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ReleaseLog just had its Product Hunt launch. Here's exactly what happened and what changes today.

5 upvotes. 0 comments. 0 new sign-ups from the launch. That's the number. No spin.

3 out of 5 upvotes came from a real conversation I'd had in the last few weeks. The relationships worked. The reach didn't exist. A new account with no following and no hunter has no algorithm standing on launch day. That's just the reality.

1 sign-up total. 0 paying customers. $0 MRR.

So here's what changes today.
Stop waiting for inbound. Start having direct conversations. The last few weeks proved that genuine relationships convert better than cold traffic. The missing piece is a direct ask to the right person at the right moment.

The new goal is simple. Find 5 founders who are actively losing users to silence. Have a real conversation about the problem. Ask them directly to try ReleaseLog.

Not another launch. Not another post. 5 specific conversations with 5 specific founders who feel the pain right now.
1 sign-up. 0 paying customers. The first paying customer is the only metric that matters from here.

If you're building a SaaS and your users find out about updates by accident I want to talk to you. Drop a comment or go to tryreleaselog.com.

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on May 15, 2026
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