How would you measure launch day success for an open source tool?

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How do you measure launch day success? For an open source tool, would you prioritize GitHub stars or emails, and why?

flo merian · Accepted Answer

@eric_landau hi Eric, great topic! > would you prioritize GitHub stars or emails? I'd say it depends. awareness or acquisition, what's your main objective when launching? for the record, when Documenso (open-source DocuSign alternative) launched, the team focused on acquiring its first early adopters (e.g. revenue). as a side effect, the number of GitHub Stars skyrocketed (+300%). what's your take on this @timur_ercan1 @jonathan_reimer1?

André J · Answer

100k visits on your GitHub

Fiona Muthoni · Answer

GitHub. The many merged pull request you successfully make the more you enrich your resume, the higher the chances to get a well paying job

How would you measure launch day success for an open source tool?

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