From "What's Product Hunt?" to #1 Product of the Day 🚀 Hi, I'm Hira, AMA!
Two months ago, I'd never heard of Product Hunt. When I told people we were launching @AI Context Flow here, they told me to keep my expectations in check.
Fast forward to today: #1 Product of the Day and #1 Productivity Tool of the Week.
The journey was chaotic, humbling, and honestly surreal. If you'd told me this would happen, I wouldn't have believed you.
To everyone who upvoted, commented, and cheered us on: Thank you. Your support means everything and keeps us building.
If you need any tips on how we pulled this off as complete first-timers, ask your specific questions below 👇
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@john_lunsford_phd your one liner, description, graphics... these are your first impression... everything else comes after. We spent significant amount of time nailing these down.
I’m a first timer here and decided to launch on Product Hunt after a 1,5 weeks of building the product. In hindsight I could have planned it better but the bonus is seeing all these wonderful products like yours. Very interested to learn how you went about the launch and getting sign ups. Congratulations on such a successful launch!
Congrats! As an app maker, what did you have in place for social media before launch? Also, how did you approach PH? Was this on other platforms before you got to PH?
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wow nice , i have been here for 2 years , let me know if you know how to be guarenteed featured
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Congrats on the launch, just upvoted!
Can you share how you made it at your first launch? Like how you prepare, how you call support, etc.
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@polman_trudo going through other comments will answer some of your questions. But, it does need preparation. Getting the graphics done, nailing the messaging, and making sure at least some people know and like your product beforehand.
Congrats! I’ve heard having support here is crucial to a successful launch. How did you do it?
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@mbbuilds you mean support from the product hunt team? I just emailed them to feature us, that's all. And that too we didn't get featured on the day of our choice but rather on a saturday.
So, no strategy here actually.
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Congrats
Amazing result!
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Does the UI important for the first launch?
Congrats on the incredible results! 🎉
Our team is also planning to launch in December. I'm curious if you could share what strategies you used to reach #1?
Both what worked and what didn't would be super valuable to know.
Thanks!
Says a lot about me! Stop overthinking, start shipping.