We launched on Product Hunt last week and something pretty amazing happened.
Starnus was voted #1 Product of the Day and then went on to finish #4 Product of the Week.
If you voted, shared, or left a comment, thank you. Genuinely. That result would not have happened without you.
This post is a quick look at what the launch meant to us, what we learned, and where we are heading next.
How it started
We had been thinking about launching on Product Hunt for a while. Not as a marketing stunt, but because we felt the product was finally ready to stand on its own.
Starnus is an AI-powered outbound sales platform. You talk to it like a coworker, and it handles the research, enrichment, outreach, and follow-ups for you. LinkedIn automation, cold email, lead scoring, company analysis, all from a single chat window.
We spent months building that. And at some point, you have to put it in front of people who have never heard of you before and see what happens.
That is what Product Hunt is for.
Launch day
We went live early in the morning and shared the link with our existing users, our network, and a few communities we are part of.
The first few hours were nerve-wracking. You keep refreshing the page, watching the vote count, reading every comment. It is hard not to.
But the feedback started rolling in, and it was overwhelmingly positive. People understood what we were building. They liked the approach. They asked great questions.
By the end of the day, we had earned the #1 Product of the Day badge.
And by the end of the week, we landed at #4 Product of the Week, which honestly still feels a little surreal.
What the community said
A few things came up again and again in the comments and conversations:
- The single-chat-window approach resonated. People are tired of juggling five tools to run outbound. The idea that you can do everything from one place clicked immediately.
- The AI coworker framing made sense. Not a dashboard, not a sequencer. A teammate you can talk to and delegate work to.
- Data quality and enrichment stood out. Multiple people mentioned how much they appreciated the depth of the lead analysis and the company research.
- LinkedIn automation was a big draw. Founders and sales teams running manual outreach loved the idea of having that handled for them.
We took notes on everything. Some of it is already shaping our roadmap.
Why this matters to us
Let us be honest. Product Hunt is not a growth strategy. It is a single day (or week) of attention.
But what it does give you is validation.
When hundreds of people look at your product and say "yes, this is useful, this is well built, I want to try this," it means something. Especially when you are a small team that has been heads-down building for months.
It also brought in a wave of new users who are now testing the platform, giving feedback, and pushing us to ship faster. That is the real prize.
What comes next
We are not slowing down. Here is what we are focused on right now:
- More agent capabilities. We want Starnus to handle increasingly complex sales workflows without you having to micromanage each step.
- Deeper integrations. CRM sync, more data sources, and tighter connections with the tools you already use.
- Better analytics and reporting. You should be able to see exactly what is working and what is not, across all your outbound channels.
- Continued improvements to LinkedIn and email automation. We are constantly tuning deliverability, personalization, and timing.
The Product Hunt launch gave us a great boost of energy and a bunch of new perspectives. We plan to put all of that to good use.
Thank you
Seriously. Whether you upvoted, commented, shared the link, or just tried the product, you helped make this happen.
Building a product is a long game. Moments like this remind you that people actually care about what you are building, and that is the best fuel there is.
If you have not tried Starnus yet, now is a great time. We are shipping fast and listening closely.
Want to see what all the buzz is about? Try Starnus and experience the AI-powered outbound platform that earned #1 Product of the Day.