They said it couldn't be done
ScreenStudio
What they said
“Screen Studio at $29/mo is unusually and extremely expensive for a video recorder app”
What actually happened
Product Hunt launch
#1 Product of the Year 2025; 1,709 upvotes; 4.89/5 across 169 reviews
by February 2025
The Founder
The Numbers
Dec 2022
Jan 2023
Sep 2023
Feb 2025
The Journey
January 2023
Milestone$3,467.45 in a single day — best sales day excluding promo, beating even the Product Hunt launch day.
May 2023
Milestone5,000+ licenses sold. 80%+ one-month retention. ~30K unique monthly website visitors.
September 2023
Milestone8,000 customers in 9 months. ~$30K/month revenue.
February 2025
LaunchScreen Studio v3.0 launches: instant shareable links. #1 Product of the Day, #1 Product of the Year. 1,709 upvotes, 4.89/5 rating.
March 2025
MilestoneRevenue exceeds $50K/month post-v3.0 launch. Screen Studio establishes leadership in screen recording niche.
The Pattern
“Dismissed early. Dominant later.”
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