Thread by @heykiro

Major milestone - 100 Reviews 🎉 [THANK YOU]

9 Takeaways after two years of building a #SaaS company from idea to 100 Reviews on the #Shopify App store

This is what I learned

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1️⃣ GO-GO-GO:

Start by reaching out to your closest buddies in the community

Share your idea and listen to what they have to say about it

In the beginning you have only mockups to show, but they still can go a long way

2️⃣ Stay focused:

Time and resources are limited

Always play the 80/20 principle regardless of the scenario

You're only as good as your last performance

Imagine performing at your best every day

3️⃣ You're (NOT) alone :

There's always at least one human being you can reach out to who's willing to give a hand when shit hits the fan

I mean it, I saw it, it will happen again

Keep ya head up and keep pushing forward

4️⃣ Customers:

I probably had more than 100+ (demo) calls with clients

Listen, take notes, let them speak and that's how you ship the right product

Build features based on necessity and that's how you innovate

5️⃣ Marketing:

Oh boy, there are dozens of channels to go after and quite often we try to optimize for all of them at once 👉 Huge mistake

Pick one, get traction, develop, automate

Then pick another one if you need

6️⃣ Transparency:

Openness and honesty are the foundation of a business

Be Authentic, NOT a Copycat

You might not be perfect, but you surely can be genuine

Real recognize real, I mean it

7️⃣ Vision, mission, values:

There's a quote by Roy H. Williams

"If you try to appeal to everyone, you will often appeal to no one"

In the beginning you can only serve a small group of customers, so just make your product sticky for them and them only

8️⃣ Boostrapped vs Funded:

Such a hot topic and sometimes looks like a dog fight, lol

What is often untold is that market will decide who wins at the end of the day

It's always about momentum, speed, efficacy no matter what

9️⃣ Network:

I wouldn't be writing this tweet if it wasn't for all our friends, investors, employees, customers, partners, the family that were supporting us and still do to this day

Your success is theirs as well, remember that!

Cheers