Did investors come to you after launching?
Julia Yu
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Did investors come to you after launching your product on product hunt? Who were they? Funds or angels?
Share how you ranked and how many inquiries you received from investors.
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Rodney J. Belcher@rodney_j_belcher
I haven't taste this experience before
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Investors do come in even before the launch of product, it is defined on how we position the product! We are a startup and have VC's lined up for pre-seed funding.
Remember you are the best judge as to know when to take in the investment.
@kankipati_arun Mind sharing what your product is?
@kankipati_arun VC’s are always lined up, the play the happy game… they are only lined up if there is a signed SHA or LOI…
Interesting topic. Founders told me - yes. But I don't know the details.
It’s quite intriguing that investors were actively seeking out founders who have bootstrapped their companies. It appears that we may witness some interesting developments between investors and bootstrap startups, likely because investors perceive an opportunity to inject greater ambition.
Investors continue playing a crucial role in the post-Product-Market Fit (PMF) phase of a startup’s journey.
My advice to founders is to shift their focus from securing a substantial initial funding round to establishing a profitable enterprise with a streamlined team, aiming to achieve $1M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) within the next 3 to 5 years. By concentrating on this goal and sidelining the pursuit of fundraising, founders will find that investors begin to proactively approach them with genuine offers. Many of these offers might be turned down as founders discover the satisfaction of steering their own ship.
@dsarkar I would agree that running your own ship is preferable, but there are times that the size and scale of the idea you have can't be done without additional capital.
There probably are a lot of people who mistakenly think they need to raise money to run a company, but also plenty of people who wish they wouldn't have to jump through the hoops of meeting investors and raising money.
Kinda wish there were statistics on this for PH - like a hall of fame for funded projects - would be cool
@terrence_kelleman Hey Man, i agree, it would create more credibility ( :
@juliayugo good question, Following ( :
no investor or their research analysts wanna waste their time on such platforms, in worst case they would consider visit "acquire.com" not product hunt where product launches everyday in bulk like an Instagram post
We definitely appeared on their radar after the launch.
Launching soon!
@nikogermish glad to gear it! did you get some message\connects to Twitter or Linkedin?
Launching soon!
Good question, Julia! Getting investors right after launch is a great achievement!
Launching soon!
@george_an Many people aspire for it, and fortunately, many of them manage to achieve it.
Good question! But is product hunt a good foundation for launching project and finding investors? Feels like the competition is insane here...
i’ve got 6 meetings with investors after launch. i think it depends on the uniqueness of the product
Launching soon!
@maria_polesh Amazing results 👏 thank you. Who were they? Funds or angels?
I want them to come before! 😫