Christian West's profile on Product Hunt

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I’m a strategic and commercially focused leader with over 25 years’ experience driving growth for global brands across media, entertainment and culture. My background spans senior client leadership and partnerships across brands such as eBay, PlayStation, Lucozade, Universal Music, Universal Pictures and Sony Music, with a consistent focus on results, collaboration and long-term impact. I’m known for building trusted client relationships and motivating teams to deliver results. I combine agency leadership experience with a hands-on understanding of how brands can show up credibly and effectively within culture. Alongside leading Culture Connect, I’m open to advisory or senior leadership opportunities where experience in media, partnerships and client growth can add value.

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4d ago

Do you keep a list of tools you want to try, or do you just hoard links?

A while ago, I started a quick note titled "apps to check out." It has now grown into a massive list of around sixty items, and I have realistically tested maybe four of them.

It starts with good intentions you see an interesting launch, save the link so you do not lose focus during the day, and promise yourself you will test it over the weekend. Then the list just sits there accumulating dust while new tools keep getting added to the pile. At a certain point, it stops being a helpful reference and starts feeling like digital clutter you quietly ignore.

Is saving links like this an actual discovery process for you, or is it just another form of hoarding? If you actually clear out your list, how do you decide what is worth keeping?

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5d ago

Do you actually trust the comments on a product page?

i can never tell what is a genuine from a real user versus someone just hyping up their friend's project. Some discussion threads feel authentic, where people ask tough questions, offer genuine feedback, and point out potential issues. Other times, the whole section is just a wall of generic praise like "congrats on the launch" and "this looks incredible" without any real substance.
It makes it hard to gauge whether a tool is actually solid or if people are just being polite. I find myself ignoring most of the surface-level compliments and actively searching for the few comments that bring up actual use cases, flaws, or comparisons to existing tools.

How do you evaluate the feedback on a launch page? Do the comments ever actually change your mind about giving a product a shot, or do you ignore them entirely and just test things out yourself?

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9d ago

Do you actually go back to your "save for later" list, or is it just a link graveyard?

I ve been noticing a pattern lately while trying out new apps on Product Hunt: practically everything has a save, bookmark, or wishlist button built into it.

I hit those buttons constantly, but if I'm being honest, my saved tab is basically where good links go to die. I ll save an interesting article, a useful tool, or a product I like, and then I literally never open that folder again.

It makes me wonder if it's just my own habit of procrastinating, or if the feature itself is flawed. Most apps just toss your saved stuff into a hidden list and forget about it. A few try to resurface things or let you organize them, but for the most part, it feels like out of sight, out of mind.

Do you actually go back and read or use the things you save? Are there any apps where the bookmark feature genuinely works for you, and what makes it different? Or have you just stopped saving things altogether?