Marketing in Public
X (Twitter)Launch tweet + daily build-in-public posts

ElvixAI's first 9 days: 30 paying customers from a launch tweet and daily posting

By Hasan Cagli · ElvixAI· Sep 27, 2026
30
Paying customers
$1,500
MRR, day 25
Not disclosed
Budget
9 days
Duration

Hasan Cagli launched ElvixAI, his second SaaS, and built in public on X every day. Nine days in: 30 paying customers, $299 revenue and 2,384 visitors. He reported $1.5k MRR at day 25.

01The problem

Get a second SaaS its first paying customers fast.

02The experiment

He built an MVP in 5 days to solve his own problem, launched it with a launch tweet, then posted progress on X daily. Pricing at launch was $9 for a 14-day trial, then $99 a month.

He credits his first 30 paying customers to Twitter: the launch tweet plus what he posts every day.

03Results

MetricResult
Paying customersday 930
Revenueday 9$299
Visitorsday 92,384
MRR, day 25stated as “$1.5k MRR”$1,500
SpendNot disclosed

“Not disclosed” means the source doesn't say. We never estimate or fill in missing numbers.

04What worked — and what didn't

What worked

  • Solving his own problem
  • Shipping the MVP in 5 days
  • Validating quickly, then doubling down on marketing
“how I got my first 30 paying customers from Twitter.”
— Hasan Cagli

05Source & evidence

  • Originally shared on X · Aug 8, 2026

    I launched my new SaaS 9 days ago

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  • Also on X · Aug 24, 2026

    Just hit $1.5k MRR — launched 25 days ago

    View original

Public source. Extracted from publicly available content by the founder.

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