u/Fabulous_Teacher_550 — reddlx

Visit studioself.app

I built StudioSelf.app — now comes the hardest part.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been building an AI virtual photography studio where anyone can create professional-looking photoshoots without a camera, expensive equipment, or hiring a photographer.

The idea is simple:

Upload yourself → choose a style → create studio-quality AI photos.

I built it because I noticed a problem:

Not everyone has access to great photos for their personal brand, business profiles, content creation, or just expressing themselves online.

The product is live now.

But building is only step one.

Now I’m facing the real founder challenge:

How do I get the first users?

I’m bootstrapped.

No marketing budget.

No big audience.

Just the product and the willingness to learn.

My current goals:

• Get the first real users

• Understand what people actually want

• Improve the product from feedback

• Find the right audience

If you’ve grown a SaaS product, AI tool, or startup from zero — I’d love to hear your advice.

What would you do next if you were starting from zero today?

u/Fabulous_Teacher_550 — 8 days ago

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For people who have launched apps or SaaS before

I built an AI photoshoot app and now I’m kind of lost on what to do next.

I spent my time building StudioSelf.app. The idea is basically to let someone create different photoshoots of themselves without needing a studio or photographer.

The building part was honestly easier because I always knew what I had to work on.

Now that it exists, I’m realizing getting users is a completely different problem.

I don’t have money for ads and I’m trying to figure out how people actually get their first users.

For anyone who launched a small app/SaaS before:

Where did your first users actually come from?

Did you post somewhere, message people directly, make content, or something else?

Would appreciate any advice.

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u/Fabulous_Teacher_550 — 8 days ago

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For people who have launched apps or SaaS before

A few weeks ago I started building something called StudioSelf.app.

The idea came from a simple thought — why should a good photoshoot always need expensive cameras, studios, or photographers?

So I tried building an AI studio where you can create different photoshoots of yourself just by uploading your photos.

The building part was exciting.

But now I’m stuck at the part most builders struggle with…

Getting people to actually find it 😅

I’m bootstrapping this alone. No ads, no marketing budget, just trying to figure things out step by step.

Right now my focus is:

\- getting my first users

\- learning what’s missing

\- improving it

For people who have launched apps or SaaS before:

How did you get your first 100 users?

What would you do if you had to start again with $0?

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u/Fabulous_Teacher_550 — 8 days ago