8,400 users
in 3 years
The product provided a service to users, some of whom used the free tier.
A free tier with poor communication doesn't lead to conversion; it only increases support load.
Success stories (7)
with a checkable number: 43Founders publish their own breakdowns: what they earned or lost, over what period, and what actually worked. We extract four things from such posts — the number, the period, the channel and the takeaway — and keep the link so every number can be re-read at the source. Failure is just as useful here: if three teams shut down for the same reason, that is knowledge normally bought with years.
$5,000/mo
in several months
It provided a collection of interview questions for users preparing for job interviews.
Even if you're burned out and abandon a project, organic traffic can continue to generate income, which might motivate a relaunch.
$1,000/mo
in 8 weeks
A LinkedIn tool that helps automate outbound messaging.
Frequent changes to pricing and offers without proper synchronization across all systems led to customer loss and reduced effectiveness.
800 users
in a week
Helped other founders overcome user acquisition challenges for their products.
Free posts on Reddit, YouTube, and Instagram proved more effective than paid advertising, especially once the message was refined and suitable platforms were found.
700 users
FetchSandbox helps developers debug code by reproducing errors in an isolated environment and verifying fixes.
When relaunching on Product Hunt, it's important to choose the 'New launch under existing product' option to avoid losing your accumulated subscriber base.
$1 revenue
in 3 months
The author created a project but doesn't describe what it does.
Even after abandoning a project, users might still come and pay, indicating potential product value.
no numbers in the post
PerfectVector converts images, especially AI-generated ones, into clean, editable vector files for illustrations, logos, and stickers.
The product garnered significant interest on Reddit but faced scaling issues due to limited GPU resources.
Where the stories come from: founder communities on Reddit (r/startups, r/SaaS, r/SideProject, r/EntrepreneurRideAlong, r/Entrepreneur, r/indiehackers, r/productfails and others) through the official API, plus crowdfunding campaigns. Numbers are taken from the post text — what the author wrote themselves. We do not decode charts or screenshots, so this section only holds numbers you can re-read at the link; unverified ones are marked separately and never feed into idea scores.