Paolo Cadoni

Unprofitable:

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@claudeai well.. i'm sad now

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@AnthropicAI we're back baby

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@KumujJain Wdym by pushing the limits?
P.s. probably my users are not

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too slow.

will fix!

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@dom_gag_96 I'd free you from those chains, but unf I need you to send me €20 before I can do that

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@its_miro1 100%

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@claudeai @grok how big is this thing? Give me performances against industry standard benchmarks

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First user.

It's not my mom.

It's not a friend.

It's actually a real user.

Vamos!

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@levelsio Except I'm broke and invested only €1K

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27.7k tokens for a "good morning"

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summary:

1) App name = your #1 ranking lever

App name + subtitle dominate ranking. Nothing else is close.
You are not a brand yet → prioritize keyword over brand.

2) Keyword strategy = portfolio bet

Astro App Store Optimization tool → validate (volume + difficulty)

Counterintuitive: → Go for high-volume competitive keywords, not easy low-volume ones.

4) Screenshots = conversion bottleneck
Users decide in 3–5 seconds.

First screenshot = strongest differentiator
Show real UI (not marketing fluff)
“Ugly but clear” can outperform “beautiful but vague”

Key tool: App Store Connect → built-in A/B testing

5) Reviews = flywheel, not vanity
Reviews impact:
- ranking
- conversion
- product roadmap

More reviews → higher rank → more installs → more reviews

High-leverage tactics:
Ask at “peak emotion” moment (after success event)
Reply to all reviews → converts 1★ → 5★
Add review CTA in support emails

6) ASO is delayed compounding

Timeline:
0–6 months = invisible
6–12 months: early traction
12–36 months: dominance

Don't quit before the algorithm compounds.

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@athcanft how did you find their top ads?
meta ads library?

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@athcanft damn..

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@manoj_ahi Harder than $5k mrr with a saas

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@cesaralvarezll gg

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used my first web app (Kill or Ship)

to decide what app to build next.

How should I name it?

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Just shipped my first web app.

I like it.

100% first customer within 72h.

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@pcshipp Good luck with the next one

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@SaitharunStk why not, let's help each other. Remind me to upvote the 17

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first Product Hunt launch today

let’s see what happens

support means a lot 🙏

https://t.co/BohOjUIOYj