Product Hunt launch stalls at 8 upvotes

1. Check the problem

Product Hunt is a closed game now, 80% of upvotes land in the first 4 hours from people you DM directly. No pre-built list of 50+ voters means you'll stall, skip PH. Show HN or r/SideProject are more honest at small scale.

2. Use the prompt

Help me decide and prepare a Product Hunt launch for [product]. First gut-check whether I have the 50+ pre-committed voters PH now needs; if not, recommend Show HN, r/SideProject, or build-in-public instead. If yes, give me a first-4-hours outreach plan and an asset checklist.

3. Verify the fix

Review the proposed diff, run the relevant checks and exercise the original failing flow before merging.