Tianyi Zhang

lately I open product hunt and the top 3 spots are just another feature drop from one of the big three, every single day :/
a small maker trying to get real feedback and traction doesn t stand a chance when they re going up against a billion-dollar company s changelog update.
don t get me wrong, these companies ship incredibly fast and usually groundbreaking stuff. We all know it, and honestly, it s fun to watch. (I upvote a lot of them myself too)
but to me, PH used to be about finding products I would never find otherwise. Chatting with makers, getting feedback on my own stuff. That was the whole point.
for the big three and other giants, we re all going to see it anyway. Every reel, every thread, every newsletter will cover it as soon as it's launched, whether or not it s featured on Product Hunt.
I am really curious about what you all do for these 2 things now
- how are you all still finding good indie stuff on here?
- and if you ve launched recently or are thinking about it: is it actually worth it anymore, or has it become a vanity checkbox?
feels like Product Hunt needs a separate board for corporate launches vs. new indie products. Or am I wrong?

5 MB.

We added OAuth at #73. It made the binary fat. So we ripped out the dependency and rewrote the MCP client in 300 lines (ref #99). OAuth will become an optional component if you need it, it's there. If you don't, you don't carry it.

Let me start from the creator s perspective:
I personally don t have a product (apart from hiring people for creative work or offering personal consultations).

But as a creator, I constantly share content, insights, and information, value that helps me build trust (for free). Based on that perceived expertise, people eventually decide to work with me (a paid service).