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Gingiris Launch

gingiris-1031/gingiris-skills

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  • 66 repo stars
  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • gingiris-1031/gingiris-skills

A Product Hunt and multi-channel launch playbook covering T-14 warm-up through T-0 launch day to T+7 momentum, with hunter selection.

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Sequences a multi-channel product launch from T-14 warm-up to T+7 momentum, including hunter selection, maker comments, and anti-shadowban rules. A founder uses it to run a Product Hunt launch and build cold-start momentum.

  • Covers launch timing from T-14 to T+7 with hunter selection and maker-comment templates
  • Distilled from 30+ Product Hunt #1 daily launches across 150+ AI startups

Gingiris Launch by the numbers

  • 80 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #472 of 853 Sales & Marketing skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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What it does

A Product Hunt and multi-channel launch playbook covering T-14 warm-up through T-0 launch day to T+7 momentum, with hunter selection.

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Product Launch — GTM Strategy & Product Hunt #1 Playbook

🌍 Language / 语言: English | 中文

A launch is a sequence, not an event. The teams that win Product Hunt rarely have the best product that day — they have the best timing, comment cadence, and pre-seeded audience. This playbook is the 14-day operating timeline distilled from 30+ #1 daily launches.

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English Version

The 14-day timeline

WindowWhat you do
T-14 — PrepLanding page, pricing, FAQ all live. ≥100 early users + email list. Pick one hunter. 3 gallery images + one 30-second demo video ready.
T-7 to T-2 — Warm-upPost a "we're launching, AMA" in the PH discussion board. Tease on X / LinkedIn / Reddit without linking the launch page (don't leak the traffic). Greet your list. Confirm hunter timezone + 00:01 PST post time.
T-1 — Final checkLock every asset. Draft the first comment (<500 words). Prepare 10 FAQ reply templates. Ping 10–20 core supporters for tomorrow morning.
T-0 — Launch day00:01 PST hunter posts → 00:15 you post the maker first comment → reply in batches every 30 min (never solicit upvotes) → 14:00 PST push the second wave (mailing list + community) → 23:00 PST post a thank-you.
T+1 to T+7 — MomentumReply to every comment, including the critical ones. Turn the "Featured" screenshot + numbers into a case study. If you hit daily #1, write a "how we won" post and set it as canonical. Import every upvoter email into your user pool.

Hunter selection matrix

PriorityCriteria
P0Successful hunt in the last 30 days and an adjacent product domain
P11k+ followers and active (posts weekly)
P2A real relationship (you've talked, mutual friends)
❌50k+ followers but no hunt in 6 months — vanity, low reach

Find hunters: producthunt.com/@<category>-hunters. Activity beats follower count.

Maker comment — pick one of 6 archetypes

1. Founder story — why you built it → your pain → the fix 2. Before / After — life without your product vs. with it 3. Key-stat hook — open with one explosive number 4. Honest limitation — admit what's not perfect yet (reads as real) 5. Community thanks — @-name the users who tested 6. Tech-stack pride — your architecture choices (for dev-facing products)

Choose by audience: dev product → #6; general → #1 or #3.

Anti-pitfall checklist

  • ❌ Don't still be changing the product on launch day (flaky).
  • ❌ Don't have friends/family farm upvotes — PH shadowbans fast.
  • ❌ Don't put external links in the first comment (triggers review demotion).
  • ❌ Don't forget mobile screenshots (40% of traffic is mobile).
  • ❌ Don't force daily #1 — #2–#3 are wins too (and draw less hate).

What to do next

  • Launch day + 24h → monitor "<product> product hunt" keyword rankings.
  • Hit daily #1 → write the "how we won" post, set canonical to your domain.
  • Heavy skepticism in comments → open formal user interviews.

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中文版

14 天时间线

阶段动作
T-14 准备落地页、定价、FAQ 就绪。≥100 早鸟用户 + 邮箱列表。选 1 个 hunter。3 张主 gallery 图 + 1 个 30 秒 demo。
T-7 到 T-2 预热PH discussion 发一篇 "we're launching, AMA"。X / LinkedIn / Reddit 预告但不贴发布页链接（别抢自己流量）。给用户列表打招呼。确认 hunter 时区 + PST 00:01 发布时间。
T-1 终检锁定全部 asset。写好 first comment（<500 字）。备 10 条 FAQ 回复模板。提醒 10–20 个核心支持者。
T-0 发布日00:01 PST hunter 发布 → 00:15 你发 maker first comment → 每 30 分钟回一批评论（绝不刷 upvote）→ 14:00 PST 推 second wave → 23:00 PST 发感谢帖。
T+1 到 T+7 后续回完所有评论（含差评）。把 Featured 截图 + 数据做成 case study。进 daily #1 就写 "how we won" 并设 canonical。所有 upvoter 邮箱导入用户池。

Hunter 选择矩阵

优先级标准
P0最近 30 天有成功 hunt 且产品领域相似
P1Follower 1k+ 且每周活跃
P2有真实社交关系（聊过、共同朋友）
❌Follower 50k+ 但 6 个月没 hunt — 虚荣指标、触达低

活跃度 > follower 数。

Maker comment 6 种模板

1. Founder story — 为什么做 → 你的痛 → 解法 2. Before / After — 用你产品前后的对比 3. Key stats hook — 一个爆炸数据开头 4. Honest limitation — 承认还不完美，显真实 5. Community thanks — @ 点名测试用户 6. Tech stack pride — 技术选型（开发者向产品）

选哪个：to dev → 6；to general → 1 或 3。

反踩雷清单

  • ❌ 发布当天还在改产品（flaky）
  • ❌ 让亲友刷 upvote（PH 很快 shadowban）
  • ❌ first comment 留外链（触发审核降权）
  • ❌ 忘记 mobile 截图（40% 流量来自手机）
  • ❌ 硬撑 daily #1（#2–#3 也是成功，且少被喷）

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By Iris (生姜 Iris) · ex-COO @ AFFiNE (60k★), 30× Product Hunt #1 · Install: `npx skills add Gingiris-1031/gingiris-launch`

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