We're at a point in our startup where we need to do cold emails. The problem is, who, who do I send it to? How do I find these people? I want to be quite specific. Yesterday we sat down for hours researching a law firm, figuring out what they do and who to contact that would be most appropriate. We then wrote the email. Had it reviewed again tomorrow, made another edit and then finally sent it.

I've heard YC talks and one of them mentioned only 2% of companies actually willing to work with a startup. I want to get at this number to make it effective.

Currently we are running google ads and started with reddit too. There are reddit communities that would exactly make sense to interact with but building Karma is a full time job. Ads it is there.

I need to post more in Slack and Discord communities. They allow promotion is certain threads. Make it very easy for us to be relevant and respectful.

I'm currently building a tiny tool to reduce churn for SaaS products using Stripe, something super simple:

But before I go too far, I m genuinely curious...

How do YOU handle cancellations right now?

• Do you ask why they leave to improve your product?

• Do you offer a discount? A pause?

• Or just let them go?

I remember reading an essay by @rrhoover about how he moved from his native Oregon to San Francisco after university studies, where doors full of networking opportunities opened up for him.

I saw the same thing in my country after graduation. About 80% of my classmates went to the capital, where there are the most opportunities in marketing and tech. (Or they went abroad.)

I have launched on PH twice but before launching, I always prefer to share the product with at least 20 potential users over DM. The goal is to get early feedback and testimonials. This helps me understand what s working (or not) in the copy, design, offer, value proposition, etc.
Based on those early insights, I iterate quickly and it could be small tweaks or full rewrites, depending on what people are saying.

To make it easy for them to say yes and share feedback, I create a no-brainer offer (like 70 90% discount) and DM potential users on X asking for feedback.
What s your pre launch strategy for collecting feedback and improving your product before launching on PH?
P.S. Here s a sample DM I use to get early feedback for Boringlaunch:
Hey [User Name]

We ve just launched (product name) for [Industry/Category/Domain/Target Audience]

It might be a great fit for your [product name].

Forget the pitch deck for a second. This is about grabbing attention fast. Share your startup in five words or less. The goal is to be clear, clever, or just bold enough to make people stop scrolling. Who knows, it could be a good marketing exercise

Forget the pitch deck for a second. This is about grabbing attention fast. Share your startup in five words or less. The goal is to be clear, clever, or just bold enough to make people stop scrolling. Who knows, it could be a good marketing exercise

When you re trying to cover multiple platforms with your brand and also cover other platforms for your business account, things can get a little out of hand.

How do you manage your communities and everything that comes with it?

Hey Product Hunt community!

We gearing up for the launch of WebGremlin.ai and of course, planning to submit to PH. But I m curious, where else do you share your products to get traction? What are other platforms, forums, or communities that have worked well for you (like hackernews)? And while we re at it, what s your go-to initial launch strategy to make some noise?

Thanks in advance!

@Zapier, @Make, @Relay.app , @n8n , @Activepieces, @Pabbly
So many automation tools in 2025!

I cannot decide what to choose for beginners but with a wish to become a pro user
From my recent research, quick insights

• @Zapier still wins for ease-of-use and integrations, but might be expensive and has low free limitations

• @Relay.app is amazing for beginners due to built-in AI workflows

• @Make remains top for complex automation

My takeaways for new users from my one day research