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I co-founded a niche SMB B2B SaaS product. Both my cofounder and I had day jobs. We worked nights/weekends to get to MVP and had 1 free beta customer use it dur
by leesalminen 5y ago
I co-founded a niche SMB B2B SaaS product. Both my cofounder and I had day jobs. We worked nights/weekends to get to MVP and had 1 free beta customer use it during the day. After getting good feedback from the 1 customer we went to a trade show and got our first couple paying customers. I convinced my cofounder to leave his day job and I would use my salary to pay his bills until we got a few more customers so I could quit my day job. During that period we found an angel investor (a big potential customer who liked the MVP but wanted to see more features). I transitioned to full-time as soon as the check cleared. It worked! Though, luck and timing were the major factors involved for us. Good luck to you!
- lazybreather 5y agoWhat is the product? If you can let us know. And what is the current status?
- ultrasounder 5y agohttps://www.gingrapp.com/ https://www.gingrapp.com/
- jasfi 5y agoAn inspiring story! I'm curious, what was your tech stack?
- schappim 5y agoI suspect given his background: PHP, React and Postgres. I’d love to hear more!
- kimchidude 5y agoI have to admit attending a trade show never crossed my mind (I tend to default into the ‘the product is digital, so all promotion must be digital too’ mindset). Thanks for sharing your story!
- santa_boy 5y agoThank you! I did my first trade show over the weekend and found it quite useful. I'm beginning to learn the ways to promote my products.