Spencer Jones reflects on why his initial positioning of Chime Social as a Twitter scheduling tool for developers struggled to gain traction.
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“Developers aren't necessarily the persona that you would attach to tweeting a lot.”
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Jones: Being your product's primary user risks building solely for yourself
“The danger is that you are facing a problem and either you're the only one who faces that problem or the solution that you build. You're the only one who wants a solution like that. So you really have to balance building something for yourself with validation …”
Spencer JonesMay 20, 2021▶ 10:48Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?
Disclosure
Jones needs $15,000 MRR before taking his side project full-time
“I think it's going to be a while. We live in a fairly expensive area. I've got a wife and two kids. So Yeah, I mean, in the 15,000 MRR range.”
Spencer JonesMay 20, 2021▶ 13:23Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?
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Jones spent 18 months building a prior product that made zero revenue
“My last product, I spent 18 months building, like I said, zero revenue.”
Spencer JonesMay 20, 2021▶ 1:56Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?
Disclosure
Jones confirms he is a solo founder running Chime Social
“I do everything. Yeah.”
Spencer JonesMay 20, 2021▶ 3:50Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?
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Jones: Chime Social has 70 to 80 paying customers
“Last I checked, it's somewhere around 70 or 80.”
Spencer JonesMay 20, 2021▶ 3:59Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?
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Jones: Chime Social generates just under $500 in MRR
“It's just under 500, so.”
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