A week ago we launched Fundstory.com to the masses after rolling it out slowly to waitlisted users.

Preparing for the launch there was a lot of nerves and stress, but the support we received from our community along with the general Product Hunt community was incredible.

We had over 300 comments that were supportive of what we built and that ion itself made it worth it.

Did we finish in the to 5?

No

Was the launch a failure?

No.

We still attracted many new users and are actively helping them connect to capital.

Launching on Product Hunt isn't easy, but when you have a community backing you, and new people are able to discover a solution that can help them (especially one where their entire business depends on it), the entire narrative changes.

I really hope this post can help people formulate their goals differently when they launch.