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what I learned launching on Product Hunt today

Hey! I'm Yas, solo founder of Semita an AI travel planner that generates a full day-by-day itinerary in under 60 seconds.

A few things I learned building and launching solo:

Distribution is harder than building the product took months, getting people to see it is a whole different challenge
User feedback surprises you I assumed collaboration would be the most popular feature but Hidden Gems mode got way more attention than I expected. Goes to show that what you think users want and what they actually care about can be completely different
Plan your launch day better than I did it is chaotic trying to make sure everything works while also getting posts out everywhere. I got so caught up checking the product that I missed the time and lost the first few hours of momentum. Lesson learned schedule your posts in advance
Getting people to respond is hard I personally emailed early signups hoping for feedback and heard nothing back. Apparently that is normal but it is still a humbling reminder that getting people to engage takes way more effort than you expect

Would love to connect with other founders what was your biggest lesson from your own launch?

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14d ago

minimalist phone: reduce your screentime

How do you decide which product idea to build – and which one to kill?

A lot of makers come out with bold claims about their idea: THE NEXT BIG THING.

In most cases, surprisingly, it s not even the next small thing. People simply don t notice it.

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3mo ago

Vokal

What's after Product Hunt for self-funded startups?

Vokal got #2 product of the day and #7 of the week, and we now have 100+ signups from startups and teams. In general, people seem excited to try it out to up-level their teams to agent native.

Now I m trying to figure out the next step: how do we scale this beyond manual founder-led work?

I ve been writing posts, sharing content, and doing outreach manually, but it s starting to feel like a constant drain and a bottleneck. I ve been looking into tools like HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, and Clay.

For people who have used any of these: what has your experience been? Which ones are actually worth it at an early stage?

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1mo ago

LaunchPedia

9 Things I realized while making $5,000 from my startup 🤯Hey Makers, Nithin and I started LaunchPedia on Jan 8th 2023 and it's been an year of roller coaster ride From literally making no money in the first 6 months and coming close to shutting down, to making $5000 from our digital products in the last 4 months. Here are the 9 lessons I learned from our journey: It's not wrong to pivot. It's better than giving up. Build multiple small bets, until you know what works Plan monetization whenever you're building a new product Build products that make money, especially when your savings are on line Don't overlook email marketing. Collect email addresses, build funnels and setup email sequences from day 1 Don t delay your launch. Ship fast, validate the idea, get feedback, and iterate. Leverage side project marketing. Build free tools and directory sites to increase your distribution and upsell your paid products. Validate the idea using short term distribution strategies. Ex: PH launch, listing on directories, & Ads. You don't need to build fancy products, you can also build info products as long as it is helping people.

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