Selim Cam

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I got tired of piecing together scattered analytics, so I picked up the code to build a unified source of truth from scratch.

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10d ago

Where do you Actually build Your Pre-Launch Audience?

The Product Hunt playbook has changed. Here is what the data says actually works.

The Old Playbook (2025 and earlier)

You built a "Notify me" page. You set up an email sequence. You posted on launch day. You hoped.

That still works, but it is no longer enough. Product Hunt is no longer a transactional "launch and vanish" platform. It has become a community, and the real conversations now start in forum threads .