Furqaan

Coming up with Ideas is hard. Execution is harder. Getting users is harder still. If you’ve been through the full cycle - from idea to product in people’s hands - you know it’s not just tactics that matter. The mindset you carry shapes every decision, pivot, and late-night problem you face. So I’m curious: If you’ve built, shipped, and grown something, what’s the one mindset shift that made the...

Corporate life teaches you certain things: Discipline Arms you with skills Working under pressure Real world impact Hitting deadlines Managing multiple stakeholders Some would call it a rite of passage, the training ground that prepares you for the chaos of building something from scratch. Others say it’s outdated. That you can learn just as much (or more) by jumping straight into indie...

I was browsing Product Hunt the other day. So many launches. Cool designs. Polished ideas. But something felt… off. I think it comes down to this: Are we building for impact, or just building fast? Innovation is hard. It’s rare. So instead, we look for gaps inside existing solutions, Like rethinking Loom or Notion. Some of these products find real traction. But many end up as wrappers. Neat...

I’ve been fascinated by leadership since I was a kid. What makes someone a good leader? What makes someone worth following? Over time, my understanding has evolved. It’s not just about being smart or skilled... it's so much more than that. If I had to define it today, I’d say great product leaders are: * Clear in direction, decisive * Kind and emotionally aware * Multifaceted * Empathetic...

Not sure if this is a wild take, but… What if platforms like LinkedIn started labeling AI-written posts? Not to shame them. Just to give people choice. Some want clean, fast, optimized content. Others want messier, human, original stuff... But when everything blends together, neither group really gets what they came for. I don’t think we can or should avoid LLMs. But I do think we need to...