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I Sent 200 Cold Messages and Got Zero Calls: My Customer Discovery Reality Check
- PaulHoule 11mo agoIf he writes like that no wonder he got no responses. Instead of writing like ChatGPT or one of those spammers who spam spam spam’s my LinkedIn everyday he made the effort to understand people and write a personal note himself he’d have gotten a much better response rate.
- meysamazad 11mo agoI did use AI for my last writing it didn't sit write with folks here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45915674 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45915674 I decided to switch gear this time and write in my own tone, even if ugly and not click-baity
- PaulHoule 11mo agoI’ll say that “no competition” thesis was told to me by a VC maybe 10 years ago, it’s a good point.
- meysamazad 11mo agofair point well, I'm completely new to this world cause I've been a good 9-5 employee so far so, this is all just a new territory for me with lots of new learnings
- taylodl 11mo agoYour market research has probably provided you with a good sense of your potential customers. Reach out to them explaining how you're satisfying a problem they have for less than they've been spending taking care of it themselves. It also helps to show up at industry events. People are far more responsive when they can see and talk to you in person. It's been a minute since I've worked at a startup and getting a business off the ground but that was the gist of it.
- meysamazad 11mo agothanks for your constructive feedback I am forever grateful