Enter dayzero. Think of it as a hybrid between Kickstarter and AppSumo. For Builders: Offer discounted lifetime deals (LTDs) to get early customers, validation, and cash flow before your product even fully launches. For Backers: Get in on the ground floor of innovative startups, with the ability to actually sell your LTDs later for a profit.
My co-founder and I (both 18, fresh out of high school) are officially launching dayzero on Product Hunt! Here is the story of why we built it, and how it helps early-stage founders get their first true supporters.
It is incredibly hard for early-stage startups (especially young founders) to get those crucial first users, early validation, and initial funding. We realized there was a gap. Builders need early backing to keep going, and early adopters want to support promising products from day one.
Most crowdfunding platforms aren't built for software, and standard launch platforms make it too easy to just "like" a startup. Day Zero bridges this gap by letting founders get their first 100 customers before they even have a product. You can pre-sell licenses to fund and validate your MVP from day zero, while giving backers a completely new asset class: tradable lifetime deals.
