greyzor7

really depends on the scale of your platform, data & transaction volume - such ACID distributed dbs would be handy for big fintech corporations. In my case, I just need a simple managed postgres for my launch platform (https://microlaunch.net), it's still transactional, but the platform isn't write intensive

My advice would be to make use of pre-launch platforms such as https://microlaunch.net or product hunt and other organic ways to gain traffic. Meanwhile, make sure your funnels converts, then think about Ads later on.

I'm a founder working on organic channels to showcase https://microlaunch.net which is a B2B2C platform. It really comes down to your goals. I would generally advise having a diversified approach with cross-channel marketing on social, SEO, Ads and affiliates. You'll have to adapt it depending on your use case. Don't forget that traffic acquisition is important, but retention (DAU/MAU) is at least as important.

Something somehow similar to openalternative? Have a look at their product, maybe it already fits what you need: https://microlaunch.net/p/openalternative

that's what archive.org already does, but if you want to re-implement it, you would have to crawl all the web, eventually save thumbnails of pages with screenshotone (https://microlaunch.net/p/screenshotone)

you can have a look at ML, many of my preferred Saas boilerplates and starter kits here: https://microlaunch.net/category/starter-kits

What is your approximate DA (domain authority) score? What kind of content do your free tools provide? If it's AI-related, it just got heavily penalized by Google's latest announcements about depriorizing low-quality results. I'm adopting a similar strategy for https://microlaunch.net, long-term SEO + free toos.

Lately, I've been marketing my product launch platform (https://microlaunch.net) a lot, so each time I can focus on building it I feel happy. Also motivated to go out for a run, and chill with friends.

The things I feel unmotivated about lately: social media, and administrative tasks

url to the platform: https://microlaunch.net

Yes, startups struggle a lot with distribution... I've been thinking and experimenting a lot lately. I also launched a couple of products on various platforms: the last one is a distribution/marketplace.

The way MOST non-bootstrapped see it: - Launch on Product Hunt - Raise VC money. - Invest in Ads. - Hyper-growth.

Why this vision is flawed in my opinion: - Product Hunt votes don't prove PMF. - Early Ads are a waste of money. - Conversion needs tuning first. - Hyper-growth isn't always the answer, it strongly depends on your GTM timing & market maturity

Get rid of VC/angel money and it'll take x10-x100 longer to expand.

I'm building and growing a new platform https://microlaunch.net/ to overcome these reasons. My goal is to provide a healthy way to grow without compromising early founders' margins.

I feel like the famous Pareto 80-20 rule totally applies to this situation: putting 80% effort into your distribution will feel like a 20% reward. It's a quite hard game.

Do some of you relate to this take? Please share your experience too.

In my case, my most useful and successful project is this launch platform: https://microlaunch.net

Helps startups founders get feedback, exposure and first sales over a month of rankings.

Also worked on robotics and biomedical devices in the past.

I really hope it has not. I'm actually growing https://microlaunch.net, an innovative & gamified platform for startups, exactly for this same goal: create a product maker-friendly environment and redefine the link between startups, innovation, and makers.

Rank it on https://microlaunch.net to give it a second life and exposure over a month of rankings overall

The very first MVP early version of https://microlaunch.net took me a weekend, then perfected it and put it in the hand of beta testers. The whole idea to launch took a month

I've been working on a very simple concept: a platform where one launches tech products, gets feedback, and first customers over a month. Both ideas and products are scored separately.

The platform is live today on Product Hunt, and people keep asking me if it's a PH alternative launched on PH.

It's actually not. I'll let you have a look at the launch: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/microlaunch/

and the platform: microlaunch.net

If you enjoy it, please leave a little word of support. Thank you folks.

Hey guys, I made this new launch platform, quite different from Product Hunt.

It's designed for product makers: they launch early tech products, and get feedback on both the idea and product. Products get eventually roasted or boosted. The product rankings last a month.

Microlaunch is also a community of tech enthusiasts: a great way to discover hidden gems curated by expert product makers. Everyone ranks for glory & prizes!

Let me know what you think of it, cheers!

Solopreneurs & one-man startups are on the rise: they now need modern tools to seamlessly launch their products.

My startup is currently building a platform for pre-seed startups & entrepreneurs willing to gain early traction and launch their products faster, feel free to have a look: https://stimpack.io/

it can help you quickly launch landing pages and saas/webapp boilerplates