All of you who are building a personal brand, I guess, keeping up with the onslaught of notifications is not the easiest thing to do. I personally open some notifications after a month (like today on Bluesky, Substack and Twitter), not to mention that I reply to some messages after months. It helps me keep my sanity. But it took me almost 4 hours to handle these today.
On the other hand, I manage ProductHunt and LinkedIn quite regularly.
A few days ago, I read a Pinterest report stating that more and more people are searching for topics related to digital detox on the platform. I realised that I have never used this one platform as a marketing channel, there is a huge target audience from the US, and it has around 480 million monthly active users so possibly good for the digital detox app I collaborate with.
Another client wanted to promote on Tinder (tho I wasn't very convinced with such a suggestion as it was not related to the product so much).
The perfection of creations generated by artificial intelligence makes it difficult to distinguish fiction from reality.
The precision of AI images has advanced to the point that even professionals (graphic designers, video-makers) are sometimes not 100% sure of their authenticity.
I just launched the closed beta of CoLaunchly for waitlisted users. It s a marketing co-pilot for indie devs that creates personalized launch plans, content templates, and channel strategies based on your app and target audience.
Now that it s out in the wild, I m realizing how hard it is to actually get feedback from early users. Even the ones who signed up seem quiet.
Maybe it is only me, but I see certain categories of online products that seem to be like "copy-paste" and the market is overcrowded by them. (and they repeats in the PH charts too often as well)
They are especially these:
AI writing tools
social media apps (I do not think that something breath-taking can be developed there)
Our team has been talking to folks who ve tried all the usual stuff: journaling apps, therapy apps, meditation timers, habit trackers.
And yet the fog stays.
Why? Because most tools just throw you into a loop of logging, tracking, optimizing without ever helping you understand what s going on under the surface.
I m a product analyst with a soft spot for clean dashboards, weird funnels, and those aha moments that come from digging deep into user behavior.
Started out in the corporate world, now living the fast-paced startup life - helping teams cut through the noise, spot what s really going on, and make smarter decisions with data (not just vibes).
I would like to warn you in advance that I do not want to offend any culture or country with this post. It only demonstrates observations from my own experience.
6 months ago, I had a conversation with a friend and we got to the topic of money.
A successful product is often seen as one that is well-commercialized, with users willing to pay for it. But is that always the case?
Today, I came across many products that are incredibly fun and creative. It made me wonder: are there products that don t fit the conventional definition of success? Maybe some exist just to bring joy, even if users simply visit, smile, and leave.
Some might argue that if something brings value, people will naturally be willing to pay. But is that always true?
I see a lot of tech products on Product Hunt that are meant to improve someone else's business situation, and as many makers as possible are ideally targeting the B2B market.
However, this past week I've also seen a lot of "fun" products that not only made it into the featured category but also earned one of the product of the day titles.
I have been playing around with some GPT-4 plugins recently (like the travel ones that book flights for you), and it got me thinking: Could this plugin ecosystem eventually replace the traditional app store model (like on iOS or Google Play)?
Right now, we switch between dozens of apps for random tasks (booking a hotel, checking the weather, ordering groceries), but if ChatGPT can handle all that directly, why would we need separate apps for each thing? It almost feels like a central AI OS.
Is that too futuristic of a prediction, or do you think it might be coming sooner than we think?
How do you see this impacting smaller developers does it open up new opportunities or create more competition under one AI umbrella?
I've been using @Google Chrome for years and honestly never thought much about changing. It just always seemed like the best and easiest option. Lately though, I've been feeling like maybe I'm missing out. Chrome doesn't feel like the no-brainer pick anymore, and I'm seeing more and more interesting browsers out there.
Currently, @Horse is my top pick. This is the one I'm most interested in trying out, but it also seems like a pretty different approach. I don't necessarily want my productivity to dip, but that may just be inevitable whenever switching.
