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Ask HN: Build it and they will come or 50% marketing?

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Re: Ask HN: Build it and they will come or 50% marketing?

#21
You need to find the right balance for you. You need a solid product, but that alone is not enough.

Think of marketing in terms of trying to get the word out to people who would want to know. How do you find them? What do you need to communicate?

I don't think you should worry about the percent of time spent on X. Set some goals, find some useful metrics, see what you can make happen.

Re: Ask HN: Build it and they will come or 50% marketing?

#22

Never waste your time to make the product perfect, Always follow the steps of lean startup. Launch MVP (minimum value product) first and that too don't launch directly. firstly beta launch it. there are many platforms which will provide you the beta testers and early adopters. Trust me once you beta launch your product early adopters will give you many useful tips and most important the subscribe button and review of…

As a one person enterprise (zejoop dot com) I have been very product focused to date and I have struggled to get test users. I had no idea there were beta platforms, per se, so I Googled your phrase "beta testers and early adopter platforms" and learned a lot - especially from particularly helpful post on Quora.

That said, could you recommend top 3 such platforms in your experience?

Re: Ask HN: Build it and they will come or 50% marketing?

#24

Never waste your time to make the product perfect, Always follow the steps of lean startup. Launch MVP (minimum value product) first and that too don't launch directly. firstly beta launch it. there are many platforms which will provide you the beta testers and early adopters. Trust me once you beta launch your product early adopters will give you many useful tips and most important the subscribe button and review of…

As a one person enterprise (zejoop dot com) I have been very product focused to date and I have struggled to get test users. I had no idea there were beta platforms, per se, so I Googled your phrase "beta testers and early adopter platforms" and learned a lot - especially from particularly helpful post on Quora. That said, could you recommend top 3 such platforms in your experience?

Yes try betapage.co, betalist.com, launchingnext.com,betabound.com and producthunt.com, please note betalist.com is paid but rest of the platform are free

Re: Ask HN: Build it and they will come or 50% marketing?

#25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a one person enterprise (zejoop dot com) I have been very product focused to date and I have struggled to get test users. I had no idea there were beta platforms, per se, so I Googled your phrase "beta testers and early adopter platforms" and learned a lot - especially from particularly helpful post on Quora. That said, could you recommend top 3 such platforms in your experience?

Yes try betapage.co, betalist.com, launchingnext.com,betabound.com and producthunt.com, please note betalist.com is paid but rest of the platform are free

Thanks! I discovered erlibird, but I'll check these out too.

Re: Ask HN: Build it and they will come or 50% marketing?

#26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes try betapage.co, betalist.com, launchingnext.com,betabound.com and producthunt.com, please note betalist.com is paid but rest of the platform are free

Thanks! I discovered erlibird, but I'll check these out too.

yup but erlibird is costly perhaps their plans starts from $1000
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