... With tools like v0, Cursor, and Bolt, I feel like I can spin up a functional MVP in a weekend. The engineering barrier is dropping fast. But actually validating if anyone wants the product... that still feels like the slow part. It feels like a weird paradox in 2025: Building the solution: Instant / AI-assisted. Finding the problem (Talking to users): Still manual, slow, and hard. Is it just me? Are you guys just "shipping and praying" because building ... ... getting harder and takes longer to stand out and get attention to your product, even just to validate it :( Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Everybody builds fast, we have more tools than ever. The thing is that when anyone

... couldn t pray. Not because I stopped believing, but because I felt disconnected like God had gone quiet, or maybe I had. I d open my Bible and the words felt dry. I didn t want to tell anyone. I didn t want to sound ungrateful or weak. So I stayed silent. That silence became heavy. And that s when Whisper was born not as a startup idea, but as a safe space for people who quietly feel far from ... ... Shares short stories, calming devotions, and daily verses that meet you where you are. Sends gentle prayer prompts and reflections to help you reconnect with faith again. It s for those quiet nights when you can t talk to anyone

... Wong(@julian_asa): @dontell_levesque  Hope to see your support for @Asa.team it really means a lot for us! Comment from Julian Wong(@julian_asa): @sanskarix I'm hoping to hear more real feedback from our users or anyone so we know what else to work on :) Comment from Julian Wong(@julian_asa): @peilan_qin  Thanks Peilan! Hope we can support each other in this :) Comment from Julian Wong(@julian_asa): @alira_kamb  I hope ... ... Thanks a lot Ilkkan! Since we're pivoting to monetization, it gets scary Comment from IYIA(@iyia): I'm living through my second product launch right now and honestly, it's way more stressful than the first time! Has anyone

... developer: What's your biggest headache in this process? Is it spacing, responsive layout, or something else? If you're a designer: What do you wish developers understood better about your designs? Has anyone else tried to solve this? What did you like or dislike about existing tools? I'll be sharing our progress here openly the wins, the failures, and the lessons learned. If you're interested in following along or testing early versions, you can join the waitlist ...

... proactive messaging, ability to adapt to your needs, and long-term context make it feel a bit more than another GPT. Just like a human would, it even suggests relevant actions and adapts as your needs evolve. Comparisons & Alternatives Poke.com stands out from traditional assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, or even ChatGPT-based bots in a few key ways: Proactivity: Most assistants wait for you to ask; Poke acts on its own, based on your routines and context. Custom ... ... Integrations: While others are limited to their ecosystems, Poke s open approach (MCPs, API, Rube.app ) means you can connect almost anything. Community & Templates: The automation gallery and hackathon challenges encourage sharing and remixing workflows. Alternatives

... that Codex doesn't explain its decisions or reasoning as clearly as other models. Is it just me, or does Codex skip the 'why' behind the code more often? Are there tricks to codex out more reasoning? Curious if anyone else has noticed this or found a good workaround. What's your experience with Codex, especially compared to other agent models when it comes to code quality vs

... anyone here applied to YC and gotten in? If you applied: Did you get in on your first try, or did it take multiple attempts? What do you think made the difference? And if you didn t get in, did you still find the process useful in some way? Would love to hear real founder experiences. Comment from Bengeekly(@bengeekly): Hey there, I believe that every case is unique, but here s my perspective: 1. We applied once ...

... months back, I was on a job hunt - sending out resumes into the void with zero visibility. Did anyone even open them? How long did they look? No idea. That frustration led me to hack together a simple resume-sharing tool with view tracking. Fast forward to today, and that hack has evolved into Hostit : a full-fledged document sharing app that lets you securely share and track your documents with analytics baked in. Here s what Hostit does ...

... Product Hunt! We re building MoMoney: the smoothest way for anyone to learn trading & investing for anyone

... everyone, I m Sergey, one of the co-founders behind blankpoll , a new kind of opinion platform. Here is my Linkedin profile for anyone looking to network. A bit of backstory: blankpoll started with a simple frustration: We have infinite content & hot takes online, but no structured way to actually know what people think - or to express it ourselves in a way that counts. We saw it clearly during the last US presidential election. Platforms like x.com became algorithm ... ... viral influencers shaped what millions saw and thought. Real consensus was hard to see. Opinions felt gamed, not gathered. And it s not just the US. In Europe, there s no independent, modern platform where Gen Z - or anyone

... Combinator recently published their latest Request for Startups (RFS) for the Fall 2025 batch and it s packed with some really interesting problem spaces. https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs I m curious is anyone here already building something that aligns with one of these ideas? Or considering pivoting toward one? Also, are you applying to YC this batch? Would be cool to hear what you re working on (or thinking about applying with). Always fun seeing how others interpret the RFS prompts ...

... round, are there any other examples of successful fundraising in this ecosystem? It feels like a fast-moving, developer-driven space, but it s still hard to tell where the real opportunities lie. I would love to hear from anyone experimenting with Nostr or watching it closely. Your insights would be extremely helpful! Comment from Dmitrii Lunin(@dmitry_lunin): @k_desana  a link? Comment from Dmitrii Lunin(@dmitry_lunin): @sultan_ansari1  Decentralised DMs are a very ...

... share MoneyMinion with you! It s a free tool I built for people who want to start investing, but have no idea where to begin. What It Does: MoneyMinion walks beginners through: The different types of accounts (Roth IRA vs 401(k) vs

... need to wait for a technical co-founder. That got me thinking. I ve started exploring AI-assisted dev tools and no-code platforms, but I m still early in the journey. So I m wondering: Has anyone here made the leap from business or growth into building your own product as a solo dev? Were you able to launch something real, like a working site or app, without a tech background? What tools or platforms did you start with ...

... niche use case of Browser Accessibility using AI agents for big tech companies for auditing purpose. let's see how it goes. if you have any feedback or suggestions would love to hear it from you. Also, if anyone can review my current YC application. I would really appreciate it! Comment from Sergei Kovalev(@skovalev): I'm applying with Aera a neuro-powered marketplace for long-term rentals. On Product Hunt, we're starting with Aera Vibe a taste profiling ... ... teams with prior YC experience usually get evaluated on a different axis (clarity, velocity, and depth of insight). YC doesn t actually need a lot of data, but they do need evidence that you understand your problem better than anyone

... kind that need to persist data, auto-recover from crashes, and expose custom endpoints it gets surprisingly messy. I ve spent so much time setting up VMs, Docker configs, and recovery logic than actually writing agent behavior logic. Has anyone else faced this? Curious how others are handling deployment for autonomous agents that aren t just scripts or jobs, but actual long-lived services. I ve been working on a solution to make this easier, but before I share anything ... ... there s a better middle ground. Some kind of layer that handles agent lifecycles and auto-recovery, so I can focus on their reasoning, not on reinventing deployment wheels each time I want to create something tangible. Curious if anyone

... Community! Is anyone else here documenting their vibecoding journeys from ideation to launch? I'm especially interested in process & workflow description, pivots & fails, and lessons learned. Thank ...

... Dheeraj, founder of MoMoney , the Market Sandbox designed to make learning investing and trading effortlessly smooth for absolutely anyone . We created an interactive platform to demystify the stock market and put market education in anyone

... starting the process of developing YouTube videos to support a launch I'm planning for in the fall. It's for a B2B edge networking product addressed to a Developer and CloudOps audience I was wondering if anyone has seen startups/tech companies with original and refreshing ways of doing animated product launch or explainer videos? I'm looking for examples that stand out in the storytelling and the design. Thanks for the help :) Comment from Johny(@johny_d): @howell4change ...

... Anyone else noticing this insane wave of AI startups lately? It feels like every other launch is "AI-powered," which is cool, but let's be honest, how many of these are actually built to last? I'm seeing record investments pouring into AI, yet we also see a ton of these projects just... disappear. It makes you wonder, right? Are we chasing hype, or are there real, sustainable businesses emerging from all this? So, here's the question ...

... market so I built my own reading journal app. I m wondering, when you read: Do you keep a reading journal, or wish to do it? What usually stops you from updating it regularly? It s free app, so anyone can try it, it's called Liryo, (please upvote if you really like it!) Any stories and feedback would be highly appreciated. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Hey Roxana! Yes, I do have a small journal from ...

... love to build something like a poetic exploration game think Journey meets Inside where player decisions shift the world s color or soundtrack. Mood = everything. Didn t expect to get addicted to prototyping, but here we are Anyone else building story-driven stuff ...

... well, so many tools feel sterile and transactional, entirely focused on automation, maximizing business operations and maximizing profits. It's efficient, sure, but where's the soul? The creativity? The humanity? I m not here to bash anyone here that's running one of those type of businesses, but I'm very curious to start this much needed conversation about our current society. Have we traded too much emotion and artistry in tech for clean design and optimization? Would love ...

... What's up y all Is anyone else overwhelmed lol? It feels like there are more tools than ever to spin up an MVP in a weekend. Would love to hear if someone has a recommendation for a tool or workflow that's actually helped them move from idea to launch without burning out! Comment from Nimer Kees(@nimk7): This is actually I'd say the next step in the AI era, where we move to taking next steps ...

... again cold emails, client replies, brainstorming, the usual. So I made this. What is it? It s a hand-built collection of prompts I actually use every day turned into a clean, no-fluff toolkit. It s meant for anyone running solo (freelancers, indie founders, creators) who want to use ChatGPT like a pro, without overthinking it. Why I made it: I was wasting so much time trying to get ChatGPT to just say the right thing. This pack helped ... ... typing from scratch 10 times a day. What s inside: 80+ prompts I personally use For emails, negotiation, marketing, idea gen, pricing replies, and more Comes in PDF format Who it s for: Freelancers, solo founders, digital hustlers basically anyone