Building new features isn't progress it s often just a dangerous mechanism for avoiding reality.
Whenever growth stalls or churn spikes, your brain immediately feeds you the same comforting lie: "If we just build this one extra integration, add dark mode, or throw in an AI feature, users will finally stick around."
So you retreat to your editor. You lock yourself away for 2 or 3 weeks, pulling late nights to push code. You record a slick demo video and post it on social media: "We just shipped!"
At first, a few peers drop comments "Wow, looks clean!" And after that? Deafening silence. The retention line doesn't move a single millimeter.
As we approach the conclusion of 2023, reflect on the lessons and insights gained throughout this year. What significant learnings have you acquired amidst the experiences and events of the past twelve months?
currently building a daily newsletter aimed towards people who scroll on social media every morning. instead of waking up to chaotic feeds, how much nicer would it be to learn something cool in <5 minutes before you fully wake up and get out of bed? (quotidianlearning.substack.com) idk if my newsletter has a large audience and if it does, what's the best way to expand my reach?
I've been putting off a price increase because I keep telling myself I need more data first. "I should wait until I know my churn rate." "I should wait until I have a cohort that's been on the product for six months."
But the waiting has now lasted longer than I'd like to admit. I'm worried I'm using "need more data" as a cover for just being scared to ask for more money. For those who've navigated this: did you raise prices early and adjust later, or wait until you felt you had solid retention numbers? And if you raised early, what actually happened?
The common thread in all of these is that they're specific, grounded in a real experience, and end with a question that gives people something concrete to react to. A stated frustration or gap works better than a broad "what do you think?" because it gives people a clear edge to grab onto
Italy has become the first western country to ban ChatGPT. The Government has cited privacy concerns as a reason for the ban. Could this be a sign for things to come, not just for ChatGPT but AI as a whole?
Hey Product Hunters! Recently I launched a newsletter with weekly marketing case studies from profitable Solopreneurs (https://makerbox.ck.page/marketi...). Last week, I tried content repurposing and got around 50 new subscribers: autoplug on Twitter next issue teaser on Twitter repurposing content on Product Hunt discussions repurposing content on Indie Hackers To be honest, kinda dissatisfied with the growth. I thought I could grow at least +100 So, how do you promote your newsletter?
