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1. 999900+b4[view] [source] 2025-05-13 09:22:46
>>amanch+(OP)
Find a way to make it free to start.

This is how Firebase, Supabase and friends work.

Getting 100 people to sign up for a free service is still work, but significantly less.

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2. Crules+79[view] [source] 2025-05-13 10:20:41
>>999900+b4
Making it 100X harder to get them to pay for it subsequently. "If you’re good at something, never do it for free" - Joseph Joker MBA JD.

If not, then you are in the ad business.

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3. 999900+SD[view] [source] 2025-05-13 14:21:31
>>Crules+79
Supabase doesn't even require a credit card, but your data goes poof in 60 days if you don't pay.

Ideally you want your tools to be so easy to use, clients just switch onto a paid plan when they want to get serious.

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