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Maya Kyker @mayakyler
Joined October 2022
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Maya Kyker@mayakyler
28 Dec 2024
Most founders have an amazing product. But zero marketing strategy. I grew to $5k MRR with: • Reddit comments • Quora answers • X engagement • Community building Stop obsessing over features. Start obsessing over distribution.
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Maya Kyker@mayakyler
18 Oct 2025
people applying for jobs... if you're going to use chatgpt... please read what you're pasting in
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Maya Kyker@mayakyler
10 Sep 2025
Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #18 The smaller the TAM, the more product matters. In niche markets, there’s no “spray-and-pray” marketing. You win by being the obvious best tool.
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Maya Kyker@mayakyler
10 Sep 2025
Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #20 Reality: it’s never 100-0 between product and marketing. It’s timing. Marketing gets you into the room. Product decides if you stay.
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Maya Kyker@mayakyler
10 Sep 2025
Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #19 The larger the TAM, the more marketing matters. Competing for broad attention = distribution, not feature wars.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #17 Marketing matters most when CAC is your bottleneck. If channels saturate quickly, copy, brand, and funnel math become your leverage.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #16 Product matters most when NPS is your channel. If referrals fuel growth, weak marketing doesn’t hurt you—but weak product kills you.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #15 In a hype cycle (AI, crypto, etc.), marketing > product. You’re selling imagination more than delivery. By the time the dust settles, product matters again.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #14 In a downturn, product > marketing. Budgets shrink, noise rises, and only real efficiency wins renewals
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #13 If your target is non-technical SMBs, marketing matters more. They can’t “kick the tires.” They buy the story and trust signals.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #12 If you’re API-first, marketing matters less. Developers spread good APIs by word-of-mouth. Docs and Developer Experience = your marketing.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #11 If you have strong network effects, product is destiny. Users market it for you.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #10 When entering a commoditized market, marketing is the wedge. Differentiation is often story before it’s substance.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #9 If you’re solving a vitamin problem (nice-to-have), marketing must create urgency. If it’s a painkiller problem (must-have), product can carry you without hype.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #8 The higher the price, the more product matters. No CMO deck can cover a $100k miss on ROI. Ultimately, the people in charge will ask: “Does it work?”
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #7 The cheaper the product, the more marketing matters. At $9/mo, nobody expects miracles—what sells is brand, vibe, distribution.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #6 The worse the switching costs, the more marketing matters upfront. Users won’t risk churn pain unless your promise is huge.
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Non-obvious product vs. marketing tip #5 In enterprise, marketing opens doors but product wins renewals. Awareness and trust get you year one. Actual workflow integration gets you year two.
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Does anyone have advice for Christian? 👀
Christian Heavi
@christianheavi
5 Sep 2025
I’m a commercial guy but I launched a Home Service biz as an experiment on August 12 Here is what I did and I need your help! Built a website in minutes with @newdotwebsite @banisgh - $20/month Looked up some keywords @homeservicebase Set up ads on Google - Total spend so far $221 4 leads - 2 closed I have a tech who does all the work Will do ~$5k in first two weeks of September, ~$2k net What should I do next to scale revenue? All competitors give “free estimates” and I’m the only one charging to come out Photo below of first payment (doesn’t include my $99 service call fee😉)
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