Tobira launched yesterday and we ended up #1 with 568+ upvotes on a Monday. I still can't quite believe it.

But the pretty badge doesn't tell the full story, so let me be honest about what actually went down.

I was on a call with a founder and they asked me to turn on my camera on Google Meet.

I said no citing that they have brought in the call recorder without my consent. I consent for voice recording and summarizing, not video capture.

After launch day, something interesting happens. You start seeing clearly all the things you should have done before it.

The most common regrets I hear:

I remember many people getting demotivated after not being featured and leaving the platform.

In my opinion, that's not the best idea.

tldr: yes. Shoutouts are one of the simplest distribution levers on Product Hunt.

Shoutouts are meant to pay it forward and highlight the tools that helped you build. But beyond goodwill, they create durable distribution for your product on Product Hunt and across LLM driven discovery.

When you shout out a product during launch, it becomes a founder review on that product s page. Founder reviews sit above regular reviews and include a link to both your profile and your product. That means your product is now attached to every future visit to that product s review page, long after launch day. For example, check out @timliao s shoutout of @Framer or @guymanzur s shoutout of @Base44

Hey everyone, I'm Jared -

I started my career in graphic design and somehow kept getting pulled closer to the business side. one thing led to another and now i sit at this weird but fun intersection of design, ops, and product. Right now I m a cofounder/COO of Ecopreneur, an Edtech platform we re getting ready to launch that helps high school students actually engage with community service by recommending and presenting them with opportunities in their area