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Mine Competitors' Twitter Followers for Beta Users

Mine Competitors' Twitter Followers for Beta Users is a cold outreach tactic for getting your first users: Meetric's team targeted the people already following their competitors on Twitter, using that follower base as a pre-qualified pool of potential users and investors to reach out to on the way to 1,000 beta signups.

It's a strong fit for B2B SaaS teams, and works especially well for B2B SaaS, products in a crowded category. As a cold outreach play, plan for medium effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Cold outreachMedium effortMedium

Why does cold outreach work for this?

Someone already following a competitor has self-selected as interested in the problem, making them a far warmer cold target than a random list.

The exact steps (5)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Works for
B2B SaaS

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Mine Competitors' Twitter Followers for Beta Users" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for B2B SaaS — pick it when your product looks like that, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Mine Competitors' Twitter Followers for Beta Users" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be medium.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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