Your next customer might be another founder.
Your next beta tester might be another founder.
Your next collaborator might be another founder.
Sometimes the easiest way to meet them is to simply show what you're building.
Buildside is a place for founders to do exactly that.
Your next customer might be another founder.
Your next beta tester might be another founder.
Your next collaborator might be another founder.
Sometimes the easiest way to meet them is to simply show what you're building.
Buildside is a place for founders to do exactly that.
@X Building in public doesn't have to mean posting into the void.
Share what you're building.
Ask questions.
Get feedback.
Connect with other founders.
That's what Buildside is for.
A social network for founders building in public.
https://t.co/IAguRChXSr
Before building your next feature, ask:
Who specifically needs this?
If you can't name the person or type of user, it might be worth talking to customers first.
If your answer to:
"Who is your customer?"
is "Anyone who needs this..."
You probably need to go deeper.
A clear customer makes it easier to understand:
→ What to build
→ What to say
→ Where to market
→ Who to talk to
One of the biggest questions a SaaS founder should be able to answer:
"Who are you building this for?"
Not:
"Small businesses."
Be more specific.
Who inside the business?
What do they do?
What problem are they dealing with?
@JohanesSuryaK @liornedogarsky You might want to check out Buildside. It’s a social network for founders building in public, where you can share your product, get feedback, and connect with other builders. Could be a good place to find people who might find your product useful.
Don't build for everyone. Build for someone.
Get specific about who you're helping, understand their problem, and build around what they actually need. A clear customer makes it easier to build a better product.
Who are you building for?
@i_mika_el Heeey! You might want to check out Buildside too. It’s a social network for founders building in public, where you can share what you’re building, connect with other builders, and get feedback. Could be useful for getting your devtool in front of other founders and builders.
Your product doesn't need to solve everyone's problem.
It needs to solve someone's problem really well.
Find that person.
Talk to them.
Understand their workflow.
Then build.
“Small businesses” is probably too broad.
If you're building a SaaS, get specific about who you're actually trying to help.
❌ Small businesses
✅ Solo SaaS founders getting their first users
A specific customer gives you a clearer idea of what to build and how to reach them.
Don't build for everyone.
"Everyone" isn't a customer profile.
Who has the problem you're actually trying to solve?
Start there.
The clearer your target customer is, the easier it becomes to build, market, and sell your SaaS.
A question can be content.
A problem can be content.
A failed experiment can be content.
A product decision can be content.
You don't need a huge milestone to build in public.
You just need something real to share.
@ X Founders, what's the hardest part of growing your SaaS right now?
Getting your first users?
Customer feedback?
Product-market fit?
Marketing?
Distribution?
You're probably not the only founder dealing with it.
Your next post could be:
"I'm deciding between A and B. Which would you choose, and why?"
That's more interesting than another:
"Here's what we shipped today."
Give people something to think about.
Your audience doesn't need another generic startup update.
Give them something they can help with.
"I'm testing X. Has anyone here tried this before?"
That's how a post becomes a conversation.
And sometimes that conversation becomes a user.