering > Prompt Engineering > Software Engineering nowadays.

Agree?

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"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."

A gentle reminder for all of us rushing features with AI prompts in our SaaS... 🫠

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💪Strong opening questions:

"Tell me about the last time you dealt with [problem area]."
"Walk me through how you currently handle [specific workflow]."
"What happened after that? What did you do next?"

⏭️Follow-up questions that dig deeper:

"How often does this happen?"
"What did that cost you - in time, money, or missed opportunities?"
"What have you tried to fix this?"
"Why didn't that work?"

🚨Questions to avoid entirely:

"Would you use a product that does X?" (Hypotheticals produce hypothetical answers.)
"Don't you think it would be better if..." (Leading questions produce the answers you want to hear.)
"Here's what we're building - what do you think?" (Pitching kills discovery.)

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Questions that reveal real pain of your potential users 👀

The goal is to understand how people actually behave, not what they think they might do in a hypothetical future.

Save this list 👇

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Before you talk to a single potential customer, write down everything you believe about your idea. These beliefs are assumptions, and most of them are wrong.

(c) some wise man

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Which is better: 🤔

1. OpenAI

or

2. OpenAPI

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will we have gpt-6 before GTA 6? 🤔

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https://t.co/l42SVuGcE9 v1 soon 👀

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Apps used to be wrappers for databases; now they are wrappers for LLM.

True or false?

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1. Built in public → Shared progress updates instead of waiting for launch day.

2. Clear value prop → Made the landing page answer "Why should I care?" in 5 seconds.

3. Social proof early → Showed testimonials / early interest even before launch.

4. Engaged, not just posted → Replied to comments, DMs, and joined relevant convos.

5. Small wins > perfection → Shipped quickly and iterated based on feedback.

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61 users already on the Navora waitlist 🙌

Here are 5 things I did differently this time (that made the difference) 👇

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Fast & Vibeous 😎

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If your startup was a movie, what would the title be? 👇

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5 truths for indie devs:

1. Fail fast.

2. Talk to users.

3. Ship ugly.

4. Market daily.

5. Celebrate wins.

Agree?

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honest reminder 👇

Launch day isn't the finish line - it's the STARTING sign!

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What's the ONE skill you wish you'd learned before starting your SaaS?

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Does anyone know of a profitable vibe-coded SaaS? 🤔

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@romaindewolff lmao, same

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@Pauline_Cx Mars

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@T_Zahil You need to do it better, that's it.