Waitlist use cases
for founders
LaunchList is pre-launch waitlist software, and founders use it to test an idea, collect signups before launch and choose who gets in first. Find a setup for your stage.
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Waitlist use cases, set up from start to finish.
Each one shows how founders usually do the job, the settings to use in LaunchList and real launches that did it first.
- 01Before you build
Idea validation
Describe the product before it exists and count who asks for it, so you know whether to build.
Read the use case - 02Before you launch
Coming soon page
Publish a page with a signup form today, while the product or the website is still being built.
Read the use case - 03Letting people in
Early access signup
Collect requests for a closed beta or a new part of your app, then invite the people who fit, a few at a time.
Read the use case
Waitlists that show who wants it.
Find out who wants the product, and how much, before you spend the time to make it.
- Tool
Score the evidence behind the idea
Answer six questions about what customers have done so far, and see which part of the idea to test first. - Feature
Find people to interview
Ask at signup whether someone will take a short call, then filter Signups to the people who said yes. - Template
Count reservations before you make it
Show the product, its price and how many people reserved one, and collect names without taking payments.
Waitlists that grow an audience.
Give people a place to sign up while you build, and a reason to bring their friends.
- Integrations
Collect signups on the site you already have
Put a LaunchList form or popup on your own pages, and those signups join the same list. - Feature
Give people a reason to bring a friend
Each signup gets a sharing link and moves up the line after a referred friend confirms their email. - Feature
Get ready for your launch date
Set the Launch Day date, work through its checklist and prepare the posts you will share.From the Launch plan
Waitlists for your first users.
Pick who goes first, keep the bots out and open the door to more people when you are ready.
- Feature
Let in one batch at a time
Choose a batch from Signups and issue each person a code that works once. - Feature
Keep bots out of the first batch
Doubtful signups are held for your review, with no place in line and no email, until you decide. - Feature
Tell everyone when you open
Send one email to your whole list on the day the doors open.From the Collect plan
Waitlists for what comes next.
Use a waitlist again for the next feature, the next version or the next city.
- Feature
Find the first users of a new feature
Add a "Get early access" button to your app that calls the API, so signed-in users join without typing their email. - Blog
Gather interest in your next version
Put a fresh launch page in front of the next version and collect signups for it. - Feature
Open one city or region at a time
Add a location question, then filter Signups by the answer when choosing who to invite.
Waitlists for your kind of launch.
Pages written for one kind of launch, from SaaS to a course, each with a starting page to match.
- Industry
Find your first SaaS testers
Ask about company and role at signup to choose testers who fit your software. - Industry
Match AI access to real needs
Collect the task people want your AI product to do before deciding who to invite. - Industry
Build an audience for your mobile app
Give your app a launch page with a phone preview and a place for testers to sign up. - Industry
Prepare the next product drop
Show the product before the store opens and collect the people who want first access. - Industry
Gather backers before crowdfunding
Collect interest in your campaign on a launch page before sending people to Kickstarter. - Industry
Collect interest in your crypto launch
Add a wallet address question to the signup form for your crypto project. - Industry
Plan your first course intake
Ask prospective learners about their experience before choosing the first course group. - Template
Line up your first newsletter readers
Show a sample issue and collect addresses before publishing the first edition. - Template
Recruit developers for an API or SDK
Use a page led by a code example to collect interest in your developer tool.
Questions about waitlist use cases.
What can I use a waitlist for?
Is a waitlist only for products that are not built yet?
Can I run more than one waitlist at once?
Can I keep the same waitlist from idea to launch?
Start building your product waitlist.
Create your page, collect your first signups, and grow from there.
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