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u/Bitter-Plane-7254

▲ 3 r/indie_startups+1 crossposts

ok so i looked up a founder after he cold DM'ed me last week. Decent sell, interesting idea. Clicked his LinkedIn and the company page.

on both pages there was a boring banner and vague bio

I closed the tab. That was it for him.

Here's the thing, every cold DM, every content piece, every podcast appearance routes back to that profile. If the page leaks, the whole pitch leaks. Most founders set it up once and treat it like a lease agreement they don't have to think about again.

The idea i thought of: a productized LinkedIn or X profile audit. Someone submits their URL, you send back a scored report: bio, banner, headline, pinned content, all graded out of 100 with a fix list ordered by impact.

If you want more ideas like this, I found this one on the Grey Market, they send ideas every monday and friday https://www.readgreymarket.com/subscribe

u/Bitter-Plane-7254 — 11 days ago
▲ 3 r/beehiiv

I built a twice weekly newsletter over the past few months covering unconventional but profitable and interesting startup ideas. Each issue breaks down a main idea, a secondary Idea, and weekly news, tools, and tweets I find.

In terms of revenue, I havent monetized with any sponsors yet due to a time constraint, have run some native beehiiv ads and have pushed two digital products.

Current stats:

  • 1,560 active subscribers
  • ~40% open rate / ~4% Click thru rate
  • I publish on Monday and Friday
  • Primary growth from Meta ads with an average $1.50 CPA

Audience stats:

What best describes current situation?

  • Looking for a startup idea: 66%
  • Actively building: 28%
  • Corporate founder-mindset: 3%
  • Working at a startup: 3%

Primary role:

  • Founder/Co-Founder: 39%
  • Product/Engineering: 25%
  • Student: 16%
  • Marketing/Growth: 7%
  • Sales/BD: 7%
  • Finance/Operations: 4%
  • Executive/Leadership: 2%

Industry:

  • SaaS/Software: 38%
  • AI/Automation: 13%
  • Health/Wellness: 9%
  • E-commerce/DTC: 7%
  • Creator/Media: 6%
  • Agency/Services: 5%
  • Finance/Fintech: 5%
  • Real Estate: 3%
  • Other: 13%

Tools they pay for:

  • AI tools: 89%
  • Project management: 5%
  • Marketing/growth: 4%
  • Finance/accounting: 2%
  • CRM: 1%

Also comes with a directory of 500+ startup launch and submission sites, sold as a bundled digital product.

Just curious if this is interesting to anyone who wants a running newsletter with a defined niche, proven engagement, and a content system already in place.

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u/Bitter-Plane-7254 — 16 days ago
▲ 1 r/Newsletters

I built a twice weekly newsletter over the past few months covering unconventional but profitable and interesting startup ideas. Each issue breaks down a main idea, a secondary Idea, and weekly news, tools, and tweets I find.

In terms of revenue, I havent monetized with any sponsors yet due to a time constraint, have run some native beehiiv ads and have pushed two digital products.

Current stats:

  • 1,560 active subscribers
  • ~40% open rate / ~4% Click thru rate
  • I publish on Monday and Friday
  • Primary growth from Meta ads with an average $1.50 CPA

Audience stats:

What best describes current situation?

  • Looking for a startup idea: 66%
  • Actively building: 28%
  • Corporate founder-mindset: 3%
  • Working at a startup: 3%

Primary role:

  • Founder/Co-Founder: 39%
  • Product/Engineering: 25%
  • Student: 16%
  • Marketing/Growth: 7%
  • Sales/BD: 7%
  • Finance/Operations: 4%
  • Executive/Leadership: 2%

Industry:

  • SaaS/Software: 38%
  • AI/Automation: 13%
  • Health/Wellness: 9%
  • E-commerce/DTC: 7%
  • Creator/Media: 6%
  • Agency/Services: 5%
  • Finance/Fintech: 5%
  • Real Estate: 3%
  • Other: 13%

Tools they pay for:

  • AI tools: 89%
  • Project management: 5%
  • Marketing/growth: 4%
  • Finance/accounting: 2%
  • CRM: 1%

Also comes with a directory of 500+ startup launch and submission sites, sold as a bundled digital product.

Just curious if this is interesting to anyone who wants a running newsletter with a defined niche, proven engagement, and a content system already in place.

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u/Bitter-Plane-7254 — 16 days ago
▲ 2 r/beehiiv

okay i genuinely get screwed and filtered into the promotions folder way too often, and it TANKS my open rate significantly. I avoid any promotional language, dollar signs, any sales language. I use little to no pictures and rarely run ads. my enagemenmt is usually around 40% plus open rate and 4% click through rate when i land in primary. Ive checked my domain as well and everything is fine there.

Any ideas?

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u/Bitter-Plane-7254 — 17 days ago