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Find buyers in Product Hunt and Hacker News launch discussions

Find people expressing a real need in product launch comments.

  • Product Hunt
  • Hacker News

The problem

Launch comments are full of people saying exactly what they wish existed. An upvote is not intent, but a comment asking for a feature is.

How your agent runs it

  1. Read relevant Product Hunt launches and Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) discussions about what you describe.
  2. Find the agreed number of people explicitly describing a problem, asking for a feature or seeking an alternative this product solves.
  3. A vote or an upvote is not buying intent.
  4. Save qualified leads with public profile and conversation URLs, their exact need and recency.
  5. Publish a useful contextual reply to each qualified person where permitted, then verify and record the contact.

What you tell it

What you offer
For example: Bookkeeping for startups, first month free
Which launches to read
For example: Finance tools for startups

What counts as done

  • 5 requested actions completed with verified evidence and any shortfall clearly reported.
  • 5 qualified people actually reached, with verified contact evidence. A list or draft alone does not satisfy this goal.

FAQ

About this play

How does the Find buyers in launch discussions play work in Lanes?

Find people expressing a real need in product launch comments. A Lanes agent works in a real browser, signed in as you, in Product Hunt and Hacker News. Read relevant Product Hunt launches and Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) discussions about what you describe. Find the agreed number of people explicitly describing a problem, asking for a feature or seeking an alternative this product solves.

Does the Find buyers in launch discussions play send messages from my accounts?

Find buyers in launch discussions acts in public from your connected account, as the steps above describe, and reads a community's rules first wherever it posts or replies. It does not send private messages.

How long does a run take?

Each run of Find buyers in launch discussions is budgeted at up to 1 hour of agent time, and reports what it actually completed, with evidence.

What do I need to connect?

Where a site needs you signed in, such as Gmail, LinkedIn or X, connect that account in Lanes and the agents work in your session. Other sources are read on the public web. This play works in Product Hunt and Hacker News.

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