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The lessons I learned after having a micro launch of my product on Reddit

First, I'd like to introduce my product a bit. My product is a 2048 game website. I chose 2048 game as the game because I was quite addicted to it when it was first released in 2014. In my opinion, it's a simple game but challenging to master. I also have quite a few ideas for it. Seeing successful websites like online-solitaire.com only strengthens my belief in my principle: Doing something as simple but achieving it to perfection will lead you to success!

I create a website using my familiar technical stack: Next.js and Netlify. I spent about 20 hours building the initial version that could run, but I was not satisfied with the performance and the codebase. I thought it was very difficult to be extended. I then spent another 20 hours to rewrite the codebase and fix some performance issues.

Finally, there was no plan beforehand. I just wanted to post it on a few subreddits and see people's reactions. Surprisingly, the majority of the responses were positive, and some were just about bugs and suggestions for new features. Here are the things I learned:

  • Focus on one feature and do it well. Let the users feel comfortable using it. I have quite a few features I want to add, like a leaderboard and some other game variations. But that's for the future.

  • Don't be afraid to do things no one else wants to do. When I started, I thought no one would want another 2048 game website. But here we are.

That's all for today's sharing! Please follow the page! I will update the project's progress here ^^

Origin: https://www.namvhoang.com/blogs/2023-11-21-lessons-learned-micro-launch-product-reddit/

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