Thank you Product Hunt community 💜: Our Launch Success Story

Zara Anita Paul
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My cofounder and I have been wanting to launch on Product Hunt for ages. When we suddenly needed to launch a feature within 10 days, we worked around the clock to get it done. Given that it was our first ever launch, the short turnaround time and amount of work that our team of 2 had to do, our expectations for the launch were low (top 10 leaderboard, a few sign ups and UX feedback points to work on). The results were INSANE. We got to top 3 (#3 product of the day), had over 200 comments, and amazing feature improvement suggestions which will MASSIVELY influence the next iterations of the feature. How did we manage? We spent the full day of launch intensively reaching out to members of the PH community, that we've spoken to before and that we hadn't. Specifically, we didn't ask directly for support. We asked them to take a look at a our launch, and support if they wanted to/liked the product. Most of the people we reached out to were keen to support and had some really insightful comments! We're so grateful to the product hunt community for having supported us in this way <3 it's such a strong community of helpful and forward thinking individuals, and our first launch hugely exceeded our expectations. Thank you so much for the support <3 You can see our launch page and some of the insightful comments left by awesome product hunters here: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/choppity

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Aaron Morris
I couldn't agree more! The product hunt community is so supportive <3
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Nikola Djordjevic
Congrats Zara! Your journey is truly inspiring, especially as someone who's also in a small team working on a launch. The Product Hunt community really does make a difference, and it's amazing to see how much support you received. Wishing you continued success and looking forward to seeing your future updates! 🚀
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Zara Anita Paul
@djordjevic_nikola thank you so much! When will you be launching? Wishing you all the best also!
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Nikola Djordjevic
Thanks, @zaraanita ! We’re cooking up the product and hope to launch soon.
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DesignzByOJ
That’s so nice! Congrats 🥳
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Janice
Congrats on the incredible launch, Zara! 🎉 Reaching the top 3 and getting such valuable feedback in just 10 days is amazing. Your approach to engaging the community really paid off. Thanks for sharing your experience—looking forward to seeing your product grow! 🚀
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Zara Anita Paul
@janicelewis00 thank you so much Janice! Thank you for the support :)
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Dany
Congrats on your successful launch! 🥳 Your story has inspired our team as newcomers here in PH. Thank you for also sharing your valuable insights - it is incredibly helpful for us. Here's to a continued success with your product! 🥂
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Zara Anita Paul
@itsdany thank you so much! I’m so pleased it’s been valuable, I hope you and your team have a great time on PH <3
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Sree
Congrats Zara, I love to hear stories like yours. I also launched today, hope you can give some love to my app too: https://www.producthunt.com/post...
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Bilal Asif
Well said. I agree. PH community has a lot to offer.
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Maxwell Bennett Crawford
Congrats on your successful launch! 🎉 The PH community is truly awesome - so many supportive and insightful folks here happy to provide feedback, ideas and help spread the word about great new products. Wishing you continued success! 🚀
Liam Xavier
Congrats Zara! Your story really inspired me!
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Zara Anita Paul
@liam_tim thank you so much! I’m so pleased, are you planning a launch soon?
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Liam Xavier
@zaraanita Yes after 1-3 months, I hope everything will be okay🙏
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Evan Christopher
Hi Zara, happy to hear the success launch of yours, good luck with it :D
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Zara Anita Paul
@evan_christophers thank you so much Evan :)
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Derek Liu
Thank you for sharing, Zara! I totally relate, as I’m a solo maker preparing for my first launch on Monday (Sep 9) with a tight schedule. I’ve been thinking about whether it’ll get featured and how I’ll manage the feedback on my own if it does. But I’m excited to give it a go! Congrats again on your first successful launch, so inspiring!
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Zara Anita Paul
@derek_liu_dev thank you so much Derek! Good luck for your launch!
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Loic Thirion-Lopez
@zaraanita, thank you for sharing these insights. They are very useful for newcomers like me. Congrats on your launch and product. Looks awesome.
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Zara Anita Paul
@loic_thirion_lopez1 thank you so much! I’m happy to hear it helped :)
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Videofusion
Thank you for the tips! it is all about community!
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Zara Anita Paul
@videofusionio you’re welcome!! Yes it is :) they’re so supportive!
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