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Get More Users Without Hiring a Growth Team

SHIFTLY is your AI Growth strategist that gives you proven growth playbooks, tailored to your product — in minutes.

No experience needed. No expensive consultants. No guessing what to do next.

No credit card required.

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Product-Market Fit
Launch Strategy
User Acquisition
User Activation
User Retention
Viral Growth
Analytics
Other
How do I get my first 1,000 users?
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Focus on one acquisition channel first.
Build in public to attract early adopters.
Create a referral loop from day one.
How do I get my first 1,000 users?

You're:

  • guessing what to do next
  • jumping between tactics
  • wasting weeks on things that don't move the needle

Meanwhile, other builders are growing… and you don't know why.

Built for solo builders and small teams who:

Don't have time to "figure out marketing"

Can't afford a growth hire

Are tired of guessing what works

SHIFTLY turns your product into a step-by-step growth system

📈

Know exactly what to do next to grow

🔁

Turn ideas into clear, executable tasks

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Use tactics that already worked for real products

Get unstuck instantly — no more guessing

The alternative

Instead of paying thousands or wasting months

Get a 24/7 AI growth strategist for a fraction of the cost.

$3,000–$10,000/month

for a growth strategist

Months of trial and error

figuring it out yourself

A 24/7 AI growth strategist

for a fraction of the cost

Founders Already Growing with SHIFTLY

We implemented 2 retention ideas from SHIFTLY and saw a clear increase in returning users within a week.

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Following the pre-launch strategies we managed to get 400+ users on our waitlist!

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Why SHIFTLY

Why SHIFTLY instead of Claude or ChatGPT?

Generic LLMs are powerful, but they weren't built for growth. Here's what makes SHIFTLY different.

Permanent Project Context

Claude and ChatGPT forget your product after each session. SHIFTLY permanently holds your project context—your audience, stage, metrics, and goals—so every answer is tailored from day one.

Proven Growth Skills

SHIFTLY is equipped with a wide range of actionable, proven growth skills. Generic LLMs give you general advice; SHIFTLY gives you frameworks that actually work.

Real Case Studies Built-in

SHIFTLY draws from case studies that generic LLMs might never surface. You get tactics that worked for real products, not generic theory.

Take your product to the next level!

Ask SHIFTLY how to grow your startup and get actionable growth strategies, marketing tactics, and user acquisition ideas tailored to your product.

How it works

Three steps to more users

Step 01

Tell SHIFTLY about your product

Share your product, audience, and goals. No lengthy forms—just a quick conversation.

Step 02

It analyzes your growth bottlenecks

SHIFTLY identifies your biggest blockers and opportunities—no guesswork.

Step 03

You get actionable steps to get more users

Clear, prioritized tasks you can execute today—not vague advice.

FAQ

SHIFTLY is an AI growth strategist for startups and builders. It analyzes your product, audience, and growth stage to generate personalized growth strategies, marketing ideas, and user acquisition tactics.

Instead of spending weeks researching growth playbooks or hiring expensive consultants, SHIFTLY gives you actionable recommendations instantly based on proven startup growth frameworks and real case studies.

SHIFTLY helps founders and product teams solve common growth challenges such as:

  • finding product-market fit
  • building a launch strategy
  • acquiring your first 1,000 users
  • improving user activation and retention
  • designing viral growth loops

By combining AI with proven growth playbooks, SHIFTLY generates tailored strategies specific to your product and target audience.

SHIFTLY is designed for:

  • startup founders
  • indie hackers
  • product builders
  • early-stage teams
  • makers launching new apps

If you're building a product and need help figuring out how to grow it, SHIFTLY acts like an AI growth advisor that helps you prioritize the most effective strategies.

General AI tools provide broad answers. SHIFTLY is specifically trained on startup growth strategies, marketing playbooks, and product case studies.

That means it can generate more structured and practical growth advice, including:

  • acquisition channel ideas
  • launch playbooks
  • growth experiments
  • retention strategies
  • referral loops

Instead of generic responses, SHIFTLY focuses on real growth tactics founders can actually execute.

SHIFTLY is currently in early access.

We are onboarding founders and builders through a waitlist. Joining the waitlist gives you priority access to the platform once new spots open.

Ready to grow your product?

Get early access to SHIFTLY and start growing your product today.

For AI Agents

Growth API for AI Agents

AI agents can access tailored growth advice programmatically via the x402 payment protocol with payment with USDC on Base.

Endpoint

https://getshiftly.xyz/api/chat/agent

POST — $0.10 per request (USDC on Base)

Example (no payment — returns 402):

curl -X POST https://getshiftly.xyz/api/chat/agent \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"problemLabel":"User Acquisition","userMessage":"How do I get my first 1,000 users?","projectContext":{"name":"MyApp","description":"A task management tool for remote teams","problemSolved":"Team coordination and task visibility","productLink":"https://myapp.com","platforms":["Web","iOS"],"targetUser":"Remote teams","dailyActiveUsers":"500","weeklyActiveUsers":"2,000","monthlyActiveUsers":"8,000","monthlyRevenue":"$5,000"}}'

Request body

  • problemLabel — one of:
    • Product-Market Fit
    • Launch Strategy
    • User Acquisition
    • User Activation
    • User Retention
    • Viral growth
    • Analytics
    • Other
  • userMessage — Agent's prompt
  • projectContext — object with:
    • name (string) — product name
    • description (string) — product description
    • problemSolved (string) — what problem the product solves
    • productLink (string) — URL to the product
    • platforms (array of strings) — e.g. ["Web", "iOS"]
    • targetUser (string) — target audience
    • dailyActiveUsers (string, optional)
    • weeklyActiveUsers (string, optional)
    • monthlyActiveUsers (string, optional)
    • monthlyRevenue (string, optional)
{
  "problemLabel": "User Acquisition",
  "userMessage": "How do I get my first 1,000 users?",
  "projectContext": {
    "name": "MyApp",
    "description": "A task management tool for remote teams",
    "problemSolved": "Team coordination and task tracking",
    "productLink": "https://myapp.com",
    "platforms": ["Web", "iOS"],
    "targetUser": "Remote teams and project managers",
    "dailyActiveUsers": "500",
    "weeklyActiveUsers": "2,000",
    "monthlyActiveUsers": "8,000",
    "monthlyRevenue": "$5,000"
  }
}

Response

Success (200) returns { "content": "..." } — the full assistant reply as plain text in the content field.

Error (400) returns { "error": "...", "validProblemLabels": [...] }

Sample success response:

{
  "content": "Here are actionable strategies to get your first 1,000 users:\n\n## 1. Focus on one acquisition channel first\nDon't spread yourself thin. Pick the channel where your target users (remote teams) already spend time — likely LinkedIn, Twitter/X, or relevant Slack communities.\n\n## 2. Build in public\nShare your progress, learnings, and product updates. Remote teams and project managers look for tools that solve real problems; showing your journey builds trust.\n\n## 3. Create a referral loop from day one\nAdd a simple referral incentive (e.g., extra seats or premium features) so early users naturally bring colleagues. Task tools have strong network effects.\n\n## 4. Launch on Product Hunt or Hacker News\nGiven your audience, a well-positioned launch can drive significant initial signups. Prepare a clear value prop and have your first 10–20 users ready to comment and upvote."
}

Payment (402)

Requests use the x402 protocol. First request returns 402 with a PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. Pay with USDC on Base, then retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header. See the x402 Quickstart for Buyers for implementation details. This endpoint is discoverable in the x402 Bazaar.