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Ask HN: How do you get first 10 customers?

18 points jcofai | 2 comments | 12 Jul 25 19:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.778s | source

Building is super cheap now but standing out among all AI noise has become so hard. I am seeing barely any response to my email and LinkedIn messages. These are not generic messages. They are personalized.

I am hearing similar stories from people I know. May be it is my network bias. I am building following on LinkedIn but I honestly hate it. I hate the facade of putting of expert hat and writing in stupid one sentence per line style.

The bar for customer acquisition is so high right now.

What can I do to get first 10 customers?

Please suggest for someone who don’t have much of a network.

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vinibrito ◴[12 Jul 25 22:50 UTC] No.44545880[source]▶
"have much of a network." There is your answer, basically walking up to them and talking to them.
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1. jcofai ◴[12 Jul 25 23:10 UTC] No.44545997[source]▶
This looks naive but where do I approach them to build the network?
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2. AznHisoka ◴[13 Jul 25 15:24 UTC] No.44551072[source]▶
Are there any events where they might hang out in? If you live in a major city, Lu.ma is a good place to check, but also Meetup as well. How about conferences or social events?