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Put up a pre-order page with a buy button before you build
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What they did
Spend 5 minutes making a simple page with any vibe coding tool saying the product is available for pre-order, with delivery 10-30 days out (whatever time you need for an MVP). Only when the first sale comes in, start the delivery timer and build. He says he ignored this for a long time as a builder but now places the buy button first.
- Stage
- Pre-launch (idea)
“The other thing is put buy buttons before you even create the product. This is very interesting, and honestly speaking, even I didn't follow it for a very long time.”
“Now I can just place the buy button. If people are buying, then I'll create that.”
“Just take 5 minutes, create a simple page, use any vibe coding tool, create a simple page of that, "Hey, I'm selling this. It's available pre-order. Just mark the date to be 10 to 30 days,"”
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