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Y Combinatorp/ycNika

4mo ago

9 most in-demand startups from YC Demo Day

A week ago, Y Combinator held its Summer 2025 Demo Day in San Francisco, showcasing over 160 startups and highlighting 9 highly focused ones.

TL;DR: The most trending were AI-focused, specifically AI agents.

Master Kanbanq: Tips & Tricks to boost your productivity

Ready to supercharge your productivity? Let's dive into the core concepts that make Kanbanq different from other project management tools.

These simple concepts will transform how you organize and complete your work.

One month ago we launched on Product Hunt. We got #3 Product of the Day🥉

One month ago we launched on Product Hunt. We got #3 Product of the Day

What we learned:

  • Launch day is only the tip of the iceberg

  • Preparation is everything, momentum is built long before you hit publish

  • The community you nurture matters just as much as the product you ship

  • A PH launch builds credibility and brand authority but it doesn t necessarily drive conversions. That s a separate challenge.

Nika

4mo ago

When you attend a tech event, what do you usually expect?

Exactly one week from now, I ll be co-organising a tech event (a hackathon), and I m realising how much work it actually takes. I ve been to many conferences myself to gather inspiration, but I still can t come close to what I ve experienced as an attendee. Maybe that s also because we re organising it as just a 3-person team.

If you ve been to hackathons or other tech events before, what made a positive impression on you?

Would you trust an AI to add items to a shopper’s cart?

Hey Hunter, Sheraz here (CTO/Co-founder). I m exploring a shift from support chatbots to a sales agent that actually helps shoppers decide and places items in the cart when they say yes.

What we re testing that s different:

  • Decisioning, not deflection: compare two products in-chat with real specs/stock.

  • Zero training ingest: it learns catalog, price, and inventory automatically.

  • Timed nudges: smart bundles/discounts only at the moment of intent.

  • One outcome: add to cart right inside chat + clear funnel/AOV analytics.

I d love your take on three things: