Proof
$500 is not A LOT but for a new project... hey! It's the Matthew Principle for us, I hope - or at least the first step.
I have to mention there's no AI in our product, so that's the 2nd anti-hype signal I'm sending you.
Context: we are an eSignature tool - think: DocuSign competitor
We've built "in private" for some 8 months. While that goes against the common advice (and my natural predisposition too - my current $3.5k MRR startup was validated with some 20-30 pre-sales before we started building), it felt like a more sensible approach because:
Which brings us to... today! We did soft launch recently
Since...
P.S: We've even gotten 5 Wikipedia backlinks! Not that it would matter, but it might be a signal
We're still figuring this out. But so far we've made $500 in (disclaimer: lifetime deal) sales!
As others have pointed out in the past, selling LTDs is easier than selling subscriptions.
But I think we need that in order to accelerate the product - and then get up to speed with competitors, so we can apply our unique angle even more
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(Our product is this: SignHouse)
$500 is not A LOT but for a new project... hey! It's the Matthew Principle for us, I hope - or at least the first step.
I have to mention there's no AI in our product, so that's the 2nd anti-hype signal I'm sending you.
Context: we are an eSignature tool - think: DocuSign competitor
Background
We've built "in private" for some 8 months. While that goes against the common advice (and my natural predisposition too - my current $3.5k MRR startup was validated with some 20-30 pre-sales before we started building), it felt like a more sensible approach because:
- We're talking about eSigantures, legality, etc
- We didn't initially know what our unique angle is, but...
- The core product would've been the same regardless of our unique angle
Which brings us to... today! We did soft launch recently
Pre-launching
Since...
- My brother and I (co-founders) are non-technical
- The product was being built
- We had those 8 months on our hands to... well... prepare
P.S: We've even gotten 5 Wikipedia backlinks! Not that it would matter, but it might be a signal
Launching
We're still figuring this out. But so far we've made $500 in (disclaimer: lifetime deal) sales!
As others have pointed out in the past, selling LTDs is easier than selling subscriptions.
But I think we need that in order to accelerate the product - and then get up to speed with competitors, so we can apply our unique angle even more
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(Our product is this: SignHouse)
