{"slug": "how-many-emails-should-be-in-the-waitlist-before-launching-an-application", "title": "How many emails should be in the waitlist before launching an application?", "summary": "An entrepreneur developing a secure, non-technical AI assistant similar to OpenClaw has launched a waitlist at usedash.es and is seeking advice on the optimal number of email signups needed before launching the application. The founder's question highlights the common startup challenge of determining when a waitlist has sufficient traction to justify a public release.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||||||\n1 point by |\nI'm creating an AI assistant that performs real-world tasks like OpenClaw, but in a secure and non-technical way. Yesterday I created a waitlist called usedash.es and I'd like to know what you think is the ideal number of emails in the waitlist before launching it. What do you think?\n| |||||||||||||||\n|", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-many-emails-should-be-in-the-waitlist-before-launching-an-application", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334009", "published_at": "2026-05-30 08:31:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-30 08:45:31.533727+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-startups", "ai-products", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["OpenClaw", "usedash.es"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-many-emails-should-be-in-the-waitlist-before-launching-an-application", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-many-emails-should-be-in-the-waitlist-before-launching-an-application.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-many-emails-should-be-in-the-waitlist-before-launching-an-application.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-many-emails-should-be-in-the-waitlist-before-launching-an-application.jsonld"}}