... waitlist 2 days after the APIs became public. Month 9 19: Pivoted to work with travel agents (made a few $k), but realized the future wasn t human agents it was agentic AI. Month 15: Went viral on a competitor s Instagram gained 1,000 users overnight. Month 22: First big Product Hunt launch 300+ upvotes, newsletters w/ 1M+ subs mentioned us, even the director of Deadpoo l became a user. Month 23 26: Airports started reaching out Rome Airport ... ... women). What Worked, Surprisingly Keeping it free longer than comfortable was the best way to get feedback quickly Obsessing over UX and user feedback Shipping constant updates (even when no one was asking) Product Hunt + Reddit launches Commenting on competitor