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Launching Few — A site to find highly curated essential products

👋 Hi everyone,

I'm Javier, and this is my first post on Indie Hackers, although I've been reading you for a while.

I'm a product designer passionate about building things. A few months ago, I decided to quit my job at Facebook to focus on bootstrapping my first product Few, a curation of essential products with great performance and design.

I've been clearing out the clutter in my life for a while and putting effort into having fewer but better things. This website is the outcome of my ongoing curation, and I plan to run a series of interviews with creators and experts to learn about their top essentials.

I designed it with Figma and built it with Webflow. I'm using different affiliate programs to monetize it, but I select the products I believe are best regardless of where they can be purchased.

The main lesson I've learned so far is an obvious one: I should've started familiarizing myself with best practices for social media early on. A few weeks ago, I created an Instagram account to gain some traction before launch, and I've realized that it's not easy to grow organically without a plan. Now I'm investing time in learning more.

I'm officially launching on Product Hunt today. Check it out!

I'd love to hear your feedback. Please comment or reach out!

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    Congrats on your launch!

    I like the minimalistic design

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    Well done on the launch Javier! Your curation is great and you nailed the minimal aesthetic IMO. All the best with the side project :)

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    This is great — congrats. Love how the aesthetic really matches the value prop.

    Some similarities to what we're building. On Outdone, we only include brands in our gift recommendation engine that we can vouch for — brands making high quality apparel. And like you, we're recommending brands regardless of affiliation status.

    I'd love to chat if you're willing!

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      Thanks, Jon!

      Outdone is a great idea, very nice.

      Sure, you can contact me at [email protected].

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    Reporting back: Few got to the #5 product of the day! 🎉

    Thanks guys for the nice words and support 🙏

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    Congrats on the launch, Javier!

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    Really like this!

    A friend and I talk about an "only the best stuff" store a lot so appreciate the curation effort

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      Thanks, Gabriel! Yeah, I think it's a real need for that, considering all the noise we are exposed to.

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    Well done, with so much clutter & info these days it can be overwhelming. What's your Twitter?

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    Update 2: Few is a Product Hunt's Golden Kitty Awards semi-finalist!
    Your support would mean a lot, so if you like Few, you can vote for it there.

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