The quietest people in your community are the ones I’m looking for

Hi ,

Brooklyn here. I manage communities, and my favorite part of the job is something most people skip over: the lurkers.

Every community has them. They read everything, never post, and most teams write them off. But in my experience they’re usually the most loyal users you have. They just haven’t been given a good enough reason to speak up yet. Figuring out that reason is basically my whole job.

Which is a little funny, because I’ve been a Product Hunt lurker myself for a long time. So consider this me taking my own advice.

I’m here to meet makers, see what’s launching, and learn how other people think about building around a product instead of just marketing it. If you’re trying to get your early users talking, or wondering why your Discord went quiet after launch week, I’m always up for that conversation in the comments.

Fellow lurkers, what finally got you to post your first comment anywhere?