Product Hunt launch is key for some people. They might go to the extent where, PH launch decides the success and failure of startup.
What makers don't really think about, Product Hunt launch can be affected by various thing. Like the day and time your product launched, how much did you promote outside PH etc, is there any other super popular tools launched on the same day, etc...
Considering all these, setting realistic expectations are key. In this blog post, I collected 10 tweets from different founders, where they shared their humble Product Hunt launch stats.
https://statsph.com/blogs/realistic-expectations-for-product-hunt-launch
Give it a read and keep this in mind for your next Product Hunt launch.