I've always been fascinated by Marc Louvion ever since I came across a hilarious launch video he made for Product Hunt.
Writing this deep dive on him gave me the perfect excuse to research him to learn who he really is and what we can learn from his indie hacking experience.
Here are 5 of my favorite Marc's growth strategies you can learn from:
They're funny, they're quirky, and they totally stand out from the sea of Product Hunt launches. It's like he's found the secret sauce to making content that people can't help but watch.
Nearly every one of his startups is an iteration of the last. Ship Fast was a result of him packaging up a process he uses for his own launches. He finds ideas by operating in one industry and continually builds tools to help the community.
Unlike most other SAAS landing pages, he does not have a "Sign up" button as the main CTA. Instead, he collects payments straight away. It's a bit hard to describe it with text, so read the deep dive to see for yourself (linked below)
I guess being an avid gamer helps! It's like he knows how to make his products not just useful, but fun. And who doesn't love a bit of fun? The last startup he sold (Habit Garden) is a good example of this.
In his last newsletter post he shared a trick he uses to reduce the chances of being banned on Reddit. I'm not tech savvy enough to figure out how it works. but essentially you are creating a dedicated, "non-salesy" landing page to promote on Reddit.
Here's the full deep dive (screenshots included) if you're curious.