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Congrats on the launch. Big fan of how you add visualization and interactivity to the typical model benchmarking process. Any thoughts on how you plan to monetize down the line?
Some other things we've considered: - How do we create urgency to create and claim within a reasonable period (i.e. putting 24hr expiration dates on demos) - Is it better to throw the user into a "template" they can edit or start with a completely empty state? - Will folks even want an ungated experience, considering sales/marketing demos take multiple iterations / focused, high-fidelity work to craft/publish? - Will ungated lead to lower (but more qualified) signups? Or the opposite, considering we have a simple product and quick time-to-value?
Curious to learn from others who ungated their product, especially in PLG
Hoping to hear your stance on sidecar products (free tools that complement the core product), especially from those who have (or have had) success with them.
Sidecar examples that come to mind include collections/directories, Figma plugins, or tools (i.e. Veed io’s MP4 compressor)
For context, we recently launched a sidecar product ourselves and have plans for 3-5 additional tools to add to our portfolio.
For those who have built a confluence of sidecar products:
- Did sidecar products deliver meaningful REVENUE outcomes for you? I know they can deliver good SEO/traffic but wondering if anyone has attributed it properly to $ - How do you go about marketing them side-by-side with your core product, other than SEO? - How do you build and maintain it so it’s not diffusing too much focus from the core product? - Since it’s often siloed from the main product - thoughts on building internally vs. assigning externally? - What are some awesome sidecar products you use often?
would love to get inspiration from the community. Optional feedback on our sidecar would be hugely appreciated as well (URL linked)
Congrats on the launch Jatin and Allen!