Gowtham Shankar

Gowtham Shankar

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Head of Engineering at GridApps

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What stops giants like OpenAI or HubSpot from building testimonial software?

For @Gridapps Testimonials Testimonials, the answer is specialization. Big players focus on broad ecosystems CRM, AI, or marketing automation but they don t spend years perfecting testimonial workflows, video editing, multi-language support, brand kits, or curated Wall of Love experiences.

Testimonials need deep integrations, automated collection, and professional display across websites and campaigns. Giants prefer scale; we focus on depth. Proven history shows they acquire niche products instead of building them from scratch.

Aleksandar Blazhev•

6mo ago

What’s the psychological price ceiling you’d pay for software?

There s an interesting trend unfolding.

Most major AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude etc.) started with friendly $20/month plans. It felt accessible, almost casual.

Nika•

6mo ago

How many and what type of subscriptions do you have?

Maybe this post will help makers understand how much people are willing to spend, what products are useful to them, and what the main motive for buying is.

I personally try to keep track of how much and what I spend. Before I invest in something, I consider:

  • what will be the return on it (i.e. whether I will earn something by buying/investing in a product),

  • whether it will be profitable for me in the long term,

  • whether it will save me time.

Gowtham Shankar•

6mo ago

What’s one “tiny tool” that quietly became part of your daily workflow?

Some tools don t try to do everything but they nail one thing really well.

Curious to know: what s one small SaaS or productivity tool that quietly became part of your daily stack?

Nika•

6mo ago

What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to start building a personal brand?

I can safely say that Product Hunt is the first platform where I managed to achieve a relatively large number of followers as a person.

(It wasn't the plan, because the plan was to focus on the Slovak community on Instagram, and I'm honestly glad it didn't work out.)... Anyway...