Hey fellow makers! I'm curious which main lessons you learned from your launches. I'm talking beyond "make sure your servers don't crash and your website works". Or interesting opportunities you never thought about. Cheers!
I was scrolling through Product Hunt, feeling pretty proud of my streak (as it increasing day by day :). Then it hit me, what if I accidentally miss a day? That thought got me thinking about how frustrating it can be to lose a streak, especially when you ve worked hard to keep it going. Here are some reasons I ve seen (or experienced) for losing streaks: 1 : Life gets busy, and it s easy to forget.
2 - : Those offline trips can sneak up on you.
3 : Not having a set check-in time for Product Hunt.
4 : Missing reminders when you're caught up in other tasks.
5 : Rare, but they do happen. 6 : Forgetting when the streak resets. >>>Streaks may reset at ( ). For instance, if you're in Lahore, Pakistan (Pakistan Standard Time, UTC+5), midnight PT would correspond to 1:00 PM your time. Have you ever lost your streak? What happened?
It's now been almost 9 months since we launched Stockle 2.0 on Product Hunt. Even though we've (two dev team) been bootstrapping the product for a few years, we feel like we're just now starting to see significant traction in our MRR and site visits. What's the main thing that's different now? I'd say it's simply that the product is much better compared to a year ago, no question about it. Here are a few key lessons from the journey so far: * Building a product isn't a sprint. While some products may gain a massive audience in just a few weeks, the reality is that this is often the exception, especially if you don t have an existing audience, 100% top notch product or tons of money for ads right from the get go. If you're confident there's a potential audience for your project but they just haven t found it yet, keep grinding. Focus on iterating and improving your product over time. * Shipping fast doesn t mean shipping garbage. It means iterating quickly to learn what your users truly want, without compromising on quality. * Utilize every social platform for marketing. Experiment with different platforms to find out which works best for your product. If you're in the early stages of building a user base, testing various platforms can actually give unexpected insights. Even smaller social platforms might prove to be pretty valuable. Thanks for reading! Also, Stockle is in the fintech category of the Golden Kitty Awards. Check out all the products and support your favorite! https://www.producthunt.com/gold...
I am about to cross 1yr streak tomorrow and am excited about this milestone. Please share your thoughts about any plans or interesting things to take care of.
