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I’m building an AI product, but I don’t think “AI-powered” is the value
I’m working on Percivo, a reading app for people who want practical insights from books, not just shorter summaries. The core idea is simple: AI shouldn’t only compress content. It should help people extract better meaning from it. That’s the direction I’m building toward with Percivo. One thing I’d genuinely love feedback on: When you first come across a reading product, what makes it feel...
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I agree. A launch that doesn’t get featured is still useful if you know how to read it properly. You may not get the badge, but you can still get feedback, visibility, positioning, and clarity on what needs work. Quitting after one attempt turns one disappointing result into a permanent loss.
Weren't you featured on Product Hunt? You still shouldn't give up. [Try it again]
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The deeper issue isn't technical, it's ontological. Even if we perfectly simulate every neuron, every synapse, every firing pattern... what we'd have is a copy that believes it's you. But you the continuous stream of experience reading this right now wouldn't feel anything different. You'd still die. The copy would wake up. This is what philosophers call the "teleportation problem." If you step...
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Most book apps give you one version of a book. Percivo gives you seven.
Every book starts with Core Insights — a structured analysis of what the book is really about and how it works. Then you see it through 6 different lenses: Entrepreneur, Student, Parent, Busy Professional, Creative, and Leader, so the ideas connect directly to your life.
✅ 2,800+ books
✅ 7 perspectives each
✅ 3–5 min per insight
Not a summary. A prism.
PercivoThe book through your lens.
Mahmoud Kamalleft a comment
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I've been a software developer since 2006. After nearly 20 years of building products for other people, Percivo is my first personal project and honestly, the one I'm most proud of. I built Percivo in November 2025 because I had three problems most readers never talk about: 📖 I'd finish a book and forget everything within a week. 💡 I'd read a great idea but have no clue how...
PercivoThe book through your lens.