Engaging with your community on platforms like Hacker News and Product Hunt is undervalued and can significantly benefit your startup's visibility.

Before launching on Hacker News, we debated whether to build a full product or test a lightweight MVP to gauge interest in our concept.

The initial audience for Product Hunt was built through years of writing and engaging with the tech community, which helped when launching the platform.

Listening to user feedback and delivering what they ask for has been crucial to our success, as seen in our launches on platforms like Hacker News.

Segment successfully launched their idea on Hacker News, receiving hundreds of votes and comments, which validated their concept.

Launch quickly to receive immediate feedback, as your first launch is likely to fail and no one may want your product.

Launching your product is essential; failing to do so can prevent you from gaining valuable feedback and iterating effectively, but it's not as significant to your users as it is to you, so prioritize launching sooner to validate if it solves their problem.

Engaging with online communities is a great way to launch; for instance, Y Combinator founders can launch on Bookface to get early feedback.

Press coverage and engaging with makers on Twitter were key tactics for growing Product Hunt's user base in the early days.