I m interested to hear from real world tech founders - what was your initial hypothesis? The core assumption you wanted to test before investing more significantly in product.
Are you a product builder? Come share your insights on the most important lesson you've learned about building a successful product. Let's learn from each other!
Just joined this community, glad to be here.
I m working on a new product and could use some help.
Would be great to hear from anyone who has used no-code tools for building an API.
I know you can pull data from Airtable, but what if you want to manipulate that data quite heavily?
Would appreciate any pointers on good tools for an MVP.
I m interested in hearing what single activity had the biggest positive impact on your Product Hunt launch.
Asking connections on other platforms to support you?
How you presented you Product Hint landing page?
Your following on the Product Hunt platform?
Etc.
Hi friends, I ve recently joined and wanted to say hello. I m Henry. I run a ~30 person dev agency and have taken the plunge into building my own products. I m working on a few ideas that I plan to validate soon - very lightweight launches to see if there s any interest. Any tips on how to get the best out of the PH platform and community? Thanks!
Most of my tech experience is B2B high-ticket tech and/or services ($20k+ offers). I m currently working on a low-ticket product. More like $50 p/mo. It s a plug-in for web builder platforms like WordPress, Webflow, Shopify 4 things I m doing on to validate the idea: 1. I ve focussed on 1 feature. It s tempting to add more because I think it would make the product more desirable. But I know that s a trap - it will slow down launch. And it might not make a difference. Plus I actually want to know if my primary feature is valuable enough for people to pay by itself. Very helpful to know if it's not. 2. I m offering a free 30 day trial. I want people to actually use it. Minimal friction. If they pay after the trial thats all the validation to on I need. I don t want to sell it with my time. I ll promote at scale, offer it for free temporarily, then engage with the people who take up the trial. Can t wait to see what I learn about the market from this. Even if the key takeaway is nobody cares . That's useful to know. 3. I haven t built anything to help with customer service and support. If I get inundated with questions that s a nice problem to have. I ll think of something. If people need invoices I ll work it out. If people want a refund I ll make it happen. 4. I m ignoring any bugs that aren't complete show stoppers. Yes I'm testing the product like crazy. It need to work and be valuable. But I don t want to spend a single moment fixing bugs that: a) don t block people from trying to pay, or
b) completely prevent users getting value any from the product Perfection is the enemy. If I see data about bugs causing real world problems, or if users voice frustration, I ll give it my attention. That s about it. I ll share some updates about the launch as it unfolds. Hit follow on my profile to get notified - I'm @henwalkco P.S. Any feedback on my plan? Any thoughts? Any tips? Positive AND constructive opinions are most welcome. Thanks,
Henry
I ve build many many websites for clients over the last 10 years. Over the last 18 months, it seems like people have stopped wanting WordPress. Web gone from a few projects a year down to zero. Alternatives have matured (Webflow, React + Headless CMS, TypeDream ) and developers want to work less and less with PHP and/or the WordPress framework. I m curious if anyone else is seeing or feeling the same thing? Does WordPress still have its place? Will it be around forever? Is it dying? Whatever your background and experience, would love to get your perspective on this.
