Stage 1 — Launch

Launch video

The single highest-ROI launch asset — a short video that shows your product doing the thing.

AI skill: /launch-videoDFY: SoloMax →
  1. 01

    Positioning first

    Before you script anything, write down: who has the pain, what the pain is, what transformation the product delivers, and the one differentiator that makes this different from alternatives. The video is just a delivery mechanism for this positioning.

  2. 02

    Pick your angle

    Three angles work for vibe-coded apps: pain-first (start with the frustration), demo-first (show it working immediately), or founder-POV ("I built this because…"). Demo-first converts best for apps where the product is immediately visual.

    Tip: Pain-first works best when the pain is widely relatable. Founder-POV works when your story is unusual or the insight is surprising.
  3. 03

    Script — hook, body, CTA

    The hook earns the next 3 seconds — no intros, no "hey everyone." The body shows the product doing the thing with caption-narration. The CTA is one action, one link. Total length: 15–30 seconds for TikTok/Reels, 30–60 for Product Hunt.

  4. 04

    AI video generation

    Use the Seedance formula for your AI generation prompt: subject + action + scene context + camera movement + style/mood. Generate a 5–15 second hero clip. No text overlays in the generated clip — add those in post.

    Tip: Seedance, Sora, Kling, and RunwayML all work. Seedance is fastest for product demos at the moment.
  5. 05

    10 hooks for distribution

    Write 10 opening lines using different angles: question, pain statement, social proof, counter-intuitive claim, result-first, before-after, bold claim. These become TikTok text overlays, tweet openers, and PH tagline candidates.

Use this in your AI agent

Every step above is baked into the /launch-video agent skill. Install shipping-skills and type /launch-video to run the full playbook interactively for your product.

Done for you

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