For B2B, HN and PH users rarely convert, so you would do nothing, because it's not "taking off" -- it's being flooded with tire-kickers. I think people put too

For B2B, HN and PH users rarely convert, so you would do nothing, because it's not "taking off" -- it's being flooded with tire-kickers. I think people put too much focus on launching on HN, Reddit, PH, etc. And you also shouldn't expect "hyper growth." I went nearly a year without a paying customer. Growth is a slow thing, not an overnight thing (I know, I know, you hear about these romanticized stories a lot and it's hard not to expect it for yourself). Expecting hyper growth from these channels will result in you giving up early due to unrealistic expectations of bad marketing channels. You're not going to get seed funding because you got a sudden spike in bad traffic. For B2C, I'm not sure on conversion rates, so I won't comment on that.