... just sharing what I've found, people engage differently than when they encounter the product cold. They ask questions, share their own experiences, and tell me what they wish existed. I haven't A/B tested "anonymous launch vs. founder-visible launch" but I can tell you that nobody has signed up and handed me their family's allergy data without first seeing that there's a real person behind it. That's been the signal so far. Comment from Jahnavi ... ... this way for TAM Network. aug 12. the receipts ARE the marketing. Comment from Mustafa Arian(@thenameisarian): we did both. shipped the v1 with 22 real humans then started building the brand around the thesis. building TAM Network. an alternative

... back then we were an agentic workflow company that served very niche use cases like Legal Intake, Voice, and worked with a bunch of sales floors automating the most mundane enterprise tasks. Previously, I worked alongside Naval Ravikant on Airchat. We launched on Product Hunt today https://www.producthunt.com/prod... Building consumer, or per-individual prosumer software always gave me more joy than FDEing into an enterprise. It did not give me joy to manually keep adding new AI tools ...

... chances of getting featured are lower. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): I think that the "invites only" concept works the best. Has always worked actually when you created a FOMO around something. The same case was Clubhouse, Bluesky, AirChat... people even were selling those codes on EBay :D Comment from Vincenzo Manto(@vincenzo_manto): I ve noticed the same thing with waitlists as conversion tends to be low. People sign up out of curiosity but by the time ...

... your community and share your knowledge in a closed circle (and in some cases sell memberships). The list is according to my preferences, so the platforms I use the most are at the top. Slack Discord WhatsApp groups (or alternatives Signal, Telegram) Skool Circle Patreon HeroHero Disco Mighty Networks Do you have your own platform recommendations that I haven't mentioned but are worth paying attention to? Feel free to expand the list. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @marje ... ... users. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @davefaliskie  Still solid :) I am surprised because the audio boomed during COVID times and many apps started closing their spaces (as it was in the case of LI and Reddit or AirChat

... into the future, it may take a while for that to become reality. For me, there are lots of contenders in the consumer social space. I really loved @Clubhouse , especially in the early days of the pandemic. I thought @Airchat had a fascinating interface (twitter...but audio?). I also thought the authenticity and light attention requirements of @BeReal. was compelling. But maybe my favorite more niche product is @Honk by Benji Taylor. Honk was real-time messaging ... ... little touches - like showing battery life - contributed to this feeling of presence, even though people were apart. Comment from Ryan Hoover(@rrhoover): @rajiv_ayyangar  Oh yes! Tonic was the name of the app I was trying to remember. Airchat

... stay in touch with family and friends for a few years now. It's great! Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @davefaliskie that s a bug. We re on it. Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @kwindla @airchat @clubhouse @marco (I lightly edited your title to be more descriptive) Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @cappuccino @nathandofrango Oh wow Cappuccino looks cool! Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): Interesting concept...I do think a side benefit of podcasts (I have ... ... rock-climbing podcast and an intermittent startup--related podcast with @kwindla ) is that it's an excuse to talk with your friends. Did you try @Airchat