The Hardest Truth I’ve Learned About Startup Growth
Most early-stage founders (myself included at first) waste months perfecting a product before building momentum.
Here's what I've learned the hard way:
"Traction starts the moment you build conversations, not code."
When I stopped treating growth as something to "do later" and made it a daily behavior, things shifted:
What worked for me:
Narrating the journey on social (even with 0 followers).
Reaching out cold every day to 3 people I admired or wanted feedback from.
Building for a specific niche, not for “everyone” (ours is crypto-native creators).
Offering early adopters a role in shaping the product — not just using it.
Now, instead of pushing our startup, I’m having weekly calls with creators asking how they can be part of it.
Lesson: The earlier you start talking to users and sharing your journey, the less time you’ll waste building in a vacuum.
💬 Curious — how did YOU get your first users or clients?
Would love to learn from the group's early traction stories 👇
