David HirschfeldFounder & CEO, Tekyz Inc. · Founder & CEO at Tekyz Corp | Software Startup Acceleration, AI Experts, Workflow Automation, Board

Where do startups really find their first users?

9 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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A startup finds its first users by showing up where they already hang out: Reddit, Product Hunt, local engineering groups in D.C. Outreach interviews and active participation in niche communities generate early traction and feedback from people who care about what you're building.

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So we have, we're trying to use some platforms online to build community around the platform. Even simple things like Reddit and getting some traction, talking inside the communities there. And then platforms like Product Hunt, obviously we can use that. So that would be probably also beneficial for us. And then also we're doing like these interviews with you and we're trying to get and attract more people for us. local communities we are part of. So we are based in around Washington, D.C., and we have a few communities of engineers and AI enthusiasts here where— that we're trying to leverage as well.