I've recently seen more cities that are growing teams and building offices that seem to be growing rapidly? 
SF seems like it's one of many hubs that have been growing in the recent years. I'm trying to see which cities people are looking into and where people think will be the next startup hub? 
I've seen mixed opinions on cities like New York and Toronto but would love to hear what other people think as well!

Hey Product Hunt

We all start our day with a plan but somewhere between tasks, calls, and distractions, things slip. I wanted something dead simple to keep me accountable without adding another heavy tool to my life.

DailyChecks is:

The difference between rejection and acceptance wasn t a bigger vision. It was a smaller, working demo and a clear plan.

I almost didn t apply again.

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?

Lessons from Athena s surprising coverage and what founders can learn about finding the right reporter, framing stories, and pitching press

The Wall Street Journal rarely covers seed-stage startups let alone one raising just $2.2M. That s why I was surprised to see Athena, an early-stage company working on how large language models surface brand-related content, featured in Katherine Blunt s article about the demise of traditional Google search.

Hey Hunter, Sheraz here (CTO/Co-founder). I m exploring a shift from support chatbots to a sales agent that actually helps shoppers decide and places items in the cart when they say yes.

What we re testing that s different:

• Decisioning, not deflection: compare two products in-chat with real specs/stock.

• Zero training ingest: it learns catalog, price, and inventory automatically.

• Timed nudges: smart bundles/discounts only at the moment of intent.

• One outcome: add to cart right inside chat + clear funnel/AOV analytics.

I d love your take on three things:

Hey folks,

I m building SaaS product on a ramen budget. The painful surprise? My burn on must have SaaS and Cloud is eclipsing what I can put into marketing and product.

I keep hearing legends about founders stacking thousands in AWS credits or discounts. But every blog post feels dated or locked behind an accelerator gate.

If you ve personally snagged legit credits (not referral spam), could you share:

I'm currently building a tiny tool to reduce churn for SaaS products using Stripe, something super simple:

But before I go too far, I m genuinely curious...

How do YOU handle cancellations right now?

• Do you ask why they leave to improve your product?

• Do you offer a discount? A pause?

• Or just let them go?

It used to be fashionable to be "in stealth," but then our collective wisdom shifted to "launch early and launch often." In my experience, there are two good reasons for this:

The first reason is that it's often more important to figure out whether people want what you're building than it is to figure out whether you can build the best possible version of it. Launching early gives you the opportunity to either pivot or iterate quickly. Launching is learning.

It used to be fashionable to be "in stealth," but then our collective wisdom shifted to "launch early and launch often." In my experience, there are two good reasons for this:

The first reason is that it's often more important to figure out whether people want what you're building than it is to figure out whether you can build the best possible version of it. Launching early gives you the opportunity to either pivot or iterate quickly. Launching is learning.

Hey Product Hunt!
This morning I launched my first solo product ever: Controol a minimalist finance app built around one idea:

Know how much you can spend, not just what you already did.

No team. No paid ads. No launch list. Just late nights and building something I personally needed.
I honestly didn t expect much but hours later, it made it to the Top 5 of the day

The feeling? Wild.
Strangers are connecting with the mindset behind it, and it's been amazing to read their comments.

From TechCrunch:

"Windsurf, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported."

This is pretty crazy especially since the OpenAI Startup Fund is one of @Cursor 's biggest investors (source).

I m building landing pages for my next product and exploring AI UI tools that actually help ship faster.

Curious to hear what s working for you from the apps like Lobable or v0

I've tested both and cannot choose what tool is better to buy. Maybe there are better tools?

Hi everyone! Please welcome this week's Maker's Corner feature, @catt_marroll , Founder of @https://www.producthunt.com/prod...

Feel free to chime in below in the comments with questions on his product or journey or anything else that comes to mind!

After hours of reading best practices, crafting the perfect assets and assembling what felt like a bulletproof plan, we were ready to launch on Product Hunt. We worked so hard and genuinely believed we d wake up to thousands of sign ups and the Product of the Day badge.

The reality was very different. We saw a tiny boost in sign ups, got stuck at around 200 upvotes, and to top it off, finished below a food blender.

Gaze into your crystal ball and share what you think is going to happen with AI in 2025! Will this be the year of the vibecoder? Is there an industry that you think will be transformed by AI? Whether you're predicting revolutionary breakthroughs or subtle shifts, drop your predictions in the comments!

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:

Hey everyone!

I m just getting started on my SaaS journey and, like many beginners, I m facing the classic challenge choosing the right idea to work on.

I feel like I might be overthinking it. On one hand, I just need to dive in and build something to gain experience. But at the same time, I want to ensure I m working on a valuable idea with real potential.

A few of us at Product Hunt are putting on our most brutally honest (but helpful!) hats and roasting landing pages for the next two days. Want in? Drop your link below, and we ll give you real, no-BS feedback on:

Clarity Does your message make sense or sound like corporate soup?
Calls to Action Do we feel compelled to click, or just leave?
Design & UX Smooth experience or rage quit territory?
Anything else Tell us what you want feedback on.