Here's a few things I learned getting to 100 sign ups:
- Start gathering data as soon as possible
We asked everyone who signed up what they're planning to use the platform for. The responses to this question will be super valuable when we're deciding which features to prioritize.
- Don't spend too much time on anything specific
Starting out, it's really easy to get caught up in the details. Yes, our landing page could be better. But should we spend a bunch of time optimizing it before we even have a beta?
Probably not.
- Use your product as a marketing tool
Instead of trying to convince people that they should use our platform, we built several bots and grew them to hundreds of followers in a matter of weeks.
People see our product in action --> they sign up for our platform