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👋 Hello everyone! 💼 I’m currently the Product Manager at Pokecut (https://www.pokecut.com), responsible for the development and improvement of our AI image editing tools, working closely with cross-functional teams to provide users with intuitive and powerful features. 🚀 I’m passionate about technology, creativity, and building products that make a difference. 💬 Feel free to reach out to me anytime to discuss or exchange insights on product management, AI technologies, and user experience! 📬 How to reach me: https://x.com/xiangxiang5928 🐱🐱 By the way, if you also have two cats, I’d love to hear your funny stories!
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Should you offer free access when launching a paid product on Product Hunt?
I'm seeing more products launch on Product Hunt that require payment to actually use any features. No free trial, no freemium tier, just a download that leads straight to a paywall.
Part of me thinks this makes sense. If your product has real value, why give it away? People on Product Hunt understand they're looking at premium tools. Plus offering free access can attract users who will never pay anyway.
But I also see the argument for temporary free access during launch. Product Hunt users want to actually try what they're upvoting. How can they give meaningful feedback or become advocates if they hit a paywall immediately?
How do you keep your startup team motivated when money runs out?
Keeping a startup team motivated without money is one of the hardest challenges I ve faced, harder than growth or sales.
I ve worked on a few SaaS products with let s just say, not-ideal budgets. And honestly, the hardest part wasn t traction. It was morale.
We thought struggling through ad creation was just normal — until we stopped to ask why.
We used to accept that making ads meant switching tools, rewriting things, and reformatting for every channel.
It was time-consuming and honestly kind of draining.