# Best platforms to launch a side project

Source: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com

> The best launch platforms for a side project are SideHunt (weekly Hunt-network board for side projects), Smol Launch (tiny Monday-capped weekly), MakerHunt (makers who try things), WIP.co (streak community if people already follow the build), and Tiny Startups when the buyer is another founder. Do not treat these as a Product Hunt substitute — they are calmer rooms with a different costume.

Nights-and-weekends products need small rooms, not a company costume.

SideHunt, Smol Launch, MakerHunt, and WIP are built for unfinished, honest builds. Tiny Startups helps if other founders are the buyer. Skip funded-company theater.

## Advice
- Tell the side-project story: scope, stack, what is unfinished. Deck-speak fails here.
- Book SideHunt before the free-slot cap fills; Premium skips the cap.
- Smol Launch is often Monday-only — assets need to be ready Sunday.
- WIP only works if you have been shipping in public; it is not a cold directory.

## Platforms
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/sidehunt
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/smol-launch
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/makerhunt
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/wip
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/tiny-startups