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Would You Launch Without a Waitlist?

I keep going back and forth on this.

Would you launch without a waitlist, or do you always collect emails first?

If you skipped the waitlist — what happened in week one?

If you used one — how many signups actually converted?

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on September 23, 2026
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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Thanks for sharing the numbers, that makes it much easier to follow.

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Nice work shipping it. What has been the biggest challenge since launch?

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    Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Nice work shipping it. What has been the biggest challenge since launch?

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    Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?

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    Nice work shipping it. What has been the biggest challenge since launch?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

  46. 1

    This is great work — what's the biggest thing you'd do differently if you started over?

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    This is great work — what's the biggest thing you'd do differently if you started over?

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

  52. 1

    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?

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    Nice work shipping it. What has been the biggest challenge since launch?

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    How did you decide this was worth building in the first place?

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it for later.

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    Clear and practical, thanks. Did anything surprise you along the way?

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    Nice work shipping it. What has been the biggest challenge since launch?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Good write-up. What would you do differently if you started again?

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    Interesting approach. What was the hardest part to get right?

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    What made you pick this stack over the alternatives?

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    This is great work — reminds me of some of the calls I've had to make building Xstream4K. What would you do differently if you started over?