I’m Jakob Knutzen, Co-founder of Butter. Ask Me Anything! 💥
Jakob Knutzen
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Hey everyone 👋 I’m Jakob, co-founder of Butter, which we've built to help people run super-engaging, interactive sessions from start to finish.
We’re about to launch Scenes, an exciting new tool for interactive presentations and collaboration which people can use alongside Zoom/MS Teams/Google Meet—perfect for anyone who cares about keeping participants focused and engaged!
We’ve launched on Product Hunt 3x before, and we've hit #1 Product of the Day and became a finalist for the Golden Kitty Awards — so I'm super grateful and excited to do an AMA and share our learnings here!
Ask me anything about building a fully-remote startup, product- and community-led growth, keeping clarity, conviction and focus as a founder, and the future of collaboration!
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Kwadwo Adu@kwadwoadu
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Hi Jakob 👋🏽
From your perspective, what has been the biggest pros and cons of running a fully remote startup compared to a traditional in-office setup?
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@kwadwoadu GREAT question!
Biggest pro: Being able to recruit amazing talent from anywhere
Biggest con: Not being together and feeling the startup energy and love ever day!
Also don't forget to support
https://www.producthunt.com/post...
Launching soon!
@kwadwoadu @jakob_knutzen1 curious how you navigate that from a contractor / employee perspective / how you keep things standardized given the multitude of different cultures / potentially nations with various holidays etc?
Typically we'd all observe one calendar (US CAD etc.) - Curious how ya'll navigate that.
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Hey Jakob! Curious to know—how big of a role does churn play in your growth strategy? Do you feel confident you’ve nailed down the top churn drivers in your product or are you still in discovery mode when it comes to reducing them? What’s been the biggest eye-opener for you so far?
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How many people are you and is your culture mostly asynch?
What was the aha moment for you to start butter? What was the core reason you got to that aha moment?
Mattebox
Hi Jakob, congrats on Scenes—sounds super interesting! Any launch tips as a Product Hunt veteran? How are you preparing for the launch this time around?
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@bensyverson Ahhh, good question!
A lot of great tips out there, but what we're doing this time around is making a full event!
https://www.seeninscenes.butter.us/
This gives time to drive support to PH plus makes a big splash!!
Also don't forget to support
https://www.producthunt.com/post...
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Hey Jakob! Thanks for doing this! Do you have any golden tactics for community-led growth especially when starting out?
@aaronoleary hello. I have a lot of questions..Like more than can be answered. But figured I’d ask you. You have popped up numerous times on my feed, if not. Not a big deal…
How do you hire a product manager for your requirement? What specific skillsets you look for and how do you evaluate?
How many paying customers do you have?
@jakob_knutzen1 What If Google Sells Chrome? What’s Next for the Chrome Extension Market?
What has been the biggest challenge in building a fully remote startup, especially when it comes to fostering strong team collaboration and maintaining focus across time zones?
Hey Jakob!
Love seeing how Butter has evolved over time. Any tips on acquiring early users? I'm launching Travo on Product Hunt soon and would love to learn from your experience!
Better than around 👍mobile apps are needed, good luck, i will test it in team
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@mogeli_lortkipanidze
Thanks a ton! Feel free to check out our new launch on https://www.producthunt.com/post...
Hey @jakob_knutzen1, so glad to e-meet you here! I first discovered Butter when I joined one of the roundtable/training sessions of @rosiesherry this year and was super amazed by the UI of the platform. Great job on that!
I have a few questions that I hope to get your insights:
1. What was the exact growth roadmap of Butter? From 0 to 1, what was it like? What did you do to push the product out exactly what ideal users were expecting/excited about?
2. How did you acquire the first 1,000 users?
2. How did it grow to what it is right now? What are the milestones? What actions do you recommend marketing & growth teams should double down on each stage? What mistakes do you wish you did not make/or waste time on?
Thank you so much! Looking forward to hearing from you 😊
Love the product video! It strikes me that when I was a student at Columbia, one of my classmate was actually using Butter. Among all the feature, which one you think is the best?
SocLeads
What is the size of your team?
Hey Jakob! Congratulations on hitting #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt! 🎉
How have you managed to hit #1 Product of the Day three times? What do you think was the most important factor—was it the product itself, your launch strategy, or something else that really resonated with the Product Hunt community? I’d love to hear your insights!
Hey Jakob, I'm curious to know what your biggest growth tactic was during your beta testing phase. Most people seem to forget about this!
I saw your LP but pricing link doesnt work.
Problem is that if i don't know what is your pricing (or planned pricing) then for me as a user have no sense to even log in...So my question is...why there is no procing on LP or at least link to pricing?
Btw. I saw the video, product itself look sick!
After watching your product video, it reminds me that I attended a group workshop that the presenter was using butter. I was thinking this is such a fun UI. If you have choose one feature in butter, which one was the aha moment?
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@kpoonvancouver Yay that's awesome!
I think it is when people open a tool in the session the first time (poll, Miro board, Flashcard).
Also we're launching something new so don't forget to support!
https://www.producthunt.com/post...