How do reviews, follows and influence work here?
Write reviews of other founders' launches, comment, follow for updates, report problems, and build influence through participation.
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Posting and editing reviews
As a founder with a live listing and confirmed email, you can review any product except your own—once per product. Reviews need at least 80 characters and go live immediately.
Listing owners and their team managers can post one public reply beneath each review, and amend or remove it later. You'll be notified the first time someone replies to your review.
Reviews of the debuts
Product Debuts puts its Product reviews on one page, /reviews ("Product reviews" in the footer once the first arrives). Only commissioned reviews take that stage: paid for by the maker, labelled, and not editable by the maker. The audience's own reviews stay on each debut. No rating is shown.
Joining the conversation
Confirm your email and sign in to comment on any launch or reply to other visitors' comments. Every launch has a dedicated share page; grab the ready-made text for X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, Threads, WhatsApp and email, or hit the copy-link button.
Flagging problems
Use the Report link on any listing, review, reply or comment. When 3 different people report a review or comment, it's hidden pending our team's review. Reported listings go to our team for checking but are never hidden automatically.
Stay informed
Follow a company, product or founder using the Follow button. You'll see their announcements in your notices—manage frequency and format at /account/notifications. Posted updates appear on the listing and together at /updates.
Your influence
Influence is earned, never purchased. You build it by writing reviews and comments, receiving votes on your own launch, and visiting regularly. Your current level is shown at /account/influence, and a higher level can increase the weight of your vote.
Questions people ask
- Can I review a product I've made?
- No. You can review any live product except your own, and only once per product.
- What happens if a review breaks the rules?
- When 3 people report it, it's hidden until our team has checked it.
- How do I build influence?
- Write reviews and comments, get votes on your listing, and sign in regularly. It cannot be bought.
- Can I see all the Product reviews of the debuts together?
- Yes, at /reviews. Audience reviews are on each debut's own page.