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How SaaS startup guys get first 100 customers first, make fkn $500k ARR fast?

3•nandakishor_ml•41m ago
I am running a small AI company that has been building an offline security audit app, simply a fine-tuned small language model powering an Electron app that can audit GitHub and local code repos for security stuff. I always see these LinkedIn or X guys making $500k ARR or $1m ARR within months; how the fkk do they get that many customers without spending on ads? I can't even get 5 customers; damn it, I do suck at sales

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toomuchtodo•37m ago
How do you know they’re not lying? Words are free.
nandakishor_ml•35m ago
thats true, but many are genuine btw
nandakishor_ml•36m ago
Is it because I live in a remote place in India and don't have connections to SF companies, like they have companies in the backyard that raised 100 million and can easily make money? This stuff has been bothering me for years!! What am I missing?

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