📢 How to Build Hype Before Your Product Even Exists?

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This week’s Founder Finds includes:

💝 1,000 true fans
🦾 An AI agent Python library
🎯 A SaaS positioning framework
🎮 How to use streaks in your app
📢 15 pre-launch growth hacking tactics
➡️ And more…



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Most people choose unhappiness over uncertainty.



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Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


🎯 SaaS Positioning Framework shared by Elie Steinbock
A podcast episode on effectively positioning a SaaS


🦾 Agno shared by Hitesh Kar
A lightweight library for building AI Agents


💝 1,000 True Fans shared by Barun Pandey
Why you should focus on deep fan relationships over mass appeal



📈 Breakout Market of the Week

Budgeting Apps help users track money and spending habits. They connect to bank accounts to show exactly where the cash is going and help users save more.

This market is growing fast: +123.1% in the last year – with a Breakout Score of 76. Around 135,000 people search for these tools each month.

Want to dive deeper? Check out our full report on the top players in the space, how they make money and why this market is growing so quickly.

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🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

📱 Paul Martin built a Telegram app for Web3 marketing collabs


💸 Mike Williams crossed 25+ investments with Marketplace Capital


🗣️ Sam McKay is building a voice interface for interacting with AI experts


🤖 Eddie Forson gave a talk at the London Hugging Face Meetup


🎵 Darren Travel released Burnout Nation, Vol. 2



🐦 Tweet of the Week



🛠️ Tools of the Week

🎨 Relume — Build React websites with AI


🖼️ Aragon AI — Use AI to do a photo shoot


👤 ​Synthesia​ — Create videos with AI avatars



📘 Read This

Why Do App Streaks Feel So Compelling?

Ever wonder why streaks in apps like Duolingo or Wordle feel so powerful, even when regular habits fade?

This research shows you exactly why:

  • Create clear goals for your streak mechanics – define exactly what users need to do and when they need to do it to keep their streak.
  • Use psychological drivers like goal achievement, identity change and gamification to make your streaks compelling enough to change user behavior.
  • Design streaks around daily activities instead of weekly or monthly ones. This simplifies decision-making and encourages regular engagement with your product.



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How to Build Hype Before Your Product Even Exists?

The seeds of your growth need planting months before launch to stand out in a crowded market:

  • Build a pre-launch page that collects email addresses and asks visitors to refer friends in exchange for rewards or early access.
  • Create a targeted outreach list by scoring potential partners and press outlets based on relevance, referrals and audience reach.
  • Use your existing network by asking friends, family and colleagues to test your product and share early feedback that shapes your offering.



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  • Natronnachai Kumkronglertsin
  • Divya Surana
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