When is the right time to launch on Product Hunt?
Because building products has become much more accessible thanks to AI, the bar has had to rise a bit, or at least the expectations have become stricter.
I built my own tool – SafeLimit, but personally, I wouldn’t launch it on Product Hunt yet because it’s still very basic and doesn’t even have a website. 😀
Personally, I wouldn’t use Product Hunt only to validate an idea or a problem anymore.
I would feel ready to launch once I reached these points:
– the product works with its core features (it doesn't break)
– it has been properly tested by developers, UX/UI testers, and a few potential users (with bugs fixed)
– it has its own landing page explaining the product
– it already has a version with payments integrated
– it follows Product Hunt’s launch and community guidelines (novelty, uniqueness, etc.)
– it has a small but engaged user base that can support the launch with comments or reviews (social proof)
When would you personally feel ready to launch on Product Hunt?
What would be your minimum requirements?
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As a new person thinking of launching my project, I also was thinking if I should launch or not.
I think once your project is functional, its secure and everything works; I don't see a reason why not to launch.
Its important to get other people perspectives and critical for user testing.
From there you can refine and improve.
Its a low risk approach where as if you where paying for ads to get traffic without getting user feedback it may hinder your success. I think I will launch my project this week, who else will join me? :)
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
@ameer_viber Have you made a research on whether something similar was launched here? So the chance to be featured will be higher.
Launching BillFast today has reinforced the “ready enough vs. finished” distinction for me: the core flow (create an invoice, preview it, download a client-ready PDF) is narrow and usable, while feedback is now surfacing the edges—currencies, taxes, templates, and payment instructions. For a small product, that feels like a better launch threshold than waiting for every accounting feature. Curious what other makers treat as a must-have before launch? https://www.producthunt.com/prod...
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
@new_user___26020267b63ea4605738cbb I would recommend to add more images into the launch :)