Original Summary

Hey everyone, I need tactical advice on a chicken-and-egg problem. I just launched Coloca, a roommate matching platform for young adults and students in my city. We went live 5 days ago. (you gotta know first there's nothing like that where i live) The Problem: I’m getting organic signups, but 100% of them are looking for a room. Absolutely nobody is posting an empty room to split rent. Room seekers are logging into an empty platform. Current Constraints: Zero ad budget (relying on Reddit, local Facebook groups, and WhatsApp). I am strictly targeting existing renters looking to split rent. I am not dealing with landlords right now. My Ask: For those who have built a two-sided marketplace: 1. What "unscalable" things did you do to seed your first 10-20 listings manually? 2. Should I scrape local Facebook groups, DM the posters, and offer to create their listing for them? 3. How do you convince someone who already has a room to take the time to post on a brand-new, unproven app, especially as i said there's nothing like it before so probably most of the users here are not used to this kind of stuff? Any harsh truths or growth hacks are appreciated!   submitted by   /u/Sure_Shift_881 [link]   [comments]

中文概览

中文标题： 上线室友匹配应用5天，有用户但无房源，如何解决冷启动？

发帖者上线面向年轻人和学生的室友匹配平台Coloca，5天内有机注册全是找房者，没人发布空房。他零广告预算，仅靠Reddit、本地Facebook群和WhatsApp，严格针对现有租客分摊房租，询问如何手动获取首批10-20个房源、是否私信发帖者代发、如何说服已有房间的人使用新应用。

  • 情报分类：商业与市场研究
  • 分类依据：合租匹配平台冷启动与双边市场增长问题，归商业
  • 信息来源：Reddit · SaaS
  • 发布时间：2026/9/18 08:45:41