Set up a post-launch watchlist for the first week after going live. The goal is to catch problems fast and stay sane while doing it. Define each of these: 1. Daily checks (10-15 minutes, morning and evening): - Error tracker: new issues since last check, and any spike in existing ones. Read stack traces on the top three by frequency. - Dashboard: request volume, error rate, p95 latency, database saturation, queue age. Note anything out of yesterday's baseline. - Sign-ups and core actions: are new users making it through the funnel? A silent drop is a bug. - Support inbox / feedback channels: read every message. In the first week the same issue reported twice is usually a real bug. 2. What to fix immediately (same day): auth broken, checkout broken, data loss, security regression, error rate over threshold. 3. What to fix within the week: small UX bugs users hit, missing empty states, confusing copy, mildly slow queries. Batch these into a short daily fix window. 4. What to defer: nice-to-have features, refactors, non-blocking performance work. The first week is not the time. 5. Communicate: post a short 'day 1', 'day 3', 'week 1' recap somewhere users can see (changelog, status page, tweet). Users who see the app improving in real time forgive early bugs; users who see silence assume nobody's home. 6. Take a break: block off downtime after launch day. Being alert on day 4 is more valuable than being burned out by day 2. Don't chase every negative comment; find the pattern in the aggregate. The deliverable is a documented daily watch routine, a triage rule for what's a blocker vs a backlog item, a written communication cadence, and a scheduled post-launch retro at the end of week one to capture what to change for next time.