Howard Shaw

Howard Shaw

Ship small, learn in public

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Maker History

  • DocBeacon
    DocBeaconSecure document sharing with real-time engagement insights
    Mar 2026
  • VIO ISO Editor
    VIO ISO EditorModern ISO image editor/creator for Windows and Mac.
    Jan 2026
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    Joined Product HuntSeptember 28th, 2025

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Howard Shaw

2mo ago

DocBeacon - Secure document sharing with real-time engagement insights

Share proposals, pitch decks, and sensitive documents as secure links. See who opened them, how long they engaged, and where attention dropped.
Howard Shaw

4mo ago

VIO ISO Editor - Modern ISO image editor/creator for Windows and Mac.

VIO ISO Editor lets you create, edit, and manage ISO images on Windows and macOS. Build multi-standard images with ISO9660/Joliet/UDF/Rock Ridge, get real-time validation, and work smoothly with very large files (40GB+). A clean UI makes it easy to package releases, archive data, or prepare deployment media.
Howard Shaw

6mo ago

Hey PH, I built DocBeacon - Know what happens after you send your document.

Hi everyone, I m Howard

About a year ago, during a team catch-up, someone from sales joked that most proposals vanish into silence after we hit send. We laughed, but it stuck with me. Nobody really knows what happens after a document is shared.

That small frustration became DocBeacon - a document tracking and analytics tool focused on reading behavior itself.

Unlike the broader sales tools in this space, DocBeacon goes deeper into how people read:

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