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How to make your launch go viral - AMA w/ CEO of Wispr FlowLIVE March 13th at 12:30pm PTHey everyone, CEO of Wispr here.We did two product launches over the last five months, both went viral on X, LinkedIn, and ProductHunt, and helped us build a large audience in a short period of time.We had a lot of builders and founders reach out about advice as they were thinking about launching their own products and strategies that work across channels. I spend a lot of time thinking about building growth loops in our product, driving organic conversations, and building a product love to use and talk about - which sets a strong foundation for launch.Today, AMA about our launch, product thinking, how to kill it on X, LinkedIn, Product Hunt, or really anything about the product. Everything's on the table so ask away!
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Missing the cozy vibes in PH discussions — anyone else?Don't you think Product Hunt discussions have become as cold as ice lately?Or maybe I just don’t get which topics work best for my discussion themes?Last summer/autumn, discussions seemed to get more replies and upvotes — people felt more cozy and engaged back then in comments.
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Product suggestions for tracking internal links?I have never used @screamingfrog before but I have been told it can help with keeping track of internal link structure. It's easy to track orphan pages from @SEMrush site audit and ensure each page has at least one internal link. Specifically, I want to track the number of internal links to a page. If Page A has 2 internal links and Page B has 4, I want a system that visualises so that I can decide which page needs more incoming internal links. Any other tools that can help with this?Open to suggestions based on any process that works for you.
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Bucket DX Launch Week - March 17-21Happy Thursday, Product Hunt!Next week is Bucket's first-ever launch week.A launch week is a week of announcements. We're introducing a series of new features making feature flagging a fast, joyful experience for SaaS developers.We'll be live on Tuesday, March 18, on Product Hunt for a Battle Royale with @Novu and @Tinybird. The most upvoted product wins. Get notified here and follow us on Twitter/X and Bluesky for the latest updates.Oh and if you have any questions on getting acquired, running a 100+ engineering team, quitting your job, starting a dev-first company, raising VC funds, hiring a remote-first team... Ask @makwarth anything here!See you next week
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AMA w/ James & Tim (founders of posthog)hey! we run posthog, the toolkit for building successful products - a single platform for building products, talking to users and shipping new features. we are 5 years old, have 140k customers and are making multiple $10s of millions of revenue.no question's too weird. we're super transparent so will probs overshare anyway. plg? fundraising? yc? working with your cofounder? why we publicly document all our bad decisions? our allergy to enterprise sales? we've an open book so ask us anything!we'll be around 8am pt today for an hour to answer live!
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Meta creates own chips because of AI. What consequences could this have for us, regular users?Yesterday I read an article in Reuters that Mark Zuckerberg is investing billions in developing his chips to reduce his dependence on NVIDIA.Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google want to make them too.I might see lower costs for the company, its dependency on another supplier, and performance.How might this be reflected in the end user? (Us?)Do you have any additional information?
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How (not) to gather first users when you are an unknown brand. May be helpful to new product makersFrom testing new products, I've come to several conclusions and possibly also identified mistakes that product creators make when launching them.Whenever you want to attract your first testers (especially those who are well-known), try first to build up your credibility.During product testing, I encountered the following mistakes that left an inconvenient impression:🥲 No publicly available contact (about the company, owner)🥲 Testimonials using "fake" stock photos (this is especially noticeable to people who work in marketing and tech)🥲 Untraceable product creator – do not know his name, face,...🥲 Not offering a free trial version and immediately asking for paymentIf you do all of these things at once, it leaves a very bad impression.Recently, I wanted to try a tool, and accepted the terms of use, but couldn’t cancel the trial after submitting my card – the system technically didn’t allow me to cancel. At the same time, the product didn’t even work. There was no person I could contact. Suspicious.I’m surprised how many people launch products this way, even on Product Hunt, because, with these steps, such a product feels more like a scam than a serious business.If the business is not supposed to be a scam 😉, please:☝️ Build trust, ideally also a personal brand, if you’re serious about it.☝️ If you don’t have testimonials from people yet, use a video where you demonstrate the product; ideally show your face too – human aspect.☝️ It’s better to let people test the product for free because it might not be technically finished yet, viz. my experience. (People, who don't pay, are not so loud on the internet as people who already paid, IYKWIM.)Do you have a similar experience?Next time, we could cover how to prevent fraud, btw. 😀 (I have a lot to share.) 😀
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Chrome broke keyboard shortcuts! (via search engines) - HELPChrome's latest update broke hundreds of keyboard shortcuts I've made over the years using their edit search engines feature, and I cannot find a workaround. I basically can't use my browser anymore. It's killing me.Does anybody else use keyboard shortcuts to navigate to websites? What's the workaround? I'd be willing to switch browsers or install a dedicated app. I just would really love to preserve all the keyboard shortcuts I've made.
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What's your favorite 'little' tool at the moment? By little tool, I don't mean it took a small amount of effort, I mean it does one day-to-day, small task. For me it's probably @Xnapper . It allows me to take beautiful screenshots surrounded by stunning backgrounds in literally a few seconds, where as I used to spend time chucking my screenshots into Figma and playing with the padding to make them look nice. I can't even guess how much time this has saved me
Is SaaS dead? What’s next when AI takes over?
I’m starting to think most SaaS products are on borrowed time. With AI getting smarter every day, it’s poised to swallow up their use cases. AI will learn to do what SaaS tools do and at some point it will be easier for the user just to use the AI. I recently saw a tweet claiming that by next year, 90% of code will be AI-generated. If development costs are plummeting to zero, why would anyone pay for a traditional SaaS subscription, when his favourite AI can do the same? Do you see it the same way? I’d love to hear your take.I love building SaaS products, but if AI is about to render them obsolete, what’s the point? So, if SaaS is dying, where should we redirect our energy? Custom AI solutions? Niche tools that AI can’t touch (yet)? Something entirely new? I’m curious, what would you focus on in a world where AI owns the software game?
What task management software are you using?
Over the years working for agencies I've become quite familiar with tools like @asana and @Jira , also with @Trello for personal projects. But I was wondering, are these the most used or are these just the ones I've been exposed to? Are there better options? Would love to hear your thoughts down below!
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OpenAI launches new tools for building agentsOn their livestream today, OpenAI just released a bunch of new tools for reliably building and using AI agents. From what I can tell, this is what's new-New APIs:Responses API - a new multi-modal API that builds on chat completions to allow for the next-generation of tool calling, starting with the new tools announced today.New tools:Web search tool - Gives the API access to leverage web search and cite sourcesComputer use tool - Gives the API access to use a remote machine, this is hugeFile search tool - Upload a batch of files to a vector store and then query them via an endpointWeb search toolI read this as we can now give API calls the ability to search the web and the return object can contain citations. This is interesting to me because it's the first time (to my knowledge) that OpenAI has surfaced it's citations via API. Amongst many other things, this would enable AISEO optimization companies and anyone gathering "AI SEO-esque ranking" data to build datasets and reverse engineer how to become cited by AI. This also seems like a bad day for @exa.ai though they are still much further along than Open AI. I have to imagine AI rank tracking tools must be coming soon in products like @Ahrefs and @semrush. Web search tool pricing: $30 and $25 per 1K queries for GPT‑4o search and 4o-mini search.Computer use toolThis enables developers to use the API to to control remote environments. This is massive to be able to do this programmatically and unlocks a ton of new use cases for automation. Computer use tool pricing: $3 per 1M input tokens and $12/1M output tokens.File search toolThe new file search tool allows you to create vector stores and upload files to them and then give the model access to these knowledge bases. Prior to this tool, you'd need to have set up a vector store and uploaded files to it. This cuts out that step. In other words, this is RAG in the easiest possible way to get there. Projects are limited to a total size of 100GB for all files but each file can be up to 512MB.File search tool pricing: $2.50 per 1K queries and file storage at $0.10/GB/day. First GB is free.What did I miss? What do you think? What can we build now with these tools that we couldn't yesterday? How does this impact other startups?
What's your biggest pain point or frustration with current language-learning apps?
Hello Everyone! 👋We're building a personalized language-learning app inspired by our own experiences and frustrations with the one-size-fits-all approach of traditional apps. Our goal is to offer customized and adaptive learning paths, powered by user data and tailored to individual interests, goals, and motivations.I won’t go into full pitch mode just yet, but we’d love to start a discussion around this question:What’s your biggest pain point or frustration with current language-learning apps?Looking forward to hearing your thoughts—feel free to reach out to us directly!@willemvdeijkel @didiervanh @lucasilverentand
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"Vibe coding" for non-codersRecently I've worked with a group of non-corders trying to "vibe code" their apps with AI. While knowing code is clearly not a must these days, it helps to get technical.People who were familiar with basic software engineering concepts were 10x more likely to success and get better results.So, with the hope of providing value to the non-coders people, I've created a quick roadmap for the basic terms and concepts you should be familiar with. Requirements: Building apps with AI is all about being able to clearly guide AI and express your app features and requirements. You need to be able to express those ideas and explain them as you’d explain to a human developer. Think like a Technical Product Manager. Frontend: The face of your app. It's what your users see and interact with. It could be a website, a mobile app, or a desktop app. Most popular frontend libraries and frameworks are React, Next.js.UIs: They are the buttons, the forms, the modals, the tooltips, etc. In React, the UI is built with components. For design & styling, Tailwind CSS is the most popular library. For animations, Framer Motion is the most popular library.Packages & npm: Apps are not built from scratch.They are built on top of existing libraries and frameworks, like lego blocks. The most popular package manager is npm. For example, "react-hook-form" is a famous package that helps you build forms.Backend: The backend is the part of your app that runs on the server. It's where you store your data, your business logic. e.g: If you want to send an email, or process payments - this is where you'll do it.Vibe tip: Use minimal backends with serverless functions.Database: The database is where you store your data. It's where you store your users, your projects, your tasks, etc. Think of it as a big spreadsheet.I recommend using a database that is integrated with your frontend. For example: Fine, or Supabase.API: Real-life apps almost always need to integrate with other apps. For example: if you want to send email, or get weather data, or integrate with AI - it's all done through APIs.Hosting & Deployment: For your app to be accessible to the public, you need to host it. The code is usually hosted on GitHub, and deployed to platforms like Fine, Vercel, Netlify.Finally, being comfortable with code is helpful - even if not a must. AI often makes minor mistakes (like importing a wrong package), and if you’re not afraid of reviewing code - you will get better results faster.
Do you think software will lose its value as a product to build?
Building software is literally getting easier and easier. What I’ve noticed is that just a few years ago, you really needed knowledge, a team, and solid know-how to make the whole process work. But now, with all these tools popping up on the market almost daily—like Cursor, Bolt, Lovable, and so many others—it’s incredibly easy to build software.It’s just like how building a website used to require developers, then later, anyone with basic WordPress skills could do it, and now, with AI, almost anyone can create a site effortlessly. Do you think software development will follow the same path? Will it get so easy that you won’t even need to be a programmer anymore?
Should we ban AI coding for specific industries?
With all the excitement and hype around AI coding, there's a thought that bothers me.AI makes mistakes. A lot. Some goes into production. Now, don't get me wrong - I'm building my career and a successful company on AI coding agents.But building micro-apps and "vibe-coding" fun apps that's one thing.What about aviation? medical tech? critical systems? What if AI pushes a bugfix to the aircraft control system, and the airplane crashes?Should we ban AI coding in specific industries? I'm talking about tools like Cursor or Fine - AI agents, not auto-complete copilots that are easy to review.
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Which of the Product Hunt metrics matter to you the most?I’ve noticed that the purpose of people on Product Hunt is always different. Of course, the vast majority want to become the Product of the Day, Week, Month, or Year (or win Kitty Awards). However, some are there for the community and their success metrics may lie in something else (e.g. the number of discussions created and rated).Which of the following metrics are you here for? Or, which do you place the most/least importance on?• 🥇 Become the top Product (Day, Week, Month, Year)• 🏆 Win Kitty Awards in some category• 🏹 To hunt the biggest amount of products• 💬 To create the best-performing discussions• 🪙 Collect Kitty Points• 🎖️ Collect PH badges• 🔥 Hit the highest PH Streak• 👤 Grow follower count• 👀 Anything else (add)Tell your intention in the comments.
Do you think AI is improving education, or does it make students too dependent?
I have seen multiple launches here (on PH) providing AI solutions to the student exam preparations (and its really helpful).Students can now find fast and simple solutions to their problems or study plans as AI helps them fast and easily.They can now study anytime, anywhere, with no need for anyone's time (24/7 available).But everyone has its own +ve & -ve thoughts in an easy way (suggestions/improvements) so what are your thoughts about it?
What are the biggest collaboration challenges between Product and Eng teams?
As a PM at Lyft and now building a tool to help PMs and engineers collaborate better with each other and other stakeholders, I’ve seen firsthand how difficult alignment, documentation, and decision-making can be. Curious—what’s been your biggest challenge working across Product and Engineering while building and aligning on documentation, and what has actually worked for you?"
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Product of the Week Winners: March 3-9 SpotlightHello Product Hunt friends!Juan checking in from the community team. Hope your week is off to a great start!Time to shine a light on our Product of the Week winners that made waves last week.These innovative teams deserve some recognition for what they've built:MGX by @MGX (MetaGPT X)MGX (MetaGPT X) is a multi-agent AI platform based on software SOPs. Chat with AI agents including a team leader, product manager, architect, engineer, and data analyst to create websites, blogs, shops, analytics, games, and more.Teamble AI by @TeambleTeamble AI helps improve employee feedback throughout the year. Better feedback leads to better learning and performance, all integrated with Slack and Microsoft Teams.Supergrid by @DepictDesign custom Shopify storefront collection grids with editorial images/videos and AI sorting to improve shopper conversion. Features 1-click installation, no-code required, and minimal impact on site speed. Reframeanything by@OpusClipAn AI reframe tool that resizes videos for different social platforms. It tracks actions and applies suitable layouts to your video, making it easier to create social-ready content quickly. Finyx by @FyniXFynix is an AI-powered coding assistant that adapts to your style by learning your preferences. It helps streamline workflows with natural language commands and customizable AI within your IDE.Congratulations to all these teams on their impressive work!I'm curious - which of these tools would solve a specific challenge you're currently facing? And if you've already tried any of them, what was your experience like?Drop your thoughts below!Juan from PH
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Which European countries do you consider pro-startup?In my opinion, the startup scene is not evenly supported, and some countries are not so passionate about business. I'm from Central Europe, and I don't feel any extra entrepreneurial spirit here.From my observations, countries like France, and Germany (maybe Poland) have always been mainly startup-oriented.In terms of more favourable taxes for entrepreneurs, Cyprus and Estonia came to mind.But maybe I'm wrong and I'm overlooking local communities.Could you tell me which country you're from and whether you have a startup-oriented environment? (If you can also name communities, associations, or organizations/hubs for startups, I'd be grateful for broadening my horizons.)I wanted to show a few organizations from my country (Slovakia) but when looking up for them I found out many of them stopped their activities. 🥲These few are still active and are probably civic organisations (communities): dasato. skgrowni. skleaf. sknexteria. sk
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I'm the Product Hunt CEO, and I've launched 8 times on PH. AMA (unfiltered)Product Hunt changed my life. A year ago I stepped in as CEO, and a couple weeks ago we launched Product Forums (which you're reading this on!). Before that I founded and launched @Tandem (virtual office - YC S19), and @Cryptagon.io. Ask me anything about Product Hunt, launching, startups, YC, or what we're trying to do with forums!
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I'm the ElevenLabs CEO - what do you want to do with voice AI but can't? (AMA)Hi Everyone!Solving AI audio end-to-end means tackling both generation and understanding - from text-to-speech to speech-to-text and everything in between. At ElevenLabs, we’re working on breakthroughs in AI audio that bridge research and real-world use.Ask me anything about what we’re building, the challenges of scaling AI speech models, and where this space is headed. Also keen to hear what you’ve built with ElevenLabs!