<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Alex shares his journey of building Foldwrap, a web tool for generating banner animations with AI or Figma designs.</li><li>He started by automating his banner workflow using a Python script to enhance efficiency.</li><li>In 2022, Alex left his country, leading to the disappearance of his project pipeline.</li><li>Alex committed himself entirely to developing his SaaS product, facing challenges like debugging and rebuilding the foundation multiple times.</li><li>Despite a failed launch on Product Hunt due to bot activity, Alex gained his first genuine users from Reddit.</li><li>After implementing a paywall for animations longer than 5 seconds, Alex acquired his first paying customer.</li><li>Currently, Alex has 6 paying users but acknowledges his marketing limitations.</li><li>He emphasizes starting small, testing ideas, and moving forward in product development and marketing.</li></ul>

My 1-Year Journey to the First Paid Customer

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