Dmitry Vasin

The goalposts for raising a Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A round. Here are benchmarks: : Pre-Seed: $750k - $1.5M round Valuation: $5M - $10M post : a working MVP; indications of customer demand = have interviewed hundreds of potential customers or users; 2-5 Design Partners (non-paying customers or users). Seed: $2M - $5M round Valuation: $12M - $25M post (*I would not go over $15M) $10k - $15k MRR, growing 10% MoM; 6-12 customers who have been paying for ~6 months or more, a few that would serve as case studies and references; Hired first technical AE. Series A: $8M - $15M round Valuation: ' $1.5M in ARR is good, more like $2M; 3x YoY growth minimum, but more like 3.5x; 12-20 customers, indications of ACV growth; Sales team in place to implement the repeatable sales playbook. The above is meant to be general guidelines. No one is giving strict numbers in absolute $$, and momentum (growth rate) is far more important. General thinking is that if a b2b company isn't able to achieve 3xing YoY at this stage, it's unlikely that it will get better with time. Do not compare yourself to other companies who raised or announced in the last. ...It's a different game on the field.

Launching on Product Hunt means getting a large reach. The audience is quite financially capable, so you can quickly validate your hypothesis and product on the international market. So, you need to prepare in advance for the launch. Let's get into the details to consider everything. Objective You need to collect at least 1000+ upvotes to take the product of the day. It's possible to get fewer votes, but it's riskier. A pair of 200-300 votes is enough. Tips If you aim to become the product of the month, post at the beginning of the month. Audience. Real people with their peculiarities upvote, so you need to know exactly who will vote for you; Create an audience on PH before the launch via Discussion or through Product Hunt Upcoming Pages; Do not ask those you know, such as your followers, to register on the launch day. New users' votes will not be counted during ranking; Make an announcement two to three weeks prior, prepare a loyal audience. This approach is not suitable for everyone since there is a low conversion rate in practice; Consider the audience from Fb, Ln, Medium, Reddit, twitter , and Tg; High conversion through DM, prepare a list of people you will write to 1:1 in advance; Prepare a tested messaging scenario for all channels. Product Page Do not exclude organic traffic. A good product intro will increase growth. Recommendations: An animated logo will attract more users; Watch the statistics, mostly people don't watch video, so don't waste your time on that; Have a native speaker proofread your text Tips for the product page (web, app)( Install web analytics if you haven't already; Place a voting button on your website; Greet PH users through cookies and offer bonuses; Use forms to save lead generation from a new source. Date and time You need to consider the competition, for example, on Friday, the competition is lower than on Tuesday/Wednesday. But you cannot predict who will be in your day. Launching on PH is an easy way to find out if you can promote an international product in much more challenging real-world conditions.