Getting your First Customers
For new startup entrepreneurs, getting your first few customers is hard work. Here is a collection of articles, videos and resources looking at how some startups make this easier...
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2018
Be Wary of Solving a Small, Rare Problem - Des Traynor of Intercom | Y Combinator
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2018
Cold calling for my startup and how I learned to embrace the challenge | Hackernoon
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2018
How I’ve Attracted The First 500 Paid Users For My SaaS That Costs $5/mo
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2018
Gustaf Alstromer - How to Get Users and Grow - Y Combinator Startup School
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2019
Starting a Customer Education Program: What You Should Know - Talented Learning
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2019
Don't Pay to Acquire Your First Users · Kapwing Blog
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How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users - Issue 25 - Lenny's Newsletter
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Created: Dec 13, 2017
Updated: May 01, 2025
Updated: May 01, 2025