{
  "id": 18489058,
  "title": "The Zero-Budget AI Launch Playbook: 80% of Your Launch Happens Before Launch Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/the-zero-budget-ai-launch-playbook-80-of-your-launch-happens-before",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-06T08:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "HackerNoon",
    "slug": "hackernoon",
    "url": "https://hackernoon.com/the-zero-budget-ai-launch-playbook-80percent-of-your-launch-happens-before-launch-day?source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The first part of launching an AI product with no budget is realizing that 80% of the work happens before launch day. Distribution is crucial because competitors can clone ideas quickly. The focus should be on giving value before taking value to build an audience. On communities like Reddit, Hacker News, and Product Hunt, patience and reputation are better than polish and hype. A successful launch is not just about the day itself, but the groundwork built months earlier.",
  "summary": "No ad budget? Here is how I'd launch an AI product using Reddit, Hacker News and Product Hunt, and why 80% of the work happens before launch day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}