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Reached 1001 PH upvotes without getting any batch – Our learnings

by Michael_Sieb on 9/11/20, 4:42 PM with 2 comments

  • by PaulHoule on 9/11/20, 5:34 PM

    How does success in product hunt relate to success with a product?

    To what extent do "product-loving enthusiasts" overlap with people who will buy your product?

    I get the impression that that person (the author) is concerned with self-esteem and upvotes are the currency of that.

    On the other hand, to make a sustainable business where you can deliver the product to people you will concern yourself with cash as a currency and the discussion is going to concern an entirely different constellation of objects.

    Cocaine bypasses the motivational systems in your mind by targeting a population of 20,000 or so neurons in the brain. The "learning" that it gives you is that cocaine makes you feel you increased your utility function. If you're a really good student you'll understand what happened and learn "don't do cocaine."

    Social media is like that.

  • by Michael_Sieb on 9/11/20, 5:26 PM

    Sharing some learnings and insights from our Product Hunt launch.

    What is your suggestion on how the PH algorithm rates upvotes?

    What are your experiences with launching on PH?