What We Learned from Our Soft Launch and Why You Should Consider One

Airbyte, an open-source data integration platform, launched its MVP on September 24th with limited connectors. The company opted for a soft launch, reaching out to a finite number of people through social networks and YC's internal forum. They learned that a soft launch can help startups learn faster and adjust their products accordingly to achieve product-market fit. Airbyte gained community growth, identified product improvements, and increased its visibility among domain experts and active contributors during the soft launch. The company plans to focus on improving developer experience, supporting multiple destinations, adding more pre-built connectors, and enabling multi-node support in the coming weeks.