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Re:$8600 MRR business on Airtable by ElevenLathe on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:02AM (#32509023)
It seems like there is definitely an advantage to getting apps on these "stores" early in their lifecycle, though I never even hear about their existence until much later. Does anyone know a way to learn about new app stores/marketplaces early on, besides obsessing over tech news constantly?
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Re:$8600 MRR business on Airtable by andycloke on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:14AM (#32509126)
Founder here. I use this site to find new platforms/ trends! https://explodingtopics.com/ then build them into tools using my framework: https://twitter.com/clokehead/status/1340949414081392640?s=2...
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Re:$8600 MRR business on Airtable by ElevenLathe on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:52AM (#32509581)
Is explodingtopics.com another project of yours?
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Re:$8600 MRR business on Airtable by andycloke on Thursday August 18, 2022 @10:07AM (#32509802)
No! https://marker.medium.com/how-my-show-hn-project-got-acquire...
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Re:$8600 MRR business on Airtable by tortilla on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:09AM (#32509097)
You could periodically skim the forums for pain points... I did this when Airtable first got off the ground.

https://community.airtable.com

I didn't do anything with the info as I didn't have extra time to devote to a new product.

I'm sure other unicorn startups will have communities around them or subreddits.

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Re:$8600 MRR business on Airtable by ElevenLathe on Thursday August 18, 2022 @02:15PM (#32513052)
Yeah, once you know Airtable exists and has an app store. The question is how to find out about new platforms like this in the first place though.
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