Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Toyota? None were pioneers—they nailed traction as smart followers. Traction sans product? #DemoSellBuild shows how! Next week: Step-by-step to #ValidateFirst pre-build. Hyped? Drop a 🚀! #StartupFounders

Traction = Proof that strangers (not just your squad or mom) LOVE your idea. Better yet: Proof your biz model WORKS. Skip 'first to market'—aim for 'first to hearts'! ❤️ Who's got early traction wins to share? #ValidateFirst #StartupFounders

OLD SCHOOL: → High barriers to entry → Limited competition → Investors chase patents Build first, win big. NEW GAME: → No barriers → Worldwide rivals → Cash for traction only Adapt or fade? #ValidateFirst #DemoSellBuild

🧵 Mindset #3: Traction isn't a bonus—it's THE mission! 🏆 New era alert: • Building is a breeze now • Rivals everywhere • Customers spoiled for choice Old rules? Dead. Why? Buckle up—let's unpack! What's your traction hack? #ValidateFirst

You've been told: "Build that MVP quick!" 🚀 But what if it's the WRONG MVP? 😱 Customers won't beta-test your mess—they ghost you. Welcome to the BUILD TRAP. Who's escaped it? #ValidateFirst #DemoSellBuild

Mindset #2: Your business model IS the product Investors aren't just betting on cool tech—they want models that PRINT money. What does this mean for your hustle? Let's dive in—reply with your biggest biz model question! #ValidateFirst #StartupFounders

Mindset #1: Fall head over heels for the PROBLEM, not your shiny solution! ❤️ Customers? They're obsessed with THEIR pains, not your features. If your idea doesn't fix a massive headache, no tech wizardry will save it. What's a problem you're dying to solve? #ValidateFirst

Jordan landed 5 paying customers in 90 days WITHOUT a finished product. Alex spent 18 months building in isolation. The difference? 10 mindsets for how to #ValidateFirst. Follow along this week as we break them down. 💡 #DemoSellBuild #StartupFounders

The OLD way: Build → Demo → Sell (hope customers want it) The NEW way: Demo → Sell → Build (know customers want it) Why? Because today customers have CHOICES. They don't beta test half-baked products—they leave. #ValidateFirst #DemoSellBuild

Jordan did something different: ✓ Sketched business model on a Lean Canvas (20 mins) ✓ Interviewed customers BEFORE building ✓ Pre-sold the solution (validated demand) ✓ Built what customers already bought This is #DemoSellBuild: How to #ValidateFirst. 🚀

Alex took the traditional route: ✗ Built for 6+ months in isolation ✗ Pitched to investors (got polite rejections) ✗ Launched an MVP nobody asked for ✗ Got stuck in the "build trap" Sound familiar? 90% of startups follow this path. #StartupFounders

🧵 A tale of 2 founders: Alex & Jordan. Both had big ideas. Both quit their jobs. 1 year later: • Alex: Still building, no revenue, working alone • Jordan: Growing customers, revenue & team What made the difference? Not skill—MINDSET. #ValidateFirst #StartupFounders

💸 Brutal awakening: Facebook ads aren't $50 experiments I thought validating ideas would cost $50 Reality: $500-1000 minimum for real data Back to drawing board. Assumptions hurt 😅 #BuildInPublic

8 / Next challenge: analyzing campaign results and optimizing based on the findings.

7/ Full automation isn’t possible — the user still needs to create a business account, set up the app and page, and, of course, top up the billing account.

6/ But here's the magic moment: First automated ad went live!

5/ Spent whole day just figuring out Facebook's correct campaign properties to start it

4/ Reality: N8N's Facebook integration is... limited. Had to use webhooks and custom API calls

2/ The workflow I built: - Input: Startup idea description - AI generates market research - Extract target demographics - Create Facebook ad copy - Auto-launch campaign

1/ Why N8N? As a programmer, I wanted to prototype FAST without getting lost in code