Don't run out of time, money & motivation while doing customer discovery for your project.
I needed guidance to get our first users to engage with the platform and start getting some real feedback. Through a cycle of small iterations we found what was our best way to land users faster and that really connected with us. Usage of Skedr has grown to over 15,000 photo shares in 6 weeks.
Enric Bisbe GilMaker of Skedr.io
Traction is your startup product's or idea's engagement with market or customer adoption.
Traction is a general term and acquires a different parameter depending on your business building stage.
In order of importance, it is demonstrated through profit, revenue, customers, pilot customers, non-paying users, and verified hypotheses about customer problems. And their rates of change.
Gaining early traction is more than just a stepping stone; it offers tangible and intangible rewards. It pays you by not only leading to confidence and motivation to push yourself more but also brings in some cash.
Early traction is like a reality check for your startup—it shows that your product or service isn't just a cool idea but something people actually want. It validates your concept and gives you confidence to keep building.
Traction is the ultimate magnet for funding and collaborations. When you show measurable progress, like customer growth or engagement, investors are more likely to trust you with their money, and partners see you as credible.
Early traction gives you real-world feedback on what's working and what's not. This helps you refine your product, pivot if necessary, and focus on strategies that drive growth instead of wasting resources on guesswork.
Let's face it—being a founder often feels like you're spinning plates while riding a unicycle! Many entrepreneurs are juggling multiple responsibilities, from product development and marketing to customer support. If you're also side hustling or working on multiple projects, that time crunch gets even crazier.
With so much on your plate, it's tough to zero in on traction-building activities that can actually move the needle.
Entrepreneurship isn't just about technical know-how; it's about seeing the bigger picture. A strong entrepreneurial mindset helps you connect the dots between customer needs, market trends, and your product's value. It's less about knowing everything upfront and more about being curious, adaptable, and willing to experiment until you uncover insights that drive traction. The ability to gather and interpret insights is a game-changer, fueling smarter decisions and building a foundation for long-term growth.
For those who aren't naturally inclined toward marketing, the basics—like customer discovery, messaging, and outreach—can feel overwhelming. Without foundational skills, it's hard to identify your audience's needs or how to effectively communicate your product's value. Some don't enjoy marketing and prefer focusing on areas they find more engaging, like product development. This disinterest can result in neglecting essential tasks like developing outreach strategies, or understanding customer needs.
We have helped numerous tech enthusiasts and founders with side projects and startups build early traction, assisting them in gaining hundreds of active users and contributing to a stronger, more impactful future.
We take care of the heavy lifting in marketing & outreach, so you can focus on building the product.
With the number of things on my plate, it's necessary to outsource as much as possible. TractionMate has been invaluable to the growth of my SaaS product. We needed to get people for a beta test and TractionMate went out and got them, even when there was no product yet. We will partner with them for the launch of all our SaaS products.
Adaryl "Bob" WakefieldMaker & Founder of Simplesupport.co
With a focus on proven techniques, tailored approaches, and structured processes, we help you eliminate guesswork, making it easier to craft strategies that resonate and drive results.
Traction mate is like a virtual co-founder that handles marketing and sales. They help you a lot with finding product-market fit. The process is smooth and well setup. They helped me to define message, narrow down market, conduct initial communication and get on board my first 40 signups!
Yura Kriachko(Maker of Painlesstracker.com)
You're never alone on your entrepreneurial journey. With built-in accountability, motivational support and regular brainstorming sessions, you'll find the right vibes you need to thriven.
I was trying to find a way to propel my business, reach more customers and make sales. With TractionMate, we have been able to gain a community around our brand. The best part about working with them was the interesting and relevant ideas that were brought up.
Joelle Dzorgenu(Co-Founder of Defirstwears)
Identify your unique strengths and market position through detailed analysis and exploration.
Develop a comprehensive roadmap that aligns with your vision and outlines clear growth paths.
Cultivate meaningful relationships with your audience through tailored outreach and compelling storytelling.
Implement targeted marketing campaigns with precision and adaptability to drive tangible results.
Continuously refine and adapt strategies based on data-driven insights and market feedback.
Leverage proven strategies to expand your market reach and accelerate business growth.
Stay ahead of the curve by embracing creative approaches and emerging marketing technologies.
Establish comprehensive metrics to track progress and validate the effectiveness of marketing initiatives.
Build strategic partnerships and foster a network of industry experts to amplify your startup's potential.
Remain agile and responsive to market shifts, ensuring your marketing strategy evolves with changing landscapes.
Craft a unique value proposition that sets your startup apart and resonates deeply with your target audience.
Continuously test and validate your marketing hypotheses to ensure data-driven decision-making.
Quickly identify and implement strategic shifts when market conditions or customer feedback demand change.
Create targeted, individualized marketing experiences that resonate with specific customer segments.
Leverage digital channels and viral marketing techniques to exponentially increase brand visibility and reach.
Develop long-term marketing strategies that build lasting customer loyalty and consistent growth.
The early-stage signifies significant work in customer discovery and validation and therefore it doesn't justify a 100% commission-based fee structure. Additionally, in the current setup, an equity tie-up is too not feasible for now.
We help entrepreneurs and businesses uncover their compelling business model through a mix of customer discovery, lean startup principles, and the business model canvas. We provide a structured approach to drive traction.
Absolutely! We can step in to execute your strategy while enhancing it with tactical insights and market feedback. Our aim is to deliver results while aligning with your vision.
We start with a discovery session to understand your objectives and define a measurable traction goal. This is then broken into achievable 2-week sprints, allowing us to focus, review, and adjust for maximum impact.
Yes, our engagement is designed to be adaptive. We can pivot and refine goals based on market feedback, progress, or evolving business needs. Flexibility is key to ensuring we stay aligned with your priorities.
Our 2-week sprint goals are designed as incremental milestones that strategically build towards our comprehensive 3-month objective. Each sprint allows us to measure progress, adjust strategies, and ensure we're consistently moving closer to your overarching business goals.
We guide you through a process of reaching out to the target audience, conducting experiments, and collecting feedback to validate assumptions and uncover key insights. We utilize a mix of principles from customer discovery, lean startups, startup engineering, and the business model canvas to uncover your compelling business model.
The customer discovery process is a systematic approach to understanding your target customers, their needs, pain points, and preferences. It involves conducting experiments, conversations, and observations to gather valuable insights directly from potential customers.
We support you in reaching out to your "ideal" users by employing un-scalable methods to connect with them. This may involve personalized outreach leveraging online communities and more.
Our solutions are designed to benefit both startups and established businesses. Whether you are in the early stages of launching a new venture or seeking to pivot and drive growth for an existing business, we provide valuable tools and guidance to uncover your compelling business model and achieve sustainable traction.
We work with all kinds of new businesses in search of product-market fit. They may be B2C or B2B; entirely online or partly online; from any geography. The projects that we work on can be from a diverse stage of product development—from a stage when you just have an idea to a stage where you have a landing page or an MVP or some functional product ready.
If you already have 50 or 100 or 200 or more users signed up and if they are engaging with the product actively, you probably do not need us. But, if the users who are already signed up are not actively engaging with the product, we can add value in two ways - (1) work on understanding the reasons for the underuse and work on increasing the product engagement; and (2) target more prospects who can potentially use the product actively.
The answer to this question is simple. Why does a user invest in your product—in terms of money, or time? The user does it only when what you are trying to do resonates with the pain point that he or she has. The search to find a solution for the pain point or an expression of frustration about not being able to find it, are the keys to identify ideal users.
When you launch a new product, it is important that you get a bunch of early users who are as much super excited about your product as you are. Because only then, they use the product frequently and tell you what more can be done and how. We call these users who use the product actively as ideal users.
We locate them in places where they either are searching for solutions or where they are sharing their frustrations about not being able to find solutions.
We experiment with a few traction channels and discover what works to reach them in the most efficient and effective way. At any point in time, we could be working on 4 to 5 channels.
We search for and get to the persons (or businesses) that are in search of a pain point that you are trying to resolve, individually and manually. We strike a conversation with them about the context of their pain point and when relevant, invite them to sign up.
In early startup building, quality is more important than quantity. We bring on a few (10, 20, 30, or 100 or more, depending on the context of your startup's business model) users who would use the product actively rather than bringing in thousands who will remain inactive after signups.
At TractionMate, we turn your startup dreams into reality, providing tailored support that ignites your journey toward success and impact.
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