Sean Howell

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Built Hornet, Rydeon, Buffalo Market, LGBT Token, Tech4HIV, and working on my fun startup this time on Travel. Gaingels portfolio, Startout Member, 500 Portfolio, Johns Hopkins, blockchain. find me: Kathmandu, Chiangmia, San Francisco

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When you launch a product on other platforms, do you use the same launch plan as you do on PH?

Several of you launch your products on multiple platforms that are alternatives to Product Hunt.

  • Do you proceed with preparation and promotion in the same way as when launching on PH, or do you have a slightly "chill" approach and take it less seriously?

  • What is the gap between launching on PH and launching on an alternative platform (+ where do you launch earlier?)

Rohan Chaubey

5mo ago

Product Hunt discontinued coming soon / teaser pages. Did they work for you?

I noticed that Product Hunt discontinued the teaser / coming soon section this week, and I m curious if it did help you build genuine traction? 

My take (from hunting PH launches):

Sean Howell

5mo ago

Building AI Products that Work, -1 to 0

I spend a lot more time on PH at the moment to see what indepedent makers are spending their time on. I've noticed some patterns and also want to share a little bit about my journey at South Park Commons. Most startup stories begin at zero when there s already a team, an idea, maybe even a prototype. But at South Park Commons (SPC), the philosophy is different: people gather in the -1 to 0 stage. That liminal space where you don t yet know what you re building or even if you should build at all. It s a place for exploration, experimentation, and being brutally honest about what s working and what s not.

A hallmark of SPC is how often industry leaders drop by to share what they ve learned in the wild. Recently, I was in a small chat with Tyler Payne former Google and LinkedIn AI lead, startup builder, who has spent the last decade helping teams actually ship real-world ML systems. We're always talking about what's being launched at SPC.

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