Researcher turned first-time builder here! What did you learn from your first launch?

Hi Product Hunt!

I am Maria, a linguist and researcher working around language, linguistic variation and AI.

Until very recently most of my work involved researching things rather than building them. Over the last few weeks, I joined a hackathon and somehow went from asking could we build something around this research idea? to actually having a product that people can use 😄

We’re now getting ready for our first Product Hunt launch and I'm discovering that launching something is a completely different learning experience.

So I'd love to hear from people who have done this before:

What is one thing you wish you had known before your first Product Hunt launch?

And if you’re also preparing for your first launch, I’d love to hear what you’re building!