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PH launch recap: 9th spot, 154 votes, 64 comments 5 paid users - product validation! Last day of this fast and furious challenge to build and launch a SaaS in 10 days. aiCarousels.com is now out there in the wild and I want to share the results of the Product Hunt launch and some closing thoughts. To be honest, launching the product without testing it properly was a bit like a leap in the dark. I showed it to some friends, but you know how friends can be they always want to make you feel good. So, even though they said they liked it, I took their feedback with a grain of salt. I really wasn t sure if people would like it. Despite my concerns, the launch went surprisingly well! aiCarousels secured the 9th spot, earning 154 upvotes, 64 comments, and 7 5/5 reviews. It s not really about the upvotes for me. Product Hunt has turned kind of into this popularity contest. So if you re a founder with a big following, your chances of making it to the top are much higher. I am more focused on the comments, because the positive feedback was overwhelming, and I d like to share a few of my favorite comments that, in my mind at that moment, began to validate the product: Nice! I m going to have my content creators try this and see if we can move away from Canva and save some time and $! It looks slick but it seems like the creation process too is super straightforward and simple! I just paid a content creator on Fiverr to make me a load of carousels and ngl the stuff that your product has made for me is much better. Oh I wish I found this a couple weeks ago As a social media manager for some Instagram accounts this tool is pure gold for me, I love it! Congrats on the launch! Beautiful! I was looking for a tool like that, even though I can use Figma for it. Your tool helps to make it quick, which is super beneficial. The overall impression I got from the comments is that they all they seem to know there s a point where putting in more effort to create visually stunning carousels doesn t provide much additional value. They see the value of getting something that is good enough, and getting it quickly. But the icing on the cake was that 5 paid users signed up! That s the ultimate proof right there. People can say they like your stuff, but when they actually pay for it, that s when you know they mean it! I m extremely happy with the results and want to say a big thanks to everyone who supported the launch! So now, what s next? Good question I didn t want to get ahead of myself, so I haven t really thought that far. There are A LOT of things I need to polish that I put off for the MVP, but as for the big picture, I m not really sure yet. Maybe I can simply grow it to a decent MRR, list it, and try to sell it! For now, I think I ll chill a bit. This 10-day challenge was a really fun but it was also kind of intense! I just hope you liked getting a look at the design process behind building a SaaS as much as I liked making it, despite knowing that some of you were hoping for more discussions about coding. Maybe next time, I ll make sure to include more of that. With that being said, this series ends here! However, I will continue to provide regular updates on Twitter. Once again, thank you for your support, and I ll see you over there! For more updates and details, be sure to follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Fer_MOMENTO