90% of launches get little to no feedback. FirstUser connects you with other builders so you always get thoughtful, actionable reviews - before or after your Product Hunt launch. Give feedback to earn it back.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’ve launched products here before and loved the exposure but most launches get very little actual feedback. That’s frustrating when you’ve worked for weeks or months to get here.
So I built FirstUser: a feedback exchange for makers. You review other launches, earn Karma, and spend it to get thoughtful, actionable reviews on your own launch. Works before, during, and after your PH day.
If you’re launching soon, try the Import from PH button - it'll pull your listing (product/launch) from PH in seconds.
🎁 For Product Hunt users this week: launch your product to get 5 Karma points. Also, get double Karma for adding a review.
And remember, each Karma point buys you 1 review for your own launch!
Would love your thoughts and ideas!
The landscape for launching apps is broken. Here's how I launched a different launchpad and what happened next.
On launchpads almost 90% of submissions get no comments and barely any upvotes. That means you could spend months building with your team, launch with excitement, and still hear nothing back. At the same time, you'll see other launches in a similar space getting huge coverage and hundreds of upvotes simply because they're from a YC batch or have the right network.
We're in a world where AI makes it easier than ever to create new products. More apps are being launched now than at any point in history. But getting any feedback or traction is harder than ever.
This plays out in all launchpads (PH, Uneed, AppSumo, BetaList, LaunchingNext, PirchWall, and others) that operate as directories. Developers pay them, thinking it will help them get users or feedback, but in most cases, it doesn't. Everyone is desperate for signal and willing to pay for it, but the reality is the model doesn't deliver.
How many projects have been scrapped simply because of the noise?
Of course, devs should be focused on talking to customers, but discovery for new apps and feedback loop needs to be much better than it is today. That's why I created FirstUser: the first launchpad that guarantees feedback for every launch.
The mechanic is simple. You give feedback, you earn Karma. Every Karma you earn buys you one review on your own launch. Sounds fair, right?
When I launched FirstUser on Product Hunt yesterday, it proved the need is real. The launch ended with
150+ upvotes
#8 spot
dozen thoughtful comments
138 new PH followers
On FirstUser itself, 10 new launches went live and received 40 reviews from other builders - an average of 4 detailed, actionable reviews per launch.
This is still early, but it's clear there’s a hunger for real, mutual feedback and learning among makers. The goal is to make that the norm, not the exception and you can be part of it right now!
If you've launched or are about to launch, try it out! You can use the one-click Product Hunt import to add your app in seconds. This week only, you’ll start with 5 free Karma points- enough for 5 guaranteed reviews from other builders.
Head over to firstuser.app to start. And thanks for the attention 🙏
🚀 Quick update & thank you!
Already over 115 upvotes, tons of comments, and many new launches added, appreciate all the love 🙏
On popular demand, FirstUser.app now has more categories & filters in the review page. So you can focus your feedback where it matters and skip B2B if you’re into B2C Education tools, for example.
👉 This week ony: Import your launch from Product Hunt in 1 click and get +5 bonus Karma. Every Karma = 1 guaranteed review on your launch. Add your launch & start reviewing here
This is a great system and a nice improvement on the model for launch websites. Feedback in the beginning stages is incredibly helpful, and incentivizing "give in order to receive" feedback for a product launch makes a lot of sense. I signed up and will definitely check this out.
Really cool idea! Product Hunt should build a feature like this. My only thought is it might be tough to review a product that I'm not the target audience for - maybe it's worth adding a skip button so I can review a different product instead?
@sgraphics I want to have a serious discussion: we all know that it's really hard to make a "two-sided newwork" product successful. So which one do you want to start with? Users or Makers?
Love the Karma-for-feedback system—getting real reviews is always the hardest part of launching, tbh. Importing straight from PH is super handy too, nice touch!
Finally something that isn't based on your follower count. Most people use producthunt for exposure. And now its turned into just another social media platform where reach=follower count.
Congrats on the launch. Something I would definitely try. Love the concept
Whoa, love this concept! Getting guaranteed feedback on a launch is such a game-changer—so many of my ideas just fizzle without input. Does it work for super early prototypes too?
