Whatโ€™s the best lesson youโ€™ve learned on Product Hunt?

Hamza Afzal Butt
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The best lesson Iโ€™ve learned through my Product Hunt journey is that ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Iโ€™ve had launches where everything felt perfectly alignedโ€”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€”but they didnโ€™t gain traction simply because I didnโ€™t prioritize building pre-launch momentum or engaging the community beforehand. On the flip side, Iโ€™ve also seen products unexpectedly take off when the community genuinely resonated with their story, even if the prep wasnโ€™t perfect. Another valuable takeaway? ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด; ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Iโ€™ve relaunched products after initial setbacks, refined based on feedback, and ended up with surprising success. The journey taught me to listen, adapt, and never take even the smallest wins for granted. Whatโ€™s been your key takeaway? ๐Ÿš€

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Andres Rosas Sanchez
Don't be a robot. Be honest and realistic, don't just look for visibility
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How do you engage with community? Do you DMs to people to upvote or just publish the discussion post?
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Mike Luu
build your communities
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Tim Liao
Minduck
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Launching soon!
Honesty is the best policy. Helping people, and you'll get help one day. Be brave to innovate great things and provide value.
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Sohail Hussain
When I see someone's streak on producthunt I learned consistency is the key.
TJ Larkin
Launching soon!
It's never too late to start networking
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Elara Thorn
Through the initial launch of PopShort.AI, I learned that when the value of your product is clear enough and the story behind it is enough to resonate with the community, you will receive kind support from many strangers, and a small team can have great energy.๐Ÿ™Œ
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Robin Prime
I totally agree with you! Community support and timing can really make or break a launch
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tina kim
Such a valuable lesson! I've also learned that it's not always about having the perfect product from the start
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Mark Wood
For me, it's all about listening to the community.
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Cahya Cantik
about knowing people in the world
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Bernice Ferguson
I learned that timing is everything. A perfect product means little if you launch at the wrong time.
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Jonathan Lynch
Interacting after setbacks worked wonders for me. Relaunching made all the difference.
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Leo Z
I've realized that embracing imperfection and adapting is what leads to real growth.
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Henry Sanchez
Engaging early with the community was my biggest lesson.
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Filxa Adam
So true! I've seen how much of an impact timing and building momentum beforehand can have on a launch.
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Nathaniel Cross
Community support matters so much for me. Engaging before the launch really helps my product to get noticed.
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