Hi PH community,

I m a remote worker who spends a lot of time on my home desk. The recent heatwave is killing my productivity and I have tried multiple desk fans but to no avail. Hence, I'm thinking of a new desk fan concept for people who spend long hours at their desks.

I'm curious about how you all approach learning on YouTube. Do you regularly watch tutorials, courses, or educational content for skill building?

I'd love to hear about your biggest frustrations and any solutions you've discovered!

I'm asking because I'm exploring ways to make YouTube learning more effective and would love to hear the community's experiences and insights!

I use generative AI (mainly ChatGPT, but have tried many over the last few months) for work every day, and it's super helpful, especially with tasks that I consider boring. In general, generative AI is becoming more and more popular, and everyone uses it to create a new app, product, or service.

But is it really the solution to everything?

At some point, I feel like products with AI all look the same and wonder...can't ChatGPT already do everything quite good? Do we really need a specific AI for every little task?

Yesterday I met an old friend after 2 years we had a ton to catch up on, and of course, I ended up excitedly rambling about AI and product tech .

He listened patiently, then hit me with a question I wasn t ready for:

Hey there, Manuel from Nomadful here. In preparation for our upcoming launch, I wanted to open up the conversation with this simple question, all ideas welcome! I'll start with a couple of things I wish my ID could do/have:

1. Personalisation: It's 2025, and it's hard to think of a future where personalisation isn't key. What if I could control what I want my ID to show based on the current situation. (For example, if I need to confirm my age to access a concert venue, do I really want security staff checking on my address or nationality?)

2. Universal usage: Why can't we just use one ID for multiple things? Wouldn't it be useful to have some utility help you login or autofill data online based on that same ID?

3. Privacy: What if IDs could really be bulletproof, and never leave your phone? If stolen, that sensitive data would be gone so no one could use it against you. (Although we would still need some kind of physical copy for backups).

While I can't just yet reveal the final product, I can assure you we're building something towards these goals: a privacy-focused, digital medical ID that will definitely change the health industry for years. But we're also scaling these product to developers, restaurants and venues, to make a comprehensive authentication system.
What's your take on this?

Yesterday, I asked how you set your pricing strategy and discounts (you had some interesting insights and experiences to share Thank you!).

Setting prices is one thing, but what about increasing them?

We've built a community platform after years of frustration with existing tools. Growth has been strong, but churn is now a real concern. I'd love your thoughts.

Here's the problem: Customers subscribe, setup their communities, but do not actively build their communities.

I'm curious- what's that one product you can't live without?

Just one, not two!

I often met people with the mindset:

"I'll work hard until I'm 30, and then I'll enjoy the fruits of my labour."

Many people wanted to get into the Forbes 30 Under 30.

A short thread about the most dangerous button in your inbox.

• Someone sent a company-wide update.
  I meant to forward it to my teammate with classic another 1-hour meeting for nothing.
  I hit Reply All.

• Within 10 minutes:
  3 people agreed
  1 person replied with a meme
  My manager added a calendar invite titled Let s talk
  Now every meeting I attend feels like a silent roast.

• Lesson:
  The Reply All button is not your friend.
  It s a trap.

Treat it like Send Money double-check before clicking.

For those of you who ve been following along first off, thank you. I ve been building Probado, a platform that helps early-stage founders get structured, paid feedback on their MVPs from vetted testers. It s affordable, customizable, and enhanced with AI that helps summarize insights and recommend improvements.

We ve got now 100+ vetted testers onboarded, and the MVP is just about done.

But now I m facing the part that honestly feels the hardest so far: marketing.

Yesterday I met my friend after 2 years, and of course, after such a long time, we had a lot to talk about.

I was excitedly talking about technology and what AI can do, since he is not primarily from a tech background.

We ve seen it with music (Spotify), movies (Netflix), and even cars (Uber). But what about everything else drills, strollers, suitcases, waffle makers?

I m Mikhail, founder of Givgive, a platform for local sharing and smart asset management. Our idea is simple: what if you could turn your unused stuff into income, or access everything you need by subscription from your neighborhood?

Do you believe people are ready to stop owning and start sharing real physical goods?

What are the barriers trust, logistics, habits?

I ve been thinking a lot about how most AI tools are focused on speed and automation. But when it comes to learning, especially in complex fields like medicine or health; speed can sometimes make things worse, not better.

So I m curious:

You open a tab to write a quick idea... and 10 minutes later you're configuring permissions, naming a workspace, setting priorities, and clicking through 4 popups you didn t ask for.

Somewhere along the way, productivity became a maze of features we didn t ask for and rarely need.

Is anyone else feeling this?

Have we overengineered our digital workflows?

These days, almost every product that launches comes with some form of AI. It's become the default AI for this, AI for that. And honestly, most of them don t really need it. The result? Everything starts to feel the same. The only real selling point becomes we use AI.

That s exactly why I started building @HumanEye because not every problem should be solved by AI. Some things, like resume reviews and career guidance, still deserve the human touch. Real feedback, from real people.

Would love to hear your thoughts:

• Are we overusing AI just for the sake of hype?

• Have you come across products that felt forced because of their AI features?

• What are some areas where human input still matters most?

In SaaS, early user acquisition can be a major hurdle, and sometimes traditional marketing channels like ads or SEO aren t enough or cost-effective. I ve seen products like Notion leverage community-driven growth, or Airtable use referral programs deeply integrated into their onboarding to scale users organically. Similarly, Calendly grew through partnerships and embedding itself into workflows users already had.

I m curious beyond classic marketing, what s one unconventional user acquisition strategy that worked surprisingly well for your product in its early days?

• Were you targeting a niche audience or solving a very specific pain point?

• How did you implement and measure the success of that strategy?

• Did it help you attract engaged, long-term users rather than just volume?

• How did that approach evolve as your product scaled?

Would love to hear detailed examples and lessons learned from your own journeys!

I have the crazy idea to develop an SDR-Agent that will:
1. discover new opportunities on LinkedIn and Facebook,
2. contact leads and manage conversations on LinkedIn, Facebook, Email and Whatsapp;

3. provide a complete DFY solution, providing social accounts and email inboxes (so the users don't need to risk their own profiles).
Finally, I am planning to offer a 7-day trial for $1.
I have some concerns:
1. is there any room for a product like this in the market actually?
2. what may be the rate of users that will pay for the trial and will never use the tool?

3. can I bootstrap a project like this and run it alone (I have no partners)?

I'm seeing more products launch on Product Hunt that require payment to actually use any features. No free trial, no freemium tier, just a download that leads straight to a paywall.

Part of me thinks this makes sense. If your product has real value, why give it away? People on Product Hunt understand they're looking at premium tools. Plus offering free access can attract users who will never pay anyway.

But I also see the argument for temporary free access during launch. Product Hunt users want to actually try what they're upvoting. How can they give meaningful feedback or become advocates if they hit a paywall immediately?

Keeping a startup team motivated without money is one of the hardest challenges I ve faced, harder than growth or sales.

I ve worked on a few SaaS products with let s just say, not-ideal budgets. And honestly, the hardest part wasn t traction. It was morale.