We kept hearing get your ICP right.
But what we learned is that who you reach out to first matters just as much as who eventually decides.

In most companies, there isn t one ICP. There s a sequence.

• Someone experiences the problem daily.

• Someone else prioritizes it.

• Another person signs off on it.

If you jump straight to the top, you often lack context.
If you stay too low, momentum dies.

Hey everyone,

I've built my product around traditional SaaS pricing (monthly tiers), but I m starting to wonder if that model is getting outdated, especially with more AI-powered and compute-heavy tools entering the market.
That shift requires real architectural changes, instrumentation, metering, billing logic, and UI changes, not just pricing tweaks. It s something I m starting to seriously think about for my own product.

In particular, AI usage has real COGs (every prompt costs money), and I m seeing more platforms experimenting with usage-based models, or hybrids like SaaS base + usage + overage.

For those of you building AI or compute-intensive tools:

Over the past few days, I ve been trying to understand what helped the most successful launches stand out.

In general, here s what I noticed they tend to share:

• Their Product Hunt page had at least 500 followers.

• The product was in overall good condition (I mean, already had some level of reputation, really good marketing).

• Many were hunted by well-established, well-known hunters on the platform.

• Every comment received a response.

• The visuals were strong there was almost always a video or demo featured at the beginning of the carousel.

I came to exactly the same conclusion that real startup ideas often come from simple and boring problems. From my own experience: I spent three years on a startup that was supposed to revolutionize online education, but in the end it had 0 users. Now I ve just started solving a simple problem for home appliance repair technicians and immediately got my first paying users on a very rough MVP.

I ve noticed something interesting while spending more time on Product Hunt launches.

Sometimes multiple products in the same category launch on the same day. Some founders see this as competition, others see it as extra noise, and a few even try to reschedule to avoid overlap.

From what I ve observed:

• A strong product still gets attention on a busy day

• Engagement (comments, discussions, maker presence) seems to matter more than launch timing alone

• Users don t really compare launch calendars they react to what resonates

Yesterday, I had an unpleasant experience. For a few minutes, I lost my LinkedIn community of several thousand people (TL;DR: I was falsely accused of using suspicious software).

Fortunately, I got my account back but it was a strong reminder that we don t own platforms, nor our profiles on them.

Hello all! I'm a Gen X indie artist who has endured the pains of the ever-changing traditional music industry first-hand. It used to be that for the average artist, industry gatekeepers controlled access to record deals, marketing budgets and large scale distribution of physical albums.

In today's landscape, music distribution is no longer the problem; now its over-saturation and lack of monetization opportunities due to its non-tangible format, low barrier of entry to the major digital streaming platforms and their "pro-rata" payout system, where all music usage and royalty payments are aggregated across the platform and paid out disproportionately to artists on major labels. On average, indie artists with a small to medium-sized fanbase will earn a fraction of a penny (.004) per stream, and in most cases, will not surpass 10,000 streams a year (do the math). This leaves an entire demographic of artists with no direct access to monetize their art effectively. It also encourages artists to mimic the styles of existing, seemingly successful artists in a desperate attempt for financial gain instead of prioritizing creative expression and authenticity - thus cheapening the sound and integrity of the entire music industry as a result.

A few days ago, I read an article stating that influencers receive more attention on the red carpet compared to traditional actors.

Then, I came across a video demonstrating how Hollywood movies with enormous budgets can be replicated with minimal costs.

What does this mean for the movie industry?
Will we see more emerging talents creating outstanding films simply because they are skilled in using AI?
As influencers seem to be replacing actors, could ordinary people with AI skills start to replace Hollywood studios?
I began to speculate on the possibilities: