How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users
Hello, and welcome to a free monthly edition of my newsletter. I'm Lenny, and each week I tackle reader questions about product, growth, working with humans, and anything else that's stressing you out at the office. Send me your questions and in return, I'll humbly offer actionable real-talk advice. 🤜🤛Q: How did the big consumer apps get their first 1,000 users?Considering every startup confronts this question at some point, I was surprised by how little has been written about it. Particularly anything actionable. So I decided to do my own digging. I spent the past month personally reaching out to founders, scouring interviews, and tapping the Twitterverse....
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