... Today I received a question about proper launch preparation: Nika, how long should this take us? And I didn t have a clear answer. Because I remember people who built a landing page five days before launch

... First of all, I want to thank you for voting for us in yesterday's launch - you still can, the week is not over. HERE Second thing, I summarised some things that I realised, reflected on, and maybe should have known sooner: There is still a large, strong supporting community in the first place. ( @marclou , who is widely known and has 263k followers on X, showed us this yesterday none of us had a chance) Asking for help ... ... Reddit didn't help that much. People in WA groups are supportive; they even respond by saying that they voted. It would definitely help if we had an external hunter (and not just me) It would help if we launched

... coding assistant @Kilo Code is launching today. This is their 3rd launch

... getting ready for our second Product Hunt launch on Jan 31 , and a post by @busmark_w_nika got me thinking. What to do (that we didn't do the first time): Plan your launch

... Over the past few days, I ve been trying to understand what helped the most successful launches stand out. In general, here s what I noticed they tend to share: Their Product Hunt page had at least 500 followers. The product was in overall good condition (I mean, already had some level of reputation, really good marketing ). Many were hunted by well-established, well-known hunters on the platform. Every comment received a response. The visuals were strong there ... ... almost always a video or demo featured at the beginning of the carousel. Our upcoming launch

... here for me. In three days, I ll be relaunching a major update for the app I have been collaborating with, and I ve set clear boundaries for myself about what I will and won t do before the launch. I guess these are some general, unwritten rules I try to follow Definitely DON T : Accept offers from charlatans promising votes or engagement for money Send unsolicited messages begging for votes or support Spam other people s posts with launch

... know this topic has been here a million times (and people will still ask me a few more times after that). I personally see advantages in both cases, but maybe one more advantage when it comes to launching during the week. Very briefly: Launching

... This is something I ll find out in just a short while, one week from now (Jan 28), as I m about to re-launch a digital detox app . If you want, follow, maybe you will be on watch of my steps and activities However, that s not the main point of this post. I ve been building a community for over three years , and I m active here every day, but not every follower uses this platform actively. That ... ... also need to prepare and execute PRE-LAUNCH

... Mastra (YC W25) is launching on Product Hunt today, releasing stable 1.0 for building AI apps and agents, and announcing 300,000+ weekly npm downloads, 19,400+ GitHub stars, and production use at companies like @Replit and @WorkOS . I had a blast working on this launch

... really much, and it annoys me a bit. In exactly 14 days (28. 1.) we will launch the product, and the only thing I do is talk about it. But yes, there are points that I still want to master by then, e.g.: Create an informational newsletter inviting people to follow our product page Create a list of people who could support us and ask them for help Announcements on social networks Inform Kickstarter backers who supported us with updates ... ... this is also an audience Publishing a Product Hunt badge on the landing page Continually grow and maintain a personal brand which should be a long-term goal, not just for launch

... Last month, Cursor launched for the fifth time on Product Hunt in 2025. The 2024 Product of the Year [1] still hits the charts. They have launched

... Whenever I browse product launches, I somehow subconsciously judge not only the product itself and its quality, but also the quality that is reflected in the effort the makers put into preparing it. It may sound insignificant, but in my case, these things also make a significant difference: Icon GIF at the launch

... wrapping up 2025, what are the best dev tools launched on Product Hunt this year in your opinion? Dropping here some of my favorite, most inspiring dev-first product launches

... launched on Product Hunt twice now. Our first launch

... This summer, we made a bold decision to launch on Product Hunt. The problem? We had zero idea how to actually do it. Well, almost zero. Our CTO @mokosiy was a massive Product Hunt fan, and his enthusiasm was our only compass. He armed us with the right stack: Cursor for code, PostHog for analytics, latest .NET and Avalonia to build the gorgeous app. The Reality Check By August, the " Launching

... weeks ago, Swytchcode launched on Product Hunt and became the #1 Product of the Day . The launch

... changed on this platform in a year. He asked how he could repeat his success, because then he effortlessly gained over 200 upvotes. First of all, you need to understand that the rules have changed, e.g.: Featured vs. launched

... This is a recurring topic here and I recently had many related discussions. So, I wanted to share with you three different stories, three different perspectives and approaches for inspiration. TL,DR: IMHO There's no perfect day to launch. Just launch

... TwelveLabs is launching today Marengo 3.0, the most powerful embedding model for video understanding. I had the opportunity to collaborate with @TwelveLabs on this launch

... Ultracite is an opinionated, zero-config code linter and formatter. @haydenbleasel launched it on Product Hunt twice this year, and I had a humble contribution as a Hunter. Different launches

... days = 3 years. That's exactly how long I've been on this platform, discovering products and new people. 1. Product Hunt is just one part of marketing, not the whole strategy It s good to have a launch strategy, but some people have built their entire business identity around Product Hunt. Then reality hit hard when their product wasn t featured maybe because it simply wasn t the most innovative anymore. PH is a platform where ... ... visibility (you might, but you also might not). Some even gave up on their product entirely just because their launch

... products crossed 300, and somehow we climbed all the way to the top. I wanted to share our complete journey, the real behind-the-scenes story, because I know many makers wonder what actually happens before and during a launch. The last 2 weeks: the real grind The two weeks leading up to launch

... Every launch comes with new learnings. The platform is changing over time, but many things don t depend on the platform itself they depend on how you approach the launch

... components, free and open-source, built on top of @shadcn/ui . @haydenbleasel tells: The ecosystem is growing faster than any of us expected opening the way for entire businesses to build on shared design systems, components, and patterns. First launched on Product Hunt in May 2025 after gaining some traction on X, @Kibo UI ranked #3 Product of the Day. 6 months later, the open-source project got a significant update, launched

... Launching a product is wild- one minute you re pumped, next minute you hit a wall! I m Deepak, founder of Product Launch