Has there been a launch that inspired you to take your own launch to the next level?
Over the last decade, countless people have launched products here every single day, so there's certainly no shortage of inspiration.
And I have to say, the bar keeps getting higher (helped in part by the fact that some launches are filtered through the Featured section).
Have you ever come across a launch that inspired you so much that it pushed you to level up your own?
[As for me, before every launch, I used to study the most successful launches of all time, or at least the most successful ones from that year. One launch I still remember was a humorous April Fools' Day launch that served as a teaser for another product launch. It generated a lot of attention and publicity. I don't think the actual product from that team became a massive hit, but I have to admit that the April Fools' launch itself felt genuinely innovative.]
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DiffSense
I think AI wearables wave 1, was a little underwhelming. Altho. At the airport (Oslo / Norway) right now. Wave 1 AI wearables are being sold. Looking forward to wave 2 AI wearables. And hope to see many of them on PH. @zaczuo Will be on top of it im sure. 🚀
Flowtica Scribe
@conduit_design Oh yeah, I hope you’ll see @Flowtica Scribe at airports soon too :)
And we’re about to ship some interesting new features around how human agency can show up in AI hardware.
I think that could be a fun starting point!
DiffSense
@zaczuo I think airport placments for AI pens esp. Could be a killer GTM hack. because people are in that mode, travle, leisure, vacation money ready to spend on something to elevate their experience etc. Really wanted to pick up the Plaud Note Pin S when I saw it today.
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
@zaczuo @conduit_design The best thing that can happen is that your favourite makers will expand into physical space near you. :)
Second Brain for AI
Absolutely! The way basedash has been launching consistently and keeping their followers engaged has been a huge motivator and a shining example for me.
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@rahilpirani Do you know how they did that? Like their strategy?
@busmark_w_nika Yes, mostly the launches where the product page feels extremely clear, not necessarily the flashiest ones. When the positioning, visuals, first comment, and maker replies all tell the same story, it makes me rethink whether my own launch would be understood in the first 10 seconds.
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@alpertayfurr keep it simple! (:
@busmark_w_nika Thank you for your advice :)
@busmark_w_nika The "actual product didn't become a massive hit, but the launch felt genuinely innovative" line is the real takeaway. The launch itself was the product worth studying, independent of whether the underlying tool succeeded. I've started treating my own launches the same way, as their own deliverable, not just a wrapper around the thing I'm shipping.
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@alex_iliescu It sounds like an extensive process. So when sill you relaunch next? :D
@busmark_w_nika No fixed date yet, but I'm using the same lens here. The next launch is the test, not the wrap-up. Whatever Strategic Flow ships next gets treated as its own product story before it goes out, not after.
Bond
@Bond killed it :) haha but we drew inspiration from previous #1 of the day launches
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@chloesamaha How far have you gone to the past when you were picking up the inspiration?