Ashwin Tiwari’s Post

We’re launching in a few weeks. Biggest thing on my mind right now: “How long will it takes us to get the first 10 paid & satisfied subscribers?” A week? A month? (Never? 💀 ) Most startups die because they fail at positioning and/or distribution. To get both of these right, we can either: 1) Guess correctly on the first try ( 🧠 big brain move, 100% going to happen) 2) Start experimenting and measuring as soon as possible, with or even without MVP. Make it easy to learn & iterate fast ♻ Guess which one we're betting on?

What I learned by building 10 different products and startups since 2019. #4: Bubble https://lnkd.in/dfUdDytz

Founders can become marketing machines for their businesses. Last week alone, my posts reached ~84,000 people: - Twitter: 37k - LinkedIn: ~3k - IndieHackers: ~10k - Reddit: 34k Obviously, this doesn't mean that all of these are quality leads, but many of them will remember us when they need a tool like ours or just share it with friends. Still, this generated over ~2k clicks🔗 to Beep landing page. #growthhacking #startup

99% of startups fail because they make ONE big mistake: Building before planning how to distribute. This is what I’d do: - Build a waitlist with the problem you’re solving. - Make content and outreach to the waitlist. - Create a product if there’s positive demand. - Get feedback. Refine. Improve. Distribution first product second

7 lessons of wisdom I learned from building startups over the past 10 years: 1. Don’t put marketing dollars into a lousy product; it won’t save it. 2. Put every dollar into outstanding support for your product; it’ll save it. 3. Follow the competition, just don’t obsess. 4. The easiest-in-use product always wins. 5. Users own the problem; you own the solution. 6. Cash flow is key. 7. Say goodbye to bad customers.

When I talk to early-stage startups, I check them for red flags: 👇 DON'T ❌ Founders are focused on branding yet are not sure about the value proposition to test. ❌ Founders want to include 10+ features in MVP and don’t want to cut anything. ❌ Founders are willing to set the budget aside for animations, yet research and marketing strategy are not prioritized. DO ✅ Founders want to test with MVP, learn, and iterate quickly. ✅ Founders are open to using ready-design systems instead of reinventing the wheel. ✅ Founders prioritize user feedback, plan, and set aside time for it. Keep it lean.

The difference between a $1M Startup and a $10M Startup is simple 💡 : 💣 Recurring revenue. You can scale to $1M on a simple sales, marketing and ads track. But an economy thumping $10M+ startup? You need RevOps Science backed DUAL tracks of revenue to SCALE and scale requires recurring annual revenue, aka ARR. 💱 Sales need to be fortified with RETENTION 🔒 Marketing needs to be fortified with COMMUNITY 🔒 Ads need to be fortified with BRAND 🔒 Bonus track: Product needs to be fortified with UPSELL 🔒 I can spin revenue opportunities all day but its up to you to set the strategy on the calendar and the execution on the clock. Get at ya boy! ✨✨ https://lnkd.in/eVcevSNc ✨✨ #RevOpsScience #RevOps #StartupGrowth #RevenueGrowth #DIversityinTech

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THIS 👇 Marketers build the connection between your brand / product and the target audience (10x marketers build the QUALITY long-term connection) Without this nobody would buy your product (even if its the best ever product) Because without people opening their wallets and giving you money in exchange for your product, there is no business You can just build a startup and a great product Or you can hire a marketer to build a business out of it

From a Failed Launch to $10k MMR and a 6-Figure Sale: The ReplyGuy Story In September 2023, I launched Replyze, a service for automatic responses to mentions. The launch on Product Hunt failed, but the first customers came from Twitter. By December, MRR reached $300, but growth stalled. I was already thinking about selling when a potential buyer offered to become a co-founder and invest $10k in marketing. In January 2024, we rebranded as ReplyGuy and relaunched on Product Hunt. This was a turning point - in 4 days, we got 30 new customers. By the end of the month, MRR grew to $2k. We experimented with different promotion channels. In June, we reached $10k MRR. However, by August, problems with account bans and customer churn began. We decided to sell the project. In September 2024, exactly one year after launch, ReplyGuy was sold for 6 figures. The main lesson: the union of a developer and a marketer is the key to the success of a product. That's why I created IndieMerger.com to help others find co-founders. Full story: https://lnkd.in/dzmbfWZb #startup #entrepreneurship #indiehacker