Jatin Naroda, co-founder of Utilize and Notion Apps, reflects on customer acquisition channels and the diminishing direct sales utility of launching on Product Hunt.
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“Product Hunt helped a little bit. At least it helps less with sales nowadays and just with a little bit of visibility.”
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