The response was overwhelming. Builders, creators, and users shared honest, thoughtful feedback about their biggest challenges in getting attention, achieving distribution, and building engaged communities. Here's what I learned from analyzing dozens of responses.

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Back in January, I published my vision for product coins and the future of venture building. What started as just an idea is now becoming reality – product coins and app coins are dominating our industry. @productclank has evolved from concept to working product, complete with miniapp, brand identity, and a growing community of believers. Here's where I need your input: As an app/miniapp/product builder, what's your biggest challenge when it comes to: Getting attention for what you build? Achieving meaningful distribution? Building an engaged user base? Drop your honest feedback below – I want to understand the real pain points so we can build solutions that actually matter. What features or tools would make the biggest difference in your building journey? https://paragraph.xyz/@liorg/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-venture-building

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One of the most consistent themes emerged around what @easystyle perfectly captured: "the biggest pain is the noise. even if you have a genuinely useful product, it's almost impossible to break through all the shilling, memes, and endless tokens."

This isn't just about marketing—it's about quality discovery in an oversaturated market. @gresha.eth expanded on this, noting that even great builds can "drown in the scroll" and that getting "qualified attention (from users, not just likes) is a grind."

The community is clearly seeking tools for quality discovery that help users find products that actually deserve attent: Key Insights from Our Community Feedback

Getting initial attention is hard, but keeping it over time is even harder. @g0hst, creator of Blak Armory (a feature-rich NFT platform), shared a particularly insightful perspective: "attention fades, coins come and go, and people move on without giving the platform a long term shot. Keeping attention in social arenas is as difficult as coding, to me."

This highlights a critical gap: while we've solved the "how to build" problem, the "how to maintain engagement" challenge remains largely unsolved.

@cryptotommy01 cut straight to the heart of another major issue: "the biggest challenge is getting a network of real supporters." This goes beyond mere user acquisition—it's about finding people who genuinely believe in your product and become active advocates.

@luchi reinforced this point, noting that gaining attention in a crowded market is "brutal" and emphasized the need for "cross platform distribution and built in virality tools."

@olorunsniper shared a particularly relatable struggle: transitioning from writing code to actually launching and getting products seen. They expressed a wish for "a way one could create and own a mini app without actually building it directly. Like a shared development project, a way it's mine but the builder of my idea also gets his constant share of whatever it does."

This speaks to a broader need for collaborative infrastructure that supports solo builders who may be strong technically but lack distribution expertise.

From the user side, @boyly provided valuable insights into what makes apps sticky:

1. Benefits or rewards - citing apps like @Gigbot

2. Interactive or engaging experiences

3. Fun or entertaining elements

4. Productivity features (noting this is currently missing in the mini-app space)

5. Gaming elements

This user-centric feedback validates the importance of built-in incentive mechanisms—exactly what ProductClank aims to provide through token-powered distribution.

@gresha.eth provided perhaps the most comprehensive breakdown of what builders actually need:

• Transparent analytics that show why users churn or stay

• Plug-and-play reward engines (points/coins)

• Built-in collaboration tools for partnering with other mini-apps

• Smarter discovery layers that let builders connect with relevant audiences automatically

Their conclusion was particularly insightful: "The 'product coin' shift feels real. But we need infrastructure for builders, not just for tokens."

@lenonmc21 highlighted something crucial from a consumer perspective: "users like rewards. If you want loyalty, you have to give them something in return. As long as it is a truly useful product, they will avoid selling all their shares."

This reinforces the core ProductClank thesis—when users have skin in the game through token ownership, they become natural advocates rather than passive consumers.

The feedback reveals a clear pattern: builders have largely solved the technical challenges of creating products, but they're stuck on distribution, engagement, and community building. The solutions they're seeking aren't just marketing tactics—they want infrastructure-level tools that make growth native to their products.

@milad47.eth captured this perfectly: "Biggest challenge for me has always been balancing visibility with meaningful engagement — it's easy to get attention, harder to retain users who care."

This feedback validates everything we're building with ProductClank. The community isn't asking for another marketing platform—they want a fundamental reimagining of how products find their audiences and build sustainable communities.

Product coins represent exactly this shift: from external marketing to built-in incentive alignment, from passive users to active stakeholders, from zero-sum attention battles to positive-sum community growth.

As @gresha.eth noted, "The 'product coin' shift feels real." The question now isn't whether this model will work, but how quickly we can build the infrastructure to support it.

The feedback has been invaluable in shaping our roadmap. We're prioritizing:

1. Quality discovery mechanisms that surface deserving products

2. Plug-and-play incentive tools for builders

3. Cross-platform distribution infrastructure

4. Transparent analytics for understanding user behavior

5. Collaboration frameworks between products. stay tune for this 👀

To everyone who shared their honest feedback—thank you. You're not just helping us build @ProductClank; you're helping us build the future of how great products find their communities.

The future of venture building is community-driven, incentive-aligned, and builder-focused. Let's build it together!

Want to be part of this movement? Join our community at t.me/productclankofficial or explore the platform at app.productclank.com or the Farcaster miniapp here