We just wrapped the Orbit Awards for AI Dictation and now we re moving to the next category: AI Automation.
This one is for the tools that actually do work for you clearing chores, running workflows in the background, or quietly taking over a chunk of your week without turning into another dashboard you have to babysit.
I ve seen a lot of makers (myself included) start building with one idea, then pivot completely after talking to users.
I launched Waivify a simple digital waiver tool because I noticed yoga instructors and personal trainers still using paper or clunky PDFs for liability waivers. It started as a weekend build. Now it s used by solo business owners to simplify their client onboarding.
But along the way, I realized I wasn t just solving waivers I was helping service pros feel more legit and reduce admin anxiety.
I started vibe coding back in October last year, which feels like a lifetime ago now. I was an early adopter of Bolt and managed to ship a production-ready CRM (called Chilled CRM) in just a few weeks. Since then, I ve been obsessed with the vibe coding movement but also frustrated.
Most of the current tools follow the same UX patterns and lean too heavily on prompting. That s fine if you re technical, but for non-tech founders or no-coders, it becomes a nightmare. I wanted to fix that.
I believe every project should have a website to showcase its offering, not to mention for SEO purposes. Whether SEO will still be relevant due to AI is another discussion.
Do you have any favourite websites that are both functional and beautifully designed?
I mean real curiosity. Like, seeing a headline about dark matter or AI swarms and thinking I should dive into this,
but then doomscrolling, or opening Slack, or just skipping it.
We ve made science feel like homework.
I m building something to fix that. But for now, when was the last time you were curious about something weird or wonderful and didn t follow it? Why not?
When I first launched on Product Hunt, I had no idea what to expect. I wasn t sure anyone would notice our little startup, and honestly, I felt intimidated. Everyone seemed so established, and I didn t know where I fit in.
But then something incredible happened. A kind comment from @aaronoleary. Encouragement from the PH community. Support from the Product Hunt team when we ran into issues. A hunt from @benln. A thoughtful reply from @rajiv_ayyangar himself.
That first launch became Product of the Day.
We were later nominated for Product of the Year.
In 2023, I was named Community Member of the Year.
And now in 2025, I ve been invited to serve as a Product Hunt Ambassador!
Mozilla recently announced that they're shutting down Pocket. I used to use Pocket a lot back in the day, but I don't find myself regularly saving articles that much now.
For those that are still using Pocket, what are you planning to switch over to?
I ve launched a few small tools before, but I usually skipped the whole talk to people first step. I d just build, ship, and hope something stuck.
This time, I m trying something different. I started asking around about a pain I kept noticing, SaaS free trials and how hard it is to get meaningful feedback from users.
I'm diving into the world of bootstrapping and want to build something amazing without spending a dime. I know many of you have been there starting from scratch, hustling with free tools, and leveraging creativity to grow.
Let s share our best tips, hacks, and stories! What free tools, platforms, or strategies have you used to launch or scale a project on a $0 budget? From no-cost marketing tactics to open-source software or scrappy growth hacks, spill the beans!
Getting featured on Product Hunt is huge, but the hustle for those crucial first users continues looooong after launch day.
Aside from the direct PH traffic, what's been the most unexpectedly effective channel, tactic, or community that helped you acquire your first ~100 users or customers?
I had an experience today I wanted to share and get some thoughts on. Someone reached out to me asking if I could delete one of my past Product Hunt launches a product that was featured and received great attention on its launch day.
The reason given? They're planning an "official," coordinated launch next month and, based on their stated "research into PH rules," believed that a previous launch within six months would prevent their launch from being featured. They wanted a guaranteed feature, so they hoped removing the previous record would help.
