My launch week starts Monday 8am UTC not whenever I finally feel ready

I used to pick a random midweek afternoon to hit submit because that is when the landing page felt done. The board did not care about my feelings. The clock did.

IndieHunt starts Monday at 8:00 AM UTC and keeps the product on the homepage for seven days. That clock changes how I plan. Sunday night I freeze the one liner. Monday I am in the comments. Midweek I rewrite the sentence people keep misunderstanding. I do not stack three other forms the same morning.

Free is limited slots. Premium is about 19 dollars if you want dofollow and the kit. Either way the value is the week, not the badge screenshot. On a 24 hour spike I refreshed rankings. On a Monday week I actually talk to users. That is the whole reason I keep the board weekly.

If your calendar ignores the board clock you show up late to your own launch. Pick the room. Put the start time on the calendar. Protect the first two days for replies. Protect one quiet hour to rewrite the one liner after real confusion shows up.

What time do you actually protect on launch week, or do you still treat submit as the whole plan?