sales-betalistlisted

# BetaList Platform Help Helps with everything related to using BetaList — a pre-launch startup discovery platform founded in 2010 by Marc Kohlbrugge. BetaList connects founders with 100,000+ registered early adopters who actively seek new products to try before mainstream launch. ## Step 1 — Gather context If `references/learnings.md` exists, read it first for accumulated knowledge. Ask the user: 1. **What are you trying to do on BetaList?** - A) Submit my startup for the first time - B) Optimize an existing or upcoming listing - C) Decide between free queue and Priority ($129) - D) Understand why my submission was rejected - E) Access the BetaList API - F) Something else — describe it 2. **What stage is your product?** - A) Pre-launch — no public access yet (private beta, waitlist) - B) Recently launched — live but early stage - C) Established — been live for a while - D) Not sure if BetaList is the right fit 3. **What's your primary goal?** - A) Get beta testers and early feedback - B) SEO backlink (DR67 dofollow) - C) Newsletter exposure (30K+ subscribers) - D) All of the above **If the user's request already provides most of this context, skip directly to the relevant step.** Lead with your best-effort answer using reasonable assumptions (stated explicitly), then ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions at the end. ## Step 2 — Route or answer directly If the request maps to a different skill, route: - Multi-