... established, active one, or if that affects ranking behind the scenes. For people who've tracked this closely across multiple launches, have you noticed real patterns in when votes seem to matter most, or is it mostly guesswork and anecdote at this point? Comment from Yang Liu(@yangliu44): I have seen launches where a bunch of new accounts voted and the rank barely moved. Do you think Product Hunt filters low activity profiles behind the scenes ...

... exact sentence that could be read two ways and showing both readings side by side. and for the truly high-stakes case, I'd want it to flag when a phrase could be read as a commitment versus just a suggestion ("let's revisit this" reading as either "this is settled" or "this is still open") - that ambiguity is usually the expensive one, more than tone. Comment from Gal Dayan(@galdayan): for the received-message case, I'd pick neither ... ... understand each other intentionally. As for culture, I think we have to be even more strongly aware when using English that cultures can be really different. The ease of using the same language sometimes tricks us. A small personal anecdote

... data points and I ve already got two separate anxious theories. My working problem: at this size, everything is small enough to explain away. A win doesn t feel like a pattern yet. It feels like an anecdote you re not allowed to trust. So, to everyone who s had this exact moment: when did 2 or 3 or 5 early customers stop feeling like luck and start feeling like a real signal? What actually convinced you it wasn ...

... this phase: What channel gave you your breakthrough insight the one that actually changed how you built? Did you use any specific framework or question set that cut through the noise? At what point did feedback stop being scattered anecdotes and start feeling like a real pattern? Would love to hear what worked (and what didn't) for you. Comment from Wei(@zwaydot): We have encountered the same problem as you before it's difficult to obtain proactive feedback from ...

... This sounds really fun. How can I set up a safe new area in my Mac to try this out? Comment from Giulianno Vollmer(@giulianno_v): The per-agent profile and action gate are the right split. The tissue anecdote is also a perfect reminder that asks before purchase needs to bind approval to the exact cart, quantities, shipping address, total, and final action, not merely the intent to buy. Does the approval invalidate if the page changes after review ...

... slop is specificity. AI-generated promo is generic by default - it averages everything into the same smooth nothing. What cuts through now is the stuff a model can't fake on its own: a real number, a weirdly specific anecdote, an actual demo of the thing working, a strong opinion you'd defend. I scroll past 20 polished AI carousels and stop dead on one shaky screen-recording of a real person solving a real problem. The bar moved from ...

... Deleted Comment from Jim Jeffers(@jim_jeffers): Useful framing. The risk I d add: memory can make a brand sticky in the wrong direction too. If an agent remembers an outdated positioning line, an inferred feature, or one unhappy anecdote without source/freshness attached, that memory becomes a silent distribution layer for bad context. So memorable to the memory layer probably needs a quality dimension: cited, current, source-backed, and easy for users to correct ...

... those proposal drafts can save a ton of time. The ability to parse the job description and output a customized pitch is especially handy. One thing that could be useful is a way to tweak tone or add personal anecdotes on the fly. Have you thought about integrating with Upwork s API for one click submit? If you're up for it, I'm launching The Sponge on PH soon... would appreciate a follow (See PRODUCT HUNT LAUNCH link ...

... there's so much new products and businesses popping up that I need to investigate the current landscape more to point to a product or a business that has already done it on a bigger scale... As an anecdote I have a friend who is working for a big worldwide entertainment corporation and he sends messages outside of working hours and his mails has huge letters and and small letters all with different colors and no-one would even think ... ... have any exact examples? Comment from Josh H(@joshua_herrera): I don't think they need to do meme content. Traditional marketing approach like " Company saved $50K by switching to us" or comparison breakdowns like "our fees vs

... most important and challenging experiences you ll have as a founder is fundraising. I pitched VCs across London and San Francisco. Some spent 15 seconds on my deck. Some took the call just to diligence a competitor. One told me to ask for more money. Oh, and I found out your pitch is probably being recorded and run through AI. This is the high-impact version of all of those lessons to save you time, energy, and emotional damage. Please ... ... insight and intelligence too One underrated part of fundraising is that it s also a feedback loop. Practice the pitch. Notice when eyes light up. Notice when someone leans in. Pay attention to which anecdotes

... ranking factor. Content that doesn't add anything new gets devalued as "redundant." Generic expertise AI can explain how something works. It can't explain the experience of doing it. Our content lacked first-person pronouns, original photography, specific anecdotes. Google's E-E-A-T framework now flags generic, anonymous expertise as untrustworthy . Poor machine readability Walls of text, vague headings, no structured data. If an LLM can't extract a snippet-ready answer, it stops citing you. This ...

... know because I've been that founder. I spent years building ITM Platform, a full-blown project portfolio management tool. Enterprise features, edge cases, the works. And then once clients arrived, we fell into the second trap: treating anecdotes as the source of truth. One loud client asks for a feature, and suddenly it's on the roadmap, as if one request equals market demand. Now I'm building something completely different, Olkano, a daily check-in app for people ... ... reframe it: ship fast doesn't mean ship garbage, and it doesn't mean slow down either. It means ship the smallest thing that can teach you something and then have the discipline to listen to patterns, not anecdotes

... plays a significant role in how products appear in Google search results. What surprised us was that AI assistants like ChatGPT were rarely citing Product Hunt in product recommendations. AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Gemini rely on reviews, alternative lists, and structured product information gathered across the web. Product Hunt is strong across all three. In theory, this should make Product Hunt a natural source for AI-driven product recommendations and comparisons. In practice, it was not happening ... ... many tools which systematically run prompts against several AI models daily, and measure visibility of a product within prompts. We're using a new tool called @Gauge . We chose because a) their citation tracking is more useful than the alternatives

... wrote a long essay following a talk I gave at AI DevCon in Brooklyn last month. It starts out with an anecdote about hunting ChatGPT in December 2022 and goes on to explore what I think will be necessary to thrive as code becomes a commodity : In December 2022, I hunted ChatGPT on Product Hunt. It ranked #1 product of the day, then the week, and went on to be named Product of the Year. Having co-founded ... ... flood of AI products is wild - I'm seeing it firsthand. launched a desktop tool for reddit scraping a few months ago ( Reddit Wappkit ). nothing fancy, just solves a specific problem I had. but the interesting thing? most "competitors

... keep that energy in mind. - Pitching takes reps. You ll tell 20 versions of your story before one really clicks. Two things that helped me: 1. Ask what their past investments have in common. 2. Start with one great anecdote; if it lands, you ll see it instantly. I now have one that I love to tell and the flashes in their eyes feel rewarding. - US vs

... their first launch was amazing, can t wait to see what s new! Comment from Ghost Kitty(@ghost-kitty-9049509): Comment Deleted Comment from fmerian(@fmerian): dogfooding the product you're building definitely pays off. @patricklef  any juicy anecdotes from this experience ...

... want to know what content resonates with your subscribers, it will analyze all your sent campaigns, compare open and click rates, and then give you a summary of what content had the best results (such as personal anecdotes, product reviews, resource sharing etc.) I believe this is the 2025 email marketing trend that will re-shuffle the popularity of ESPs. Comment from Ameenullahi Bareeroh darasimi(@ameenullahi_bareeroh_darasimi): @busmark_w_nika  Awesome! You ll definitely find the automation side ...

... agent is using the tools and then add more tools and improve existing tools as you learn more. What might look like pivoting if it were a landing page is just iterating on making the agent + tools better. Anecdote: I recently started to use Claude Code not only for coding but also for doing technical SEO like analyzing robots.txt for crawl rules for search engine crawlers (e.g. Google, Bing, Brave, ) but also ai crawlers (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa ...

... Power of Vulnerability Comment from Rusha Sen(@rushasen): @busmark_w_nika  Sure. Would love to know your insights. Comment from Rusha Sen(@rushasen): @busmark_w_nika  They all have a flair for storytelling and share poignant anecdotes that resonate with viewers. Comment from Aleksandra Los(@aleksandra_relayn): I have 3 favourites which I am listen to religiously: 1. All-in: https://allin.com/episodes 2. Lex Friedman: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/ 3. The Founders: https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Comment from Kevin McDonagh ...

... nobody can surprise you later) Breathing techniques and non-verbal communication once I interviewed a voice coach for Slovak Forbes and she advised the following techniques/practices: practice non-verbal communication (upright posture) adequate eye contact making grimaces (e.g., alternately pursing your lips and smiling broadly) to activate the jaw muscles imitating different sounds yawning is a great help because it stretches the muscles in the throat the larynx is lower than in the starting position and relaxes. Comment from Nika ... ... practice talking about the value how it solves a real problem. I even rehearse in front of a mirror or record myself. That s brutal honesty, but it works. Shift the mindset I stopped thinking of it as me vs

... product teams actually do to make comebacks happen? Asking selfishly, but also because I don t think we talk enough about recovery arcs in tech. Success stories are usually linear. Most of ours aren t. Bonus points if your anecdote isn't a video game :). Comment from Holden Lewis(@cholden_lewis): @cristian_stoian_urzica  hah! For me at least, the "meh" I go back to is doing whatever it was without a tool or 'the old fashioned ...

... here tackle it: Which marketing tactics or channels have been most effective for you? What s been your biggest challenge in getting the word out? Any unexpected wins or lessons learned along the way? Feel free to drop links, anecdotes, or tips. I m eager to learn from your real-world experiences whether they re successes or flops. Thanks in advance! Comment from Alex Cloudstar(@alexcloudstar): @appsforhumans   Totally get that. A lot of AI content feels like ...

... those quirky encounters. It's a great opportunity to bond over the lighter side of tech and how these gadgets attempt to nudge us towards better health. Sometimes, they really pick the oddest moments, don't they? Drop your anecdotes below and let's enjoy a good laugh together ...

... trend in SaaS is app developers bringing their applications to their customers data. Next week, we're teaming up with Snowflake and talking to the Head of Security of Anecdotes (Esther Pinto), CEO of Supergrain (George Xing), and CEO of Rudderstack (Soumyadeb Mitra) about why startups are building their apps on top of customers data platforms. What questions do you have for this panel? What do you want to know about this new deployment model ...