After months of rebuilding our product from scratch, we're finally ready to show the world what we've been working on.
The problem we're solving: Product teams are drowning in analytics tools. Google Analytics for traffic, Hotjar for recordings, Mixpanel for events, Typeform for surveys, Intercom for support. Sound familiar?
Hey makers! Been working on Crowd 2.0 for the past year because I got fed up with the whole "let me check 5 different dashboards to answer one simple question" situation.
Basically combines user tracking, session recordings, surveys, feedback collection, and AI analysis into one platform. No more tool juggling.
These days, almost every product that launches comes with some form of AI. It's become the default AI for this, AI for that. And honestly, most of them don t really need it. The result? Everything starts to feel the same. The only real selling point becomes we use AI.
That s exactly why I started building @HumanEye because not every problem should be solved by AI. Some things, like resume reviews and career guidance, still deserve the human touch. Real feedback, from real people.
Would love to hear your thoughts:
Are we overusing AI just for the sake of hype?
Have you come across products that felt forced because of their AI features?
What are some areas where human input still matters most?
I am launching a product soon and trying to select the best email stack. I am currently between MailerLite + MailerSend and Loops, both seem to have a good UX. For auth emails, using Supabase for now.
What's important for me:
Low-risk, paying only if the project will actually gain users.
Possibility to send a custom "Best matches" email that can be sent weekly automatically
Anyone else feel like they're spending more time switching between tons of tools than actually building?
I'm launching something on June 27th that combines all of this into one platform (Crowd), but genuinely curious - what's your analytics stack looking like these days?
Are we all just collectively accepting that customer intelligence requires 5+ subscriptions, or is there a better way?
A few minutes ago, I read an overview of a report that more people take a source of news, not traditional outlets and media, but influencers. [I am attaching the screenshot from Reutersinstitute.]
TL;DR:
FB, YT, IG More attention is dedicated to news media/journalists
In SaaS, early user acquisition can be a major hurdle, and sometimes traditional marketing channels like ads or SEO aren t enough or cost-effective. I ve seen products like Notion leverage community-driven growth, or Airtable use referral programs deeply integrated into their onboarding to scale users organically. Similarly, Calendly grew through partnerships and embedding itself into workflows users already had.
I m curious beyond classic marketing, what s one unconventional user acquisition strategy that worked surprisingly well for your product in its early days?
Were you targeting a niche audience or solving a very specific pain point?
How did you implement and measure the success of that strategy?
Did it help you attract engaged, long-term users rather than just volume?
How did that approach evolve as your product scaled?
Would love to hear detailed examples and lessons learned from your own journeys!
Tons of great products that we know and use everyday are the result of pivots. You know, sometimes the original idea just isn't working and you have to find a new niche and quick, other times you stumble on a use case that changes the whole game.
Have you ever pivoted? What's the story behind it? How successful was the pivot? I'd love to hear your stories, and potentially feature them in our newsletters!
Tons of great products that we know and use everyday are the result of pivots. You know, sometimes the original idea just isn't working and you have to find a new niche and quick, other times you stumble on a use case that changes the whole game.
Have you ever pivoted? What's the story behind it? How successful was the pivot? I'd love to hear your stories, and potentially feature them in our newsletters!
What an incredible launch day! The support from makers, founders, and builders has been absolutely amazing. Seeing everyone rally around our mission to give builders a quick way to build, launch and monetize their products honestly made our entire team do happy dances!
But here's where we need YOUR help...
We're on a mission to make billing and pricing actually enjoyable (yes, we said enjoyable! ). If you've logged into Atlas and tried it out - even for just a few minutes - we'd LOVE to hear from you!
Where do you regularly post product updates, company news, announcements, etc. Or do you typically publish those through your blog or website or even chat like Slack? I'm using a mix of a few and am curious which one will be the most active. What has your experience been like? Which platforms have you tried/want to try?
