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What to do on launch day (the comment job)

A shift plan for a daily hunt or a weekly board: first two hours, the afternoon slump, and what not to automate.

7 min read · Updated 2026-09-03

What to prepare

  • First-comment draft in a sticky note
  • Try-path URL tested on a phone
  • Someone who can cover Slack/email so you stay in the thread

Resources

Hours 0–2

Post the first comment. Pin the try path. Answer every question with a sentence a stranger could use. Do not drop a coupon in the first reply unless someone asked about price.

The afternoon

Daily boards die if you vanish. Set a 25-minute timer, scan new comments, go back to work. On weekly boards, Thursday still matters. A founder who answers on day four looks like they meant it.

Do not

Buy votes. Stack a second all-day hunt. Paste the same reply. Argue with people who will not try the product. Those are how you spend the only resource that matters.

  • No second daily board this morning
  • No 'support us' DMs to everyone you know — ask a small list you already told

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