Day 9: I got banned from Reddit, my distribution is zero, and my marketing strategy is officially a dumpster fire.
For the last two weeks, I’ve been locked in my code editor.
Then today happened, and I was violently humbled.
The Wall: Distribution.
I’ve realized the hard way that building the product is only 10% of the battle. Making it visible to actual agencies is the other 90%, and my marketing skills are currently hovering somewhere between "non-existent" and "active liability."
I have absolutely zero network. So, I decided to put on my "hustler" hat and do some organic outreach on Reddit to connect with agency owners. I was ready to drop some value, get some feedback, and ride off into the sunset with my first 5 users.
Guess what actually happened?
Within an hour, the anti-spam bots descended upon me like I owed them money. They instantly sniped my posts and permanently banned my main Reddit account for "self-promotion."
It is the most frustrating, yet hilarious, feeling ever. I know exactly who my Ideal Customer Profile is. I know
Aerca solves a massive cash-flow problem for them. But right now, I'm literally just a 16-year-old solo founder sitting in a dark room, getting absolutely manhandled by Reddit spam filters while trying to talk to adults.
What I actually need
I realized today that I cannot do this alone. I am a builder, not a marketer. My marketing strategy is officially a public hazard.
I am actively looking for a hungry GTM/Sales Co-Founder to partner with me. I don't want a freelancer; I want a true partner for a substantial equity split. I need someone who actually knows how to distribute B2B SaaS to SMBs, and who can completely own customer acquisition while I stay safely confined to my code editor where I belong.
Despite getting bullied by algorithms today, I have never been more confident in the product itself. The two agency owners I did manage to talk to before I was nuked off the platform confirmed that this is a bleeding-neck problem.
I basically built a massive weapon I just need someone who knows how to aim it.
If you are a growth operator looking for a technical founder who will literally never stop coding, shoot me a DM.
Let's build this together.
(And for the veteran founders here, besides crying, how do you handle the mental toll of failing at marketing? Any advice is welcome).
Cheers,
