This is one of the most common questions I hear from founders these days.

And the answer is: it depends.

Hi everyone, a quick update on what we're building next! Our mission is to pair the most intuitive hardware with the most powerful AI.

To that end, we're already working on our GPT-5 integration. Our initial tests with the GPT-5 mini model have been promising. Its summaries and agentic feedback are concise and to the point. While it performs well, we find the output can be a bit mechanical at times.

We see this as a stepping stone.

It will sound like something from prehistoric times, but in my country, the vast majority of employers give women lower salaries than men. Fortunately, I don't feel it that much because I work with foreign clients, but I don't think it's fair.

(But we probably all know why this is the case less is invested in women, because it is expected that they will go on maternity leave one day and therefore have no prospect of staying in the job longer compared to men, where the continuity of work is higher)

Personally, I believe (and still stand by it) that there are no shortcuts to success, only well-thought-out and applied tactics.

What marketing tactics for a successful product hunt launch have worked for you or grabbed your attention immediately?

The world is changing rapidly due to AI and technology.

New generations (and not only they) have to adapt to changes in the job market.

I know that many of us at PH have a founder mindset.

By engagement, I mean upvotes, comments, shares basically anything that helps your product get to the top of the voting.

Do you have an overview of which tactics were most effective in this regard?

Some time ago, a friend of mine - a business consultant - brought up something during a live conversation that really stuck with me:

If AI gives us back time, but we don t use that time more wisely - what have we actually gained?

Possible platforms where you can launch have been discussed here several times.

Of course, it brings benefits for SEO (backlinks), visibility (more content, awareness),...

I've been researching automated social media management tools recently, and I've used some that aren't well-known, but I've actually had a very good experience with them. But I feel like they're only used in a small circle, and people are still more willing to use mainstream tools.

Are there any areas that you'd like to see improved when using automated social media management tools? What kind of features do you prefer?

Mine s at 858 days and it s personal.

Currently sitting at 858 days which puts me at #29 on the Product Hunt streak leaderboard.

When I first launched on Product Hunt, I had no idea what to expect. I wasn t sure anyone would notice our little startup, and honestly, I felt intimidated. Everyone seemed so established, and I didn t know where I fit in.

But then something incredible happened. A kind comment from @aaronoleary. Encouragement from the PH community. Support from the Product Hunt team when we ran into issues. A hunt from @benln. A thoughtful reply from @rajiv_ayyangar himself.

• That first launch became Product of the Day.

• We were later nominated for Product of the Year.

• In 2023, I was named Community Member of the Year.

• And now in 2025, I ve been invited to serve as a Product Hunt Ambassador!

Do you notice which topics discussed on this platform make you think, and you like to contribute your 2 cents?

I don't mean that you generate an AI answer for the topic, but that you enjoy discussing the topic like a real person.

Hi PH community,

My team and I just launched Byterover a self-improving memory layer for coding agents on AI IDEs like Cursor, Windsurf, and more.

We ve been sitting at #1 for the past 18 hours since launch. Super grateful but I also think we could ve done a lot better with better prep.

I'm currently a team of 1, and some days it can be hard (and lonely) to just keep grinding. Curious to hear from other solo builders here how you stay motivated and consistent over the long run?

Things helping me a lot right now:

• Private community to share progress

• Lots of small releases

• Reaching out to current users to get more feedback and direct work

• Reminding myself that it sometimes just takes time

I often met people with the mindset:

"I'll work hard until I'm 30, and then I'll enjoy the fruits of my labour."

Many people wanted to get into the Forbes 30 Under 30.

We all have messages we send over and over:

Intros. Follow-ups. Support replies. Status updates.

A lot of us still manage this by copying from Notepad or saved docs.

But let s be honest it s messy, slow, and not scalable.

Hey PH fam yesterday was a big milestone.

After 15+ years of working behind the scenes as a CTO, helping startups and founders ensure their code was scalable, secure, and clean I finally turned that expertise into a product: LetMeCheck.ai

First things first:

Don't write the comment during the launch day, but before (prepare everything in advance)

Over the last few months more and more companies have shared that ChatGPT has become one of their top acquisition channel

Some examples:

Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel, explained that they went from getting 1% to 10% of their sign-ups coming from ChatGPT within 6 months

Marie Martens, Co-founder of Tally, said that they scaled from 2 to $3M ARR in the span of 4 months thank to a major influx of customers coming from ChatGPT & Perplexity

I usually get a few messages from makers during the week asking if I could hunt them.

Short answer: I don't currently hunt (but maybe in the future)