I'm doing my first solo Product Hunt launch in a few weeks. No team, no hunter with a big audience, no launch day command center. Just me and a very long to-do list.
So if you've done a launch day on your own:
What's the 1 thing you'd do differently?
What did you spend time on that turned out not to matter?
How do you get through the dead hours in the middle of the day?
Hey Sometimes I can come up with an idea that perfectly fits the Producthunt vibe. Usually, it is a SaaS but really small, so it can be someone's pet project. If you have the same ideas, let's share them here! It might help the new members to start with something small but cool & useful! My attempt:
Simple & Sexy monitoring of your product key metrics. (inspired by YC Startup School dashboard). 1. You code secret endpoint that returns the key metrics (DAU, Retention, $$$)
2. SaaS calls this endpoint each day and saves result
3. You receive a sexy & simple dashboard for all your pet projects. It can be viewed on a large TV or in iOS app widget. Let's start our day with growing metrics motivation!
I'm currently working on the affiliate strategy for a new SaaS product and considering offering a 40% lifetime recurring commission.
My thinking is that, as an early-stage product without a large distribution channel yet, I'd rather give affiliates a much stronger incentive and reach customers I probably wouldn't be able to reach on my own.
For founders who have already run affiliate programs with recurring commissions:
Hey Hunters, I know that user feedback is very important when building a product, especially for startups. The problem is, I m still figuring out the best way to collect it effectively.
Right now, I m debating between:
Email: Sending out direct emails to users. But how should I structure them? Short & casual or more structured surveys? In-App: Using a widget or pop-up inside the app. But where and when is the best moment to ask? Feedback Tools: There are so many. Which ones are actually worth it?
In some sense, I do believe that a co-founder might be very helpful as their is a person which separate skills contributin to my saas. Till now, for me, I never had any co-founder or any person who helped me with the saas journey.
I have seen a lot of posts across social media where people literally make 5 figures income as a solo founder. But, not everyone gets the same results. Do you think a co-founder is required or a solo founder can handle saas alone if they do not want to grow it to 6-7 figures?
@Paste just launched their latest version, and tbh I'm considering switching over but I'm curious to hear what other people use? I know @Raycast has a pretty powerful and integrated one that I'm considering using. I currently use @ Pasta which I love. Do folks have any they recommend? What's the consensus?
