Ask HN: How do you get first 10 customers?

4•jcofai•5h ago

Building is super cheap now but standing out among all AI noise has become so hard. I am seeing barely any response to my email and LinkedIn messages. These are not generic messages. They are personalized.

I am hearing similar stories from people I know. May be it is my network bias. I am building following on LinkedIn but I honestly hate it. I hate the facade of putting of expert hat and writing in stupid one sentence per line style.

The bar for customer acquisition is so high right now.

What can I do to get first 10 customers?

Please suggest for someone who don’t have much of a network.

Comments

bell-cot•5h ago

Customers in what space? Enterprise bears minimal resemblance to Pre-K Education, which bears minimal resemblance to Small Business, which bears minimal resemblance to ...

jcofai•2h ago

Customers in SaaS for video marketing. Primarily targeted towards tech companies.

codingdave•3h ago

Where did you find the first 10 people you talked to when making sure you were building a product people want in the first place? Call them back. Have them try it. If they like it, tell them to tell other people.

jcofai•2h ago

I never had 10 customers . Hence, the question.

One or two people who paid I had are looking for agency type solution and can't provide substantial feedback.

vinibrito•2h ago

"have much of a network." There is your answer, basically walking up to them and talking to them.

jcofai•2h ago

This looks naive but where do I approach them to build the network?

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Ask HN: How do you get first 10 customers?

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