Guys, we are building an online service for coders to prove their coding skills, share knowledge with other developers and learn new coding skills/methodologies and it's called Skilleo (http://skilleo.me).<p>Now, our biggest challenge, like the rest of SaaS or mobile apps is getting user growth/traction.<p>Right now we are focused on the user acquisition.<p>So, in your opinion as a techy guy/developer/coding aficionado, what do you believe is the best channel to reach you and how the approach should be made? (no, not the 90's way of the "Try Now!" approach...)<p>Thanks and cheers
Joao
Check out the new traction book by Gabe Weinberg et al. Tl;dr: run lots of little cheap experiments and see what works. They also run through the 19-odd ways startups generate awareness.
I think something like guest, "promoted" posts by prominent developers could be a way to jump start the community. Draw people in with informative experiences, anecdotes and lessons from those devs, much like a blog would do. If you hit on a popular topic, it could be well worth whatever it takes to get those devs to post. Just a thought.