Tons of great products that we know and use everyday are the result of pivots. You know, sometimes the original idea just isn't working and you have to find a new niche and quick, other times you stumble on a use case that changes the whole game.
Have you ever pivoted? What's the story behind it? How successful was the pivot? I'd love to hear your stories, and potentially feature them in our newsletters!
Tons of great products that we know and use everyday are the result of pivots. You know, sometimes the original idea just isn't working and you have to find a new niche and quick, other times you stumble on a use case that changes the whole game.
Have you ever pivoted? What's the story behind it? How successful was the pivot? I'd love to hear your stories, and potentially feature them in our newsletters!
Early on, marketing is just as important as building the product, especially if you want a successful launch.
Some say the fit in Product-Market Fit is really about marketing. I tend to agree. For me, when I founded my first company, I was more comfortable writing code than copywriting. When I started trying to sell the first product I developed, I realised just how much I didn t know about Go-To-Market (GTM) and marketing. I ve tried everything from cold outreach to reading all the books I could find. After my second company failed, I actually went back to being an operator and only took "business" roles to try and learn as much as possible from doing.
So, if you don t have an MBA or business background, how are you tackling this side of things?
Are you talking to mentors, reading books, taking online courses, using LLMs, or something else entirely?
What s that one task you always end up doing but really wish you didn t have to?
For me, it s the scrappy stuff like cold outreach or chasing feedback (and getting no reply). It's essential, but always pulls me away from deeper work.
Launching a product that I've been working on for a while, solving a problem that I am passionate about, and truly believe can help thousands of people. But then, getting nothing other than crickets from the community, seems like a very daunting prospect to me. I'd love to know if you have had a flop launch in the past, what did you do to turn it around. Or if you haven't turned around, what are you planning to do? What have you learnt from success stories, best practices, things that really make you feel ready for that launch and take anything that you get back from it..?
I m completely new to the product world by background, I m a medical student currently in my clinical rotations (co-ass). While my path started in medicine, I ve recently become deeply curious about technology, product thinking, and how digital tools can improve real-life experiences especially in healthcare and education.
Right now, I m exploring how great products are built, learning from launches here on Product Hunt, and trying to understand how ideas turn into solutions people love.
Excited to learn, connect, and support your amazing work. If you ve transitioned from a non-tech field or have tips for curious beginners, I d love to hear from you!
I ve been chatting with other early stage builders and one theme keeps popping up is that there s so much important but not core work that needs doing (things like ops, research, content, or lead gen) and it all adds up fast when you re solo.
And hiring help early on isn t always possible (budget, trust, speed), trying to do it all yourself can be draining and distracting from core product work.
Curious how others are navigating this phase:
Are you using freelancers? Automation tools? Just doing less?
We re working on Loopify, a new social media tool for people who are tired of juggling 5 tabs just to post a reel. Still early. Still figuring things out. No sales, no pitch. Just building, testing, and talking with folks who ve felt the same friction we have. We started a small Discord to share ideas, get feedback, and talk through what we re building. If you re into product-building, social media workflows, or just like lurking in early-stage chaos you re totally welcome. Drop in here if you want to hang: https://discord.gg/6nv9rbjFwf
Hey people! I'm working on an idea called DecypherAI, it s a tool that helps startup founders and PMs monitor what people are saying about their own product, competitors, or their industry as a whole across various online communities and forums (Reddit, X, Product Hunt itself, and more).
I started thinking about this after noticing a common problem -
It's hard to keep up with user feedback and raw sentiment scattered across internet. Most of it would never make its way into your inbox on time.
I m a data engineer by day and a confused solo builder by night.
I am building a small tool called SheetDrop. It syncs emails into Google Sheets based on sender or keyword filters. No Zapier. No code. Just a simple way to turn your inbox chaos into filtered rows in a sheet.
I ve been running a boutique growth studio for a bit now, mostly to fund experiments and learn by building. Along the way, I kept running into the same pain: GTM work that feels more like homework than strategy.
So I built Playmaker, your AI GTM co-pilot that handles all the boring research and audit work that slows teams down. Think competitor analysis, blog deep dives, teardown reviews, sales battle-cards... all automated and deeply contextual.
I m currently building a new startup called Uniskill a global peer to peer learning platform where real people teach real skills live and in real time
The idea came from frustration with endless video tutorials and pre recorded content that doesn t feel personal or actionable. With Uniskill learners can connect instantly with verified experts for one on one or small group sessions. Think of it as a fast human centered alternative to traditional e learning
We re launching the MVP on September 2 2025 and will be running a Kickstarter campaign to get community support and early adopters involved
