Your Launch Doesn’t Matter to Anyone But You—Here’s How to Fix That

Bonfire Partners
March 26, 2025

Your Story Is Only As Good As the Enemy You Choose

We hate to break it to you:
Your product launch isn’t news.

Not to the media. Not to the public.
Not unless you frame it correctly.

To you, it’s a big deal.
You raised money. You shipped. You’re live.
Your team’s been grinding for months. The deck is sharp. The tweet’s ready.
You finally get to announce yourself.

But to the outside world?
It’s Tuesday.

So if you want your launch to land—if you want people to actually care—you need to stop pitching it like a milestone, and start pitching it like a moment.

Here’s how.

1. Zoom Out: Why Now? Why This?

No one cares what you built. They care why it matters now.

What’s changed in the world that makes your product necessary?
What trend are you capitalizing on—or pushing back against?
What are people already worried about, struggling with, or talking about that you can tie into?

If you don’t have a compelling answer, you’re not launching.
You’re just announcing.

2. Make the Stakes Clear

A launch should signal a shift.

Not just “we’re here,” but:

  • Something broken is being fixed
  • Something boring is being rethought
  • Something powerful is being democratized
  • Some old way of doing things just got disrupted

This doesn’t mean overhyping or claiming to “revolutionize” anything.
It means showing how what you’ve built actually changes the status quo—even in a small, specific, undeniable way.

3. Insert Yourself Into an Existing Narrative

No one wants to write about you just for the sake of it.

But if your company illustrates a broader story they’re already covering—remote work, climate, AI, mental health, public safety, whatever—now you’re not just a startup. You’re a proof point.

We help clients ride media waves all the time.
We take a “launch” and slot it directly into something bigger:

  • “As regulation tightens, X company offers a new way to stay compliant.”
  • “Y startup enters the market as layoffs reshape how teams are built.”
  • “Z product launches as traditional players struggle to keep up.”

You’re not the headline.
You’re the story within the story.

4. Don’t Just Announce. Accelerate.

Your launch shouldn’t be the finish line.
It should be the moment everything speeds up.

It should create pressure, momentum, and inbound.
It should land you in rooms you couldn’t get into before.
It should shift the perception of what’s possible—and who’s winning.

And if it doesn’t do that?

You didn’t launch.
You just posted.

Bonfire Partners
April 15, 2025