Here's my article on "How to effectively get the first 1000 users for your consumer internet app?" I think this should help young app devs get a good hint of what it takes to get going. Let me know if you have any questions.
WhatsApp has more users in India than the US, UK, Russia, Spain, Germany & Brazil combined.
Almost double.
This is why most Indian consumer apps don’t have a “Share” button. They have a “Share to WhatsApp” button.
If you're building for India, cra
Indian company reaches $150 million annual recurring revenue in 2 years.
100M+ is from US alone.
Remember - earning 1$ is lot easier than earning 1₹.
Indians don’t pay.
As of early 2024, India had 751.5 million internet users, which is 52.4% of the country's population and ranks India second in the world for active internet users.
In 5 years, saying "I don’t use AI" will sound just as outdated as saying "I don’t use the internet" did in the early 2000s.
The ones who are playing with AI today—building, testing, learning—
will be miles ahead of those still busy arguing about it