In a recent issue of The Breakpoint, we talked quality software.

Does design matter to developers? In my opinion, yes. Take Stripe, Linear, and Resend for example. Both dev-first products made craftsmanship a first principle.

A few days ago, a community contributor reached out and said he'd built a Raycast extension for Vartiq, completely on his own.
Moments like this remind me why building in public and staying close to the community matter so much.
You can t be everywhere.
You can t build everything.
But your community can.
Seeing someone take Vartiq, extend it, and ship something useful for developers
That s the kind of energy that helps a product grow far beyond what any team can do alone.
Super grateful for everyone who s been supporting, experimenting, contributing, and sharing feedback.
This is how early-stage products evolve, not in isolation, but together.
The extension is now live here!

I m pretty sure most founders grow mainly on Twitter. Or LinkedIn.

But I ve realised it really depends on what kind of product you ve built.

If you re a fashion-focused founder, you probably grew up on Instagram or Pinterest.

AI can automate everything. Except trust.

In an era where AI is leveling the playing field between large and small teams, there's one area where the human difference becomes crystal clear: customer support.

Have you used Poke? Leave your thoughts in the comment or share other AI Assistants you've used!

What is Poke?

Poke.com is a proactive AI assistant that automates your digital life with smart integrations and real-world utility. It s like Claude via iMessage or WhatsApp that doesn t always need a user prompt to message you.

Can an AI Assistant Finally Deliver on Its Promise?

Hi PH :)

We've had our PH launch precisely 1 month ago, and we're now making a little over $1k MRR.

(could've been around $2k but we had to refund some because product wasn't ready yet)

Hi Product Hunt family,

We re building Vartiq a Webhook-as-a-Service platform that takes the pain out of delivering millions of events reliably.

Have you used Poke? Leave your thoughts in the comment or share other AI Assistants you've used!

What is Poke?

Poke.com is a proactive AI assistant that automates your digital life with smart integrations and real-world utility. It s like Claude via iMessage or WhatsApp that doesn t always need a user prompt to message you.

Can an AI Assistant Finally Deliver on Its Promise?

A week ago, Y Combinator held its Summer 2025 Demo Day in San Francisco, showcasing over 160 startups and highlighting 9 highly focused ones.

TL;DR: The most trending were AI-focused, specifically AI agents.

Angel Investors. They re the early believers who back you not because of revenue or traction, but because of your idea, grit, and energy, even when the odds are stacked 99% against you.

I want to coin a similar term: Angel Users.

Polling is repeatedly knocking on a door to see if anyone s home. Webhooks are installing a doorbell that notifies you when someone arrives.

When building integrations, one of the first choices is: polling vs. webhooks.

• Polling feels simple and predictable, but it wastes resources and introduces delays.

• Webhooks deliver events in real-time and are efficient, but come with challenges security, retries, monitoring, and debugging.

We just published a guide breaking down the pros and cons of both approaches and when each makes sense:

Hey Product Hunt community,

I m Jonayed, co-founder of Vartiq a developer-first Webhook-as-a-Service platform. We launched today on Product Hunt!

Webhooks have become the glue holding modern SaaS together. Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, Slack they all rely on them.

But once you ve built webhook delivery at scale, you realize it s not just a POST request :

• Retries & exponential backoff

• Dead-letter queues

• Signature verification & replay protection

• Monitoring & observability

• Customer support when events go missing

The most prominent pioneer in AI is certainly OpenAI, but Grok, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude aren t doing badly either.

And now that these tools have already adapted to the market, it feels like Apple is only just waking up.

@Y Combinator recently published their latest Request for Startups (RFS) for the Fall 2025 batch and it s packed with some really interesting problem spaces.
https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs
I m curious is anyone here already building something that aligns with one of these ideas? Or considering pivoting toward one?
Also, are you applying to YC this batch? Would be cool to hear what you re working on (or thinking about applying with). Always fun seeing how others interpret the RFS prompts!

Hey Product Hunt!

We just published a deep dive into one of the most deceptively tricky parts of modern developer infrastructure: webhooks.

If you're applying, reply below with what you're building so we can cheer you on!

If you're doing a startup and not applying, why aren't you applying?

If you're applying, reply below with what you're building so we can cheer you on!

If you're doing a startup and not applying, why aren't you applying?

Hello, Product Hunt community!

I m building Vartiq, a dev tool. This is my second startup, but it s my first venture into the dev tool space. I created this to solve a problem I've encountered myself. However, I've come to realize that the go-to-market (GTM) strategy for dev tools differs significantly from conventional GTM strategies. Right now, I m brainstorming and exploring various approaches, and I would greatly appreciate any suggestions you might have!