Hey PH,

I'm Alex, an indie hacker from Romania. I've been building in public for a while now and one thing I kept struggling with was X. I knew it was important for growing an audience, but I never had the time or energy to stay consistent.

This is one of those founder nightmares nobody talks about until it happens.

You've spent 6 months building. Things are moving, but not fast enough for one of you. Your co-founder comes to you with "the new idea" completely different direction.

You believe in the current vision. They're losing faith.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately while building.

So many tools we use daily feel like they should be one product, but they're scattered across 5 different subscriptions.

The waitlist for StartupTD is officially open!

Quick recap: A few days ago I asked what game to build with my PlanetScale credits. After all your amazing suggestions, I landed on something that felt too perfect - a tower defense game about startup survival.

Hey everyone!

What a day. Thank you all so much for the support.

Hey PH!

I ve been a developer for years, and every time I look at my /usr/local/bin, I get a little bit of anxiety.

Hey Product Hunt community!

I've been building in public for a while, and one thing I've noticed is how hard it is to build immediate trust when you're a solopreneur. We share revenue screenshots on X/Twitter, but let's be honest those can be inspected and edited in seconds.

That's why I built Makers Page.

I believe that your chances of becoming visible on this platform also depend on how credible you appear.

In the past, there were even bots on Product Hunt, which led to the introduction of certain measures:

Hey makers!

I ve been hanging out in the indie hacker community for a while, and I noticed a problem. When we share our work, we usually drop a Twitter link or a generic Linktree. But as builders, our identity is our portfolio and our metrics.

I've been contributing to discussions every single day for over 3 years now, and sometimes it's really hard.

One day, I have a great time coming up with topics, and then there are those days when I just stare at the screen and can't type. But I always manage to find a way.

Hey everyone!

Most of us have a link in our Twitter/X bio that goes to a personal site or a Linktree. But for founders, that "prime real estate" is actually a massive distribution channel.

I m working on makers.page a link-in-bio designed specifically for the startup ecosystem.

Whenever I browse product launches, I somehow subconsciously judge not only the product itself and its quality, but also the quality that is reflected in the effort the makers put into preparing it.

It may sound insignificant, but in my case, these things also make a significant difference:

• Icon GIF at the launch it enlivens the overall impression and is dynamic

• Quality graphics and video

• First, a properly filled-out comment

• Photos in the makers' profiles (it's less trustworthy for me when there's only the letter "J" or something similar)

• Whether any of my contacts or acquaintances on the platform reacted to the launch

Hey Product Hunt!

We ve all been there. You re planning a trip, a festival, or just a night out. You start a group chat. 500 messages later, you still don't know:

• Who is actually coming?

• Where are we staying?

• What is the actual plan?

There are plenty of tools that seem useful on paper, yet something makes us close the tab instantly.

Sometimes it s pricing, sometimes messaging, sometimes the onboarding feels unclear.

Often it s a gut feeling that s hard to explain.

We often see launch posts, milestones, and success stories.
What we don t see as much are honest breakdowns of products that quietly stalled or failed.

I feel there s a lot of learning hidden there about timing, assumptions, and trade-offs.

Many products start as experiments built at night or on weekends.

At first, there s no pressure just curiosity and momentum.

But at some point, expectations creep in: users, revenue goals, support, roadmap decisions.

Yesterday, I came across a job posting from a specific SF company that offered Yesterday I came across a job posting from a specific SF company that offered a salary of 250k 1M (including equity), but realistically, I don't think they have that money; they're just grinding to satisfy investors and succumb to too much hustle culture.

Requirement: be available on-site from 9 AM to 9 PM 6 days a week in the office (and I bet even Sunday would be dedicated to meeting some team members in "free time"). In addition, they were willing to hire those who would relocate to SF.

We pushed a fresh update today with smarter limits, secure accounts, and a new dashboard.

I m curious how other makers here usually share product updates:

• Detailed public changelogs

• Short social posts

• In-app only

• Or mostly shipping quietly

Building a team or want to join a startup? Let's kick 2026 off to a great start.

Founders, teams, and startups drop a comment if you're hiring.