A single Reddit post drove 1,100 signups and 24 paid subs in 48h for this job-search SaaS
One post to r/ClaudeAI — written by a founder whose wife was laid off by Indeed — delivered 415K views, 1,100 new users and roughly 24 paying subscribers in 48 hours, ~98% of the startup's growth. His playbook: a true origin story, auditable numbers, and answering every hater comment because the controversy keeps the thread ranked. The product now sits at 5,500 users and $1.6K MRR.