How I got 30 founders to launch on BetaBloom in the first week: Meet them where they are + give way more value upfront

My side project BetaBloom just won $1,000 in Replit credits as a Week 2 winner in the Replit Buildathon (5,000+ people racing from idea to launched product in 3 weeks with Replit Agent 4).

I built BetaBloom because every side project I've shipped ran into the same brutal wall: finding those first real users who will actually test and give actionable feedback. I focused hard on user acquisition from day one. Here are the two biggest lessons that got me to 30 founders launching products in the first week:

1. Meet your users where they're at.
   Find a place to engage with the people who have the pain point you are solving. I went into the Replit Buildathon community (and a couple other active maker spaces) where founders were already feeling the pain of "I just shipped… now what?" I showed up in conversations, tried their projects, and offered help before ever mentioning my tool.

2. Offer significantly more value than you're asking in return.
   For the first batch of founders, I didn't just say "try my platform." I reviewed their projects, wrote out structured feedback with clear improvement suggestions, and even pre-drafted a full BetaBloom product page for them (description, screenshots, everything). They could publish with just a couple clicks if they liked it. Many did and then started suggesting improvements on other products.

BetaBloom now has 32 live products, suggestions rolling in, and a few already implemented. It's been rewarding to watch the community turn into a flywheel. Founders are trying other products and giving actionable feedback because it boosts the visibility on their own product and gets them more feedback in return.

Check it out here: https://betabloom.app

Happy to answer questions below. I'm still iterating fast during this last Buildathon week.