We successfully found our first paying customer just this morning after sharing our project for about two and a half weeks. I shared our project on LinkedIn and with friends, which generated curiosity and led to a great waitlist for our product.

In the early days, we innovated by allowing users to upload their address books to see who else was on LinkedIn, which significantly changed our growth curve.

Finding leads that fit your profile can be done through LinkedIn, and getting their attention is crucial, often requiring warm introductions or personalized cold emails.

We had our first paying customer for Optimizely before writing any code, demonstrating the demand for our product.

I got my first customer through a cold email, which turned out to be effective.

We learned the importance of understanding our customers' needs, especially as we scaled, to ensure we were meeting the right demands.

Many founders find their first customers within their network, and I was fortunate to work with amazing people across various industries who supported our venture.

We secured our first customer by doing door-to-door outreach, waiting for the food truck owner to show up.

We launched our product to friends and family to test our processes and pricing, which helped us refine our approach and led to referrals.