To continue what @steveb started last May:

Building a team or want to join a startup?

If you re launching a desktop app (Windows, macOS, or Linux), how do you prefer to distribute it? Some devs publish to official app stores like Microsoft Store, Mac App Store, or Snap/Flatpak. Others skip that entirely and just provide executable downloads directly from their website. Each route has pros and cons: App stores can build trust, offer updates, and sometimes bring in new users. But they also come with submission processes, review delays, and platform restrictions. Direct downloads give you full control and faster iteration, but some users might hesitate to install an app from a website, especially if it s not open source or well-known. I m building a cross-platform app and thinking carefully about this. Curious to hear from others: What do you prefer when launching or downloading desktop software? Any lessons learned from doing it one way or the other? Would love to hear your take. Especially if you ve had to balance visibility, user trust, and update flow.

Congrats to @rahulvohra and the team!

https://www.reuters.com/business...

Hey everyone!

First off, a massive thank you to everyone who upvoted KeyFlow on our launch day and to our growing community of 92 followers! Your support means the world to us. We're thrilled with the launch and excited to be live on TinyLaunch today as well!

For those of you who downloaded the free macOS version of KeyFlow, we'd love to hear about your experience so far. Your feedback is valuable as we continue to refine the plugin and make it the best it can be.

Hey everyone!

We re currently working on, allergy alerts.

It s a big step, and honestly, a challenging one (not expecting to be this hard).

The tool got so much interest recently that a friend of mine joined the journey, so now it s we, not just me.

We're overwhelmed by the incredible support InterviewBee has received!

HUGE thank you to everyone who:

• Upvoted us

• Left thoughtful comments and feedback

• Followed our journey

Your support means everything to our small team!

Hi everyone! My name is Viktar, the solo-founder of ADHD Help which began as a side-project and later became a full-fledged web, iOS, and Android app for coping with ADHD symptoms.

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What I'm building

"Vibecoding" process. Instead of defining, I sketch out a feature, sanity-check the idea, then document it in plain language to Cursor (my coding sidekick AI).

day 2 of building/growing @Integral

today i share about some of the features i shipped today, what im doing to onboard more communities/teams on integral and also share what's top of mind for me as a solo founder

https://youtu.be/2KjEyvPC72U?si=...

Hey Product Hunt!

We ve rolled out a fresh batch of features to make Rewrait even more powerful and flexible.

I'm a 3x founder, YC alum, and early-stage investor. I was lucky to back Zapier, Clever, Omaze, and a few others at the seed stage.

This summer I'm spending time helping early-stage founders and learning from them. If you're raising or planning to raise, I'm happy to review your deck and offer honest feedback to help you sharpen the story from an investor's perspective.

In return, I'd love to ask you a few quick questions about your fundraising experience. What's working, what's frustrating, and how you're thinking about it. It helps me better understand how founders are raising today and where the process breaks down.

If you're up for it, feel free to reply here or message me privately. You can email me directly if you like mike.stachowiak@gmail.com
No catch. Just hoping it's helpful for both of us.

Hey PH community,

I ve been noticing a shift more and more products these days are AI-powered, AI-enhanced, or just... AI everything.

While the possibilities are exciting, I sometimes wonder:

• Are we moving too fast without fully thinking through the problems we re solving?

• Are we relying on AI because it s trendy or because it genuinely improves the product?

Here's everything you need to know

Vertical AI is made up of 3 core products:

Vertical Stream all AI models in one place

Hey PH fam!

Seriously is anyone else drowning in frameworks, libraries, plugins, microservices, and AI-powered everything?

Hi PH community,

My team and I just launched Byterover a self-improving memory layer for coding agents on AI IDEs like Cursor, Windsurf, and more.

We ve been sitting at #1 for the past 18 hours since launch. Super grateful but I also think we could ve done a lot better with better prep.

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?

Hey everyone,

Last year I released my first app and published it to the App Store, and although it took me way longer than planned, I couldn t be more grateful!

Backstory: I started developing a mental health app about a year ago and I added a coming soon banner to ProductHunt. I was planning on releasing the app in October and September had just started, so it was the perfect amount of time to get some users on the waiting list. However, at the same time I created the banner, I was just enrolling in the developer program and it really took too long. I lost track of time and my product launched here, but I didn't even have it on the App Store yet, so I lost those users in the waiting list, since they opened an almost empty launch.

In yesterday's post, I shared goals and achievements for Q2 2025.

It makes me more committed to sticking to them, and sometimes it is more sustainable.

Feel free to join:
What challenges and goals do you set for yourself to achieve in Q3 2025?

Thank you to all the early adopters and brave builders who trusted us with your code.

We believe the best way to build is in public, with feedback at every step. Many of you shared that our AI code analysis isn t deep enough yet and we agree.

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.

Hey PH community! In two weeks, I m launching my app, SUN, here on Product Hunt. It s been a journey, and I m now focused on how to get meaningful visibility and upvotes. I ve been digging into what others have done and came across these 5 common strategies:

1. DM outreach on LinkedIn

2. Joining Product Hunt-focused WhatsApp groups

3. Engaging in Facebook groups for PH launches

4. Running social media ads that link directly to the PH page

5. Buying Product Hunt ads (starting at $5,000 )

Has anyone here tried any of these?

What worked? What felt like a waste of time or money?

I recently started a small project, something I thought I could finish over a weekend just to fix an annoying part of my workflow. But a few days in, it hit me: the thing I was building wasn t just solving a small problem... it was opening up a whole new way to work. What started as a utility tool is now turning into something a lot more ambitious. And honestly? Kinda intimidating.
So I m curious, have you ever built something with a small goal in mind only to realize halfway through that it had way more potential than you expected? How did you handle that shift? Did you lean into it, or keep it small on purpose? Would love to hear how others have navigated this. Always fascinating how big ideas sneak up on us through small projects.

Everyone out there and in this forum is only talking about Cursor, Windsurf, Pythagora, Warp, etc.

And to make it worse, Cursor launched for web and mobile, today,

For those who don't know:

Instead of New Year's resolutions, I set goals at the beginning of each quarter to accomplish in the next 90 days and evaluate them at the end.

Epic.

im gonna record 1 video daily for the next 30 days or so to show why and how i (and others) use @Integral . Integral is an AI-native Slack alternative for online communities and teams.

https://youtu.be/2KjEyvPC72U?si=...