What's the biggest mistake you made when launching your product?

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I'm getting ready for another product launch and want to avoid common mistakes. What's something you wish you had done differently during your launch? I feel like there's always a lesson to be learned.

Ben Katz · Accepted Answer

For #watchdog it was pricing too low and targeting the wrong people. I basically launched with pricing targeted at broke indie hackers with no money. I had multiple pricing models - underpriced subscriptions, one-time credits that no one used, etc

What I actually should have done is started with a reasonable and simple subscription fee, like the $29/mo I currently charge and targeted bigger companies and individuals that have real chat moderation problems and are willing to pay for it

I eventually got there but I’d say the first 1-2 months was a waste, now starting to see a bit of traction and had 4 customers sign up in the last 2 months after I got my head straight about this

Hwee-Boon Yar · Answer

Not validating early enough, quickly enough. Not just if there are customers, but especially if/whether I can reach them.

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