J Lawson

J Lawson

AI predicts viral content 87% accuracy
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Solo founder & indie maker. Built XELORA (AI viral prediction platform) in 90 days —bootstrapped with $1,500 and zero VC funding. Obsessed with cracking the viral algorithm and helping creators know what works before they post. 🚀

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  • XELORA
    XELORAXELORA: Predict Momentum. Engineer Virality.
    Dec 2025
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    Joined Product HuntDecember 3rd, 2025

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GitHubp/githubfmerian•

26d ago

The State of Open Source 2025 - Key Takeaways

GitHub recently published this year's Octoverse, the state of the open-source ecosystem.

Below are my key takeaways:

  1. AI doesn t replace developers it brings more people into the ecosystem. A new developer joined GitHub every second in 2025. Top 5 developer populations: 1. United States, 2. India, 3. China, 4. Brazil, 5. United Kingdom.

  2. Open source remains the foundation. Fastest-growing OSS projects by contributors include @Zen Browser, @VS Code, and AI-focused @Continue.

  3. TypeScript is now the most used language on GitHub, overtook both Python and JavaScript. The AI effect? 80% of new repositories used just six languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, and C#.

  4. Gen AI is now standard in development. 1.1M public repositories now use an LLM SDK.

  5. Agents are here. Coding agents created 1M+ pull requests (PR) in the last 6 months, and it's just getting started.

J Lawson•

28d ago

Just launched XELORA - Predict what content goes viral before you post it 🚀

Just launched XELORA - Predict what content goes viral before you post it

After watching creators waste hours on posts that get 10 likes, I built an AI platform that predicts viral potential with 87% accuracy.

The tech stack:

- Next.js 15 + Vertex AI for the prediction engine

J Lawson•

28d ago

Hey Product Hunt! 👋

I'm James, and I just launched XELORA today - an AI-powered platform that predicts viral content before you post it.

Built this entire thing bootstrapped (~$1,500) while driving Uber to pay the bills. Solo founder + AI as my dev team = 90 days from idea to launch.

The hardest part? Building the Viral Score algorithm that hits 87% accuracy. The most surreal part? Seeing it live on PH today.

Would love to hear from other bootstrapped founders - what's been your biggest challenge?

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