I remember once discussing that intellectual property should be abolished (a quote by Jack Dorsey).

However, it seems that there is also a friendlier option that promotes more benefits for data owners:

I am an early-stage founder, but I am also a 20-year-old college student. This post is from the perspective of the latter and looks to give founders/anyone trying to market their company a look into the social media tendencies of a college student.

70% of the time I spend on social media is on Instagram Reels. Same with the majority of my friends.

Why?

As the founder of an early-stage edtech startup, I've been a little "overwhelmed" with which social media platforms to stick with. I'm not sure which ones to invest most of my time into and which to steer clear of.

Given that target audiences vary between different companies, how successful have you found TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, and even Product Hunt in gaining traction for your company? Have you spent the money investing in advertisements or "promotions?" Was it worth it?
I've gotten over 100k+ views on some videos, but they haven't been particularly effective in terms of conversions.

With so many demo building products that have been created in the recent years.

- Reprise - $82.2M funding

- Walnut - $56M funding

- Arcade - $49M funding

Builders, for those of you who have launched on Producthunt or actively engage in comment sections; What is the ROI here? As a new user and builder myself, how do you get the most value out of this platform?

For those who've launched: How many people are actually following through with feedback, beta testing, or staying in contact long term? Are those 10-20% of people worth it?
For those active in threads: How do you get value? How often does the scratch my back and I'll scratch yours exchange actually take place/help? Are you just here to scroll?
If you come here looking for an answer, how much time do you spend looking for it before you go to the next platform? Is reddit the alternative?
If you have any good strategies, let me know!! Would love to learn more.

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.

I have the crazy idea to develop an SDR-Agent that will:
1. discover new opportunities on LinkedIn and Facebook,
2. contact leads and manage conversations on LinkedIn, Facebook, Email and Whatsapp;

3. provide a complete DFY solution, providing social accounts and email inboxes (so the users don't need to risk their own profiles).
Finally, I am planning to offer a 7-day trial for $1.
I have some concerns:
1. is there any room for a product like this in the market actually?
2. what may be the rate of users that will pay for the trial and will never use the tool?

3. can I bootstrap a project like this and run it alone (I have no partners)?

I'm seeing more products launch on Product Hunt that require payment to actually use any features. No free trial, no freemium tier, just a download that leads straight to a paywall.

Part of me thinks this makes sense. If your product has real value, why give it away? People on Product Hunt understand they're looking at premium tools. Plus offering free access can attract users who will never pay anyway.

But I also see the argument for temporary free access during launch. Product Hunt users want to actually try what they're upvoting. How can they give meaningful feedback or become advocates if they hit a paywall immediately?

Anthropic just released two new models for Claude 4: Opus 4 and Sonnet 4. Let's find out how good they are.

What are you using it for?

What s impressed you? What s broken?