Hey Product Hunt community!

I m currently working on a product designed for users around the world, and as exciting as it sounds, building something truly global comes with a lot of unexpected challenges.

Here are a few that I ve encountered so far:

@catt_marroll reminded me of @natfriedman 's website: https://nat.org/ - in particular the section "Some things I believe" which I really like.

There's also https://amasad.me/ from @amasad and the classic https://www.paulgraham.com/.

Launched in June 2024, @Mintlify recently introduced 6 new themes to custom docs.

What's your preference?

Hey folks!

We re gearing up for our next launch and would love your input.

A lot of us tend to neglect our health, being so entrenched in the work we're doing. That's unfortunate because without health, we can't really do much. It should be prioritized above all.

Prioritizing health starts with simple habits. Personally, exercising even just 45 minutes a day (usually in the morning) - whether that's lifting weights or shooting hoops has greatly improved my posture, energy levels, confidence, and mental clarity. It sounds cliche, but I really do believe exercising is a super-enhancer.
What is one healthy habit that has yielded improvements for you?

I'm a UX designer by trade, and as a designer I always had some fun ideas to build but never the tools to do so other then some concept design. But recently I had this Idea again from a while back and just build it.

It ook me over 2 months and had to learn a lot of code and documentation myself to tell the damn AI's what to do.

It's a weird feeling of feeling powerful and helpless at the same time haha.

I feel like it would be pretty awesome to have a short video scrolling feature to discover the products that maybe could not make it to the top but have so much value.

Then even if your launch flopped you can redeem yourself by appearing in the feed of others.

While preparing for our launch and browsing the upcoming launches, I asked myself what the best move would be for choosing a day:

1. Pick a day when you have less competition (e.g., fewer products and/or fewer similar products).

2. Pick the day where the most products are launched. More products = more teams pushing = more people likely to discover your product.

Recently I've worked with a group of non-corders trying to "vibe code" their apps with AI.
While knowing code is clearly not a must these days, it helps to get technical.
People who were familiar with basic software engineering concepts were 10x more likely to success and get better results.
So, with the hope of providing value to the non-coders people, I've created a quick roadmap for the basic terms and concepts you should be familiar with.

• Requirements: Building apps with AI is all about being able to clearly guide AI and express your app features and requirements.
  You need to be able to express those ideas and explain them as you d explain to a human developer. Think like a Technical Product Manager.

• Frontend: The face of your app.
  It's what your users see and interact with. It could be a website, a mobile app, or a desktop app. Most popular frontend libraries and frameworks are React, Next.js.

• UIs: They are the buttons, the forms, the modals, the tooltips, etc. In React, the UI is built with components. For design & styling, Tailwind CSS is the most popular library.
  For animations, Framer Motion is the most popular library.

• Packages & npm: Apps are not built from scratch.
  They are built on top of existing libraries and frameworks, like lego blocks.

  The most popular package manager is npm. For example, "react-hook-form" is a famous package that helps you build forms.

• Backend: The backend is the part of your app that runs on the server.

  It's where you store your data, your business logic.

  e.g: If you want to send an email, or process payments - this is where you'll do it.

  Vibe tip: Use minimal backends with serverless functions.

• Database: The database is where you store your data.

  It's where you store your users, your projects, your tasks, etc. Think of it as a big spreadsheet.

  I recommend using a database that is integrated with your frontend.

  For example: Fine, or Supabase.

• API: Real-life apps almost always need to integrate with other apps.

  For example: if you want to send email, or get weather data, or integrate with AI - it's all done through APIs.

• Hosting & Deployment: For your app to be accessible to the public, you need to host it.

  The code is usually hosted on GitHub, and deployed to platforms like Fine, Vercel, Netlify.

Finally, being comfortable with code is helpful - even if not a must.

AI often makes minor mistakes (like importing a wrong package), and if you re not afraid of reviewing code - you will get better results faster.

Hello, Product Hunt!
I vote for "marketing is more important!"
Recently, building has become really easy with the help of AI agents and tools like Cursor(thx Ai). I think the time and money needed to create a good product have significantly decreased thanks to various SaaS programs.
However, I still don t have any references to introduce to you ( ). I feel like I ve neglected marketing, which is more important than making the product. (Please tell me this is the real reason...) Especially for indie makers like me, marketing is the hardest part (I wish someone could do it for me! ).
Making a good product and promoting it are both important, and it s a pointless debate.
Still, making vs. marketing? What do you all think?
And if there are any cost-free ways for indie marketers or beginner marketers to try out, could you let me know?

For those who haven't tried it yet it's a new feature in GPT-4o that lets the chatbot proactively message you at scheduled times. Just type something like "Remind me to check my email tomorrow at 10 am," and it will set the reminder for you automatically. When the time comes, you'll get a push notification or an email with the message.

Examples I've successfully tested:

The Product Hunt team has to face many new launches every day and try to test products on their own which is very time-demanding.

Understandably, not every product gets into the "Featured section".

(What is/is not featured was also mentioned by @gabe in one of his posts.)

I scout for a handful of investors in Silicon Valley. One of my jobs is to cut through the noise and surface the gems. Every so often, someone sends me a blurb that s crisp, compelling, and makes me want to learn more. When that happens, I usually take a meeting and sometimes even make intros.

That said, most blurbs I see aren t great. Founders are flying blind because no one s willing to be brutally honest with them. Let s fix that.

We've made a number of changes and improvements since first launching Product Forums. We'll get in a more regular ~bi-weekly cadence of updates going forward, but for now here are updates over the last few weeks.

Notifications

Pricing has been one of the trickiest parts of building a SaaS product for me especially deciding when to introduce regional pricing. Some markets are super price-sensitive, while others don t mind paying more for the right features. It s a tough balance set prices too high, and you lose potential customers; too low, and profitability takes a hit.

I ve seen companies like Zoho and Chargebee roll out regional pricing early to stay competitive, while Salesforce and Atlassian have mostly stuck to global pricing, with Salesforce offering regional discounts in some cases.

That got me thinking when does it actually make sense to introduce regional pricing? Should it be based on revenue milestones, number of paying users, or something else?

Would love to hear from those who ve been through this did regional pricing help with conversions, or did it add more complexity?

We had 90 days to accomplish what we set for ourselves.

Many people set yearly goals New Year's resolutions  but I believe quarterly goals are more sustainable and achievable.

Not the ones in blog posts.
The ones you actually follow (or ignore completely).

Mine?
Ship it when it s 80% ready. The last 20% takes forever anyway.
Sometimes it works. Sometimes it really doesn t.

What s your go-to rule or the one you always break?

Okay, so I know everyone's feed has been taken over by the Studio Ghibli but I'm curious what else people have been able to create or seen that's really left an impression. Here are some that I've created! Also on X.