I noticed a pattern I kept repeating and I see it a lot with other makers too.

Late-night idea.
Instant domain purchase.
Quick dopamine hit.
Zero users.

Honestly, I was nervous. Putting something you ve built out into the world isn t easy.

I chose Product Hunt because I wanted real feedback from real people and that s exactly what I got. I also gained great visibility, connected with many new clients, and met founders who truly get the journey.

What surprised me most was how supportive the community is. It didn t feel noisy or competitive it felt human.

If you re building something and hesitating to share it, I get it. But Product Hunt made that step feel a lot less scary.

Merry Christmas or, if you re a founder, happy I ll just check one thing day.

I genuinely wish I wasn t writing this today.
I planned to be offline. I failed.

I have to admit I m a tragedy when it comes to being first at trying new technology or so which means I ve fallen for more scams and shady situations than I d like to count.

(At least I can warn my friends and family before they make the same mistakes, so that's the only advantage.)

I decided to share some best practices I regret not doing sooner:

That's what @fmerian, one of the most active and successful hunters on Product Hunt, shared with us while discussing how developer tool launches work today.

Product Hunt works as a repeatable surface when teams launch early and continue returning with progress. An early launch creates visibility, feedback, and a baseline presence on the platform. Each subsequent launch builds on that foundation.

Early adopters anchor this process. An initial launch brings the first group of users into the product. As the product evolves, those users provide context during future launches by sharing how they use the tool and what has changed since the last release.

@Supabase followed this approach. Their first Product Hunt launch happened when the product was still in alpha. They kept shipping, gathering feedback, and launching again with meaningful updates. Over time, this built familiarity and momentum, leading to stronger outcomes in later launches.

Most founders hit the same wall:
people visit the site, but don t fully understand the product fast enough.

Long explanations, feature lists, and screenshots slow users down.
Short product videos remove that friction.

Here s why founders consistently see higher conversions with simple demos:

1. Instant clarity
In under 60 seconds, a video shows the problem and the solution. Visitors get it without reading walls of text.

Is there something you feel you missed and if you could go back, would you make the same decision, or choose differently?

I ve only recently started my professional journey, working at a startup that builds an app. I don t have a long or glamorous career yet, nor a lot of experience. But one thing I do regret is not trying to work earlier, and instead spending most of my time buried in academic studies.

When I finally entered the workplace, I realized that much of what I learned in school was no longer aligned with the market or the speed at which things evolve. The job required soft skills that textbooks and theory never taught. I learned quickly that without self-learning and constant adaptation, it s easy to fall behind.

Ten years ago, if a Facebook post didn t receive enough reactions, I would delete it immediately.

Yep, 18-year-old Nika was terrified that people would notice her failure. Reality check: when a post flops, almost nobody sees it anyway. The only person who actually suffers from the low engagement is the original poster.

In 2025, we witnessed a true Product Hunt (r)evolution so many things changed dramatically. I honestly think this was the most intense year of changes the platform has ever had.

For example, we got to experience all of this:

• Verifying profiles (badges)

• Alternative product suggestions on launch pages

• Views and online count on forum posts

• Adding/Removing the ambassador program

• Forums instead of Discussions

• Changing the UX/UI of launch pages

• Removing Coming soon (Notify me pages)

• Adding/Removing downvotes on comments

• Forum comments now showing up on our profiles

• More extensive footer

• Redesign of the main page UI (e.g., new notification icon)

• Removing Kitty s awards

Hey everyone! With the holiday season coming up, I'm curious how entrepreneurs and business owners are prepping for Christmas.

The rush can be a goldmine for sales, but it also means:

• dealing with slowdowns,

• staff vacations,

• and potential disruptions.

Teams aren t just adding AI into existing workflows.
They re reshaping the workflows themselves with the AI agent in the loop.

Steps get removed.
Objectives become clearer.
Old constraints disappear.
Processes reorganize around what the system can now do natively.

The real productivity gain isn t automation.
It s rethinking the architecture entirely.

Curious to hear from this crowd:
What s one workflow you rebuilt because AI made the old version irrelevant?

Hey folks,

I ve been talking to a bunch of creators lately and noticed a pattern. Most spend a surprising amount of time searching through Google Trends, YouTube trending, X, Reddit, etc just to find one or two solid content ideas.

Some said they lose 1 to 2 hours a day. Others feel like they keep spotting trends only after they re already saturated.

A tagline is the first piece of content a user will see about your product on the leaderboard. It's so important that you get it right. You should be able to get a really solid idea of what your product is just by reading a handful of words.

In the spirit of forever optimising our taglines, I wanted to do a little experiment:

A tagline is the first piece of content a user will see about your product on the leaderboard. It's so important that you get it right. You should be able to get a really solid idea of what your product is just by reading a handful of words.

In the spirit of forever optimising our taglines, I wanted to do a little experiment:

I think it was Robert Kiyosaki who said that straight-A students end up working for C students, and B students work for the government.

On the other hand, we often see stories of college dropouts building billion-dollar companies. But these next big thing cases are maybe 2% at most. I believe top students usually find their place in more formal paths: becoming doctors, lawyers, and similar professions.

We ve already talked a few times about how handing a child a tablet isn t always the best solution.

Meanwhile, some countries are starting to ban access to social media for minors (even my country is considering a ban up to age 16).

But there are certain technologies that can actually develop a child s talent and imagination through play.

Some of you set resolutions for this year, and soon you ll be looking back to see how well you did.

Before that moment comes, what do you want to finish or achieve in this final month?

I built something I always wished existed: a simple, open playground for creators, inventors, and builders to drop their ideas and instantly get public reaction. No gatekeeping, no complicated funnels, no wait for beta access walls.

Just post get upvotes get feedback iterate.

What it does:

• Create an account and share your product ideas, sketches, prototypes, or concept notes

• Let the community upvote and push the most promising ideas to the top

• Collect real-world reactions and comments before you spend time or money building

• Discover what other makers are cooking up and collaborate

Hey everyone! I m Alia and I m still pretty new to posting here. I ve been reading threads and learning from this community for a while, and finally decided to say hi.

My background is actually non-tech. I started as a marketer at a jewellery company but I ve been learning everything on the go with my team at Kaily.ai (big pivot, I know)

I put together a digest of the last few months building Ting - the good, the meh, and the lessons I can imagine me wanting to tell future founders so they can dodge the bruises and get to the good stuff quicker...

The good:
- Nearly 1,000 users - ~50% MoM growth with no ads.
- Added Outlook, Teams, Zoom + multi-calendar.
- Launched Memories, micro product moments when the AI remembers small details + you feel seen.
- Team is now 2 founders, 2 engineers, AI QA + day-one consultant. Oh, and a baby was born yesterday!
- Inbound pilots from a top 10 tech company, top 3 ad network, top 3 bank.
- Great investor convos at Web Summit + SF.