There are two types of people (more or less):

1/ The ultra-planners. hey schedule everything down to the minute, know who they re meeting three months from now, and already have their 2027 summer vacation mapped out.

Common Sense Media published a report on this topic, and it reminded me of how big a bubble I live in.

When Meta announced back in 2024/2025 that they wanted to create AI avatars to boost engagement, I was skeptic, but data speaks clearly  young people enjoy AI interaction.

I know people who never miss an email, even on a Saturday night.

And I know others who won t even open their inbox until Monday morning no matter what.

I m launching a product for the first time on Product Hunt and, while I ve done my research (and read waay too many launch checklists), I d really love to hear from this community directly. We re set to go live the first week of August, which I m slightly nervous about timing-wise, since this is most people s down time for the summer. Has anyone here launched during August before?

We (Intecular.com) develop products designed to quietly improve everyday life, and it s had me thinking a lot about the little frustrations we just live with.

So, here s my question:

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.

I ve been fairly active on Twitter and have come across several founders and creators who hold very different views when it comes to having a family.

The opinions vary, and I really appreciate that people are open about discussing it.

As a founder building a hardware + app product (InvisOutlet Pro launching soon ), I ve found myself going way too deep on tiny details most people will never think about: icons used in our app, length of screws, even how the packaging folds.

Some of these details make a huge impact others? Maybe just to me

One of the most interesting things to me is how culture shapes our weekends.

Some people unplug completely. Others treat Saturday like Monday.

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I ve always wondered how different cultures, companies, or individuals approach financial transparency in business. Some stay silent, others overshare.

Here are some trends I ve noticed:

For me - it's the community of makers. I've always enjoyed the 0->1 journeys of building product and businesses. I believe this is the tribe where I can contribute the most.

What's your reason to come back to PH and participate?

A few days ago, I asked several people for a video testimonial.

Many of them:

were shy about appearing on camera

Yes, I'm kind of referring to the Soham Parekh story that's now taking the internet by storm.

TL;DR: He worked on several startups at the same time, had the best interview results, but according to his employers, he never delivered results. (You can comprehend it from these tweets, e.g. 1, 2)

MIT just dropped a fascinating (and slightly scary) study.

They had participants write SAT-style essays using:

1. ChatGPT

2. Google

3. Just their brains

What happened?

No, at this time, I do not mean social media but something like an enclosed community for the core (top-tier customers).

On Friday, I had a call with a marketing manager at @Crisp and he mentioned this thing.
I know there are more companies that are trying to create more personal connections with paying clients and network among themselves. I love community management, wanna learn from the best and apply the best practices.

I use generative AI (mainly ChatGPT, but have tried many over the last few months) for work every day, and it's super helpful, especially with tasks that I consider boring. In general, generative AI is becoming more and more popular, and everyone uses it to create a new app, product, or service.

But is it really the solution to everything?

At some point, I feel like products with AI all look the same and wonder...can't ChatGPT already do everything quite good? Do we really need a specific AI for every little task?

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.

Yesterday I met my friend after 2 years, and of course, after such a long time, we had a lot to talk about.

I was excitedly talking about technology and what AI can do, since he is not primarily from a tech background.

I work with startup teams and use AI tools almost every day for writing, research, support, and more. It saves a lot of time, no doubt. But there are still things AI just can t do well.

For example, when reading customer feedback, AI often misses the real meaning behind the words, like when someone sounds polite but is actually unhappy. Or when making product decisions, AI can list pros and cons, but it doesn t really understand the bigger picture or timing like a human would.

These days, almost every product that launches comes with some form of AI. It's become the default AI for this, AI for that. And honestly, most of them don t really need it. The result? Everything starts to feel the same. The only real selling point becomes we use AI.

That s exactly why I started building @HumanEye because not every problem should be solved by AI. Some things, like resume reviews and career guidance, still deserve the human touch. Real feedback, from real people.

Would love to hear your thoughts:

• Are we overusing AI just for the sake of hype?

• Have you come across products that felt forced because of their AI features?

• What are some areas where human input still matters most?