How Kyle Gawley grew to 22k users and $1M+ revenue, distilled into a free 5-day playbook
kylegawley · x · 2026-09-08
Software founder Kyle Gawley (15 years building VC-funded and bootstrapped products, $1M+ revenue) is sharing the playbook behind growing to 22,000 users via a free 5-day email course, "Get Your First 100 Paid Users."
- Pre-sold to 7 users before writing a line of code
- A DM opener with a 90% response rate
- Landed Jason Calacanis as a customer
- A magazine article that brought 100 users overnight
Related event: SaaS Founder Shares Playbook Behind 22k Users and $1M Revenue(2 posts)→
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