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Re:Ask HN: If you have a free product, how do you give it away? on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:27PM (#27390236)
Thanks! Good point about the similarity between programming and marketing.

Have you done any joint-venture type partnerships with anyone that might be interested in co-marketing your product? I'm trying to think of how to borrow someone else's megaphone

Re:Ask HN: If you have a free product, how do you give it away? on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:01PM (#27390078)
For a little more context, it's https://formcake.com it's basically a form SaaS tool / endpoint
Re:Ask HN: What is your current side-project? on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:28PM (#27389098)
Created a backend form API, https://formcake.com with friends last year and have been growing it ever since. Backend is all AWS, Nuxt, and Node.

Ask HN: If you have a free product, how do you give it away?

Posted by flancrest on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:12PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I run a form SaaS business that offers a free tier as a means of letting people see the app, try the service, etc. I think it's not only a nice resource, of course, but also pretty valuable in its own right, and enough to run a couple small sites off of.I'd like to partner with organizations and companies that could use it (could be a great part of a larger teaching tool, or an ad-hoc backend...

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Ask HN: How did you find a mentor?

Posted by flancrest on Thursday May 13, 2021 @11:21PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm currently bootstrapping a small SaaS business that is doing well, but that I'm struggling to take to the next level. I thought getting advice from someone Mastermind-style could help me past the barrier.For people in a similar situation who hit a wall - how did you get out of it? Is looking for a mentor even the right approach, or did you just grind it out?

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Ask HN: How do you store your TV/Movie collection?

Posted by flancrest on Saturday February 27, 2021 @09:55AM
from the ask-hn dept.

As I've gotten older, I've moved away from physical copies (VHS, DVDs) to local files (usually pirated, played via VLC), to eventually streaming and iTunes-style cloud purchases, for the convenience, legality, and media quality.I'm thinking of splitting the difference however and looking for Blu Rays with digital download codes, as I miss both the immediacy of physical media and not having a...

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Ask HN: How did you find a Joint Venture partner for your SaaS?

Posted by flancrest on Friday February 26, 2021 @09:10PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I run a SaaS app for forms and am looking for someone to engage in some co-marketing with.Some ideas might be - I provide a specialized free plan to the JV's users in exchange for exposure, we coordinate on a shared bundle of some kind, etc.Have any bootstrappers found a JV partner? Where? How? Did it work out?(My email is in my about for anyone who'd like to reach out)

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