I built the Optimism Engine because I noticed a dangerous gap in how we are using AI for mental health.
Right now, everyone is rushing to add "AI Chatbots" to their apps. But there is a huge risk they are ignoring: Hallucinations. Generative AI (like ChatGPT) is creative, but it makes mistakes. It can miss a suicide cue. It can give bad advice. In mental health, a "creative" mistake isn't just a bug, it's a liability.
I recently saw a marketer with 10k+ followers launch and finish 6th with 348 upvotes. They followed a proper pre-launch and post-launch plan, did everything right, and still the outcome felt unpredictable.
Now I m launching @Curatora next week.
I m not a marketer. I have a little over 1k followers. Of course, asking for support helps. But I also keep hearing that a large part of the Product Hunt community shows up mainly for their own launch, then goes quiet until the next one.
That makes me wonder: how much of success here is strategy, and how much is timing and network effect?
