Formula Bot · B2C · AI spreadsheet assistant
Post your free tool in the niche subreddit with just a title and link
Top post of the day, then of the week, in r/excel
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What they did
After showing coworkers, posted the MVP to the Excel subreddit. Title: 'AI Excel Formula Generator', mentioning it was free; the post body was just the link, nothing else.
What happened
Became the top post of the day within minutes, then top post of the week in r/excel.
- Stage
- launch
- Effort
- One post
“Reddit title was "AI Excel Formula Generator." And I think I mentioned it was free. And it was just the title, and the description was just the link.”
“Minutes later, it was like the top post of the day, turned into the top post of the week.”
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