Tired of 24-hour launch windows, solo dev builds a permanent product directory
Most like give a product about 24 hours of front-page visibility, after which it disappears unless the creator pays for ongoing ads. This is a steep barrier for s with no marketing budget. To address this, the creator built Startup Manifest — a visual grid of 10,000 slots where independent projects stay listed permanently with no fees.
To keep the directory from becoming a ghost town, the plan is to legally commit 25% of all platform revenue to an external marketing fund used exclusively to run continuous Google and social ads, driving tech buyers back to the grid and to every listed project. The service is currently opening its first slots for community testing and feedback.
Key points
- Existing typically give products only 24 hours of prominent visibility
- Startup Manifest offers permanent listings in a 10,000-slot grid with no recurring fees
- 25% of platform revenue will fund continuous ads to bring buyers back to all listed projects
- The project is currently in community feedback/testing phase with early slots open