jainvivek

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by jainvivek 2y ago
Which subs? How did you avoid getting banned?
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Great!
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Some harsh truths there. Unfortunately not everyone has resources to start with ads (especially bootstrapped firms or solopreneurs), and in some way growing organically and slowly gives you more time to develop product better. Having said t
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Wow, what a combo of offline and online growth! What made you prefer HN over dev platforms like StackOverflow or Github?
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Did you have emails of target audience already, or you bought that? If bought, from where?
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Have tried B2B for small businesses in USA using Apollo.io with limited success. I guess businesses from outside USA would need bigger effort to generate trust.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
New for me to see fun platform like Facebook to target business people.
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Ask HN: Founders, what was the major sourcing channel for your first 100 users?
282 points by jainvivek 2y ago|191 comments
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I am in agreement. BTW cool extension. Gave it a try, and it provided a nice summary of this page as below. "Overall, the community suggests that free users can be valuable, particularly for product feedback and potential future conver
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by jainvivek 2y ago
1. When product is new, those users can provide critical feedback to achieve PMF. 2. If product is listed on a platform like Android/iOS, installation numbers work as social validation. 3. They will be more inclined towards referral ma
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I agree. But then there remains a doubt if product is only perceived as good-to-have, meaning less/no monetization potential. Might be suitable for side projects, but not for full time entrepreneurship commitment.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I asked the same on Reddit, and majorly opined that having free users is good, especially at the initial stage. https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/1g3e211/how_do_yo... With the logic provided, I
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I acknowledge your choice. With a lot of discussion recently, and some first hand-experience, I realized there could be a way to make free work. Might need experimentation, but should be possible.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I used to think the same. But now I know there are many cases where free can be good if approached rightly.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
"The goal is to balance engagement with sustainability", superbly summed up.
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Ask HN: Entrepreneurs, how do you treat free users of your product?
4 points by jainvivek 2y ago|14 comments
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I see. At my product stage, I am thinking of turning yearly plan into lifetime.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Right
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Yes, thinking of experimenting with pricing.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Right. Just that it's not easy to get them to talk. Always other priorities than providing feedback. But can't blame them. I am also like that :)
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by jainvivek 2y ago
True. I am planning to add lifetime deals again but with higher pricing than before.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Due to nature of the product, most of the support is only needed during onboarding. Its pretty straightforward afterwards with full documentation available. I guess I am not being able to generate enough trust in prospects even after 14 day
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Yes, mine is a platform SaaS, and everyone automatically gets the latest version. Also it is a simple product targeted to a niche, so not many features in pipeline.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Good logic. Lifetime deals were sold supercheap to get initial users, so product will only have a runway of few months with that revenue.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
True, I guess getting users to talk frankly is something I should focus on.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Agreed. As it is a utility and simplistic product, it will not have many more features added later. Hence I sold lifetime deals with promise of all future upgrades and support.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Good points, thanks. I had taken an extreme stance, and removed lifetime deal altogether to check adoption of recurring plans. Can you suggest how should lifetime price compare against yearly price?
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by jainvivek 2y ago
Exactly. And mine comes with all future upgrades included.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
I have 10+, then I stopped selling lifetime deals to check adoption of recurring plans.
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by jainvivek 2y ago
As lifetime deal was sold with promise of all future upgrades, asking that question might seem confusing to them.

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