Xavier

Vibe WHVing somewhere in Australia.

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

AI coding agents can grep your codebase. They still produce generic-SaaS output because they lack the design context of your product: how it behaves, which interaction patterns it rejects on principle, what makes it feel like yours. https://t.co/FYHNQ5zpud

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

Few months ago: churn metrics, SaaS, screens.

Last week: landed in Brisbane.
Yesterday: Gold Coast.

The plan? Jobs I've never done. Hospitality, housekeeping.
Less dev, more humans.
Full immersion.

Building in public — just not in tech for a while 🇦🇺

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@rashiumapathi I've never seen it like that, I think you're touching exactly the main problem. Thanks for your message, I'm curious too and it'll definitely be centered around people 🙏

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

I build tech for tech people.
Another SaaS/tool for the tech ecosystem.

Getting tired of it.

Many companies have sector expertise first, then add tech.
Others play differently (games, social impact, etc).

Mine is only tech.

Anyone felt this kind of SaaS/B2B tech burnout?

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

2 weeks off Twitter.

What I tested:
→ Reddit: ~0
→ Word of mouth: too soon
→ 1 LinkedIn post: 3 calls, 2 installs

Lesson: Your audience isn't where YOU hang out.

My ICP is on LinkedIn.

Still documenting here, but LinkedIn seems to be where the work happens 💪

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

Reddit test:
Posted on 3 subs. Shared experience, soft-mentioned tool.

1,740 views, 7 visits, 0 trials.

Thought tracking was broken.
Nope.

Either:
1. Landing fails
2. Wrong traffic
3. Pain isn't real enough

Questioning if churn a real problem.

How do you figure it out? 🙏

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@Ferastotle Totally agree. Managed 140 customers at a B2B SaaS, reduced churn from 18% to 5%. Hardest part was "silent churn" - customers mentally checking out weeks before canceling.

That's why I'm building ChurnRadar to catch those signals early.

What patterns do you see most often?

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

Month 1: 0 users, lots of hiding, learned a ton.
Now: Less perfecting, more conversations.

Also done comparing to Twitter wins. Every timeline is different.

Let's see what happens 💪

For those who started slow - what got you unstuck?

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

It's been a month since I started ChurnRadar.
Proud of what I built but zero users is humbling.

Before as an AE I easily got 10-15 demos/week.
Prospecting was no issue.

But with my own product? I froze.

Why? I was afraid of bugs, imperfection.
Afraid it wasn't ready.

👇🧵

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

Last week: wanted 5-10 users.
Got: 28 reached, 5 trial clicks, 0 signups.

Onboarded first tester. Confirmation email linked to localhost 🤡

Thought I'd polish until good enough.
Spoiler: bugs anyway.

The real lesson: users + bugs + fixes happen together. Can't build alone.

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@NanouuSymeon Stop churn before it happens ✌️
https://t.co/BJvB57ZdzK

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@vuhrmeister @ionleu You're absolutely right - great catch!

I put "GDPR compliant" because I'm building it that way (data minimization, user consent, etc.) but haven't added the legal docs yet.

Adding privacy policy + terms this weekend. Thanks for keeping me honest 🙏

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@Riley_Ikni @ionleu Zero for now! Just launched and testing with founders.

But at my previous startup I reduced churn from 9% to 4% by semi-manually tracking these behaviors. Building ChurnRadar to automate what I was doing in spreadsheets and overthinking stack.

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@TosinOlugbenga Stop churn before it happens 💪

https://t.co/BJvB57YFKc

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@csaba_kissi Catch churn before it's real 💪

https://t.co/BJvB57ZdzK

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@PLBompard Track behavior, prevent churn 💪

https://t.co/BJvB57YFKc

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

@s_chiriac See churn coming, act first 💪

https://t.co/BJvB57ZdzK

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

Week 1: Built the thing
Week 2-3: Tweaked and overthought

This week: Getting 5-10 actual users.
Not signups. Real usage.
That's it.

Fellow indie hackers: Share your story and advice, how did you get your first users?

[Xavier @XavierProsper]

Posted yesterday about overthinking.

You all said: ship, onboard, listen to users.

Exactly what I needed.

Crazy how this community can give you a kick when you're stuck in your head 🙏

Back to action: onboarding testers, building what THEY want.

Appreciate you all 🤙