#1 Most Critical Component of a Successful Launch

Since my team and I launched today at #4 on Product Hunt as Honestly, we are thinking a lot about what went well, and what we could have improved on.

Specifically, we are really thinking about what the #1 most important aspect of a successful launch is?

In my mind it comes down to the problem you're solving - that's the core of it.

However, my teammates believe that the distribution of loyal customers we have was key in climbing the ranks. They argue that without distribution, products are useless on PH.

What do you all think? Or is there another key aspect of a PH launch we are missing?