How do I get startups to use my open-code project?

4 pointsby ErezShahaf3 hours ago4 comments

endless-forgean hour ago
Find one YC startup whose public job postings mention Jira + Claude/Cursor. They already have the exact stack. DM the CTO directly on X with a one-liner: "built something that automates your easy Jira tickets into PRs automatically — want to try it?" That's your shortest path to a real user.
- ErezShahafan hour ago
  I was a little bit reluctant to do it because it is a free product, but maybe it will even feel more authentic.. I'll consider that :)
olemdy2 hours ago
I wonder if there is a way for one not to connect to Jira but provide PRD or link to a md file with changes to be made, access to code base (fe & be) and your project can implement changes, test fixes and create gitlab MR.
I am looking into this for my team
- ErezShahafan hour ago
  So you would have preferred if this was managed actively? But then how would that be better than providing MCPs to cursor? I use mcps which can access all the comments in the company I work at including the PRDs, logs, databases, etc.
  The idea of my project is that it is all done asynchronously, is that what you mean? You want it to happen outside of your personal computer?
Mnexium2 hours ago
I generally am curious too - Im running into a similar issue with my tool build.
Difficult just to get feedback. This seems like a cool project, I dont have a ticketing system otherwise i'd try it.
- ErezShahafan hour ago
  Thanks! I wonder if it's easier to get people to use "B2C" opensource projects..
satvikpendeman hour ago
Learn sales and marketing. There are many threads on HN about how to do so.
- ErezShahafan hour ago
  Yeah, I definitely miss the marketing skill in "B2B" products.. thanks