I bet you learned and experienced a ton over the past 365 days. All those lessons are pure gold you can carry into the future, especially into 2026.

So, what s the single most valuable piece of business advice you would give your 2026 self right now?

Tomorrow is the big day. We re launching iPNOTE on Product Hunt

Before the official launch, you can already explore one of our key features: the AI search that checks brand or invention uniqueness in just 60 seconds https://www.ipnote.pro

With iPNOTE we re building an all-in-one platform for IP protection and management:

Hi everyone! I m Kseniia, CMO at iPNOTE an AI-powered platform that helps founders and companies protect their ideas and manage IP worldwide.

I ve been an entrepreneur for 5+ years (marketing agency, dev studio, HRTech startup) and I know how often IP protection ends up at the bottom of the priority list until it suddenly becomes a big problem . That s one of the reasons I joined iPNOTE to help make IP protection simple, affordable, and accessible for founders everywhere.

Being an engineer myself, I see that many people are outputting more code than ever. Some of it being generated vs. written, the volume of code being outputted has definitely risen. 
There seems to be a shift from "is this something we can build?" to "should we build this and ship it?"
For people who have been recruiting or looking to recruit recently, what roles are you hiring for? 

1. Role title (I've seen a rise in PM's and Designers personally)

2. What exactly can they do that AI can't (yet)

3. Specific signal that you look for when hiring

Are you moving headcount from one type of role to another? 
Would be interested to hear from other growing teams!