Karl Wirkutskij

Karl Wirkutskij

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Which were your favourite products launches in 2025 + favourite category?

This year brought an insane number of launches on Product Hunt. Honestly, I ve never seen this much activity in all my time here.

I m sure you ve also found something that caught your eye, actually helped you, or just made you smile while using it.

Nika

2mo ago

What kind of Black Friday deals are you gonna offer?

According to some sources, Black Friday is the 2nd most profitable holiday for marketers.

People are so used to getting deals/discounts on this day.

Meet-Ting Team In The Wild: Web Summit + San Fran

Hey all,

Me & @marianaprazeres will be at Web Summit in Lisbon (presenting on Weds on Alpha) this week and we're in San Fran (16-20) next week - if any builders want to connect with us, we'd love to say hello!

Dan

Flexpricep/flexpriceKoshima Satija

3mo ago

If you had to delete your entire website but keep only one section live, what would that section be?

Over time, I ve realized how much effort we put into our websites on landing pages, pricing, testimonials, product tours and yet, most visitors only ever deeply interact with one or two sections depending on your ICP.

  • For developer-first products, that s usually docs.

  • For consumer apps, maybe it s onboarding or pricing.

  • For enterprise tools, perhaps case studies or ROI calculators.

The rest is mostly noise or at least secondary.

It made me wonder:

Nika

3mo ago

Building a personal profile on Product Hunt in 5 steps (Tips, but recommendations are welcome)

I ve been on Product Hunt for over 1,000 days, and honestly, when I first started, I had no strategy.

I knew I wanted to grow, but I didn t have a clear plan. I simply liked the platform, and that was enough motivation to spend time here. That time helped me recognise certain ways to build a personal brand on Product Hunt.

How Kilo Code launched

When you start prepping a launch on Product Hunt, you may read here and there stories, how-tos, step-by-step guides, and playbooks. This is another, different story.

I had the opportunity to work with the @Kilo Code team on their launch. We ranked #1 Product of the Day and #1 OSS Product of the Week although we didn't apply most of the pro tips you may read on the Internet.

Shipper.nowp/shipper-nowCh David

4mo ago

Got $1,100 MRR after launching 1 month ago | What worked for us

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)

A recap of Shipper's last 2 months: Bundle of updates :)

When we started Shipper 55 days ago, it was basically a text box that spat out React code into a sandbox. No onboarding.

Since then, things moved fast. The first wave of feedback told us two things loud and clear: people wanted easier ways to get started, and they didn t want to lose their progress.

What advice would you give to a newcomer who is going to submit to Product Hunt for the first time?

Today, I am co-organising my first hackathon in my country, and I will give a talk to the participants about Product Hunt as one of the ways to distribute a product.

Some participants may hear about the platform for the first time, and I would like to encourage them a little in building and launching products.

Launching RizzCalc - the first AI financial modeling agent in Google Sheets!

Hello everyone! Today, we re launching RizzCalc on Product Hunt the first AI financial modeling agent built on Google Sheets.

We've been building a proprietary spreadsheet for SEO and GEO since 2024. During a mid-year iteration, we unexpectedly discovered that this engine also had the ability to build complex financial models!

  • With the right-hand sidebar, you can input any natural language prompt such as create a DCF model, adjust income statement projections, or update cash flow modeling and the AI will instantly make the changes in your spreadsheet.

After waiting for a while, we realized that despite nearly a billion Google Sheets users worldwide, there was still no smart and simple financial tool in the ecosystem. So, we took some time to package it up and release it as a new product for all spreadsheet enthusiasts.

Nika

4mo ago

When you attend a tech event, what do you usually expect?

Exactly one week from now, I ll be co-organising a tech event (a hackathon), and I m realising how much work it actually takes. I ve been to many conferences myself to gather inspiration, but I still can t come close to what I ve experienced as an attendee. Maybe that s also because we re organising it as just a 3-person team.

If you ve been to hackathons or other tech events before, what made a positive impression on you?

Full tutorial & demo playlist is here!

At Warestack, we treat documentation as part of the product!

For everyone asking how to start and what features we support, we ve created a complete playlist of short tutorials and demos to guide you through every step.

Watch the playlist: Agentic & Custom Protection Rules

Inside you ll see how to:

SmartMod.Ai — Stop AI-generated content on Reddit

Hey everyone, I m Imad, founder of SmartMod.ai & itsmartsolutions.llc.

I built SmartMod.ai because, as a moderator, I kept seeing AI-generated posts creep into communities. It s frustrating, lowers trust, and makes queues harder to manage.

How can you promote your launch when the "Coming soon" page is not longer available?

Yesterday, @rohanrecommends noticed some changes on this Platform  the "Coming soon" page is gone.

There's no reason to panic because you have plenty of options to be visible, for example:

  • You can place the PH badge (button for support) on your landing page.

  • You can send a reminder email or push notification to your supporter.

  • You can set up a LinkedIn/Facebook virtual event where you insert the link for your launch.

  • You can use PH forums with relevant categories to make announcements if you have previously launched, for example, p/Google, allowing you to use the platform directly.

How To Grab Attention (inc. some cool YC-founder templates)

I wrote last week about how we re building Ting on two axes: one to get attention, the other to build the product.

On attention, we re doing pretty well in 3-weeks:

  • 1k on the waitlist.

  • 200 people have joined meetings booked by Ting already.

  • 375 invites sent out so far...

Stop Rewriting Process Updates Slashit’s AI Template Does It for You

As Business Operations Managers, we re always tasked with keeping teams informed when processes change. But the reality? Writing those Slack/email announcements every single time is repetitive, time-consuming, and sometimes frustrating.

That s why Slashit built the Dynamic AI Template Announce a Process Change Generator.

Here s how it works:

Input your Change Name, Affected Teams, Effective Date, Key Benefit

Nika

5mo ago

Should the European Union control chat communication? [Chat Control Law]

Very quick summary:

The EU s proposed Chat Control Law would scan all private communications for child abuse material, but critics warn it undermines privacy, weakens encryption, risks mass surveillance, and could expand to policing political dissent.

Meet-Ting is Recruit-Ting: Early-Stage Engineer (Backend, UK/EU Remote)

One of the most important types of meetings? A job interview.

We re building an AI scheduling assistant that actually works (our north star from day one: holy $hit, this works ). We have active users, strong demand, and big growth ahead - and now we need an engineer to help us scale.

Release Notes: August 4, 2025 // Bulk Markdown Import (Part 1) & ChatGPT Conversation Support

We are super close to wrapping up our most anticipated features: improved search and chat with your full knowledge base, which will roll out over the next 1 2 weeks!

Get notified of the launch here!

What is the most underrated growth hack for Product Hunt launch day?

Personally, I believe (and still stand by it) that there are no shortcuts to success, only well-thought-out and applied tactics.

What marketing tactics for a successful product hunt launch have worked for you or grabbed your attention immediately?