How SaaS startup guys get first 100 customers first, make fkn $500k ARR fast?
A software developer seeks advice on how to acquire early customers and scale revenue for a B2B security startup. The discussion highlights the challenges of B2B sales and warns against the common practice of inflating revenue metrics.
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It provides a realistic look at the gap between startup marketing hype and the actual difficulty of building a sustainable B2B business.
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How SaaS startup guys get first 100 customers first, make fkn $500k ARR fast?
I am running a small AI company that has been building an offline security audit app, simply a fine-tuned small language model powering an Electron app that can audit GitHub and local code repos for security stuff. I always see these LinkedIn or X guys making $500k ARR or $1m ARR within months; how the fkk do they get that many customers without spending on ads? I can't even get 5 customers; damn it, I do suck at sales
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