PLG was the backbone of some of the fastest-growing companies in history.

Slack grew by making team invites frictionless. Dropbox gave you free storage for every referral. Zoom let you host 40-minute meetings without a credit card. Those models worked because reducing friction was enough.

I ve discovered a lot of useful products through Product Hunt over time.

Funny thing is, some of them I found way back, but only recently started using when the right use case clicked. I kept bookmarking them. And that s when their real value showed up.

Hey PH community, looking for feedback.

Hello Inbox is an email deliverability platform helping businesses reach the inbox (think GlockApps).

Tobira launched yesterday and we ended up #1 with 568+ upvotes on a Monday. I still can't quite believe it.

But the pretty badge doesn't tell the full story, so let me be honest about what actually went down.

A few years ago, getting a VC check was the ultimate shortcut. The fastest way to scale. The signal that you'd "made it." But with AI is a little bit different.

Global VC funding declined 30% in Q1 2024. One of the lowest quarters since 2018. And bootstrapped startups are quietly catching up. Recent data shows bootstrapped businesses are growing as fast as VC-backed startups, while spending only about one-quarter as much on customer acquisition.