Launch guidelines

1. What we accept

• Startups and products people can use today: SaaS, AI tools, apps, marketplaces, developer tools, fintech, e-commerce and hardware.
• A working product on its own website. A waitlist alone is not a launch.
• Founders anywhere, with a focus on products built in or for the Middle East and North Africa.

2. A good listing

• The tagline says what the product does in one clear sentence.
• A real product website over HTTPS that loads and matches the listing.
• Honest copy: no claims you cannot back up, no fake reviews or numbers.
• The most accurate niche, country and pricing model.
• A square logo that is yours, and screenshots of the real product.

3. Review

Launches that pass the automatic checks (a working HTTPS site, a logo and a tagline) go live right away. The rest get a quick human review.

• Launches that need a human look are usually reviewed within a day. Live listings that break these rules are removed.
• Founders pick their own launch week, from this week up to eight weeks ahead.
• If you submit late in a week, your launch may go out the next week instead.

4. Not allowed

• Malware, phishing, or deceptive downloads.
• Scams, fraud, get rich quick schemes, or misleading claims.
• Illegal products or services in the founder's or users' countries.
• Spam, duplicates of an existing listing, or placeholder pages.
• Adult content, weapons, drugs, or gambling.
• Piracy, stolen content, or impersonation of a brand or a person.

5. Voting

Ask your users and community to upvote you. That is the point of a launch.

• Do not buy votes, use bots, trade votes in groups, or create extra accounts.
• Suspicious votes are removed, and listings that game the board are pushed down or removed.
• Paid plans never buy votes or rank: they only break ties between equal votes.

6. Changes and resubmission

• If a launch needs changes, you get the reviewer's note by email and in your dashboard.
• Edit the listing and resubmit it. Your review history is kept.
• You can edit a live listing at any time; a change of website may need a new check.