
I just ended a 3 hour chat with my first tech client and here’s what I learnt about him :
1. Busy =/ Growing
He was juggling:
> His own app
> A team project
> An agency with clients
This distributed focus was killing his real leverage “The app”
Asked him to build and ship fast
2. Belief isn’t enough
While carrying out a long conversation about his app , I found out
He was going to make the same mistake as every other tech founder
“Launch in silence“
According to him:
Validated idea = No marketing needed
Truth:
No matter how big the problem you solve
If no one knows you exist, you get deserted.
3. No launch system = Wasted efforts
No audience
No waitlist
No early traction loops
Without a GTM , even the best products drown
A clear marketing structure repositions the app from:
Side project → Main leverage.
4. Immense product clarity
He is crystal clear about:
>Purpose
> Audience
> Pricing
But lacks growth engine
That is where I step in:
“I bring the traffic
You deliver the value”
All we need is an offer so good, it’s stupid not to buy.
What did you learn from your first client ?
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My first client taught me clarity means practically nothing without motion after a month we'd spent trying to perfect our message — we had tight messaging, clean positioning, even early users but absolutely no GTM plan.
We assumed good = growth. Turns out, people need to see good to believe it.