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I'm Elif, Co-founder and CEO of BeforeSunset AI. We became the product of the day, week, month. AMA

1yr ago

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Hello everyone! We launched BeforeSunset AI (https://www.beforesunset.ai/) in June and we became the product of the day, week, and month! 🌟 We have 1777 upvotes and 422 comments currently, our number of upvotes and comments continued to increase after the launch 🚀 Thank you to all the product hunters who support us. We gained a lot of momentum after the launch and created a great power user base ✨ We are happy to answer all of your questions. I and our growth lead Nur will answer all of them on 11th August.

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Julien Zmiro @zmiro

Intercom

Top Product

Well done! I'm curious: How did you spread out your outreach to get upvotes? Did you ask as many people as early as possible or did you ask smaller batches throughout the day?

Flora WU @flora_wu

Kyligence Copilot

@zmiro cool product and notified! Mine is powered by openAI, and you are more than welcomed to leave your support:)

Zekiye Nur Kesici @zekiye_nur_kesici

BeforeSunset AI

@zmiro As a marketing team, we used a daily time-block strategy to reach out to people. We used to hold small team competitions and award a prize to the person who reached the most people, which increased team motivation.

Ivan Dudin @myprlab

Blocks

Great product! I'm going to try using it that's all =)

Frank Sondors @franksondors

Mailforge

We're looking to be #1 in October. Do share some tips.

Zekiye Nur Kesici @zekiye_nur_kesici

BeforeSunset AI

@profy17 Try to find motivating and fun ways to involve your team as much as possible in preparing for the launch process, it is definitely teamwork. Preparing launch assets is also important. You should engage with the community to get the most out of it.

Hadi Farnoud @hadifarnoud

Retime

we launched today, hopefully can become product of the week as well https://www.producthunt.com/post... appreciate upvotes and your feedback in comments 🙏🏻

Igor Botvinyev @igor_botvinyev

Congrats on achieving outstanding results!

Steve Lou @steve_lourdessamy

Congrats! :) What's your main acquisition channel after the launch? Thanks!

Elif Duran @elifduran

BeforeSunset AI

@steve_lourdessamy The main channel is the hype that we created, people are coming directly mostly. We are focusing on SEO and social media activities and currently doing some trial influencer marketing to understand which channel is the best for us.

Hricha Shandily @hricha_s

Congratulations on the product and the successful launch Elif, always heartwarming to see stories like this. :)

Omnath @omnathpp

Wow. Congratulations Elif. What was the best strategy that improved your promotion/exposure to the product?

Elif Duran @elifduran

BeforeSunset AI

@omnathpp Thank you! I can say it was creating hype before the launch. People were very excited about what was coming, and they wanted to share BeforeSunset AI with their community too ✨

Alex Chepovoi @alex_chepovoi

Expert Remote

Why sometimes products with significantly lower upvote/comment count overtake other products?

Zekiye Nur Kesici @zekiye_nur_kesici

BeforeSunset AI

@alex_chepovoi While I can't be 100% sure, I do know that upvote values have to do with the profile. In Product Hunt, the upvote value of an active account, the number of followers, the number of streaks, and an account with more points are different from the upvote value of a newly opened account.

Sergey Firkin @sergey_firkin

My congrats!

Bran Vuch @branimir_vuchih

My big congrats!

Mila Bronshtein @mila_bronshtein

Excellent results, congrats! 🦄

Anna Vasilenko @anna_vasilenko

Congrats! 🎉

Oxana @oxana_ivanova

TheSprkl

Elif, congrats all the team with such a great results! Can you please tell how the PH launch impacted on overall product development? And how many of the upvotes become a real users? Thanks!

Elif Duran @elifduran

BeforeSunset AI

@oxana_ivanova In 1 month, we reached to ☀️ 7,400+ new users 👀 38,300+ visitors The Product Hunt launch was the beginning point, that's why I can say it is more than just upvote numbers.

Luke Skyward @olearningcurve

PodcastGPT

Congrats! How did you promote your product outside of Product Hunt?

Flora WU @flora_wu

Kyligence Copilot

@olearningcurve Curious too! BTW, cool product and notified! Mine is powered by openAI, and you are more than welcomed to leave your support:)

Luke Skyward @olearningcurve

PodcastGPT

@flora_wu Nice! Your product sounds cool as well. I used OpenAI through Langchain to build my database. The product itself has two modes - one powered by OpenAI and the second one is not.

Zekiye Nur Kesici @zekiye_nur_kesici

BeforeSunset AI

@olearningcurve Thank you, Luke! Actually, we had ongoing marketing efforts. We announced our launch with a press release and on all our social media platforms.

Soumil Rathi @soumilrathi

SkillPool

Launching soon!

@zekiye_nur_kesici What was your form of press release and how did you draw attention to it?

Emma Mchugh @emma_mchugh2

@olearningcurve @zekiye_nur_kesici did you have a dedicated person or team for Marketing, I am a co-founder, there is just 2 of us at the moment so wondering do I try to market myself or get some help!

Carl Brenner @carlbrenner

Ceacle Tools

Launching soon!

Your product's hit is remarkable! As a maestro behind this masterpiece, what would be the most important things to learn in order to achieve such harmonious recognition?

Elif Duran @elifduran

BeforeSunset AI

@carlbrenner Thanks Carl! I can say collaboration stands out as the cornerstone for achieving this objective, where a team aligns its efforts toward a shared goal and stands together in unity to attain it.

Reneilwe Dineo @reneilwe_dineo

Congrats

Shekhar Kushwaha @shekhar_kushwaha

SayData

Elif, congratulations on this fantastic achievement! The journey of Before-Sunset AI's launch is truly motivating and offers a lot to learn from. Thank you for sharing your experience! With SayData's launch just a week away, scheduled for August 17th, I would greatly appreciate any insights you can provide regarding effective outreach strategies to enhance our pre-launch support. Your guidance means a lot. Feel free to take a look at our launch page: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... Thank you so much for your valuable support, Elif!

Elif Duran @elifduran

BeforeSunset AI

@shekhar_kushwaha I'd recommend reading our Product Hunt (PH) launch blog and watching the webinar. There are tips that you can utilize. In short, I'd suggest remaining as active as possible in discussions, engaging, and conversing with the community.

Andrew Diete-Koki @andrewdietekoki

Congratulations!

Flora WU @flora_wu

Kyligence Copilot

Impressive product and achievements! Do you have any suggestions on user-community operations for new-born AI products?

Elif Duran @elifduran

BeforeSunset AI

@flora_wu I'd recommend fostering a continuous connection with users, even before you have a product. Engage in conversations, seek their opinions, and ask insightful questions to truly understand their needs. Post-launch, prioritize quick and attentive support to demonstrate that their concerns hold importance. Building your product hand-in-hand with users, based on their feedback and input, is pivotal for success.