Starter Story · 2026-01-21

How I Used Reddit to Build a $34K/Month SaaS

Romàn Czerny, marketing co-founder of gojiberry AI (intent-based LinkedIn lead finding and outreach, mostly on a $99 plan), grew from zero to ~$30K MRR in about 4-6 months, with Reddit bringing the first ~100 customers: 11M+ impressions and 40K+ site visits from story posts with proof and no direct product plug (e.g. paying 5 LinkedIn influencers $1,250; getting rejected at the YC interview). His playbook: warmed-up accounts one per browser, a 15-person upvote group for the first 10 minutes, and replying to every comment. He previously scaled Koko AI to $50K MRR with outreach and sold it.

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gojiberry AI · B2B · LinkedIn lead finder and outreach tool

Turn things that happen to your startup into Reddit stories with proof, never pitching

11M impressions, 40K visitors, ~100 first customers; single posts brought 10-15 clients

Posts are first-person stories from daily life as a SaaS marketer, with screenshots as proof, e.g. 'I paid 5 influencers on LinkedIn to promote my SaaS, here's what $1,250 got me' and a post about being rejected at the Y Combinator interview. Never put the SaaS directly in the post; trigger curiosity by highlighting it and let readers find it (SaaS linked in the profile bio). Change the angle every post; can redirect to a YouTube video or X post. Drafting: tells the story to ChatGPT by voice, then has it translate and correct it (non-native English), which captures more detail. Pre-launch founders can post about the problem they're solving and how it's going.

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Starter Story · 2026-01-21

gojiberry AI · B2B · LinkedIn lead finder and outreach tool

Warm up each Reddit account for 7-14 days with comments before posting

Founder says it keeps accounts safe; no ban numbers

Run one Reddit account per browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari). Never create a new Reddit account with a brand-new email (that combo gets banned right away). Add a profile picture, link the SaaS in the bio, and turn on the setting that hides your post history so visitors don't see you always talking about one product. For the first 7-14 days only comment and upvote to build karma; then start posting, then marketing. Skip subreddits that forbid promotion (e.g. r/ycombinator).

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Starter Story · 2026-01-21

gojiberry AI · B2B · LinkedIn lead finder and outreach tool

Get 10 upvotes in a post's first 10 minutes from a group, then reply to every comment

Founder says posts climb higher; credited for viral posts, no split-out numbers

Belongs to a group of ~15 marketers (and a group of friends) who share their Reddit posts; each shared post gets upvoted and commented on right away, aiming for 10+ upvotes in the first 5-10 minutes so outside users follow. Then reply to absolutely every comment to show engagement, which earns more upvotes and ranking. Against haters: show proof (e.g. your MRR) and block insulting commenters.

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Starter Story · 2026-01-21

gojiberry AI · B2B · LinkedIn lead finder and outreach tool

Pay 5 LinkedIn influencers $1,250 in total to post about the product

Result not shared; the story became a Reddit post that won 10-15 clients

Paid 5 LinkedIn influencers a total of $1,250 to promote gojiberry AI, then wrote the experience up as a Reddit story post with the influencer posts as proof.

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Starter Story · 2026-01-21

Koko AI · B2B · AI SaaS grown by outreach

Grow a SaaS mainly through outbound outreach

Reached $50K MRR and a sale; no details on how

Koko AI's acquisition method was outreach; no specifics given on channel mix, volume or messaging.

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Starter Story · 2026-01-21

Starter Story · B2C · founder interview media business

Keep posting business stories on Reddit until one breaks through

First 1,000 users; the 5th-7th post hit 400 upvotes despite a ban petition

Host shared Starter Story's business stories on Reddit; the first posts didn't hit the front page, and around the fifth to seventh post one got 400 upvotes. Users angry at the posts started a petition to ban Starter Story from Reddit; he kept going.

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Starter Story · 2026-01-21

Numbers mentioned

Who	Metric	Value	Context	When
gojiberry AI	mrr	USD 30K/month approximate	From zero four months earlier	1:38
gojiberry AI	mrr	24K/month approximate	Dashboard figure; guest converts it to ~$30K, so likely EUR or GBP	2:13
gojiberry AI	mrr	USD 34K/month approximate	Title/description figure; not said in the body	1:38
gojiberry AI	price	USD 99/month	Plan most users are on (of three tiers); unlimited high-intent leads	2:13
gojiberry AI	views	11M impressions approximate	Reddit impressions across all posts over a few months	3:57
gojiberry AI	views	40K website visitors approximate	Website visitors from Reddit	3:57
gojiberry AI	new customers	100 customers approximate	First ~100 customers attributed to Reddit ('let's say')	2:13
gojiberry AI	views	160K viewsper post	Reddit post 'I paid 5 influencers on LinkedIn to promote my SaaS, here's what $1,250 got me'; 543 upvotes	4:36
gojiberry AI	engagement rate	543 upvotesper post	LinkedIn-influencer story post	4:36
gojiberry AI	views	2,000 website visitorsper post estimate	Visitors from the LinkedIn-influencer story post	4:36
gojiberry AI	new customers	10–15 customersper post estimate	Clients from ~2,000 visitors of the LinkedIn-influencer story post (~0.5-0.75% visitor->customer)	4:36
gojiberry AI	views	179K viewsper post approximate	Reddit post about being rejected at the Y Combinator interview	4:36
gojiberry AI	new customers	15 customersper post estimate	Clients from the YC-rejection post ('maybe 15')	4:36
gojiberry AI	cost	USD 1,250	Paid to 5 LinkedIn influencers to promote the SaaS (total)	4:36
gojiberry AI	activity volume	10 upvotes estimate	Minimum upvotes needed in the first 10 minutes of a post (guest's target), supplied by a 15-marketer group	7:57
Koko AI	mrr	USD 50K/month approximate	Peak before the sale	3:13
Starter Story	users	1,000 users approximate	First 1,000 users, from Reddit	11:08
Starter Story	engagement rate	400 upvotesper post approximate	First breakout Reddit post, around the 5th-7th attempt	15:41