Early SaaS founders struggle to turn interest into real testers
An early SaaS product can be harder to test than to build. The product started from a problem that kept coming up at work, and it now exists as a very early web app that shows the main . is still mostly limited to the builder and one coworker, which creates a risk of seeing the product too narrowly.
has brought some traffic and conversations, and people in planning roles seem to like the idea because it could be useful to them. The hard part is turning friendly interest into actual use and steady . One person offered to test in exchange for a free lifetime account if the product succeeds, but real tester participation is still almost absent.
The open questions are where to find first testers, whether to offer something in return, and when to start bringing outsiders into .
Key points
- The product came from a repeated workplace problem.
- It is now a very early web app with the s visible.
- is mostly limited to the builder and one coworker.
- has created conversations, but not steady product use.
- The main questions are how to find testers, what to offer them, and when to start external .