Isn't it annoying when someone launches on PH on the same day as you?
Launching on Product Hunt continues to be a great way to get new users and feedback. I noticed that multiple Indie Hackers end up launching their products on the same day. I can't help but feel that each launch gets diluted when multiple independents go on the same day. After all, only one product can get the #1 spot.
The Big Idea
I had the idea for a shared calendar that Indie Hackers can share their upcoming launch dates and check out the launch dates of others. Hopefully, this would avoid unexpected clashes. Of course, you are free to launch on the same day as someone else. Maybe you determined the perfect time for your product and there's nothing stopping you from doing that.
An MVP for this could simply be a shared Google Sheet or Airtable.
Maybe something like this exists already?
That's a good idea though there would have to be another reason for why people would want to post their product on their.
For example, rather than just the calendar being the main point of it, it could act as a place where products can get signups before release, provide codes for early adopters who sign up before the launch, etc.
There are so many ways where this could go and become become a really useful source of traffic for new launches!
Yes, you are right. This is what Product Hunt Upcoming should be! They have a list of products and a way for people to subscribe but now indicators about when the launch will be.
Along with that, to have a place on the upcoming page, a subscription is required which leads to a majority of people not opting in for it.
Those are the two drawbacks of whats currently available.
Along with these two problems, if other problems can be solved as well then it would turn out to be a really useful and fun product!