Ask HN: How do you recruit beta testers for your SaaS?

Re:Ask HN: How do you recruit beta testers for your SaaS? by JSeymourATL on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @09:21AM (#29392366)

Can you describe your ideal target client/user? The more detailed the better—

Try sorting individual profiles on LinkedIn. Start reaching out one-by-one, with personalized messages.

It’s time consuming, you’ll get tons of rejection. But the individuals who do respond favorably will be pure gold.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you recruit beta testers for your SaaS? by clmntrg on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:02AM (#29392844)

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

Teams we want to recruit: - 10+ employees - ideally software/service companies - early adopters with tech profiles - Geography doesn't really matter since they should be remote/async-first

On 1:1 outreach I thought about it, but I don't feel comfortable with that. That's a good call still. Have you ever had success with that?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you recruit beta testers for your SaaS? by JSeymourATL on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:57AM (#29393511)

> On 1:1 outreach I thought about it, but I don't feel comfortable with that.

To be fair— recruiting users is a sales/marketing process. There may be someone on your team more naturally disposed to this task.

Still — it’s solid advice to go out and talk to your customers.

Good food for thought from PG >

http://paulgraham.com/ds.html?viewfullsite=1

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