Finding customers for open source tools is important for the success of the project.

How do developers find customers for their tools? Do they just write code and wait for customers to jump on their product? Or do they talk to potential customers before they write their first line of code?

If you build an app that is not just a hobby project, customer acquisition is one of the most important things to do to ensure long term success. But customer acquisition is not easy; it takes time and effort.

In this episode, we talk about potential marketing channels for open source tools, how to find interview partners, and how to get feedback from potential customers. We will share our experience of building an application for podcast hosts and how we approached the market. We will share our learnings and insights and how we built a network of potential customers and partners.

Links

• Open Podcast: https://openpodcast.dev 

Hosts

• Matthias Endler (https://mastodon.social/@mre) 
• Wolfgang Gassler (https://twitter.com/schafele)

Feedback

• Email: echo@openpodcast.dev 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenPodcastDev 

Credits

The theme music is U.S. Army Blues - Kelly’s Number and is licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.