Launch Her

Gender equality 🤝 tech | Showcasing & celebrating female-led tech innovation | Inspiring & empowering the next wave of female founders 🚀

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

Launch Her is a place where female founders and tech fans unite to create a more inclusive, diverse tech ecosystem. 🚀

Ready to shake things up?

Become an Insider for updates and inspiring #WomenInTech news 👉https://t.co/h5mjQmU27J

[Ethan Caldwell @sri_varre]

📢 Female Founder Funding Opp of $100K!

TOMORROW (6/15) is the last day to apply to @FearlessFund Pitch Competition.

You must have at least one woman of color founder or co-founder to apply.

Application: https://t.co/x7xiJ4Y4Am

[Women Who Code @WomenWhoCode]

🏆 #ApplaudHer Kruti Saklecha of @wwcodemumbai gave a Tech talk at the Mobile and Web Dev summit!

Share a tech success story! → https://t.co/Wa5yhKQWd7

#WomenWhoCode
#WWCode
#WomenInTech

[Shruti Balasa @shrutibalasa]

Introducing 🔥VoxPop🔥

Happy to share the name and logo of our website builder.

VoxPop means “voice of the people”.

Landing page will be ready by next week to sign up for early access 😊

For now, follow us on @VoxPopSites

[Female Founders @femalefounders_]

🚀 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗙 🚀

Stay tuned for an announcement next week!

Are you interested in our Grow F investment-ready program?

Join the waitlist for the next batch - https://t.co/BgpNnfIwBJ

#GrowF #investmentreadiness

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

@Twixmixy @getmimo Way to go 👏 👏

[Women in Technology @womenintech]

💬’It feels great that I’ve reached a senior position in my early 30s, especially within a male dominated industry’

We love this chat with Thea! 🙌🏼🙌🏾🙌🏽 #WomenInTech

[ETHWomen 💖 @Ethereum_Women]

#ETHWomen are badass 🌟

From thought-provoking keynotes to insightful panel discussions, ETHWomen left us inspired and motivated. Let's continue breaking barriers 💪👩‍💼✨

APPLY NOW! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY ➡️ https://t.co/ocgIiLsyRJ

[Girls Who Code @GirlsWhoCode]

How can we help close the gender gap in STEM? Learn how remote and hybrid work modules, flexible work hours, equal pay, maternity leave, and health benefits can also help attract and retain women in tech. https://t.co/rqGVx21Uoj

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

We’d say she’s already there!

A big well done to Anh on her thoughtful and creative invention 👏 👏 🙌

[Girls Who Code @GirlsWhoCode]

This 10-year-old wants to be an inventor when she grows up, and she is already halfway there. Anh Luong created an art bot that helps people with disabilities draw using a remote control. https://t.co/s6DAmKiJ4U

[Dr. Tarika Barrett @DrTarikaBarrett]

We’re still celebrating #PrideMonth at @GirlsWhoCode, and I’m so inspired to see representation across the LGBTQ+ community in @FastCompany's Queer 50 List!

Learn more about these incredible LGBTQ+ innovators making waves across business and tech. https://t.co/192d3DQyw2

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

And just like that the tech world is ablaze with VR/AR/MR(??) chatter following #WWDC23 and the announcement of Apple Vision Pro.

AI who? 🤷‍♀️

[Dr. Tarika Barrett @DrTarikaBarrett]

to include more women and women of color. With 52 women now holding these positions, it is becoming increasingly evident that having diverse perspectives is pivotal to the success of any organization.

[Dr. Tarika Barrett @DrTarikaBarrett]

It was so refreshing to see that 10.4% of women are running companies on the Fortune 500 list this year, an 18% increase from 2022. But, while we’re making some strides, we still have a lot of work to do to diversify the C-Suite further... https://t.co/ZQYO5jJAsy

[Sarah Drinkwater 🔮 @sarahdrinkwater]

I've believed for some time this is a whole new wave of companies, and am thrilled to have a coalition of true believers behind me who think we might be right.

Founders! Website and inbox at https://t.co/QlaSWpUzc1

https://t.co/UDGD3udkym

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

@glendadiaz_23 Fab! 👏 keep going 🙌

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

@Visiola_Fdn 👏 👏 fantastic!

[Stemettes ® ♥★#●+ @Stemettes]

Celebrate a decade of @Stemettes at our London festival filled with #STEAM activities, workshops, role models and loads of fun 🎉

Create, Choose, Celebrate 💡

✨ 26th July 2023
✨ 10am - 4pm

🔗 https://t.co/HxIFIkShPN

#StemettesBirthday

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

@heyolivehaus You got this, Olive 💪

[Launch Her @LaunchHerTech]

What’s the biggest challenge in starting a tech company?

[Sveta Bay @sveta_bay]

6 June 2022: made first $ online.

6 June 2023: made over $65K online.

It's been a year since we got our first payment notification 🎉

That was a $9 customer from a waitlist for our first product - a collection of tools with great free plans for Indie Founders.

Not a SaaS, not revolutionary, and not solving humanity's greatest problems.

We built it with @airtable, made a no-code landing page with @typedreamHQ, accepted payments through @gumroad, and launched it on @ProductHunt. What a tech stack 😅

But it was a product that the Indie Founders needed. Even though it was not a fancy tech solution, It saved time and money.

So, the biggest lesson — focus on solving real problems and save either time or money (or bring people joy).

Not sure how to do it?

Here're 4 simple tips for building something people need:

1. There's a high chance your first product will fail (sorry!).

So, don't start with brainstorming problems and solutions. Instead, start with choosing your target audience. Perfect scenario — you're a part of this audience.

Even if your first product fails, your knowledge about this audience's problems will stay with you. And you'll already have some authority and connections.

2. Don't build SaaS before validating the idea.

Validating idea = getting $.

If you already have an audience, launch an early bird option (like @_justlilian recently did with his new product - see pinned post).

If you don't have an audience, launch a coming soon page and collect emails. But don't expect high conversion to paying customers, it'll be around 10-20%.

3. Create a content product around the problem you want to solve.

If it's a successful launch, then start building SaaS. Here are a few ways to validate your SaaS idea with a content product:

🔹 Challenge
🔹 Checklist
🔹 Swipe File
🔹 Workbook
🔹 Curated list
🔹 Template
🔹 Newsletter
🔹 E-book
🔹 Email course
🔹 Closed community
🔹 1-person agency

4. Collect feedback and beta-test.

There's a high chance your product won't be perfect from the first iteration. And your landing page, too.

So, spend some time and find beta testers. They will help you fix the bugs and make your product better. Also, they will be the first testimonials for your product. Win-win, isn't it?

Here're some places where you can find beta testers: @Polywork, @yesramen_, @ProductHunt discussions, @IndieHackers, and #buildinpublic.
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Why am I sharing this?

Cause during 1 year of building Indie Products, I've seen a lot of people burning out. Most Founders I followed in the beginning abandoned building in public and gave up on their products.

Shiny idea -> building for 3-6 months -> zero paying customers -> the end.

I don't want it to be like that.