Launch
How to Launch a Developer Tool: From README to First Users
A practical launch guide for developer tools, APIs, CLIs, libraries, browser extensions, and open-source products.
Sep 24, 20264 min read
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How to Launch an AI Tool: A Practical Guide for Makers
A practical launch guide for AI tools, LLM apps, agents, and machine-learning products, with positioning, demo, trust, and distribution checklists.
Sep 24, 20265 min read
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Launch
How to Launch on Hacker News in 2026: The Complete Show HN Guide
A practical Show HN guide for founders: rules, titles, timing, account restrictions, examples, and what to do after posting.
Sep 24, 202619 min read
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Launch
Best Product Hunt Alternatives (2026): Where to Launch Your Product
Compare Product Hunt alternatives for launching software, finding early users, and building distribution across communities, directories, and launch platforms.
Sep 10, 202622 min read
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Launch
How to Launch Your SaaS When Nobody Knows You Yet
A practical guide for first-time founders launching without an audience, newsletter, investor backing, or social following.
Sep 4, 202610 min read
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Growth
How to Get Your First 100 Users Without Paid Ads
A practical stage-by-stage plan for finding your first 100 users through founder outreach, communities, launch channels, content, referrals, and retention.
Sep 4, 202617 min read
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Validation
How to Validate a SaaS Idea Before Spending Months Building It
A practical SaaS idea validation guide for testing real demand with problem interviews, smoke tests, concierge MVPs, and commitment signals before writing code.
Sep 4, 202611 min read
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Pricing
How to Price an Early-Stage SaaS Without Guessing
A practical guide to early SaaS pricing: choose a value metric, compare trial models, test willingness to pay, and avoid founder pricing anxiety.
Sep 4, 202611 min read
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Distribution
What to Do After Launch Day: A 30-Day Distribution Plan
A practical 30-day post-launch plan for fixing activation issues, following up with users, testing distribution, and choosing what to double down on.
Sep 4, 20268 min read
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