Where to post
Distribution plan for “Cascade 1.0” — 5 channels ranked by fit, with rules and the safe way in.
This is the hero: where to post it
LaunchWake ranks 40+ real communities by how well they fit Cascade 1.0, flags the ban risk before you post, and gives you the one rule that gets people removed. It never invents a subreddit — every channel is a real, vetted place with real rules.
Hacker News — Show HN
~5M developers & founders · very high intent
92
fit score
Cascade is exactly the try-it-now technical tool Show HN rewards. Lead with the problem — a migration locking a table in prod — and the build story, never a pitch.
Show HN median for dev-tools: 34 signups
Product Hunt
Makers & early adopters browsing for new tools
88
fit score
List Cascade with a crisp tagline and a 20-second demo GIF. The makers here try things immediately and leave real, useful feedback on day one.
r/devops
~520k platform & ops engineers
85
fit score
This sub feels Cascade's pain weekly. Post the failure story — a locked table during a deploy — not the product; anything that reads as an ad gets removed.
Lobsters
Small, high-signal engineering community
80
fit score
Cascade's zero-lock approach is a genuine technical angle Lobsters will debate. Submit the design write-up, tag it correctly, and stay for the thread.
TikTok — Build in public
Short-form · founders & curious devs
74
fit score
Show it, don't tell it: a 2-second hook — 'watch a migration lock a table… then not' — over a screen recording. Keep your one tracked link in bio; posts can't hold a clickable link.
This plan re-ranks itself as results come in — LaunchWake learns which channels actually convert for products like yours, so every launch gets smarter.