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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

simple hack to find a winning idea:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

You only need 101 customers at $99/m to reach $10k MRR. Or just 67 at $149. Only way to achieve this fast? b2b!

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Entrepreneur: START DOING. Wantrepreneur: Read, Learn, Watch, Research, Overthink.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This “simple” form builder is doing $2,000,000/year. I just love the founders’ tweet. It’s an MBA on how to succeed in SaaS.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Want to scale to $10k with your SaaS? It takes time (and focus).

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I watched this 1-hour-long video with Mike Krieger (Anthropic CPO) on where AI value will be created. (packed with golden nuggets) Here are my notes for you:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The next unicorns won’t come from boardrooms:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

How I create winning meta ads: 1. Go to Meta’s library 2. Look up any niche-related business 3. Scroll all the way down 4. Discover the best-performing ads 5. Recreate in your style 6. BOOM!

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Affiliate marketing is criminally underrated. Especially for small teams. → Low effort → High trust → Only pay for results Compounding returns. We just got our first annual referral 🥳

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In 2 years, we grew to a DR of 75. Adding 1000s of traffic. This was our SEO game changer:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Slack for SaaS marketing: 1. Join Slack communities 2. Set your display name to "Your Name (Your Company)" 3. Set up keyword notifications 4. Jump into conversations with those keywords ☑️ Instantly connect with potential buyers

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This is what real PMF looks like:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Framework that simply just works. 1. Go to Reddit 2. Search on “alternatives” 3. Find pain points of existing products 4. Build a better alternative

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Full list to launch your product on Reddit: (bookmark for later)

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

It’s called Software-as-a-Service. ✅ Self-served onboarding ✅ No mandatory demos ✅ Pricing communicated clearly ✅ 1-click plan cancellations ✅ Proactive support If you don't have these, you’re not running a SaaS.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

14 biggest lessons learned scaling my SaaS to $60k/month. 1. Progress beats the sh*t out of perfect 2. Solve a problem for a small audience 3. An idea is just a thought: go out there! 4. Validate with paying customers 5. Listen to user feedback

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I make $60k/month with my products and I only need this:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

$1M business idea framework: 1. Find a $1B SaaS platform 2. Build apps for their marketplace 3. Reach 1000s potential customers instantly 4. Make a lot of money

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Simple (and smart) marketing hack. 1. Go to Facebook’s Ad library 2. Look up your competitor 3. Turn off your cookie blockers 4. Visit competitor's website

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Me at 16: "When I make millions, I want to spend money on cars, watches, and champagne!" Me spending money at 37:

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Do this for your next idea: - Ship just ONE core feature - Make a one-page waitlist - Promote it everywhere - Send them an email offering a lifetime deal 5 customers = idea validated. You can work on it full time.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We all start at 0. 0 followers → start posting 0 sales → start doing marketing 0 network → start connecting 0 blog posts → start writing

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Old pricing models are dying. Usage-based pricing is taking over SaaS in AI. (don't ignore) All the fastest-growing SaaS tools in the AI space have 1 thing in common. They adopted usage-based pricing. Is this the future of SaaS?

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Want to make money in SaaS? Use this “secret” formula: Audience x Problem x Solution. Here’s how: 🧵 (number 3 is underrated)

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

How to retire early. 1. Build a software product. 2. Scale to $1k - 10k MRR. 3. Sell 4. Build a new product. Repeat.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Here's your SaaS marketing game plan for 2025: → Talk to users → Write 1 blog post/week → Document and share your journey → Launch a referral program → Write “alternative to” pages → Start a newsletter → Scale with AI agents

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The moment I started focusing on distribution instead of “another cool feature”

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Everyone: "Build a big team, or you won't scale!" GreenPal: "Hold my beer..."

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Advice for entrepreneurs: - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything - Execution is everything

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Celebrate every single win. No matter how little.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New tech startup: - No functional product - Valued at $1 billion - Loses $30 million per year My "boring" little SaaS: - Bootstrapped - Cash flows 7-fig/year - Profitable since day 0 VC sounds cool, but bootstrapping is the real deal!

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Don’t sell your business (yet). Working on your business is what gets you up in the morning. Not a bigger bank account.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Simple. Make something already working: - cheaper - faster - better Or all 3 if you go for gold.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

3 things that will make you win BIG: 1. Build what customers want 2. Ship quickly 3. Super fast customer support

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The math behind a $100k/year business: $8.4k per month ($271 per day) How you get it: - Find an audience - Solve a real problem - Build a great product Make 85 customers pay $99/month. Not easy, but it's doable.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Last year, I was about to sell my SaaS. Instead, I said. “Hold my beer, I’ve got shit to build!” I was right.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This little thing adds $1000s in MRR. Every single month. Can you spot it? It’s the “powered by” link in our own product. 1. Customers embed our product 2. Share it with their users 3. Refer new customers “Viral Loop Marketing” is one of the best ways to scale.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Launch your SaaS in 60 days: Day 1-7: Ideation Day 8-13: Validation Day 14-40: Build Day 41-50: Iterate on feedback Day 51-59: Start sharing publicly Day 60: Launch!

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I get acquisition offers in my inbox every week. Instead of simply declining, here’s what I do. 1. I add them to a dedicated newsletter list 2. Send an annual update about my business 3. Keep them warm for when I’m ready to sell I’ll also create immediate competition (valuation jump)

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

How to scale to your first $1m → Get 1000 customers to pay you $85 → Get 100 customers to pay you $850

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Learn how to: → Launch your product → Drive traffic to your site → Build marketing flywheels → Build a community → Reduce churn → Upsell All skills that’ll help you grow.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I make $60,000/month with my SaaS. I started 3 years ago with $0. Here's my 9-step framework. (number 8 is the real deal)

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

What’s a GREAT product idea? ✅ Has competitors (shows validation) ✅ TAM (total market) is big enough ✅ Worth at least $49/month ✅ It’s sticky (businesses rely on it) Whatever you do. Don’t simply “guess”.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

My secret behind this graph? 1. Countless days of boring work 2. Saying NO to lots of things 3. 1000s of hours of work 4. Consistency 5. Self-belief Overnight success doesn't exist.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Slack for SaaS marketing: 1. Join Slack communities where your potential customers hang out 2. Change display name to "Your Name (Your Company)" 3. Set up keyword notifications to jump into conversations where you can provide value

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Want this? 📉 Customer support load 📈 Revenue Ditch your free plan.

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Still no Rolex until they partner up with Stripe

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Mike Strives @mikestrives.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

My little $60k a/month startup's biggest wins: ✅ Sleep 7+ hours ✅ Exercise every day ✅ Helping others by investing in content ✅ Healthy work/life balance ✅ No meetings ✅ Creative work over boring work ✅ Location independent ✅ Make decisions on my own terms

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