Ali Arshad

Ali Arshad

Founder - OpenSec Atlas
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Ali Arshad

5mo ago

Launching without a social media presence — how do you get your first real users?

I ve just launched something I built to solve a real pain I faced (opensecatlas.com) . It s a curated directory of free/open-source tools that I wish existed when I needed it. I used vibe coding to build and refine it quickly, and I m proud of what came out.

But here s the problem: I don t have a big following. No established X/Twitter, no strong LinkedIn presence, no personal brand. I see other makers and influencers launch something and immediately get thousands of visitors. For me, even though the product is real and solves a problem, it feels invisible.

I m stuck between two questions:

Ali Arshad

3mo ago

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