Ask HN: Early adopters for hire

by d_luaz on 6/15/2016, 9:04:36 AM with 2 comments
Most of the time, the founder are the only ones who give a shit about their own products. Most of the time, we can't get early adopters from our social circle, and the majority/laggards will only take note of your product when it become wildly popular.

What if we have early adopters for hire: - these people have some interest with what you are doing, and agree to be paid to be early adopters - they will give you user feedback and become beta testers - they will promote your product to their friends and followers once they are satisfied with your product - they will write blog post or video to talk about your product

  • by sharemywin on 6/15/2016, 12:26:54 PM

    It's funny because MLM is looked down on, but it's the best case of early adopters getting paid to "spread the word".

  • by mpbm on 6/15/2016, 3:22:48 PM

    They aren't actually "early adopters" if they have to be paid to adopt.