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Share Your Hacker Story

Tell how you built your product - the wins, failures, numbers and lessons.

About You

Your Product

What problem does it solve?

What is the current status?

Building

Growing

Pivoted

Shut down

The Numbers

The Journey

Why did you build this product?

How did you come up with the idea?

What did you do first?

How did you build the MVP?

How did you get your first customer?

How did you get your first 10 customers?

Which acquisition channels did you try?

SEO

X / Twitter

Product Hunt

Cold outreach

Paid ads

Communities

Word of mouth

Other

What helped you grow the most?

Which acquisition channel worked best?

What would you definitely do again?

What did you try that didn't work?

What was your biggest mistake?

What was the biggest waste of time or money?

Was there a point where you wanted to quit? What happened?

The Timeline

Tell us what happened month by month

Example:

Month 1 - Started building
Month 2 - Launched
Month 3 - First customer
Month 5 - $1k MRR
Month 8 - $3k MRR
Month 10 - Growth stopped

Month by month

Looking Back

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?

If you started again today, what would you do differently?

What is the biggest lesson from this journey?

Final

Anything else you want to share?

Email

Can we publish your story on HackerMRR? (hackermrr.com)

Yes

Can we lightly edit your answers for clarity?
☐ Yes

Yes

HackerMRR Profile Permission

I give HackerMRR permission to feature my X/Twitter handle, profile picture and a link to my X profile alongside my story.

Before submitting

I confirm that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge, that I have the right to submit this content and that I am responsible for the information I provide. I give HackerMRR permission to edit, publish, and display my submission on the website.