startup diaries | validating my Micro SaaS, first 100 paying customers, road to $1

startup diaries | validating my Micro SaaS, first 100 paying customers, road to $1

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In this video, I'll show you how to validate your Microsoft SaaS product from MVP to scaling up, using my SaaS, 'Fast Follow'—a tool for YouTube creators with thumbnails and hooks—as a case study. I'll cover problem identification, prototype development, market exploration, and customer validation. Plus, I'll share tips on reaching your audience and crafting effective pitches. Watch for a follow-up video with real email and message interactions from the validation process.

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If you’re new to my channel, my name is Peter Wang. I’m the founder of Exploding Insights. Given this is a YT channel, and anyone can claim anything, I’ll give you some stuff you can google to verify below.

How I got here…

17 yrs old: Started with $0, I taught myself how to program in high-school (parent’s have zero formal education past high-school), the first website I create is an online language earning forum in PHP!
18-20 yrs old: In college, started multiple products in university, some worked, some didn’t. Some of the projects include reselling Yeezies, creating sneaker bots, creating affiliate sites, selling merch, dropshipping. I’ve basically tried every “Make Money Online” idea, shoulda focused in hindsight, oh well 😊
21 yrs old: I graduate college with computer science major in ❤.5 years
22 years: Started my first “real corporate job”at Amazon on. My team worked primarily with Amazon fulfillment tech which is basically all software to pack/ship customer packages.
23 yrs old: I move to NYC (my childhood dream city!) and work on a few more projects, none make any significant amount of money.
24 yrs old: I co-found my first startup, I built the product in lesst than1.5 week, we got the product to 1k MRR within 2 months, got to the final YC interview (we missed the mark and didn’t pass, I was still proud we made it to the final round!)
25 years: Grew Twitter from 0 to 20k+ followers within 1 year
25 years: Grew AI training program to over 400 students within 1 year, ~80k revenue
25 years: I co-found another B2B SaaS in 2022, I built the entire product within 2 weeks, product was acquired for 5 figures within 1 year
26 years: I got bored at Amazon and decide to spice up my life. I quit my +$350,000 cushy FAANG job and decide to travel around SEA to decrease my personal burn and focus on growing explodinginsights.com ← here now

LFG,
Peter

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Show Notes:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Identifying the Problem
01:48 Building the MVP
02:16 Validating the Product
03:32 Identifying Potential Customers
04:27 Reaching Out to Potential Customers
05:16 Crafting the Message
06:38 Conclusion

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