First 1000

Case studies on how companies got their first 1000 customers

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About First 1000 on Product Hunt

“Case studies on how companies got their first 1000 customers”

First 1000 launched on Product Hunt on March 21st, 2021 and earned 642 upvotes and 138 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. 📈 How do top startups find their early customers? Find out on First 1000. We share a case study every week about how companies like Zapier, Doordash and Tinder got their very first customers.

On the analytics side, First 1000 competes within Newsletters, Tech and Medical — topics that collectively have 636.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how First 1000 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.

Who hunted First 1000?

First 1000 was hunted by Ali AbouelAtta. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.

For a complete overview of First 1000 including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.