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Ask HN: Developers, where should I launch my dev tool to get your feedback?

by tj1516 on 3/20/24, 11:03 AM with 4 comments

This is a question for all developers. We are building a SaaS offering of our devops platform. Where can I launch it to potentially get in front of early stage startup developers so that I can get good product feedback?

  • by sph on 3/20/24, 12:58 PM

    With the gracious help of our HN Moderator (giving my post a second chance after failing the front-page lottery), my Show HN post gathered a few thousand visits, a couple hundred users who provided more than enough feedback to keep me occupied for the next 6 months, and my first paying users, so it's worth giving it a shot. Please make sure to check out the Show HN posting guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

    Though now I am still not ramen-profitable (opened paid subscriptions last week), so Product Hunt & co. are the next milestone.

    Hope this helps! Mail in my profile if you want to talk shop.

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    (Feel free to add a link to your app in the OP. At the very least you might get a few drive-by visitors)

  • by piterrro on 3/20/24, 5:37 PM

    I recommend Show HN as I did with Logdy and got great results. If you seek for feedback, make sure you have a clear readme and/or landing page with docs so users can find out easily what problem your tool is solving.

    Also ask for feedback directly and make sure you address every question asked.

    Keeping my fingers crossed for your launch!

  • by Joy_Lee on 3/20/24, 11:32 AM

    Product hunt, your social media account

  • by aniketmish on 3/20/24, 11:09 AM

    Product hunt :)