First 1,000 Users

First 1,000 Users is a free map of short, practical guides on how founders get their first users. The 25 guides are laid out by stage: idea and validation, waitlist, private beta, launch, first 100 users and first 1,000 users, so you only read what matters for where you are now. Every tactic is rated for fit by product type (SaaS, mobile app, browser extension, developer tool, AI tool, open source, marketplace, newsletter or game) with a note on why and how to adapt. No account, no email wall.

Indie makers, solo developers and early-stage founders who have shipped something and need a clear next step to get users.

Most advice on getting first users is a flat list of 50 tactics with no sense of order, and half of them do not fit your product. A Show HN post can make a dev tool and do nothing for a mobile game. Founders waste weeks on channels that were never going to work for what they built.