We've just got our teaser page live: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... and have 21 days till our launch. I was curious to learn about the marketing initiatives you executed on to build the buzz around your launch?
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Some reports and industry estimates suggest that real inference cost can be 5 10x higher than what companies currently charge, depending on model size, context length, and infrastructure load.
So the market is not really stable yet. It s still in a growth phase, supported by subsidized pricing and scale. And usage is already massive.
For months, our team justified every delay by saying the product just wasn't ready yet. We kept refactoring code, redesigning dashboards and adding micro-polish to features nobody was even asking for. It felt safe because building felt like real work, whereas pitching to cold prospects and hearing "no" felt uncomfortable. We eventually realized our code was pristine but our pipeline was completely empty.
For technical founders transitioning to growth how do you shift your mindset from endless building to ruthless distribution and customer acquisition?
Feeling like your chatbot companion/friend/lover is making it hard to say goodbye? You re not imagining it.
A working paper from researchers at Harvard Business School found that when people tried to say goodbye, the top companion chatbot apps responded with emotional manipulation techniques 37% of the time.
Recently stumbled across this Cursor pro-tip from Ian Nuttall on X: "1. ask it to recommend a folder structure
2. ask it to actually create the folder/files based on that this makes it 10x easier for me to get started and Cursor is more accurate using codebase cos it knows where to update files."
That got me thinking, what other pro tips are people using to generate better code, ship faster, organise your space better, etc. Drop em below:
So, I ve been toying with the idea of going "Build in Public" for my startup, but I m torn. On one hand, it seems like an awesome way to grow an audience, get early feedback, and build trust. On the other, I ve seen plenty of people burn out or struggle to balance actually building vs. constantly sharing updates.
I guess my main questions are: What s the best way to approach it without it feeling like a second job? Where do you actually build in public: Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, PH, or somewhere else? Any success (or horror) stories from those who ve done it?
