Mastodawn

100 users in a week from a product I didn't expect to take off.

I've been trying to reverse-engineer it ever since. Here's what I think actually happened.

#GrowthHacking #ProductSuccess #UnexpectedGrowth #ReverseEngineering #ProductLaunch

N-gated Hacker News Mar 5, 2025

Another riveting 10,000-word #monologue on the mystical art of "product success," complete with the groundbreaking revelation that *gasp* small teams need #autonomy 😱. Apparently, 50k subscribers can't be wrong—if only successful products were this easy to build, we'd all be sipping piña coladas on private islands by now 🌴🍹.
https://newsletter.posthog.com/p/50-things-weve-learned-about-building #productsuccess #smallteams #HackerNews #startuplife #HackerNews #ngated

50 things we’ve learned about building successful products

To celebrate 50k subscribers to Product for Engineers, here are the 50 most important lessons we’ve learned about building great products.

Product for Engineers

Pushkarprabhat Saxena Nov 19, 2024

📈 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗣𝗜𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) provide insight into product success. Metrics like user engagement, retention, and satisfaction guide teams toward continuous improvement and product refinement.

#KPIs, #ProductSuccess