I'm amazed by the number of products that launch on PH every day. I think it would be cool to know what inspired you to build your product.

For me, I desperately was trying to solve my own problems and frustrations. For nearly 20 years that I'm building online communities, I realised that our competition didn't solve for the two most basic problems:

1. Organic Growth

2. User Retention

One of the biggest questions every early-stage founder faces today is: How do I launch my startup in this new era of AI-driven product development? It s so easy to build quickly now. Do I build first or validate first?

Personally, I ve seen hundreds of startups born in the past year. I m a grad student at MIT, and I created an AI accelerator for MIT and Harvard, so a lot of those startups have had amazing founding teams. I want to share some of the best practices I m seeing for getting products into market in an era where a lot of the old best practices seem to be shifting.

Windsurf's CEO and key employees are leaving for Google, after the OpenAI deal fell through.

https://www.theverge.com/openai/...

If you re reading this post, it s at least 2 weeks old. I m currently away, and in situations like this, it s better to be prepared.

Here s my process that helps me stay (somewhat) consistent even when I m short on time and not available in real time:

• Batch-create evergreen content that can be shared anytime, or content tied to a recurring season or trend. (If you find time while travelling, you can still jump on current topics, but be aware, it might distract you from the trip.)

• Prepare your content at least 2 weeks before your trip.

• Create at least 4 extra posts beyond what you need. For example, if I m travelling for 9 days, I ll prepare 13 posts, just in case something goes wrong or unexpected travel issues come up.

• Set a fixed time to respond to comments (e.g. 9 AM), or block out a time window for engagement, so you don t get sucked into it during the day.

• Keep a running file of content ideas throughout the year, including brainstorming sessions with ChatGPT. It ll make content selection much easier in the future.

We all have that one tool - the unsung hero quietly doing its job and saving you hours every single week.

For me (no surprise ), it s @Clueso

I can safely say that Product Hunt is the first platform where I managed to achieve a relatively large number of followers as a person.

(It wasn't the plan, because the plan was to focus on the Slovak community on Instagram, and I'm honestly glad it didn't work out.)... Anyway...

Hey folks,

Just wanted to share something I ve been working on for a while it's called InterviewOS.

I built it because interview prep just sucks. Most platforms either throw random questions at you, or expect you to watch hours of YouTube hoping something sticks. It s either too passive, too fake, or just boring as hell.

InterviewOS is different. It simulates full interview rounds with an AI interviewer that actually talks to you, asks follow-ups, gives real-time feedback, and scores your answers. You can practice tech rounds, intros, leadership stuff everything.