Reached out for launch support, ended up onboarding new PH users instead

So this happened and I'm still processing it lol

We've been launching stuff on Product Hunt since last year, and like everyone else, I hit up old friends asking for support. You know how it goes.

Anyway, I met up with a few of them recently and they started thanking me. I'm sitting there thinking "aw that's sweet, they liked our product!"

But nope. They were thanking me for introducing them to Product Hunt itself. Apparently they've been addicted to it ever since, checking it daily for new AI tools.

So I was out here hustling and somehow just ended up recruiting users for Product Hunt? Product Hunt won harder than I did 😅

Has this happened to anyone else or is it just me?

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This is a very interesting approach to solving a certain problem. Zahle, I see you were trying to leverage your network for product launch support, but instead, you accidentally became a growth hacker for Product Hunt. It speaks volumes about the platform's stickiness, especially now with so many AI tools hitting the market. People get drawn in, myself included, looking for the next big thing.

It's a testament to Product Hunt's strong community and user retention strategies that your friends got hooked. I've seen this kind of organic adoption before in DevSecOps teams when a new tool is genuinely useful and provides immediate value, it just spreads. It's nice to see that kind of engagement translate to a platform.

Reached out for launch support, ended up onboarding new PH users instead

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