... everyone! I'm Peilan. I'm new to the Product Hunt community, and I m thrilled to be here! I joined Product Hunt after a friend introduced me to this amazing platform. Before this, I was focused on marketing for social apps, which has been quite an adventure. Over the past few days, I ve had the opportunity to connect with many of you and learn so much. I've also discovered a variety of innovative products that I hadn ...

... extra mile: completed all the fields, did my best on the graphics, made a personalized video for PH, added a discount, and most importantly - replied to all comments INSTANTLY!! The hilarious twist: the very next day, a VC-backed competitor took #1. Timing isn t always in your control, but even without the trophy, PH gave us a ton of visibility. 2/ Build in public (X + LinkedIn). I started by posting daily updates on both platforms - literally day counts (still ... ... know who's watching, it might be someone willing to pay for what you're building :) 3/ SEO. Instead of generic blog posts, I wrote comparison pages and articles around real customer pain - mostly targeting frustrated users of competitor

... took us 3+ years to reach meaningful traction, and we were making $2k MRR in the first 2 years. Unfortunately, there's no formula to know whether you are on the right track or running a zombie. Sunk cost vs. strategic persistence. You bet with your time. 9. SaaS multiples are often fantasy, especially for smaller businesses. If you are below $1M ARR and/or have no aggressive growth potential, do not expect 7-12x multipliers. 10. Lifetime deal buyers ... ... profitable by being super frugal. This wasn't just about bootstrapping, it forced us to focus on what actually moved the needle. 14. Technical complexity doesn't guarantee success Building more features, next feature fallacy, reaching feature parity with competitors