Arya Zhao

Hello founders! I'm currently developing a new AI product and trying to figure out how to acquire my first batch of users.

What's particularly challenging is that my target users are likely spread across different countries, which creates barriers for communication and promotion.

I'd love to hear from you guys, learn from your story

I have launched on PH twice but before launching, I always prefer to share the product with at least 20 potential users over DM. The goal is to get early feedback and testimonials. This helps me understand what s working (or not) in the copy, design, offer, value proposition, etc.
Based on those early insights, I iterate quickly and it could be small tweaks or full rewrites, depending on what people are saying.

To make it easy for them to say yes and share feedback, I create a no-brainer offer (like 70 90% discount) and DM potential users on X asking for feedback.
What s your pre launch strategy for collecting feedback and improving your product before launching on PH?
P.S. Here s a sample DM I use to get early feedback for Boringlaunch:
Hey [User Name]

We ve just launched (product name) for [Industry/Category/Domain/Target Audience]

It might be a great fit for your [product name].

After AI started penetrating more into my daily life, I pay for way more apps than I used to in the past. Here are the apps that I pay for:

• ChatGPT for all models access API (for development)

• v0.dev premium for unlimited AI prompts (for development)

• @Vercel for premium servers and support (for development)

• A couple of AI tools that are related to content/image/idea generation (for fun and for inspiration)

Total is almost 150$ per month. Not too bad.