Ayda Golahmadi

This meme made me laugh because it is painfully real. A lot of people are not struggling because there are not enough tools. They are struggling because every new tool comes with its own learning curve, setup, workflow, dashboard, logic, and best practices. And now AI has made that even more visible. On paper, it feels like the problem is solved. You can access incredible models. You can...

YC mentioning AI-native agencies really resonated with us. We started Starnus as a self-serve product. But pretty quickly, founders started asking us to help them run it too. That happened enough times that it became clear this was not random. A lot of people do not just want software. They want an expert by their side. But they do not want the cost, complexity, or commitment of hiring a full...

A lot of startup growth content is theater. I wanted to write this because I think it can genuinely hurt early-stage founders. When you are in the early stage, you already doubt yourself enough. You are building, fixing, testing, trying to get users, trying to stay alive. Then you open LinkedIn, X, or founder communities and see competitors posting MRR screenshots, traffic spikes, and “growth...

When we launched Starnus our competitors were charging $100+/month. So we thought let's undercut them. Start at $20. Make it a no brainer. Signups were great. Payments? Almost zero. Here's what actually changed our MRR: 1. Cheap pricing kills trust At $20 people treated the product like a free tool. Sign up, poke around, leave. No urgency. No commitment. We raised to $49 starter and $184 pro...

After our Product Hunt launch we watched hundreds of founders sign up and start using the platform. And here's what surprised us. Most of them even ones running real businesses making money had no idea how to describe their ideal customer. They'd stare at the prompt and type stuff like "anyone who needs my product" or "find me buyers from everywhere." Not beginners. Founders with revenue. With...

I posted a random thread on X about the cost of living in the Netherlands. Nothing about what we're building. Just genuine thoughts about life in the Netherlands. It hit 1M+ impressions. And here's the weird part we got a ton of signups and paid users for Starnus from it. Without ever mentioning the product. Meanwhile, my "here's what Starnus does" posts? Way less engagement. This genuinely...

We added two Product Hunt badges to starnus.com. #1 Product of the Day and #4 Product of the Week. Feels good having them there. Thanks again to everyone who supported the launch.