Jared Rhizor
@jrhizor.dev
jrhizor.dev - building software ($1.7k MRR)
poach.vc - founder leads for early stage investors
keywordgems.com - ai keyword research
otamatunes.com - sheet music for the otamatone
poach.vc - founder leads for early stage investors
keywordgems.com - ai keyword research
otamatunes.com - sheet music for the otamatone
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Jared Rhizor
@jrhizor.dev
· Jun 12
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Just broke $20k ARR. My current goal is to 5x by the end of the year, and I can finally see a real path to self-sufficiency!
Just broke $20k ARR. My current goal is to 5x by the end of the year, and I can finally see a real path to self-sufficiency!
Just launched europe.poach.vc today! Excited to provide founder leads in Europe!
poach.vc (Europe) | PoachVC | Substack
Find undiscovered pre-seed / seed founders in Europe. Click to read poach.vc (Europe), by PoachVC, a Substack publication. Launched 13 days ago.
europe.poach.vc
July 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Just launched europe.poach.vc today! Excited to provide founder leads in Europe!
I'm switching poach.vc from MWF sending to Tues/Thurs. Instead of 2 paid days and 1 free day, each email will be 1/3 free and 2/3 paid.
This:
- gives free subs a reason to open every email
- less manual work (there's no substack api)
- should help newsletter conversion rates
This:
- gives free subs a reason to open every email
- less manual work (there's no substack api)
- should help newsletter conversion rates
June 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm switching poach.vc from MWF sending to Tues/Thurs. Instead of 2 paid days and 1 free day, each email will be 1/3 free and 2/3 paid.
This:
- gives free subs a reason to open every email
- less manual work (there's no substack api)
- should help newsletter conversion rates
This:
- gives free subs a reason to open every email
- less manual work (there's no substack api)
- should help newsletter conversion rates
💰
Just broke $20k ARR. My current goal is to 5x by the end of the year, and I can finally see a real path to self-sufficiency!
Just broke $20k ARR. My current goal is to 5x by the end of the year, and I can finally see a real path to self-sufficiency!
June 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
💰
Just broke $20k ARR. My current goal is to 5x by the end of the year, and I can finally see a real path to self-sufficiency!
Just broke $20k ARR. My current goal is to 5x by the end of the year, and I can finally see a real path to self-sufficiency!
I'm going to start testing @PoachVC expansion in the UK (~680 firms, ~1.8k VCs, and ~2.2k angels).
I was thinking Europe (or Western EU), but focusing on full coverage of individual countries should be higher value to VCs + be easier to market.
I was thinking Europe (or Western EU), but focusing on full coverage of individual countries should be higher value to VCs + be easier to market.
May 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I'm going to start testing @PoachVC expansion in the UK (~680 firms, ~1.8k VCs, and ~2.2k angels).
I was thinking Europe (or Western EU), but focusing on full coverage of individual countries should be higher value to VCs + be easier to market.
I was thinking Europe (or Western EU), but focusing on full coverage of individual countries should be higher value to VCs + be easier to market.
So it looks like Beehiiv boosts will be absolutely amazing or a total money pit.
A week after starting, I have 10 partnered publications, and almost 100 pending subscribers from boosts.
If 1-2 of these convert, it will already be worth it.
A week after starting, I have 10 partnered publications, and almost 100 pending subscribers from boosts.
If 1-2 of these convert, it will already be worth it.
May 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So it looks like Beehiiv boosts will be absolutely amazing or a total money pit.
A week after starting, I have 10 partnered publications, and almost 100 pending subscribers from boosts.
If 1-2 of these convert, it will already be worth it.
A week after starting, I have 10 partnered publications, and almost 100 pending subscribers from boosts.
If 1-2 of these convert, it will already be worth it.
Trying to grow a fresh newsletter with Beehiiv boost. I've matched with 7 highly relevant publications in 24h, let's see how long it takes to get some subscribers!
May 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Trying to grow a fresh newsletter with Beehiiv boost. I've matched with 7 highly relevant publications in 24h, let's see how long it takes to get some subscribers!
data.poach.vc is starting to get some interest!
April 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
data.poach.vc is starting to get some interest!
As part of Poach, I've had to build a method of finding a LinkedIn profile for a Twitter profile.
I'm considering packaging it like tweetscraper.io: select a set of Twitter profiles and get a list of LinkedIns to download for $0.07/profile.
Anyone doing LinkedIn outreach want to try this out soon?
I'm considering packaging it like tweetscraper.io: select a set of Twitter profiles and get a list of LinkedIns to download for $0.07/profile.
Anyone doing LinkedIn outreach want to try this out soon?
April 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
As part of Poach, I've had to build a method of finding a LinkedIn profile for a Twitter profile.
I'm considering packaging it like tweetscraper.io: select a set of Twitter profiles and get a list of LinkedIns to download for $0.07/profile.
Anyone doing LinkedIn outreach want to try this out soon?
I'm considering packaging it like tweetscraper.io: select a set of Twitter profiles and get a list of LinkedIns to download for $0.07/profile.
Anyone doing LinkedIn outreach want to try this out soon?
Rough start with Mechanical Turk. 80% of responses were complete garbage.
This might be preventable with additional form validations + upping requirements on worker rejection rates, but at the end of they day it doesn't seem like a great fit for Poach compared to LLMs + data providers.
This might be preventable with additional form validations + upping requirements on worker rejection rates, but at the end of they day it doesn't seem like a great fit for Poach compared to LLMs + data providers.
April 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Rough start with Mechanical Turk. 80% of responses were complete garbage.
This might be preventable with additional form validations + upping requirements on worker rejection rates, but at the end of they day it doesn't seem like a great fit for Poach compared to LLMs + data providers.
This might be preventable with additional form validations + upping requirements on worker rejection rates, but at the end of they day it doesn't seem like a great fit for Poach compared to LLMs + data providers.
shelved.domains didn't get featured on ProductHunt, but due to Reddit and posting around, it got 300 visitors, a few people submitted domains to list, and one listed domain (not one of mine) sold.
March 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
shelved.domains didn't get featured on ProductHunt, but due to Reddit and posting around, it got 300 visitors, a few people submitted domains to list, and one listed domain (not one of mine) sold.
www.producthunt.com/posts/shelve...
ProductHunt launch is live! Please check it out!
(and hopefully they decide to feature it...)
ProductHunt launch is live! Please check it out!
(and hopefully they decide to feature it...)
shelved.domains - Buy/sell cheap unused domain names from/to indie makers | Product Hunt
Indie makers and founders register so many domain names that are perfect for other projects. Why not put them in a marketplace vetted for quality, where other makers can find cheap options to start th...
www.producthunt.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
www.producthunt.com/posts/shelve...
ProductHunt launch is live! Please check it out!
(and hopefully they decide to feature it...)
ProductHunt launch is live! Please check it out!
(and hopefully they decide to feature it...)
It's kind of crazy that shelved.domains has made $500 with only 50 visitors so far!
Looking forward to the Product Hunt launch tomorrow: www.producthunt.com/products/she...
Looking forward to the Product Hunt launch tomorrow: www.producthunt.com/products/she...
March 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's kind of crazy that shelved.domains has made $500 with only 50 visitors so far!
Looking forward to the Product Hunt launch tomorrow: www.producthunt.com/products/she...
Looking forward to the Product Hunt launch tomorrow: www.producthunt.com/products/she...
Just put up a landing page for data.poach.vc
With the newsletter going fairly well, I figured it'd be useful to expand to providing larger amounts of data directly to VCs.
With the newsletter going fairly well, I figured it'd be useful to expand to providing larger amounts of data directly to VCs.
Poach Data - Early stage founder leads for VCs
Poach Data helps VCs discover promising founders by tracking social signals in the startup ecosystem.
data.poach.vc
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just put up a landing page for data.poach.vc
With the newsletter going fairly well, I figured it'd be useful to expand to providing larger amounts of data directly to VCs.
With the newsletter going fairly well, I figured it'd be useful to expand to providing larger amounts of data directly to VCs.
Just launched www.shelved.domains
My idea is that it'd be good if there was a directory where founders/makers can list their cheap but high quality domains and find interesting domains from other founders.
Let me know if you want to list (for free)
My idea is that it'd be good if there was a directory where founders/makers can list their cheap but high quality domains and find interesting domains from other founders.
Let me know if you want to list (for free)
March 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just launched www.shelved.domains
My idea is that it'd be good if there was a directory where founders/makers can list their cheap but high quality domains and find interesting domains from other founders.
Let me know if you want to list (for free)
My idea is that it'd be good if there was a directory where founders/makers can list their cheap but high quality domains and find interesting domains from other founders.
Let me know if you want to list (for free)
I made a tool to generate favicons from any React Icon: favicon.to
March 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I made a tool to generate favicons from any React Icon: favicon.to
AI generated shorts didn't work well. One video got ~50 views, and the rest under 5 views, so it ends up costing more than advertising without the ability to attribute sales.
I'm trying out AI generated short form content for mealbymeal.com on TikTok. I'll run 5 shorts per day and report back in a week with how many total views they get, and whether it impacted signups on the site.
February 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
AI generated shorts didn't work well. One video got ~50 views, and the rest under 5 views, so it ends up costing more than advertising without the ability to attribute sales.
Substack has a great component for building composite filters, so I made my own version for keywordgems.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Substack has a great component for building composite filters, so I made my own version for keywordgems.com
Here's an initial version of an AI title generator for keywordgems.com that rates the titles on various criteria and shows both SERPs and generated titles!
February 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here's an initial version of an AI title generator for keywordgems.com that rates the titles on various criteria and shows both SERPs and generated titles!
I'm trying out AI generated short form content for mealbymeal.com on TikTok. I'll run 5 shorts per day and report back in a week with how many total views they get, and whether it impacted signups on the site.
February 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm trying out AI generated short form content for mealbymeal.com on TikTok. I'll run 5 shorts per day and report back in a week with how many total views they get, and whether it impacted signups on the site.
Jared Rhizor
I'm Jared Rhizor, a maker, founder, and software dev.
www.jrhizor.dev
February 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Looking at a site through a revenue per pageview lens is interesting.
For example, if I increased Otamatunes traffic 3-4x, I'd be able to make the same amount of money from ads that I do from sales.
Maybe I could drive that much more traffic if all of the music on the site was free?
For example, if I increased Otamatunes traffic 3-4x, I'd be able to make the same amount of money from ads that I do from sales.
Maybe I could drive that much more traffic if all of the music on the site was free?
February 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Looking at a site through a revenue per pageview lens is interesting.
For example, if I increased Otamatunes traffic 3-4x, I'd be able to make the same amount of money from ads that I do from sales.
Maybe I could drive that much more traffic if all of the music on the site was free?
For example, if I increased Otamatunes traffic 3-4x, I'd be able to make the same amount of money from ads that I do from sales.
Maybe I could drive that much more traffic if all of the music on the site was free?
There are a few signs I've seen this year across different projects that indicate that people *actually* are looking for what I'm building.
Lack of these signs is a major signal, but it's hard to notice when you're not expecting them.
Lack of these signs is a major signal, but it's hard to notice when you're not expecting them.
February 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
There are a few signs I've seen this year across different projects that indicate that people *actually* are looking for what I'm building.
Lack of these signs is a major signal, but it's hard to notice when you're not expecting them.
Lack of these signs is a major signal, but it's hard to notice when you're not expecting them.
KeywordGems.com app page is starting to come together!
February 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
KeywordGems.com app page is starting to come together!