# Baremetrics: How we got our first 100 customers

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/baremetrics-how-we-got-our-first-100-customers-baremetrics-com/
- Original source: https://baremetrics.com/blog/first-100-customers
- Domain: baremetrics.com
- Latest check: 2026-06-07
- Channels: Activation, B2B SaaS, Customer Research, Customer Success, Founder Sales, Founder-Led Content, Messaging, Positioning, Pricing, Product, Product-led Growth, Retention, Revenue, Social Proof, Validation, Word of Mouth

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [Baremetrics eight-day paid MVP with money validation](/growth-ideas/baremetrics-eight-day-paid-mvp-with-money-validation/) - Build the smallest paid version that removes the painful job, charge immediately, and use payment as the first validation gate.
- [Baremetrics paid-only word-of-mouth proof](/growth-ideas/baremetrics-paid-only-word-of-mouth-proof/) - Launch without a free plan or free trial when the product solves an urgent business pain so every share points to a real buying decision.
- [Baremetrics painkiller message before channel choice](/growth-ideas/baremetrics-painkiller-message-before-channel-choice/) - Rewrite the pitch around the painful manual job the product removes before debating which acquisition channel deserves attention.
- [Baremetrics paying-customer rebuild doubles revenue](/growth-ideas/baremetrics-paying-customer-rebuild-doubles-revenue/) - After the first paid users arrive, rebuild around their actual feedback instead of polishing the original assumption.
- [Baremetrics Twitter-native customer proof loop](/growth-ideas/baremetrics-twitter-native-customer-proof-loop/) - Let customers describe the product in their own public posts immediately after the aha moment, then use those posts as the distribution proof layer.
- [Paying-customer feedback rebuild before scale](/growth-ideas/paying-customer-feedback-rebuild-before-scale/) - Use feedback from paying customers to rebuild the product before scaling acquisition, even if it means scrapping the first version.
- [One-click historical import as first wow](/growth-ideas/one-click-historical-import-as-first-wow/) - Let new users import real historical data in one click so the first session shows their own business truth instead of an empty demo state.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)