Remco van Akker·Dec 8, 2022Member-onlyChatGPT wrote me a SaaS business plan to achieve 1 million dollars within a yearIf you’ve been following the AI trends lately, you probably heard of ChatGPT by OpenAI. ChatGPT is a chatbot/dialog AI. The chatbot uses a large language model trained with reinforcement learning and is based on the GPT-3.5 architecture. …AI4 min readAI4 min read
Yaro Y.·Dec 20, 2022Member-onlyHow your startup can get 500 early users in 30 days with $0 in ads spend.Yup. Let me ask you something. Is it hard to get early users for a tech startup or validate the idea? You see, for many-many-many founders out there this simple question is a big struggle and digital marketing is seen as a quick fix. But digital marketing, at it’s core…Startup8 min readStartup8 min read
Sammy Abdullah·Aug 9, 2022The right way to price SaaSPrice Intelligently put out phenomenal content on how to price your SaaS product. A link to the full report is at the end of this blog and it’s well worth the read. Below are our biggest takeaways. Don’t use competitors’ pricing as your basis. “the biggest downside of competitor based…Software4 min readSoftware4 min read
R Marzal·Sep 22, 2022Member-onlyHow to create a SaaS One Pager? Includes real examplesIf you are a startup with some experience you will surely know what a One Pager is, but if not, don’t worry, we all got a silly face the first time an investor asked us for a One Pager. …One Pager Saas5 min readOne Pager Saas5 min read
Emily McDermott·Sep 25, 2022Member-onlyHow I’ve Made $280k Selling Spreadsheets on EtsyIn under 2 years, this is my income on Etsy selling spreadsheet templates (Google Sheets + Excel). And I’m not a spreadsheet expert by any means. But I do know how to find digital products that are in demand, and will help people to save time on something that would…Etsy3 min readEtsy3 min read
Jano le RouxinThe Startup·Jul 1, 2022Member-onlyI Spent 30 Days Analyzing The Best Call To Action Buttons I Could Find On The InternetGet smarter at creating CTAs people (actually) want to click on. — Call-to-action buttons kill and skyrocket digital startups. Think about it. The crazy truth: Every client has to click on the right one to become a client. But I’ve heard way too many contrasting tips from way too many gurus. Some say go soft sale. Some say go hard sale. Instead…Marketing6 min readMarketing6 min read
Lisa PlitnichenkoinJellyfish.tech·Feb 4, 2022How to Validate a Startup Idea with Minimal Risk🎯 three steps to business idea validation Only 10% of startups succeed each year. Not the best line to start with, isn’t it? But when a brilliant idea comes to mind, you rarely think about failure. …Startup11 min readStartup11 min read
Requestly·Jan 13, 2022List of YC Companies that started as a Chrome ExtensionEver scrolling through Twitter, reading about all those startups getting funded, and daydreaming about being on the headlines one day? Yeah? So you contemplate whether you can build something that can be used by the masses and solve a bigger problem. While monetizing your developer skills seems rather easy these…Chrome Extension4 min readChrome Extension4 min read
Tom Davies·May 2, 2022How to Launch a Fintech StartupLast month we launched Yonder, a modern rewards credit card that’s more accessible and rewarding for immigrants in the UK. If you’re interested in checking it out, we’re currently waiving fees for people to test it out. Okay, the hard sell is over. Our launch was a huge success in…Fintech15 min readFintech15 min read
Martijn VerboveinThe Startup·Nov 19, 2018Product Hunt 101: How To Launch Your Product From Early Idea To RevenueThe Step by Step Process of How I Launched History Search on Product Hunt and Got 1000 Sign Ups in 2 Days — 3, 2, 1, launch… right? Not quite. When you’re getting ready to launch on Product Hunt, you’ve probably put months or even years of your life into this product. …Product Hunt15 min readProduct Hunt15 min read
Blog of Alconost Inc.inThe Startup·Dec 1, 2021How We Ended Up as #4 Product of the Day on Product Hunt — Without a HunterFresh tips and heads-up for your Product Hunt launch There are a ton of articles with tips on how to launch on Product Hunt. Why write another one? Here is why this article will be helpful for your Product Hunt launch: I’ve made a research to filter out the outdated…Product Hunt15 min readProduct Hunt15 min read
Jano le RouxinThe Startup·Nov 23, 2021Member-onlyThe Best Hilarious (Whale Themed) Cold Follow Up Email I’ve Ever ReadGet smarter at writing — ruthlessly unignorable — emails that make people smile. — People don’t respond to your emails because nobody ever taught you the formula for writing an unforgettable email. Unforgettable Email = Upfront + Simple + Unexpected + Empathetic + Visual + Respectful + Short + Destigmatizing − Manipulative A few weeks ago I got an email from a super creative…Marketing5 min readMarketing5 min read
Fu FeiinProduct Zero·Jul 6, 2021Startup Taboo: Delay the release of your MVP (if you have to)It’s trite at this point to say “Launch quickly and Fail fast”. We all know the following quotes: Move fast and break things. - Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late - Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn & Paypal Mafia …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Josh HowarthinMarker·Dec 3, 2019Member-onlyHow My Startup Got Acquired After 6 MonthsI couldn’t find the service I needed, so I built it for myself. And that was the start. — Short version 👨💻 Spent two months building an app to detect trends. 🙂 Launched as a Show HN and reached #1 on Hacker News (briefly!). 📈 Another four months growing and improving. 🐦 People continued to like and tweet about the project. 🤯 Failed to monetize. 🎉 Enough traction to get acquired…Startup17 min readStartup17 min read