# Preload one perfect sample so the product demos itself on install

- Category: product
- Author: Andrei Statescu (https://indie.md/people/andrei-statescu/)
- Source: https://indie.md/events/indie-tm-13-timisoara-july-2026/
- Canonical URL: https://indie.md/advice/ship-a-sample-chapter/

Naramine's first-run flow asked a new user to locate the extension icon, navigate to a story, and wait through initial processing before hearing anything, which stacks three chances to give up in front of the moment that sells the product. The room's redesign: bundle one pre-processed sample chapter that plays instantly after installation, and guide the user to it with arrows and small animations pointing at the extension icon and the player, so the "oh, that is what this does" moment lands inside the first minute. A short gif of the same flow on the landing page extends the trick to before the install. The general rule is that onboarding has one job, reaching the demonstration of core value as fast as possible, and it is entirely legitimate to pre-cook content to get there. Users forgive a canned sample; they do not forgive a blank screen and a spinner where the magic was supposed to be.