Hey Product Hunt!

I m Simona a finance & business consultant who spent the last 10 months building a full software product solo, without a developer background.

Dress Me Up! - launched today! https://www.dressmeup.pro/

Hi everyone,

I am launching The Archivist tomorrow on Product Hunt. It started after a conversation with my dad about some old photos. Since then it has grown into something quite special.

The Archivist is a simple family memory app that uses AI to help people record and preserve their stories.

If you manage or sell to B2B customers, you know the feeling.

You think everything is fine until something happens outside your product, and you hear about it too late.

Signals outside of your 'bubble':

Everywhere I look, I see founders and operators investing heavily in their personal brand:

• LinkedIn posts every day

• X threads

• Podcasts, YouTube, newsletters and substacks too

Meanwhile, their CV or portfolio gets updated maybe once a year.

I m wondering if we re heading into a world where your online signal (what you say, who engages with you, what you ship publicly) will matter more than any formal CV or resume.

I am curious how people actually do it.

There are tons of stories about founders launching SaaS products without an existing audience. No Twitter following, no newsletter, no community, nothing. Yet some still manage to get early traction and even hit real MRR.

If you have started from zero, I would love to hear:

• How you got your first users

• What channels brought the earliest traction

• Whether cold outreach works or not

• If content played a role or if you focused mainly on building

• What you would do differently if you had to start again

Two months ago, I'd never heard of Product Hunt. When I told people we were launching @AI Context Flow here, they told me to keep my expectations in check.

Fast forward to today: #1 Product of the Day and #1 Productivity Tool of the Week.

The journey was chaotic, humbling, and honestly surreal. If you'd told me this would happen, I wouldn't have believed you.

To everyone who upvoted, commented, and cheered us on: Thank you. Your support means everything and keeps us building.
If you need any tips on how we pulled this off as complete first-timers, ask your specific questions below

You re probably familiar with the Forbes 30 Under 30 selection.

We could put together something like that for ourselves here at Product Hunt.

Do you follow any founders you find successful and inspiring?

Most people think users choose products based on features or price. In reality, support decides who stays.

A cheaper tool becomes expensive fast when every issue turns into a ticket nightmare. Meanwhile, teams keep paying more for products that solve problems and support them when it matters.

Support is not a cost. It is part of the product experience. Fast replies build trust. Clear answers reduce churn. Companies that treat support as a growth lever win.

I really wonder these questions

Most people think users choose products based on features or price. In reality, support decides who stays.

A cheaper tool becomes expensive fast when every issue turns into a ticket nightmare. Meanwhile, teams keep paying more for products that solve problems and support them when it matters.

Support is not a cost. It is part of the product experience. Fast replies build trust. Clear answers reduce churn. Companies that treat support as a growth lever win.

I really wonder these questions

ok so weird backstory - ive been building products for startups for like 8 years now and i got obsessed with this question: why do products that KILL IT on product hunt just... die?

like were talking #1 product of the day, 1000+ upvotes, features in newsletters, the whole thing. and then 6 months later? dead or making $300/month