TACTICALMay 3, 2023

3 simple but non-obvious tips to winning #1 position on Product Hunt ๐Ÿ‘€

Last week was incredible in many ways. Do you remember Studio AI? The no-code + AI tool I hunted on Product Hunt? Well, they went from being #3 at the start of the day to eventually clinching #1 Product of the Day. And #1 Product of the Week as well ๐Ÿคฏ

I like to take full credit and bask in glory but really it was hours of community-centric efforts by the Studio AI team who deeply understood the game. I asked them what their playbook consisted and hereโ€™s the answer:

The secret in 3 simple tips:

  1. To be detached from the outcome and enjoy the journey

  2. To reply and react to every. single. comment. (because if someone out there takes 10 seconds to leave a thoughtful comment or questions, you better return the favor as a founder)

  3. To keep sharing the small wins, helpful comments and milestones (screenshots) throughout the day on the socials (by the founder and others on the team)

Sounds simple right? Yeah. Committing to this strategy is the hard part.

Anyway, today, I helped another founder with their Product Hunt launch.

The product is called Dokably and theyโ€™re currently trending at #2, check it out.

Well, what is the tool about?

Dokably is a new tool which allows you to:

โœ… Create beautiful docs, tasks, whiteboards

โœ… Visualize your docs, thoughts, and ideas, w/ visual smart editor

โœ… Organize your knowledge how you like it and need it.

Join our launch party/discussion and add your comments and questions on Product Hunt here.

Your support would mean a lot to the founder Sasha Dikan whoโ€™s bootstrapping this product!

Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™


Announcement:


Another huge news from last week is this: BIPF2, the online program and community I run is now opening doors for the 2nd cohort ๐ŸŽ‰

Belowโ€™s the full story:

After an incredible 1st cohort at the 'Build In Public Fellowship' (BIPF1), we're now inviting the next wave of founders and creators who're committed to building their dream projects in public ๐Ÿš€

What is BIPF?
A curated tight-knit community and 5-week program designed to help you put yourself out there and build in public fearlessly

Go from idea -> consistent action surrounded by ambitious peers who got your back

What you get:
โœ… 10 Tactical Workshops
โœ… 2 Fireside Chats w/ Experts
โœ… 6 months of weekly Mastermind Sessions
โœ… Accountability buddies
โœ… Personalized and group coaching from me
โœ… 25+ templates, playbooks & video content
โœ… 1 year Slack access and future alumni events

Why you should join?
Simply put, because, this is your chance to radically alter your career trajectory by building in public and it's 10x better to do it with others versus doing it solo.

Read full launch announcement post here.

Apply now and I'll find a 1:1 time with you ASAP + you'll be eligible for early bird discount of 25% [upto May 4th]

Next cohort kick-off is on May 24.

We have 103 people in the waitlist but we want to limit this cohort to only 40 Fellows, so act fast :)


How can I help you?

No pressure but whenever youโ€™re ready, here are 2 ways I can help you:

  1. Schedule a quick 1:1 advisory/consulting session with me on Intro.co to get specific tactical and personalized guidance on your productโ€™s go-to-market strategy, Product Hunt launch planning and how to fall in love with build in public.

  2. If you have a business you want to promote to my ~7,000 email and ~43,800 Twitter audience feel free to reply to this email or DM me on Twitter.


And thatโ€™s a wrap for now! ๐ŸŒฏ

Thank you for giving your attention and checking this edition out ๐Ÿ™

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