... target. What worked five years ago is now a liability. What's working now will be a liability in three. Lesson three: trust compounds slower than reputation. Reputation can be built in a launch. Trust takes years and three difficultconversations you didn't want to have. What it didn't prepare for: how fast the ground would move under enterprise tech once AI agents showed up. The playbook from 2020 reads like a different industry now. I am happy ...

... engagement loops. All of them answer one question is the user coming back? But lately I've been thinking about a different question: is the user outgrowing us? At Murror, we're building AI that helps people prepare for difficultconversations. And the strange thing is, our best users use us less over time. They come in anxious before a tough talk with a partner or a manager. They work through it. They go have the real

... spent the most time in the app were often the ones who left the harshest feedback. Meanwhile, users who opened the app twice a week for five minutes were writing us emails about how it changed how they handle difficultconversations. We were measuring activity when we should have been measuring impact. So we ran an experiment. For one quarter, we replaced our engagement metrics with what we called "outcome metrics." Instead of tracking how long someone stayed, we tracked ... ... nika   Totally agree psychological framing is a huge lever we're still exploring. One thing we've been experimenting with is how we phrase the post-session reflection. Even small wording changes (like "what stood out to you?"

... took us 3+ years to reach meaningful traction, and we were making $2k MRR in the first 2 years. Unfortunately, there's no formula to know whether you are on the right track or running a zombie. Sunk cost vs. strategic persistence. You bet with your time. 9. SaaS multiples are often fantasy, especially for smaller businesses. If you are below $1M ARR and/or have no aggressive growth potential, do not expect 7-12x multipliers. 10. Lifetime deal buyers ... ... profitable by being super frugal. This wasn't just about bootstrapping, it forced us to focus on what actually moved the needle. 14. Technical complexity doesn't guarantee success Building more features, next feature fallacy, reaching feature parity with competitors

... Rybdylov(@bator_rybdylov): @tomina_veronika   maybe he was preparing for a date Comment from Oleksandr Naumov(@oleksandr_naumov): Hey Aaron, that's a great thread! The most unexpected use? Someone used an AI avatar to help them practice difficultconversations... with their boss. It was surprisingly effective! It highlighted how much emotional connection is possible with AI. I am actually delving into the psychology of that in a free webinar on April 2nd, including how AI avatars can build ...

... idea behind this app comes from our personal struggle with difficultconversations in professional life. If you had a tool with such scenario what features should it have? We're at present trying to be a good sidekick to professional coach and candidate to rehearse, formulate strategies, and preempt. If you like this concept, support our launch today. - Launch banner: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... - Launch page: https://www.producthunt.com/post... ...

... Navigating difficultconversations whether at work or in personal life requires a balance of honesty, empathy, and clarity. It s easy to get defensive or stumble over words when emotions run high. How do you prepare for these moments? Any go-to strategies or lessons learned that help you communicate effectively in challenging situations? Comment from Rafael Krueger(@deleted-7900033): One thing I always try to do is stay calm and be honest, but also kind. Comment from ShahZaib(@shahza1bmushtaq ...