So many indie makers launch like this:

• alone.

• no hype.

• no crew.

• no plan.

• just vibes.

They think it s noble. if it s good, people will notice.

But here s the problem:

Hey Product Hunt!
This morning I launched my first solo product ever: Controol a minimalist finance app built around one idea:

Know how much you can spend, not just what you already did.

No team. No paid ads. No launch list. Just late nights and building something I personally needed.
I honestly didn t expect much but hours later, it made it to the Top 5 of the day

The feeling? Wild.
Strangers are connecting with the mindset behind it, and it's been amazing to read their comments.

One night, my wife shared an old news story with me: the Wordle game (where players guess a five-letter word in limited tries) was bought by The New York Times. I was surprised that such a simple, old-style game caught the attention of a big company.

I casually replied, I d rather play a matchstick puzzle - a childhood game where you move matchsticks to fix a math equation. Then I said, half-jokingly, Why not create an online version for free?

I'm doing a little research on the traffic on this platform. Many people ask when it's a good idea to launch a product on Product Hunt.

I'd like to know your perspective on how you spend your time here during specific seasons (weekends, holidays, summer).

Ever had a random idea and thought, Someone should totally build this ? Drop it here.

This thread s for the stuff you don t want to build yourself but really wish existed. Weird, useful, hilarious, oddly specific all fair game.

Hi everyone, I'm Derek!

I launched my first product here 6 months ago (last September), and I've noticed Product Hunt has changed quite a bit - especially the forum, which I remember used to be called "discussions".

According to the Verge, Open AI is trying to create a new social network where people can share their creations produced by artificial intelligence.

Meta is also considering creating AI avatars for social media to drive engagement.

Let's get to know each other, but in a more challenging way Only 3 words to describe yourself.

No more, no less.

I ll go first

Hi everyone, Gabe here! I lead curating Product Hunt's leaderboard.

First thing I will say is that if I could feature every single product that works, I would. I love supporting makers and demoing products. I actually try to test every single thing that gets hunted every day... which is A TON.  But I view our job as to surface the most interesting, novel, useful, and innovative products - daily. Now we may not always get it right, the process isn't perfect, but we're trying to do right by the community.

Hi everyone, Gabe here! I lead curating Product Hunt's leaderboard.

First thing I will say is that if I could feature every single product that works, I would. I love supporting makers and demoing products. I actually try to test every single thing that gets hunted every day... which is A TON.  But I view our job as to surface the most interesting, novel, useful, and innovative products - daily. Now we may not always get it right, the process isn't perfect, but we're trying to do right by the community.