I saw yesterday that Loom.com (which has just been acquired for $1bn) launched on Product Hunt back in 2016 and got 3k downloads in 36hrs. We ve been building SigmaOS for nearly 2.5 years now, and have done three launches:
- first launch (SigmaOS) = 2k downloads within the first 24hrs
- second launch (Lazy Search) = 1k downloads within the first 24hrs
- third launch (SigmaOS 1.0) = 4k downloads within the first 24hrs Would be super interested to hear what results other startups have seen?
A migration can pass with the new build and still break a worker from the previous release that's finishing a queued job. Rename a column in one deploy, and that worker may keep writing the old name after the database has moved on.
Adding the new field first lets both versions coexist. Then you can backfill, switch reads, and remove the old field in a later deploy. The dangerous bit is declaring the old writers gone too early.
What do you check before that cleanup: running worker versions, drained queues, or logs showing no writes to the old field? If you run a small team, what's the smallest check you'd trust?
So I know that ProductHunt has probably had to fight it's faire share of fraud and abuse on their platform but I have been using it on and off for moths and it appears that despite my waves of inconsistent activity, I still have yet to really gain any kitty points or be able to really help upvote someone. (I can do it but when I look from another computer the score is unchanged). I don't really care that much, but I'm just curious. Does this happen to everyone when they start using the platform? Is it normal? When will my voice actually begin to be heard in this community?
My co-founder and I are getting ready to launch the next iteration of Radiant, our AI music app. It's been pretty sticky so far with users, which is great but my priority is to increase users prior to launch. Any tips?
When we were starting out we set our prices super low just to get anyone through the door.
It worked for getting initial sign-ups, but it accidentally trapped us with low budget users who demanded endless custom help while we severely undercharged enterprise teams getting massive value. Raising prices on those early adopters months later was an absolute operational nightmare. For founders who had to rework their tiers after launch how did you handle migrating early users to higher plans without destroying trust?
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I'm a solo developer. In August I launched a small side project here, and it was never featured, so it couldn't rank at all. It finished with 0 upvotes and 1 comment. My earlier launch, a job-search tool, got only a few upvotes back in July.
Looking back, I think I made two mistakes. I launched without checking whether it would be featured, and I didn't spend any time in the community beforehand. Since then I've been active here daily for about three months.
For makers whose launches were featured: what did you change in your listing (tagline, gallery, first comment, topics) that you think made the difference? I'm especially curious whether anything specific helps a niche or experimental product get featured.
You barely see in person and sometimes, when you are international in different time zones, you are barely on video meetings + some people working at home can lack socialising.
