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Building PingPolls Together With Our Users
We realized that while most online services are getting more effortless to use, form builders have stayed the same. Most forms are still slow to build and boring to fill out.
Part of the problem is the mental model people have for online forms. Most people expect something like Google Forms, even though its format is not how people actually spend their time. We are much more comfortable with the chat format we use every day on WhatsApp or ChatGPT.
PingPolls v1.0 - AI Forms that feel natural, not just conversational.
How do you test an idea before talking to users?
Genuinely curious: what s your first-mile approach before you book those early interviews?
Do you start with Reddit deep-dives? Reverse-engineer reviews? Talk to personas in your head?
How much are you willing to pay for influencer promotion of your product?
At a time when everyone allows themselves to build any solution using AI, it is difficult to differentiate themselves, and makers are betting on more aggressive distribution.
Some differentiate themselves with good tech support, some build their personal brand as a founder, and some pay influencers.
How To Grab Attention (inc. some cool YC-founder templates)
I wrote last week about how we re building Ting on two axes: one to get attention, the other to build the product.
On attention, we re doing pretty well in 3-weeks:
1k on the waitlist.
200 people have joined meetings booked by Ting already.
375 invites sent out so far...
Building AI Products that Work, -1 to 0
I spend a lot more time on PH at the moment to see what indepedent makers are spending their time on. I've noticed some patterns and also want to share a little bit about my journey at South Park Commons. Most startup stories begin at zero when there s already a team, an idea, maybe even a prototype. But at South Park Commons (SPC), the philosophy is different: people gather in the -1 to 0 stage. That liminal space where you don t yet know what you re building or even if you should build at all. It s a place for exploration, experimentation, and being brutally honest about what s working and what s not.
A hallmark of SPC is how often industry leaders drop by to share what they ve learned in the wild. Recently, I was in a small chat with Tyler Payne former Google and LinkedIn AI lead, startup builder, who has spent the last decade helping teams actually ship real-world ML systems. We're always talking about what's being launched at SPC.
What marketing activities can you do before the Product Hunt launch?
@byalexai asked in his recent forum post when to submit your product on PH.
Earlier, I said there are two groups of people.
Those who:
As a founder, surveys are easy to build, but how do you get quality responses?

I ve been creating online surveys for pilot studies and market validation, and honestly... making the survey isn t the hard part. Distribution is.
My Struggles, when trying to market research

Hey everyone I'm Azvya. I used to built multiple SaaS for an entire year and the main thing i always have been struggling as a Product Owner is MARKET RESEARCH, then a framework comes up to my mind.




