seren wilam

My first launch sitting at three upvotes two of which were family members was a painful reality check. I spent hours refreshing the dashboard, hoping for a sudden bump that never came.

It left me feeling discouraged for days, until I received an unexpected email. A user wrote to say that my small utility saved them an entire evening of tedious work. That simple note was infinitely more valuable than any vanity metric.

It made me realize that product launches are fleeting moments, while real building takes patience and steady effort. Yet, maintaining momentum remains tough, and some weeks I only code because I refuse to give up.

How do you reactivate your drive when the public reception falls flat?

Just finished my product and quickly learned that building it was the easy part. Starting with zero followers or email list makes getting those initial sales feel almost impossible. There are so many channels to try but most feel like shouting into the void. If you started from scratch did cold messages posting in online groups or something else actually get people to pay?

I supported GitScrum early on by purchasing their $299 Lifetime Deal (which is a massive investment here in Vietnam, equal to 2 months of a worker's salary). Back then, the product was broken, incomplete, and barely usable. We bought it hoping to support them and grow together.

Fast forward to today: they have completely locked down the old platform so we can't even access it anymore. They rebranded to an "AI Agents" platform and told lifetime deal holders that our licenses do not transfer. If we want to use anything, we have to pay all over again.

Taking people's money for an unfinished product, promising lifetime access, and then completely locking us out to force a new paywall is pure scam behavior. Beware of their products and future deals!