10,000 users, 60+ feedback and $245 in donations. Is this idea validated?

10,000 users, 60+ feedback and $245 later...

I released a free Notion productivity tool called DatePop as a lead magnet for another of our SaaS, Pop Invoice, an invoicing solution built for Notion.

But the free tool itself has proven to be really popular and has become a useful product in its own right.

I wondered "how" useful is it really? So I added a But Me a Coffee donation form that appears after they finished using DatePop. $245 was collected. Most donors gave $5 (1 coffee) but there were a few $25 (5 coffee) donations.

I also added a feedback form. Over 60 people submitted bugs, requests and general feedback.

All of the above gave me the signal I needed to add premium features.

So DatePop Premium is in the works! First premium feature will allow you to autofill any number of properties in your Notion database.

And it'll cost $1 to use any of the premium features, per autofill request.

As always, I share my journey from idea to revenue on X and my newsletter.