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by re-thc 37 days ago
> What exactly is the secret ingredient to get, at least, more users for my product?

There isn't. If there was everyone would be rich. That's not how it works.

You're reading too much into media incensed stories.

No 1 really woke up, suddenly had this idea to save the world and became a millionaire.

What they didn't tell you is they already had rich connections, had 20x failed startups prior or something else.

(Of course, there are those 0.001% lucky 1s, but in general)
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TheRickyRed 37 days ago
That's interesting. And you're right. One thing I think is worth mentioning is that social media polarized this kind of thinking, which could be an issue; I am affected myself.

I think the secret ingredient is to stick closer to the benchmarks (e.g., views, installs...) and experiment; it could take a long time. I might be incorrect; that's why I am willing to look into more perspectives.

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re-thc 37 days ago
> I think the secret ingredient is

There isn't for normal folks. It's just survivor bias and "rewriting history".

Most just grind it out, e.g. cold calls, emails, etc.

> social media polarized this kind of thinking

Social media is a scam though. >80% of those were proven / caught to be fake, e.g. "influencers" never had a sponsor. They edited photos to make it look like they went abroad, purchased the "sponsored" product to claim sponsorship etc.

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TheRickyRed 37 days ago
That is actually insightful.

My friend actually got his first 200 users from cold DMs. But it's on his co-founder's side, so he didn't know much about it; I couldn't get much about it. I think the most difficult part is finding strangers who would use your product online.

There are only two scenarios that will get you users

- The user is a friend of yours - The pain you are eliminating is big enough that they want your product

As for the social media part, I didn't really expect that. I was so anxious seeing people going ahead of me on socials, especially since they have made more progress (more sponsors, winning on benchmarks).

Probably a mindset to fix after hearing what you've said.

Up until I realized you don't have to compare with people in different lanes, it gets better. Also, not everything is real on socials. So, I was like, meh.

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