One of my goals as a software developer is to build something in my spare time that others can use. Preferably some kind of online service.
I think this that this is something that a lot of developers and even non developers would like to achieve one day.
Since I still haven’t found something to build I keep looking online for what other people have built or launched.
I noticed on Medium that there are a lot of stories about how people launched their products. So I will add the first 10(almost the first 10) that I have found and then add a link for the search term at the end of the article.
- How I launched the #1 most upvoted product of all time on Product Hunt. Written by Bram Kanstein
- How I launched my app, as a solo, non-tech, first time founder, and full-time dad. Written by Soam Lall
- How I launched my company without outside funding, connections, or even a track record, and how you can too. Written by Alexander Obenauer
- How I Launched ‘Learn Ruby on Rails’ on Kickstarter. Written by Daniel Kehoe
- How I Launched Fastest Growing Business Podcast Ever: #1 New and Noteworthy, 75k Downloads in 45 Days. Written by Nathan Latka
- How I launched a new company in 24 hours. Written by Haje Jan Kamps
- How I launched my first product and made $3,080 in my first month while working full-time. Written by Paul Minors
- How I Launched the Handshakin’ Podcast in 3 Days at Podcast Movement 2016. Written by Matt 'Handshakin' Holmes
- How I launched a Snow Shipping company…. Written by Kyle Waring
- Product Hunt turned my side project into a startup. Written by Aaron Hanson
Here are some more stories, tips and advice about launching products.
- Footwork, headwork, heartwork: How I cracked $10,000+ in sales on my first product launch. Written by Hillary Weiss
- Let’s Talk About Product Launches. Written by David Smooke
- How we got 300k users in 24 hours and reached #1 in the App Store with Influencer Marketing. Written by Andy McCune
- 55 Pre-Launch Tips For Your Startup. Written by Peter Schroeder 🚀
- How we built and launched a dating app in a week (Part 1). Written by Vu Tran
- Lessons from an Experienced Dev’s First Solo App. Written by KJ Jones
If you want to read more about how other people launched their products you kind find that here.
To see more articles from the second list you can click here. Thanks to David Smooke for sending me the search term link.
I will be updating this article as I find new interesting posts on Medium(maybe other sites too). If you have any articles that you have found interesting or helpful I would love to know about them!