GTA6 is unironically going to change so many lives. If I wasn’t already working on my app I would put all my energy into making sure I capitalize off that game
The consumer app I’m MOST bullish on is her75 rn bc they exploded straight to 9th on the App Store with a super good ai UGC strategy, could be 100% organic growth
We’ve agreed to a partnership with @SpaceX that will substantially increase our compute capacity.
This, along with our other recent compute deals, means that we’ve been able to increase our usage limits for Claude Code and the Claude API.
I cracked the TikTok account warmup algorithm
heres exactly what tiktok is measuring in ur first 72 hours and how to pass every check:
tiktok doesnt trust new accounts. theyve been burned by bots too many times. so they run every new account through a trust scoring system.
most ppl fail it without knowing it exists.
heres what triggers a failed trust score:
posting within 24 hours of account creation
adding links to bio on day 1
following/unfollowing in rapid bursts
only engaging w content in one narrow category
posting multiple times before getting any engagement
using images that match their duplicate database
heres the warmup protocol that gets me 10k+ views on first posts consistently:
DAY 1:
scroll FYP for 30+ min
like 15-20 videos in ur niche
leave 5-7 genuine comments
follow 8-10 accounts that post content like urs
DO NOT post anything
DO NOT add any links
DAY 2:
same engagement pattern
search for keywords related to ur niche
watch 10+ videos to completion in that category
let the algorithm learn what ur about
still no posting
still no links
DAY 3:
post ONE warmup slideshow
not promotional. just engaging content in ur niche.
use a trending sound from last 7 days
images must be unique (ill explain how later)
watch for 24 hrs
if that warmup post hits 1k+ views ur cleared. trust score passed. now u can post promotional content.
if it gets under 200 views ur account is cooked. the algorithm flagged u. start over.
this process takes 3 days.
most ppl wont do it bc theyre impatient. thats exactly why most ppls accounts get shadowbanned permanently.
the warmup isnt optional. its the foundation everything else is built on. skip it and nothing else in ur strategy matters.
You can share your SaaS on X that’s totally fine, you’ll get customers.
But if you share your B2C mobile app on X, you’ll almost get no users just more competitors and 1-star reviews from them. They don’t hate your product maybe they don’t even use your product., they just leave 1-star reviews because they like doing it.
That’s why I barely share my B2C products anymore. The ones I’ve made public are already saturated markets. For niche products, I won’t share them maybe I’ll share when the market is saturated lol. Just kidding… but seriously, be careful when sharing your B2C apps.
Your B2C users are not on X.
Spend your time on TikTok and Instagram much better.
X is for SaaS.
Unfortunately this guy probably had a really poor funnel.
If it’s your first time building with no venture capital you should only be running hard paywalls until you’re big enough to scale.
(Utility apps only)
Please don’t make this mistake in your app
Recently, I added a hard paywall because users weren’t buying premium
Before that, my app was getting around 30–50 downloads per day, and I used to get 1–2 good ratings daily
After adding the hard paywall, everything went worse
People started giving 1-star ratings, and around 80% of users began deleting the app
All my downloads depend on ASO. I don’t have strong marketing skills
When users delete your app quickly, your retention drops instantly.
And when retention drops, the App Store / Play Store algorithm reduces your ASO reach
Slowly, your app visibility keeps decreasing
Hard paywalls work only when you’re running ad campaigns
There has never been a better time to be building for the consumer, absolutely insane how you can climb entire socio-economic classes in months right now just by working hard
@blakeandersonw You totally changed my life btw, saw you speak at UCSD last year in a classroom of maybe 20 people.
You gave me great advice and definitely changed the trajectory of the app I was building