Ask HN: How did you acquire your first 100 users?
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knapsack[1] and knapsack_pro[2] are both under MIT license and seem to have the same code. How do you keep companies/people from using the pro without paying?
1. https://github.com/ArturT/knapsack
2. https://github.com/KnapsackPro/knapsack_pro-ruby
1. https://github.com/ArturT/knapsack
2. https://github.com/KnapsackPro/knapsack_pro-ruby
knapsack_pro gem uses Knapsack Pro API which is paid. See more at https://knapsackpro.com
It works similarly like tools for exceptions tracking, i.e https://www.honeybadger.io is paid but has MIT client https://github.com/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-ruby
Other than that I do support paying customers.
It works similarly like tools for exceptions tracking, i.e https://www.honeybadger.io is paid but has MIT client https://github.com/honeybadger-io/honeybadger-ruby
Other than that I do support paying customers.
Support may be?
Depends on what you offer.
A lunch offering service like foodsby goes to a building manager of small office spaces to offer a coupon code
A SaaS service drops a post on here
If you are offering goods platforms like kickstarter or producthunt
I laughed out loud at the "a SaaS service drops a post on here" -- it's not that easy for everyone, I promise.
KeyDB got it's start as a post on here. Expect people to be skeptical but in the end quite a lot will try it.
The original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19368955
https://github.com/JohnSull1y/KeyDB
The original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19368955
https://github.com/JohnSull1y/KeyDB
We hit the phones and met a lot of people.
After 100 paid customers, we’ve found true product market fit and are now gearing up for a true SaaS offering - we’ll continue to hit the phones though!
After 100 paid customers, we’ve found true product market fit and are now gearing up for a true SaaS offering - we’ll continue to hit the phones though!
We started a private beta for our app, posted about it on social media and submitted it to sites like betalist.com
With time I wrote more blog posts https://docs.knapsackpro.com and shared on Reddit, Twitter, LinkedIn profile or Ruby groups. From time to time posts landed in RubyWeekly newsletter.
Also asking users for recommendation might help.
I connected with each person on LinkedIn I talked to or who signed up and I followed them on Twitter. People who like your product can easily see you publish new content and can like or share it.