These Tools Will Help You Launch Your Startup
If you’re embarking on the startup journey and don’t know what to tackle first on your long list of problems to solve and tasks to complete, we came up with a list of seven tools to help you through those initial steps. Whether you’re looking for an easy way to incorporate your business, measure your traction, or growth hack your startup’s press coverage, there’s something on this list for you. Read on and see some of the notable ones and check out the full collection of tools to help you Launch Your Startup on Product Hunt.
1. Stripe Atlas
A new way to start an internet business anywhere.
Entrepreneurs around the world, rejoice! Stripe recently released a new product called Atlas, which allows entrepreneurs around the world to easily incorporate a U.S. company, set up a U.S. bank, and start accepting payments from customers globally. This is a particularly useful product for entrepreneurs who have a global customer base, want to raise money from global investors, or are looking to build an operational presence in the U.S.
Of course, this comes with long-term legal and tax implications, so do some research first to make sure this is the right thing for your startup. But, if it ends up being a great solution for you, Atlas will save you tons of time and lots of headaches with the more annoying parts of startup life, like tax and legal support and guidance.
2. Growth Tools
A curated collection of growth hacking tools.
If you’re looking for a more robust set of tools meant to help you grow your startup, Growth Tools is the curated resource list for you. You can find everything from smart analytics products to content marketing optimization tools, and the list goes on.
Within particular sections, you can filter down the options by subcategories. For instance, if you’re looking for a CRO software product with A/B testing functionality, you can slice the list down to see just the applicable tools. Even if you aren’t looking for more tools, browsing this site might give you some growth strategy ideas you hadn’t thought of before. Very useful.
3. Submit.co
Find where to get press coverage for your startup.
Let’s just state the obvious: getting press coverage for your startup or product launch can be a huge pain. Luckily, you’ll find a list of tech-related media sites — sortable by number of Twitter followers and Alexa rank — to help you find the media outlets that can best tell your story. This tool doesn’t do all the work for you (you still have to find specific journalist contacts, in most cases), but it sure makes it easier to come up with your initial outreach list. This is a great starting point that will save you a lot of time when it comes to formulating your PR strategy plan.
4. Maître
Create a viral waiting list for your product in 60 seconds.
This is a super simple but highly effective tool built to help you create curiosity and anticipation during the launch of your latest product or service. You can create this widget, which is essentially a waiting list with a built-in referral system, in about a minute and embed it onto any webpage. Future customers are rewarded by moving further up the queue whenever they get their friends to sign up, too. This is definitely worth trying if you’re about to launch a new product, launch a book, organize an event, and more.
5. Good Email Copy
Email copy from great companies.
Email is still one of the most effective ways to build and engage your startup’s customer base. And, writing email copy remains one of the most tedious marketing tasks ever. If you don’t want to reinvent the wheel completely, check out Good Email Copy. Created by the Front app team, this is a collection of emails from great companies like Slack, Trello, Pinterest, Basecamp, Everlane, Eventbrite, Shopify, and more. You can sort by tag (e.g. welcome, thank you, new features, billing issue, invitation, upgrade, etc.), which makes it super easy to find sample copy related to the kind of email you want to write.
6. Signup!
Get text messages (SMS) when users sign up to your product.
If you want to know right away when someone signs up for your product but you don’t necessarily want to keep a metrics dashboard open all day, this is a great option. You’ll get a text whenever a registration happens so you know about it right away. Just sign up for an account, and then embed a javascript snippet to your webpage. This tool is especially useful if you’re working on a side project and not always keeping an eye on customer acquisition during most of your day.
7. Salesmachine
Follow the health of your customers in realtime.
This is the tool that every sales and customer success team has always wanted. So much time gets spent sorting through contacts, figuring out who to call, and keeping track of user interaction. Salesmachine helps alleviate that wasted time by telling you which customers you should focus on, creating tasks, and sending notifications to keep you up to date on customer activity and health.
Given your ability to track customers in realtime, you can proactively optimize trial conversion, upselling, and churn reduction. It’s like a CRM on speed, allowing you to spend less time on tracking and planning, and more time on understanding and delighting your customers.
These are just a handful of the countless tools you can use to grow your startup effectively (and on a budget). The full collection is on Product Hunt. And if you’re looking for more, download Product Hunt’s iOS app and stay up-to-date on the best startup products every day:
