I've been watching this weird trend in B2B sales, and it's honestly keeping me up at night.
Everyone's rushing to implement AI sales tools (rightfully so - the efficiency gains are insane), but we might be accidentally breaking the entire profession.
Looking back at your first Product Hunt launch, is there something you wish you had known beforehand? Maybe it s a strategy that worked wonders later, a mistake you learned from, or even a small tip that made a big difference. For me, I realized how important timing and community engagement are but it took a lot of trial and error to figure that out. Share the lessons you ve learned and the advice you d give to someone preparing for their first launch. What s your golden nugget of wisdom?
Following on from what @gabe posted on the forum (I decide what's featured on the leaderboard - AMA w/ Gabe from Product Hunt) you can be more "clear" why you didn't make it to the featured leaderboard.
From the points presented in the discussion, several conclusions and perhaps even advice emerged, which can increase your chances of getting to the featured section.
As I come really close to launching "MarketFit", I have read about benefits of engaging a Hunter - both from the perspective of credibility and visibility.
I have heard that some Hunters are more focused on hunting in a niche eg only Dev tools, while others are agnostic to the niche/category. So, is it really like approaching each hunter individually and checking their interest in hunting your product or is there a forum via PH?
Also, for those who already got a hunter for their product, did you see the difference in the interest in your product? How long before did you reach out to hunters? Did they charge you money (directly or indirectly)?
Also, any Hunters reading this - would be great if you could help us.
Hey everybody, In case you missed our announcement, it's a big day for us today - Krut AI is live on Product Hunt and It would mean a lot to me if you would check us out and spread the love. Our team will be around all day to answer your questions and we'd love to hear what you think! https://www.producthunt.com/post... for easy access.
I think a lot of the PH community can relate that we have a lot of pride in our projects/software and want as many people as possible to see and use it. As a result, we often self-promote across platforms like Reddit, LinkedIn, X, etc. On the one hand, I call this self-advocacy, because no one else will post about you and what you've dedicated hundreds of hours to. On the other hand, self-promoting too much can lead to reputational harm, getting marked as a spammer, and being lost in the sea of other "self-promoters." How do you find this balance? I think I tend towards being too conservative. Any tips on successfully getting your message/product out there without being a shill? Final thought: it feels like self-promotion is okay for already successful companies, but up and comers are seen as spammers. Bit of a catch 22?
I've been in social media marketing for nearly five years, but with AI advancing, I suspect my role in ad setup may soon become unnecessary.
I used to set up promo campaigns manually using native platform tools (which already applied some AI, like automated texts or ad placement, viz. Facebook Business Manager).
Your launch is live. Traction is real. Momentum is building. You ve pitched investors, calls went well and then your dream VC calls. They love what you re doing. They re interested.
They end with: "Great product. Can you send over the data room?"
