What Actually Happens During a Product Launch

What Actually Happens During a Product Launch

Launch day is mostly anticlimactic. The real work happened weeks earlier: seeding the story with the right early users, and lining up who says what, when.

The teams that get outsized attention on launch day usually spent the prior month building relationships, not writing the announcement post.

Momentum after launch matters more than the launch itself. A strong week one with no follow-up fades fast.