Why I Decided to Limit LaunchStall to 10 Products a Week
One of the first decisions I made while building LaunchStall was also one of the simplest: I didn't want an unlimited number of products launching at once. So LaunchStall has a limit of 10 products per weekly edition. At first, that might sound like a strange limitation. Why would a platform that wants more products intentionally limit the number of products it can accept? Because I think product…
When creating LaunchStall, one of the first and simplest decisions was to impose a cap of 10 products per weekly edition. This might seem counterintuitive for a platform aiming to showcase more products, but the reasoning behind it is rooted in the challenges of product discovery. In a feed filled with hundreds or thousands of products, a new launch can easily get lost among the crowd, even though it's technically listed. The founder's excitement about the launch fades quickly as newer products take their place.
To address this visibility issue, LaunchStall operates on a weekly edition basis, with each edition running from Monday to Sunday and accommodating up to 10 slots for product launches. The concept is straightforward: pick a week, launch your product, and let the community discover and upvote it. A new edition then begins the following Monday with another set of 10 products, ensuring ongoing visibility for each product.
This weekly cycle gives products a more substantial period to gain traction, allowing makers ample time to share their launches, gather feedback, connect with users, and participate in the community. The weekly leaderboard remains an essential aspect, ranking products based on community upvotes. While paid placement can boost visibility, it doesn't affect the organic ranking, maintaining the distinction between organic and promoted content.
Once a week ends, the product doesn't disappear; it retains a permanent public product page. This ensures that founders get both a launch moment and a lasting presence on LaunchStall. The model aims to introduce scarcity, making the selection of a launch week an integral part of the product launch process. This scarcity fosters a more engaging experience for those discovering the products.
LaunchStall is now live, and you can explore how the initial editions are functioning at https://launchstall.com. As a founder, would you prefer the choice of launching among 10 competing products each week or an unlimited directory? I'm eager to hear the perspectives of other founders.
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