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I tried 15 growth hacking tactics in 3 months—fake scarcity, misleading headlines, aggressive email sequences. I gained 12,000 followers but lost customer trust and brand credibility permanently.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
I automated 89% of customer support with chatbots and AI to scale efficiently, but customer satisfaction dropped 67% and churn increased 340%. Here's why automating customer relationships destroys customer loyalty.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
My viral Twitter thread got 50,000 impressions and 1,200 retweets, but only converted 3 customers. After analyzing 11 viral marketing disasters, I discovered why viral content rarely creates viral businesses.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
I had a thriving $147K freelance business but killed it trying to build a productized version. After analyzing 13 failed freelance-to-product transitions, I discovered why services don't become products—they become different businesses.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
Our remote team used 6 communication tools and had 47 channels, but still missed the critical bug that delayed our launch by 4 months. Here's why more communication tools create less actual communication.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
My 50/50 co-founder partnership imploded after 14 months, destroying a $340K revenue business and 2 years of work. After analyzing 22 failed co-founder relationships, I discovered why equal partnerships create unequal disasters.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
I spent 8 months rebuilding Synaptiq 'properly' because I felt like a fraud compared to 'real' technical founders. After interviewing 19 successful non-technical indie makers, I discovered why imposter syndrome kills more businesses than bad ideas.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
After working 80-hour weeks for 6 months and watching my revenue drop to $200/month, I discovered why indie hacker burnout isn't about working too hard—it's about working on the wrong things. Here's the systematic approach that saved my business and sanity.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
67% of digital product creators burn out within 18 months. Here's the systematic approach to building sustainable creative businesses that energize instead of drain you.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
After my Product Hunt launch flopped with 15 upvotes (mostly from family), I analyzed 23 failed launches and discovered why 'build it and they will come' kills products. Here's the recovery system that helped 12 creators turn disasters into $47K+ successes.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
After analyzing 487 digital product launches, the failure pattern is clear: it's not about the product quality, market size, or even pricing. Here's what actually determines success vs failure.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura
127 days. That's the average time to first sale for digital products. But the timeline depends entirely on one factor you can control. Here's the brutal data breakdown and how to beat the average.
Jasper "Jazz" Nakamura