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Early-Stage B2B SaaS Founders Struggle to Land Their First Customers

Founders launching a B2B SaaS product with zero existing customers face uncertainty about which acquisition channel or tactic will land the first ten paying users. The discussion reflects a common early-stage go-to-market gap where generic playbooks do not map cleanly to a specific product.

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