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François Delporte

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Sharing build in public actions, successes, and failures. Day by day 😀

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Our Journey: Crafting SaaS from our Product Studio

We are a Product Studio, on top of being a Tech Agency. We're building SaaS that we need to improve our productivity and develop new revenue lines. 🔥

  • ReactIn
    1k/moLaunched in Feb 2025

    Boost your business with automated messaging. Find data, send personalized notes, and convert leads effortlessly. Scale your outreach while maintaining a personal touch. Try ReactIn for unique engagement and higher conversion rates!

  • Gramlab
    5k/moLaunched in early 2025

    Gramlab helps entrepreneurs, creators, and brands maximize their Instagram story views by automatically adding followers to their Close Friends list. No passwords, no risks — just more visibility, engagement, and sales.

Build in public articles.

Detailed actions, successes, and failures. Week by week 😃

  • Starting to write down “in public” my SaaS journey
  • How We Built and Launched an Instagram Close Friends Tool in Just 15 Days (and Said No to $85,000)

Recent activity

  • Commented onI went from 32 signups/week to 0. One headline change.2026-03-24
  • Commented on400 signups from Product Hunt, 1 paying customer. What 4 days taught me about launch vs traction.2026-03-18
  • Commented onAcquiring micro-SaaS products and growing them to $120k MRR2026-03-16
  • Commented onHitting $25k+ MRR by making his goals less ambitious2026-03-11
  • Commented onThe moment I realized building wasn’t the hard part2026-03-04
  • Commented onStop Building Features: Why 80% of Your Roadmap is a Waste of Time2026-03-02
  • Commented onHitting $10k+/mo by using an agency as both testing ground and distribution2026-02-20
  • Commented onBootstrapping a $20k/mo AI portfolio after his VC-backed company failed2026-02-19
  • Commented onI built the feedback tool I wanted as a user, and needed as a founder2026-02-18
  • Commented onHitting a $5M+ ARR and selling for $35M2026-02-17
  • Commented onI realized ignoring feedback was quietly killing growth2026-02-16
  • Commented onWhy Indie Founders Fail: The Uncomfortable Truths Beyond "Build in Public"2026-02-13
  • Commented onThe most useful UX test you’re not doing2026-02-06
  • Commented onMy exact distribution strategy I used to go from $0 to $600 MRR2026-02-05
  • Commented onI sent 212 cold emails to lawn care businesses. Here's what actually worked.2026-02-03
  • Commented onMy exact distribution strategy I used to go from $0 to $600 MRR2026-02-02
  • Commented onBootstrapping an investment bank to $100M+ deal volume2026-02-02
  • Commented onThe “Open → Do → Close” rule changed how I build tools2026-02-02
  • Commented onMy Landing Page obsession killed my SaaS product.2026-02-02
  • Commented onI built a tool to search all my messages (Slack, LinkedIn, Gmail, etc.) in one place because I was losing my mind.2026-01-30

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