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Hi Friends 👋
im building httpdeals
im 50
im in LA
ucla - econ & math
anderson - mba
afi - mfa
1st job - tech support
2 exits
netflix (ex)- studio stooge
apple (current) - studio stooge
10 years experience in media & entertainment
30 years experience in tech
(more 👇)
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"success" is not overnight
year 1 = $1k
year 2 = $100k
year 3 = $200k
year 4 = $500k
year 5 = $500k
year 6 = $500k
year 7 = $700k (2021)
year 8 = $2.5m (2022)
year 9 = $5m (2023)
2024 reached $15m in July.
- 2024 will be 1st year I wont be profitable
(cont)
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my fav indiehackers right now:
-
@aliszu
(cuz design is so necessary)
-
@ThePeterMick
(cuz he makes these memey sites that crack me up)
-
@samuelpigny
(cuz ramen!)
-
@dgut_
(cuz i love directories)
-
@eter_inquirer
@s_chiriac
@SaidAitmbarek
@_MaxBlade
@davidnix
(cuz relentless)
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are you raw dogging your X experience or are you using a tools like:
- SuperX (by
@tibo_maker
&
@hieuSSR
-
@replypulse
(by
@niepreneur
&
@venelinkochev
)
- MagicReply (by
@nilansaha
)
-
@typefully
(by
@linuz90
&
@frankdilo
)
Hypefury? Blackmagic? etc?
*what are you using?
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@davidnix_
i have a day job (faang) & I see this often..
- depending on his age and length of service.. i would suggest.
* take an immediate holiday (7-10 days)
* restructure his work "day" & work "week"
for example:
Mon - Tues: Full Burn (9am-2:30pm)
Wed - Focus on the "new thing"
cont
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im giving away.. 11 domain names..
BuildinPublic (.world .directory .space .email .life .today .team .chat .fyi .social .reviews)
-- how should i give them away?
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What do you hate?
#buildinpublic
the easiest way to make something people love
is to help them avoid doing something they hate
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this is the first year I will not be profitable (in 8 years) as an indiepreneur-- its a little unnerving
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Abishek keeps dropping these products! He is relentless!
SaaS
#3
is here 🤯💧
introducing - find leads ready to buy your product/service from Socials
hero section - what do you think? 👇👀
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Join us for our evening X spaces show.
"Helping Pedro"
- Everyday
- 11pm PST
- X spaces
*Helping Pedro is a daily 1 hr X spaces show the gives you a daily look at
#buildinpublic
indiehacker current events, product hunt launches & much more
*Who is Pedro? We are all Pedro.
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I need suggestions for a "tagline"
currently:
"httpdeals is a community deal site for indiehackers curated by indiehackers"
(any suggestions welcome)
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I just asked
@eliasstravik
for feedback & he replied using a "video feedback" tool called
@_pactto
-- and it's pretty badass!! I didn't know this type of feedback format video even existed and it makes so much sense.
(thanks again
@eliasstravik
🔥)
#buildinpublic
@httpdeals_
Hey Ed! Sorry for the slow response but just got a chance to shoot a quick roast with
@_pactto
🔥 Hope it’s useful!
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The thing Im thinking about now..
- how do i maintain 3x growth or even reach 10x
- can this be a 100m public company (very very unlikely)
- was i happier when I was solo at 900k?
Other notes:
- my day job by far makes me more money (absurdly more) and a lot less headache
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*the biggest impact:
- 2021~2022 (i started listening to older & smarter people)
- I got help & I hired people smarter than me
- I started acquiring aggressively for growth
- I started an aggressive revenue split for founders that stayed post acquisition
- i experiment ALOT
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Hey Friends.. check out
@eliasstravik
on his landing page breakdown session..
-- bonus
@aliszu
is on the chats!
(come join us)
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when i post something on my account that has 15k followers.. people agree
when i post the exact same thing on my account that has 100 followers people disagree.
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Monday.. lots of to do.. but the only thing my cofounder wants to do is go to the park
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Happy Tuesday Friends.
Id like to introduce you to
@AnthonyCastrio
this guy sold 2 of his hustles..
(checks notes)
I meant.. 3 hustles.
BotEatBrain, Indie Worldwide, FirstAct.
now he is helping you "Get a Job" (ApplyAll .com)
- This guy is relentless & worth a follow
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"a tool that makes it easier to talk to your (potential) customers."
This is a "$1m arr in 12 months" product..
-- social media use to be this product.. but it feel less so these days
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"Look for people that complain online... gold mine"
overhead on live spaces on
@eliasstravik
&
@aliszu
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@_MaxBlade
yes.
my previous boss at Netflix reportedly made 16m last year. (LA is wild)
yup my side hustle: i buy tiny sites, newsletters, tiny saas & I hold them. 95% of revenue are from ads, sponsors & affiliates. once i hired a COO and CRO revenue skyrocketed. i sucked at sales & ops.
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Hey Friends.. quick question. I noticed not many folks share their thing on Hacker News. Is there any particular reason?
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give , give , ask!
Tbh .. it's easier to scale this way..
-- what doesn't work is "giving" unsolicited advice.. people hate that
i used to think selling on social media was all about pitching.
i was wrong.
here's what I've learned:
don't sell. help.
when someone follows you or comments on your post, reach out. but not to pitch. instead, thank them and ask about their work.
"thanks for the follow! i
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im pretty sure im the only one that is not making tons of money on X
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Hey Friends ..
@jainilnf
just launched confetti saas!
Who doesn't love a dopamine hit with confetti. Now it's super easy to get confetti going 🎉🎊
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3 easy tricks to find customers:
- start with poaching your competitors customers
- try looking at adjacent, tangential, supplementary startups and have a complementary offer
- dont be shy in asking for referrals
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i have an unhealthy obsession with zombie movies and apocalypse movies
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To run a successful directory you gotta nail three basic things:
1. Curation
2. Usefulness
3. UX
Without mastery of these 3 things.. Its going be very difficult to succeed. I know it sounds obvious.. but its actually to tougher to achieve that it seems.
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a like, a comment, a follow or participation is an easy way to support other peoples efforts. it doesnt cost you anything.
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I love directories ..
Ai Agents Directory by
@WishMasterUA
is one of the smoothest and we'll curated directories out there ..
Excellent execution on a simple idea.
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The thing about running a directory is that it's mostly data entry
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Join
@TheCustomerGuy
for his Product hunt launch for StakeWeb.
Featuring
@DevMolone
&
@eliasstravik
#buildinpublic
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i want a teacher AI.. an AI that gives me daily 30 min lessons
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99.99% of your customers are NOT on X/twitter
99.99% of your customers are N0T on LinkedIn
if you are finding your customers now on X and LinkedIn you will tripple your sales if you reduce your time on X
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Conversations into gamified discussions
@up_argue
by
@franciscboicu
is pretty interesting.
Turn everyday debates into gamified discussions that are as fun as they are insightful. Engage with diverse perspectives, challenge your thinking, and level.
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wednesday buildinpublic vibes
amirite
It's just a newsletter, ladies.
This is getting out of hand. 😂
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Hey Gang.. the
#buildinpublic
duo of
@aliszu
&
@eliasstravik
is back at it again and dropping some good vibes..
(tune in.. you'll smile and you'll learn)
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Had a lot of fun chatting with
@eliasstravik
@AntonBolmstedt
@TheCustomerGuy
..
hope to see you guys in spaces again soon
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The hard part about figuring out your customer is understanding the difference between
-who I want to spend my time with versus who wants to consume my product
-which community I belong to versus the community that wants my product
-what I'm good at versus want people want
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I registered httpdeals .com 07/08/24
I started my X account on 07/13/24
I built a prototype 07/16
I started testing asap for usability & ux
I need to start onboarding test users today 07/22
I need to start generating revenue by 07/29
- dont rush
- dont wait
- start asap
Build and test an MVP NOW!
Don't
- wait for too long
- aim to build a perfect product before launching
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They are back at it again!
Check out
@aliszu
&
@eliasstravik
new episode.
they have some interesting observations on Macaw by
@tseringredmond
.
(P.s. bring pen & paper, lots of insightful nuggets to jot down)
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Quick takeaways from
@aliszu
&
@eliasstravik
1. Be clear if you are a service or a product
2. Establish a visual brand identity (colors, logos, fonts etc) & use it consistently
3. nail the basics; your OG image & Landing Page should match
#buildinpublic
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this is the biggest mistake Founders make with their startups... they have no idea who their customers are..
I guarantee the "icp method" does not work at this stage
Just like this post by Dmytro.
It's so so so so so so important to define a narrow ICP in the beginning.
You can't serve anyone. Serve the smallest group possible.
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the
#buildinpublic
indiehacker market is very very small.. this is why the numbers are this way-
It's not luck
Hot take: 99% of us will never make a living from indie making
@marc_louvion
,
@nico_jeannen
or
@levelsio
worked a lot and got lucky.
You can work a lot and have no luck.
That the most probable path
You will struggle and survive until your burnout.
So give yourself
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x taught me how naive i am
x taught me that LA is a completely different world
x taught me that sincerity is not common
x taught me the meaning of ignorance is bliss
x taught me that common sense is not common
x taught me that chasing clout corrupts
x taught me to end with imho
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this post garnered 8.1m views and 108 comments..
I learned:
1. people have strong feelings about landing pages
2. people have strong feelings about coding
3. people have strong feelings about suggestions
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if you think follower count matter then you ain't gonna make it..
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Hey Friends..
@eliasstravik
and Alex is doing another feedback thing..
(i always learn something when I watch these)
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Another great Product Hunt launch
PicAisso by
@zeng_wt
AI creative tools list: art, video, music & design creation
*i just voted!
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Is there a Launch Pal agency ? $499 launch pal package?
- 30 days of helping you get ready to launch
- includes 30 tweets to help get the word out
- connects you with two newsletters to advertise on
- 7 twitter spaces featuring you
(this has got to be a thing)
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an interesting guide on Reddit ads for indiehackers
I spend $$$ on reddit ads.
I think it's still one of the most underrated marketing channel out there.
Here's what I learned and how you can use it too — a full guide ↓
#buildinpublic
1/13
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Why is it so hard for indiehackers to find their first 100 users from a pool of 300 million people
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im 50 & i have never:
- seen a mr beast or logan paul video
- never seen anything on twitch
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"Reply guy" approach is probably the most reliable way to grow on X. Andre is pretty good at it!
(but I personally find it exhausting)
People wonder how I grow my account.
Simple.
I reply to every comment on my posts.
Don’t believe me?
Try me.
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make the extraordinary ordinary.
make the ordinary extraordinary.
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Such an amazing milestone
$1k in sales !
taking a moment to celebrate $1k in sales!!!! took 2 months 🥲
i love u shopify 🥺😭😫
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🚨New Product Hunt Launch that you need to check out is ExtendHunt by
@samuelpigny
..
ExtendHunt builds on the momentum that follows your PH launch. Its a fun site where every product gets featured! more up votes more boost 😍
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I really enjoy this format..
If you can automate this (and whatever new trending format) - it will be an overnight 10m company
you asked us - we did it! 😏
we took this fantastic documentary by
@thepatwalls
and made a short clip of how
@marc_louvion
finally got his first payment 🔥
watch the full video, it's incredibly amazing and motivating!
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always choose the million bucks
What would you choose?
- 1 Million Dollars 💸
OR
- Millionaire Mindset 🧠
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i love newsletters... but theres a feeling of distance and disconnect between me and the audience
(this probably needs to be solved)
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@eliasstravik
hmm.. i have feelings and comments about this..
however, i agree that you gotta pick a customer base you know.. or care to know.
- when picking a niche.. i always think about "how can i sell them pizza.."
Pizza doesnt solve a problem.. doesnt even solve "hunger"
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I got a new thing
(take a guess)
new domain name
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new Taycan
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new dog
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new mcmansion
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the hardest thing about
#buildinpublic
is doing the thing that no one really cares about day in and day out. without the promise of more followers or more mrr..
you still gotta do the thing
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you get to choose your customers.
you get to choose your audience.
you get to choose your community.
you get to choose who you spend your time.
choose wisely.
*great video reminder below 👇
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httpdeals still has $0 mrr
Right, it's time to be honest.
In the last 11 months I've made a whopping $0! 🤑
I've been living entirely off savings.
I'm frustrated, tired, and a little lost 😅
Here are my 4 failures and what's next:
FAILURE
#1
: TechServia 🧑💻
A software development agency.
- I didn't
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To have a sustainable SaaS biz you need:
- ads
- nanoinfluencers
- referrals
- affiliates
- newsletters
If you have any 2 of the 5 (its gonna be hard)
If you have any 3 of the 5 (you can compete)
if you have 4 of the 5 (you'll have steady MRR)
if you have all 5 ( $1m ARR)
Exploring different distributions path is so new to me.
What's your favorite way to distribute your SaaS b2b app ?
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@martyamark
determine the ease of executing the 'great' idea.
determine the ease to market.
determine the speed to revenue.
do prototype..
if you can do this 1.5hrs /day for 30 days then juggle.
if you don't - it will nag at you.
better scratch the itch then move on
imho
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LA life for a Husky thinking of what domain names to register
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is selling benefit better than selling outcomes
or features?
sell outcomes
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sell benefits
5
sell features
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@s_chiriac
@aliszu
@ThePeterMick
@samuelpigny
@dgut_
@eter_inquirer
@SaidAitmbarek
@_MaxBlade
@DavidNix
dude.. i watched you do your thing and it really got me going
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another episode of Roast with
@eliasstravik
&
@aliszu
- its pretty funny and insightful..
(worth a watch)
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@ThePeterMick
@aliszu
@samuelpigny
@dgut_
@eter_inquirer
@s_chiriac
@SaidAitmbarek
@_MaxBlade
@DavidNix
dratz.. i meant
@davidnix_
LOL
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hey friends.. what do you guys use for screenshots in browser?
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working on the design of BuildinPublic .reviews & .world and its driving me crazy
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growth is the most important phenomena in the universe. if you arent growing.. you are dying..
If America had 1 percentage point lower growth per quarter since 1980, it would be about as poor as Mexico is today.
Growth is the most precious quantity in the world and without it most of us simply wouldn't exist.
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I'm looking for people to follow on Product Hunt ..
What is your PH url so I can follow you 👍
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My friends & I were watching the 'Roast' show hosted by
@eliasstravik
featuring
@cutthepod
& realized there arent really good shows out there right now for new & upcoming entrepreneurs; theres the allinpod --but thats too "insider" I would love a biweekly show for the rest of us
If you are interested in making a podcast.. check out this live stream between
@eliasstravik
&
@cutthepod
with
@_pactto
--
Its worth your watch.. what struck me most interesting is the chemistry between Elias & George.. (its pretty good)
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