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Launching Guru - your GPT chatbot friend in WhatsApp.

No login. No UI. Launch Guru on WhatsApp in 1-click.

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In case you are interested in how it works, I tweeted it live while building it

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Last year, I built Polls' paid features in public & launched it on Jan 1 - and now, I'm back for another #BuildInPublic side project!

The idea - a GPT-powered chatbot that's available 24/7 for you on WhatsApp.

Your ultimate AI sidekick in your pocket!

Tweeting it live ..
Every new year, I build a week-long side project. Last time it was Polls for WhatsApp, which now gets ~300,000 visitors a month.

This time I have built Guru - A GPT chatbot in WhatsApp.

No login. No UI. Launch Guru on WhatsApp in 1-click wa.me/message/TYB2UF…

#buildinpublic
Last year, I built Polls' paid features in public & launched it on Jan 1 - and now, I'm back for another #BuildInPublic side project!

The idea - a GPT-powered chatbot that's available 24/7 for you on WhatsApp.

Your ultimate AI sidekick in your pocket!

Tweeting it live ..
Week #4 of #BuildInPublic

This week join me on my journey of building a profitable SaaS product starting at 0 MRR.

Goals 🎯
5 days - Build & launch
35 days - Reach $2k MRR. No paid marketing.

Tweeting it live. Help me when I need it.

Product context👇🏻
After deliberating for a while, I have signed up for @HubSpot Marketing Hub Professional.

I will be exploring it in public, starting from the set-up today. Tips & tricks are welcome. #buildinpublic

Let's go 🧵
Just had a terrible client call.

The mistake: I jumped into a 'demo' mode before gauging their interest.

Pretty sure this one is going nowhere 😅

I knew it was screwed within the first 2 minutes.

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Week #22 of #BuildInPublic

▢ Remove the 7-day free trial from the Polls app

▢ Code a working feature for Vizard - “Turn your boring product feed into stunning ad creatives”

▢ Do 1-2 pilots with live clients for “Personalised images in push notifications”
Added yearly plans to Polls.fr

I have a somewhat good feeling about it. What do you think?

p.s. 5 million people have used it to date. Just saying ... 😅

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Adding yearly pricing to Polls.fr later today.

Up to 50% savings.

Look out for an additional launch discount in the email.

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The longer your startup is in stealth mode, the more likely it is to fail.

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Week #19 of #BuildInPublic

This week I am going back to the drawing board to pinpoint my Ideal Customer Profile.

There are several use cases for personalized images.

Going further, I want to spend time only on the strong ones. Need to figure them out first.
Week #18 of #BuildInPublic

Multi-platform outreach & content marketing start
Week #18 of #BuildInPublic

▢ Set-up multi-platform (LinkedIn + Email) outreach
▢ Find a freelance content writer
▢ Publish the next issue of ‘We, the bootstrappers’ newsletter
Week #18 of #BuildInPublic

▢ Set-up multi-platform (LinkedIn + Email) outreach
▢ Find a freelance content writer
▢ Publish the next issue of ‘We, the bootstrappers’ newsletter
Tuesdays are for follow-ups.

Quick recipe:

1. Go to your email sent folder

2. Send a message to anyone who has not responded to you in the last 14 days or more

Script:

“Hey John,
Do you have an update for me?”

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Polls.fr crossed 20k signups today.

In just 3 months.

With zero penny spent.

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Week #17 of #BuildInPublic

Starting to delegate
Week #17 of #BuildInPublic

▢ Create a smooth process for part-time devs
▢ Redraft email outreach for US customers
▢ Publish the next issue of ‘We, the bootstrappers’ newsletter
Week #17 of #BuildInPublic

▢ Create a smooth process for part-time devs
▢ Redraft email outreach for US customers
▢ Publish the next issue of ‘We, the bootstrappers’ newsletter
698 sign-ups in a day on polls.fr ..

Is that crazy? Should I write a thread ? 😅

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Tuesdays are for long-pending follow-ups.

Just sent out 16 emails. How many did you send?

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Week #16 of #BuildInPublic

Planning to spend most of my time in sales & marketing and start offloading dev work.

▢ Hire a part-time developer
▢ Explore LinkedIn Sales Navigator & reach out to 15 people
▢ Test high-volume image generation in push notifications
▢ Close 1 deal