Today, I read in the news that OpenAI is considering "expanding its data footprint" and possibly buying Pinterest, as there is a lot of data on it just for the sake of users finding inspiration (which can be key for purchase decision making and understanding personas Pinterest has 600M+ users).

I also take into account how Pinterest started to resent the proliferation of AI content there users do not like it so much (as far as I know, OpenAI also wants to have its own social network, and Sora curation is a bit reminiscent of that)

Do you remember that social media (decentralised) platform that experienced such a boom one year ago?
Yeah, Bluesky as for today, hit 40 M users (I understood that "accounts") and is trying to improve experience, such as:

adding downvoting system  dislikes,
 moderation tools (e.g. detecting toxic comments),

 enhancing UX/UI.

I don't usually dwell on what I've done, but sometimes I should probably be happy about everything I do (even if it's not the most successful).

Because I forget to enjoy the completion of something, and that can lead to burnout.

ok so weird backstory - ive been building products for startups for like 8 years now and i got obsessed with this question: why do products that KILL IT on product hunt just... die?

like were talking #1 product of the day, 1000+ upvotes, features in newsletters, the whole thing. and then 6 months later? dead or making $300/month

I don't know about you, but I feel like I've been working non-stop for years now, and I don't know how I'm able to do it. And it's often because I include activities in my daily life that make my work more enjoyable or break up the monotony.

For example:

I exercise every day (and listen to video casts about tech, business, and marketing in the background)

A few days ago, we discussed how difficult it was for me, for example, to create my first product.

In many cases, people struggle with money. But I believe that with the mass adoption of AI, many things can now be done at a relatively low cost.

Yesterday, in a few Reddit forums and generally from the discussions around me, I noticed that people are "tired" of office work.

Either too much routine or exaggerated demands on creativity and the like. Mostly, these are people who are paid well and can afford to "leave" their jobs to explore, relax, do something else.

Launched in 2022, Product Hubs are your permanent company page on Product Hunt, different from your launch pages.

I recently ran an experiment analyzing organic traffic from these hubs over 30 days. Here's what I learned.

Hey product passionates,

Curiosity Saved The Cat is a weekly newsletter filled with interesting articles, underrated headlines, weird little websites, forgotten tools, and introspective prompts, all tied around a unifying theme. It's a way of slowing down, staying curious, and rediscovering the joy of a non-algorithmic internet scroll.

Currently reading about the move of California:

The state has become the first U.S. state to regulate AI companion chatbots. Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 243, a new law requiring companies like OpenAI, Meta, Character AI, and Replika to implement safety protocols protecting children and vulnerable users.

Recently, I posted here about how Y Combinator launched a program that allows young people to study at a university while building a product.

Many young people today idolise the likes of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and other dropouts who didn t finish college but made it big with a breakthrough idea.

Sometimes I have a problem to have a look at my past milestones or things I have achieved so far.
When I think about it, even creating my first product was a success for me. I ve always been a bit shy and afraid to show what I was working on, or I just didn t know how to present it properly, so it took me a really long time.

My first product was an online workout program with a payment gateway, and the monthly price was ridiculously low. But I managed to monetise it and had my first customers. I was probably around 20 at the time.

• What was your first product?

• What would you do differently to maintain it and make it successful?

• What lesson did you learn from it?

Mark Cuban posted on June 5, 2025 that AI video will get so realistic in the next three years that people won't trust what they see online. His prediction: face-to-face engagement and events will explode.

Over the past few months, we have seen some major and minor changes here, such as:

removal of "Notify Me" pages

addition of downvotes to comments (BTW, did you use that when it existed?)

or the end of endless scrolling in the comments section they replaced it with numbered pages

I ve been on Product Hunt for over 1,000 days, and honestly, when I first started, I had no strategy.

I knew I wanted to grow, but I didn t have a clear plan. I simply liked the platform, and that was enough motivation to spend time here. That time helped me recognise certain ways to build a personal brand on Product Hunt.

I ve been here for almost three years, and over time, I ve started to see this platform as a social network.

I know that many people come to launch their products and, due to time constraints, do not have time to establish a strong presence here, but I m glad some regular users focus on building the community.

When I started my newsletter 2 years ago, I used Mailchimp I was familiar with it from previous projects because it offered fairly extensive analytics and testing. The problem was that the articles weren t public. Mailchimp is more suitable for business newsletters like sales offers, etc.

Monetization:

When I wanted to take the next step and monetise, I looked into Beehiiv. At that time, however, I wasn t in the mood to pay the costs without yet earning any revenue in my opinion, Beehiiv has the best monetisation model (subscriptions, ad revenue sharing, sponsorships, etc.). Considering costs...

Heeeey PH community

I ve seen a few people launch their newsletters here and there (which I loved!), but I m curious:

• Are newsletters considered a fit for Product Hunt?

• Would a weekly curation project like this be too lightweight, or still valuable if there s community interest?

Hey everyone

I m excited to share something new with the community: the Unofficial Product Hunt Discord!

The goal is simple bring the Product Hunt spirit into real-time conversations. Whether you re a maker launching your next project, a hunter discovering gems, or a supporter cheering others on, this space is for you.

What you ll find inside: