đ„ Get more points by launching on Alpha Day
Weâre trying something new on Thursday: Alpha Day.
The idea is simple. If this is the first time youâre launching your product anywhere, you can tag it alpha and get a boost to your points (and land on a special leaderboard).
This is for the genuinely fresh stuff. The products that are just getting out into the world. The ones that still need feedback, still have rough edges, and are way more interesting because of it.
Weâre also putting more weight on comments. So if you try an Alpha product and leave a thoughtful comment, it matters more. And if youâre a maker, jumping in and commenting on other Alpha launches can help you too.
Basically: launch something new, try other new things, leave real feedback, and make each otherâs day.
If that sounds like your kind of chaos, get your launch in by tomorrow midnight PST.
Replies
How are you defining "first time" in practice
What stops people from gaming the alpha tag?
What qualifies as "genuinely fresh" exactly
Is there any moderation for low effort feedback?
can teams relaunch later after alpha
How do you balance visibility with fairness here
Will early traction outside Product Hunt disqualify someone
How are you preventing spam launches?
ZeroHuman.
Super cool. I canât wait to see what products weâll have tomorrow and how launch day is actually going to play out.
Also, is there any chance we could do some kind of special vote at the end of the month or year for all the winners?Maybe even a forum poll: out of all X new Alpha Day winners, which oneâs your favorite? Or some kind of equivalent to March Madness?
Product Hunt
@byalexai Oh that's a fun idea!!
@byalexai We just launched!! Would love any reviews or thoughts. Our flagship product is YourLume! Also trying to know how exactly to get votes and like go up in the rankings. We are so new to this and happened to launch on Alpha Day, but still trying to navigate Product Hunt. Would appreciate any feedback whatsoever.
Is this a one time experiment or recurring