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I've onboarding calls booked in with 25 people from next Friday and I haven't even started development...

I tested out a concept. I put up a WebFlow landing page with just a heading "PRDs Powered by AI" and a 'Sign up for early release' button which led to a TypeForm (didn't realise how expensive it is, big mistake!). I posted it on Polywork as a 'Beta Testing' opportunity, it got featured, and I got 30 signups in a day, I've had to take the Calendly link down. I definitely recommend it as a way to test out an idea!

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Ideas and Validation
on January 19, 2023
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    Thanks for sharing Polywork! I'm doing something similar where I have set up a landing page but was having a hard time finding beta testers.

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    Can you share your PRD site?

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    Thanks for sharing Polywork! I'm definitely going to be trying it out :)

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    Did you try any other methods of outreach? I've been doing a lot of customized Reddit dms, but haven't had much success

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      I'd avoid Reddit DMs.

      Content marketing can work on reddit publicly but I've found DMs make people feel you are selling something to them directly and reddit users hate it.

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      Reddit DMs are a horrible way to promote on Reddit.

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    I saw this on LinkedIn and boy oh boy I even thought about recommending the tool to my PM’s. If you execute this successfully I would expect you to roll in $$$… as PRD’s are a headache to PM’s from what I’ve seen.

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    Really cool. Didn't even know Polywork existed until you posted about it. Thanks for sharing!

    +1 to Typeform pricing. Recently went to Tally Forms and have been loving it.

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      +1 to Tally as an alternative to Typeform

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    Are these sign ups wanting to test as potential clients or are they wanting to collaborate on the idea?
    My brief understanding of polywork that it's for collaborators to work on an idea, not for finding clients.

    Good luck fielding all those calls! It's a good problem to have for sure

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