Ask HN: When to Open a Beta?

4 points by growbell_social 333 days ago | 6 comments

Looking for general advice on when to open up a Beta. There's a balance between features/polish and getting early feedback.

We have ~tens of people on our waitlist and are interested in how experienced companies/founders manage their Beta releases.

PaulHoule 333 days ago |

As early as possible.

growbell_social 333 days ago | |

No concern with chasing away potential early adopters?

mmarian 332 days ago | | |

They aren't your early adopters if they don't like your product when it's got flaws.

colesantiago 333 days ago |

when the product works

growbell_social 333 days ago | |

works !== production quality imo

colesantiago 331 days ago | | |

> "When to Open a Beta?"

> "Beta"

who said it had to be production quality? just ship something that works and learn from there.

As long as your users know this and that your app is shipped of something that works and demonstrates a solution you have solved, that is all that matters.