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Show HN: I made a tool that finds your customers before your competitors do

smarketly.lema-lema.com

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Most founders waste months posting to the wrong communities while their competitors quietly build relationships with the same users you need. I built Smarketly after watching three of my products die in silence. The problem wasn't the products - it was that I had no systematic way to find people who actually needed what I built. Smarketly helps you:

Discover where your ideal customers already spend time online Craft outreach that feels personal, not spammy Generate marketing videos that aren't capped at 30 seconds Get actionable strategies based on your current stage

The breakthrough came when I used it on itself - finally got real users instead of launching into crickets. Now helping other founders escape the "build great things nobody sees" trap. If you're tired of your competition finding your customers first, this might help. smarketly.lema-lema.com

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Should clarify what makes this different from generic marketing tools. Smarketly doesn't just generate content - it does the detective work first. For example, when I was launching a previous product, I spent weeks posting in obvious places like ProductHunt and general startup communities. Smarketly would have identified 3-4 niche communities where my actual users were having specific conversations about the exact problem I was solving. The tool analyzes community engagement patterns, identifies high-intent users, then helps you contribute value before ever mentioning your product. It's customer discovery + relationship building, not just blast marketing.

The video generation piece has been surprisingly popular. Most tools give you 15-30 second clips, but we let you create full product demos and explainer videos. Just generated a 90-second demo showing how a SaaS founder can use Smarketly to go from "I built something" to "I found 50 potential customers" in their first week. The video walks through the actual process step-by-step. Planning to make these demo videos available as templates so other founders can customize them for their own products.

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