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Is 50% discount for launch a good idea?

1 points by eddiejaoude ↗ HN
I am launching my first "real" product today and I was wondering how to make it more successful?

My ideas are: - 50% discount - giveaway

Any other ideas please share

7 comments

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Shank
I mean generally speaking it looks quite scammy for a product to offer a 50% discount unless it's quantity limited or extremely time limited. You would be much better off having something more reasonable like 10-20% off if you really wanted to have a launch discount or "early adopter" pricing.
eddiejaoude
Yes it is an early adopter price, but I should highlight that. Thank you
joegibbs
50% is too high, it makes people question why you’re discounting so much
jackota
honestly it depends a lot on your launch. 90% of the success of a launch comes from how you structure it. In the end it all comes down to the GTM strategy, pre-launch strategy, positioning, and assets (the video for the launch)
gus_massa
Software or hardware?
eddiejaoude
Good question, sorry for not being clear. Software.