I ve noticed that the purpose of people on Product Hunt is always different. Of course, the vast majority want to become the Product of the Day, Week, Month, or Year (or win Kitty Awards).
However, some are there for the community and their success metrics may lie in something else (e.g. the number of discussions created and rated).
We are currently looking for some new possibilities in the AI era, and browsers seem to be a good starting point. What capabilities do you think browsers should have in the AI era? Or, will browsers still exist in the future?
I'd like to share my thoughts first. I believe an AI browser should be a small AI OS:
Excellent reading experience, with summarization and generalization capabilities.
AI Agent capabilities, with the ability to automate most operations and predict behavior.
An AI Agent Store, replacing the current plugin system.
A good AI browser is a good MCP Services.
A good AI browser must have excellent privacy management features.
I cannot help but notice that 3/4 products launched have AI in the description. AI is amazing, but is it really always necessary? For example in my niche, Health & Fitness, most apps try to use as many data points as possible and use AI to give you the optimal workouts . That sounds good on paper, but actually I think most people would benefit more from a simple structure that is easy to follow and understand. Overcomplicating metrics such as recovery scores might do more damage than good, noceboing you into feeling like you are tired and can t hit your workout that day. In truth, most people are not professional athletes and do not need to have the most optimal workout plan (their daily tasks do not allow it anyway. Also pros rely on subjective metrics much more than we usually realise). I think sometimes simpler is better. But I want to hear from you. Do you think we are overusing AI to the detriment of our products sometimes?
So, I ve been toying with the idea of going "Build in Public" for my startup, but I m torn. On one hand, it seems like an awesome way to grow an audience, get early feedback, and build trust. On the other, I ve seen plenty of people burn out or struggle to balance actually building vs. constantly sharing updates.
I guess my main questions are: What s the best way to approach it without it feeling like a second job? Where do you actually build in public: Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, PH, or somewhere else? Any success (or horror) stories from those who ve done it?
Recently started consulting with a startup, and I ve fully switched to Cursor for all my PRDs and PM needs no more Google Docs or anything else. I ll never go back!
With MCP, I ve even connected Google Docs, just in case I ever need it right inside Cursor itself, haha.
Oh, and I m nudging the devs here to try Cursor too slowly moving them away from Copilot.
I ve noticed that the purpose of people on Product Hunt is always different. Of course, the vast majority want to become the Product of the Day, Week, Month, or Year (or win Kitty Awards).
However, some are there for the community and their success metrics may lie in something else (e.g. the number of discussions created and rated).
