Spent this week reading how 20+ indie founders actually got their first 100 users. Real posts, real numbers. Four channels did the work ๐
๐งญ The niche community where your user already complains about the problem
๐ค Direct, by-hand outreach โ personalised DMs + cold emails
โก Building in public, going deep on ONE platform
๐งฉ An audience built BEFORE the product
๐ The surprise: the big launch everyone rushes to first (Product Hunt) was the least reliable โ it spikes, then fades within a week.
๐ก A launch doesn't find your users. It shows off the ones a working channel already found.
Full breakdown โ what each channel means + how to pick yours โ in this week's newsletter:
๐ค Which channel actually brought you your first users โ and which did you waste a month on?