Founder Playbook
Retention
“within industry you have your your top level players um and they have a reputation they want to keep... these companies they they want the same thing you want right like so so they want a nice clean Sav Community right with with real people do a real business they they're f with competing with the same people that's paying the same taxes and the same insurance and the same”
Recruit top-tier players as free moderators
The most reputable suppliers in any niche already have a vested interest in cleaning up scam competition — they're paying taxes, insurance, and overhead the bad actors aren't. Give them moderator privileges and a clear scope; they'll do quality control for free because it protects their own brand. Identify them by reputation, not by who volunteers loudest.
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Andrew Hodson
Hauling Buddies + Wrench RadarAuto-mechanic-turned-indie-hacker — built Hauling Buddies (300+ verified animal-transport companies) by taking over abandoned Facebook groups.
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