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Re:From idea to paying customer by igorkraw on Friday July 15, 2022 @03:02AM (#32105461)
I'd be curious about stories on how to approach potential customers without existing relationships. Do you just cold email them?
Re:From idea to paying customer by onion2k on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:32AM (#32106050)
Yes.

And post online. And submit links to aggregator services. And message people on social media. And go to face-to-face events and sell to people. And post in places even if they say you shouldn't promote things.

Really, you need to be willing to do all the things you hate other people doing...

Re:From idea to paying customer by Cthulhu_ on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:38AM (#32106091)
> Really, you need to be willing to do all the things you hate other people doing...

This is why I am a firm believer that marketeers are a different breed of people altogether. Marketeers, recruiters, managers, sales, etc.

I mean software developers are weird, but THESE people, yikes. (this message is tongue in cheek)

Re:From idea to paying customer by igorkraw on Saturday July 16, 2022 @03:18AM (#32115911)
Thanks. I guess there's different ways to go about it though, I can respect a cold email which asks for my consent before starting the sales pitch in a 2nd email for example
Re:From idea to paying customer by stanac on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:38AM (#32106095)
> you need to be willing to do all the things you hate other people doing...

This is worth remembering. Always hated receiving cold emails.

edit: grammar

Re:From idea to paying customer by ilrwbwrkhv on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:12AM (#32105914)
No you got to have friends and acquaintances who have that problem.