vijitdhingra

True I get that. I think even for full time founders if you’re seeing crazy adoption by unpaid customers, then there’s something there. Once you have a bunch of free users it’s easy to expand into something that users are willing to pay for then to do that from scratch.

You don’t wanna be in a place where you’re seeing low signups overall and low usage even by free customers. It’s nice to be cautious of that but again all of these metrics are relative to what stage your company is at.

I love them! Free users are still validation that there is a demand for what you’re building. Ofc it might still be the case that most people aren’t willing to pay for your product, but you’re only going to find that out once you keep building.

This is exactly my approach with https://rockyai.me/ - chrome extension that lets you chat with any webpage using LLMs. I have zero paid users but a lot of my friends love the product so that’s still very satisfying!

I built https://rockyai.me/ (chrome extension to chat with any webpage) for my personal use tbh but ended up putting it on the store for others to use as well. One of my friends sent it to his data who is retired and consumes a lot of news articles online. I see his dad using the extension a few times every few hours now to summarize things / get more background on stories.

A chrome extension that lets you chat with any webpage using LLMS! helps avoid a bunch of copy-pasting into ChatGpt. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/rocky-ai/fdjoklehji...

1. Summarize Articles – Get concise overviews of content from sources like HackerNews, Reddit, and more. 2. Quick Information Lookup – Effortlessly locate key details on pages such as developer documentation, car forums, and beyond. 3. Personalized LinkedIn Outreach – Craft customized outreach messages for your LinkedIn connections with ease. 4. Review Analysis – Analyze feedback and reviews from platforms like Airbnb, Amazon, and others for quick insights.