Yang's profile on Product Hunt

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I'm Yang, founder of MateFlow, an all-in-one platform for running a paid community (spaces, courses, events, payments, and a built-in AI assistant) on your own domain. I'm building it in public and working out the community-as-a-business problem one lesson at a time. Always happy to talk with people who run paid communities or are moving off Circle, Skool, or Facebook Groups. Tell me what's working and what isn't.

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5h ago

Hi PH 👋 Founder building a home for paid communities, here to learn before I launch

Hey everyone, I'm Yang.

I'm building MateFlow, an all-in-one platform for running a paid community (spaces, courses, events, payments, and a built-in AI assistant) on your own domain. The short version of why: I got tired of watching people stitch together six tools and still not own their community or their brand.

I'm not launching here today. I wanted to actually be part of this community before I show up asking for upvotes, so I'll be around the forums learning from other founders and helping where I can.

If you run a paid community, or you've moved one off Circle, Skool, or a Facebook Group, I'd genuinely love to hear what worked and what didn't. And if you're building something too, say hi back. Always up for trading notes.

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2d ago

When is the right time to promote your product when you are a first-time founder?

Yesterday, you contributed a lot to my discussion about not sounding too salesy.

But that's not the only problem the early founders have.

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3d ago

How do you promote your product without sounding too salesy?

I've always struggled with promoting my own work. It always felt a little awkward because I grew up in an environment where drawing attention to yourself wasn't really encouraged.

That's not exactly ideal when you're trying to build a business, and even less so when marketing is literally how you make a living. :D