... your B2C or B2B startup? The virtual office, phone service, domain hosting, Supabase or Firebase, and other recurring expenses add up. How do you fund these odds and ends, and what cost-saving hacks help you get the most bang for your proverbial buck before revenue starts coming in? I have two startups, so the overhead can be overwhelming. Still, I decided long ago that it was in my best financial interest to focus primarily on my startup needs ...

... giving people more control over how they search. Most search engines decide how everyone should search. I wanted to build something different by letting people customize their own experience instead. So far, Slick includes: Custom Ranking Recipes Custom Bangs Custom CSS Layout customization Index Switcher The Index Switcher lets you switch between Slick's independent index and DuckDuckGo's index with a single click. I plan to replace DuckDuckGo with Brave Search in the future as the project grows. Building ...

... suggesting outreach? Comment from Joseph Parker(@joseph_parker3): The biggest promise here seems to be finding companies others would normally miss. any example where Causo uncovered prospects traditional databases couldnt? Comment from Dawid Baranowski(@dawid_baranowski): @azam_sultan  Bang on the money. For us, we have achieved near full auto but only in very specific segments of our pipeline where we can pretty much repeat some messaging, and only AFTER we spent many many hours experimenting to see what ...

... been waiting for a reason to launch. You've got four days. What are you building? Drop it below Comment from Kwindla Kramer(@kwindla): This was the perfect motivation for us to write code for a long-planned Gradient Bang feature: bring your own agents. Come play our massively multiplayer, LLM-powered game, now with agents you can design yourself and run in Vercel Sandboxes: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... Comment from Mark Plowright(@mark_plowright): @stephen_owens  Hey Stephen ... ... discipline-building streak. Analytics & Insights Subscription Bleed: Identify recurring consumer subscriptions and SaaS sprawl to instantly spot hidden "ghost spend." Capital Waste: Tracks the compounding costs of daily habits, showing the massive lost investment opportunity over time. Wants vs

... Last month, I did something that felt slightly insane. I took our product description, fed it into ChatGPT, and asked it to build a competitor. Not a parody. A real competitor

... tracking slips through proxies. Heres what Slick has to offer: No ads yet. Ads will be added later, but only in ways that do not get in the way of searching. Fast results. The engine is optimized for speed. Bang commands. Jump straight to certain sites. More will be added based on feedback. Knowledge cards. Quick facts, images, and links from Wikipedia. Forums and arXiv. Trusted sources for research and personal experience. Personalized ranking. Upvote, downvote, block, or pin domains ...

... cause 2 years is for knowing the employer well, what they thinks, how they thinks, then more 1 year is max. In this time they will know you well more than you knows them. They will try to find alternatives very soon. Easy! either you should leave or they will replace you. Comment from Rohan Chaubey(@rohanrecommends): That was very traditional advice, and it made sense back when the job market mostly rewarded stability over everything else. Today, especially with ... ... your best. So circling back to your question about "loyalty to an employer" - I can tell you from experience abroad, North America is the most corporatized continent on the planet and your observation is bang

... easy to just be by yourself and then 6 month go by and you havent really talked to anyone but an ai Comment from Markus Kask(@markus_kask): @ilia_ilinskii  Yeha i think Meditation is the most "bang for the buck" for focus, handling stress and so on! Comment from Balakrisnan H(@balakrisnan_h): Honestly, sunlight first thing in the morning. I go outside for 10 minutes with coffee, no phone. It stabilizes my mood and helps me feel ... ... context-switching between technical work and creative stuff. I'm curious when you're doing those woods walks, do you go at a specific time of day? I've noticed my runs are way more "meditative" in the morning versus

... include almost anything in a CLAUDE.md file best coding practices, preferring succinct comments, writing structured test cases etc. A simple litmus test I use is: Can another human dev understand what I m writing here? I wont bang on AI understanding my intent if i can't convey it to another human either. One thing I d caution though (especially for newcomers) is fully embracing this emerging mindset I don t need to know what s going on under ... ... code integrates seamlessly with existing patterns, architecture, and conventions **Maintenance Practices**: - **Code Evolution Over Addition**: Modify or remove existing code rather than adding on top. Never leave legacy code or commented-out implementations. If unsure whether to modify vs

... admitting I don t yet have the skills to code the whole thing myself. The best part has been getting this far anyway. Turning an idea into something real enough to show the world that Dalton doesn't just bang rocks together and giggle. I m not a survival expert. I just want my daughter, and everyone s families, to have a real shot if things ever go sideways. If you ve ever thought, Why doesn t something like this ...

... more, and finding my own business success the hard way (the real way). In summary my advice is this: Product Hunt is one of many listings sites you can put your product own. Lower your expectations of any "big bang" success to zero. Comment from Felicite Moorman(@felicite): @mickc79  I REALLY appreciate this response! Thank you so much for the detail (and examples)...I neglected to mention the maker component of the app (I need to settle down) which ... ... nika): @manu_goel2   @tetiana_hryshmanovska  How long have you been there? :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @mickc79  It is a fact that Producthunt has changed a lot in terms of visibility of products (launched vs

... others experiences. Wishing you all the best for your first launch Comment from Sarrah Pitaliya(@sarrah_pitaliya): @wenxi  Good observation! The second launch was more of a re-launch/refresh to share recent updates rather than a big bang first-time reveal. For us, it s less about the upvote count and more about staying transparent, sharing progress, and learning from the community. Comment from Sarrah Pitaliya(@sarrah_pitaliya): @takaraqode  Glad it helped Best of luck for launch ... ... conversations that shaped what we built next. Did any specific piece of community feedback directly change how you built ZeroThreat after the relaunch? Comment from Wenxi Huang(@wenxi): I don't understand. Your second launch got 7 upvotes vs

... clearly define your target audience: Who are they? What's their knowledge level? What market are they in? What kind of content do they usually consume? What content actually works for them? This is essentially user profiling combined with competitor analysis. Back when we were creating educational content, we'd put a ton of effort into user interviews, benchmarking against others, and even using a PBL (Project-Based Learning) approach to constantly refine our content structure ... ... happens if I enter an expired batch in the system? Once we stopped chasing the masterpiece and started tracking what triggered those Oh, now I get it. moments, things turned around. Your point about small sparks > one big bang

... berenov): Wild ride got kicked out and fought back in is the kind of story that actually proves the resilience YC selects for. Big respect, congrats on getting back in. Comment from Richard Smith(@richard_smith_sv): The flash bang analogy really hit home. That ringing sensation is something you never forget. Glad you turned that nightmare into a comeback story. Comment from Mustafa Arian(@thenameisarian): the kicked out part is the more useful story than the got in part ... ... Product Hunt community! Comment from Mahyad(@mahyad): @borja_diazroig  thank you! Comment from Mahyad(@mahyad): @aaronoleary it was an unbelievable experience. I remember when I saw the email, my ears started ringing, as if a flash bang

... some serious are we still together? vibes. Why? Well, Microsoft s been pouring cash into OpenAI (we're talking $13 billion), but now OpenAI's eyeing a public debut, and Microsoft s wondering if it s getting enough bang for its bucks. They might even reduce their stake in exchange for some future AI wizardry access. So, what s next? A clean break or just a little it s not you, it s me moment? We ll be watching this ...

... Comment from Owen Oktay(@owenoktay): Would be incredible to see this done well Comment from Vanessa Hope Schneider(@vhschneider): Thanks for spreading the word, @chrismessina We're excited to get this thing into people's hands. We've been banging on it internally at Descript, and in the past couple of weeks, it has started to get quite clever! Comment from Siddharth Pereira(@siddharthpereira): Gonna try this baby! Comment from Gabe Perez(@gabe): Ooo this is a pretty interesting product ...

... from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @kody_low  Thanks for weighing in here! Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): That sounds really frustrating. My experience with Replit and most recently @Windsurf has sometimes been magical and sometimes feels like banging my head against a wall. It's especially frustrating when the AI seems to create more problems instead of fixing them and also charges you more in the process. I don't think these companies are frauds though. I just ... ... Transformative. Being code-inclined, I rarely use the Agent and instead use the assistant ... I find it works amazing when collaborating with AI within the code. Plus, assistant advanced iterations are $0.05 and basic ones are free. (code vs

... your initial approach - 12 startups in 12 months) build the most barebones version of each idea quickly (e.g. 1 month per idea) and see if it gets traction/paying customers? How did you ultimately narrow down on building PhotoAI/InteriorAI vs the many other AI types of tools you could have built? Suggestion regarding EU: I feel the biggest change for the EU will happen when the populace elects younger people to political power. Ideally people under 35-40 that actually understand ... ... chance for a decent living. Do we really need to replicate that, or rather should find a new model? As for general deregulation, we should be very careful, as it can be used by mentioned monopolies to block new competitors

... curious! Personally, I have to vet their current tool use thoroughly before I know how to talk about it. Comment from David Delgado Vendrell(@davdelven): @bragebang  What kind of friends do you have, man? Comment from Brage Bang(@bragebang): @davdelven   Comment from Brage Bang

... agent to build website. Def gonna try it out. Many thanks for starting this dicussion :) Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): Just like actually coding, using Replit can take a wrong turn and end up feeling like banging your head against a wall. I burned through a bunch of checkpoints trying to get a simple button (kept seeing a blank screen), and eventually started over and it just worked. The promise here is incredible - I think in a few months ...

... like translation are pivots but stay within the same general idea. Now, we have six AI solutions that automatically optimize conversion rates. seatext.com Comment from Nick Anisimov(@nickanisimov): I can confidently say that pivoting is much more sensible than banging your head against the wall with no results. Comment from Alynova(@alynova): Sell your innovative ideas at Alynova. Sell your expertise video tutorials or fabricated unique products. Whether it's mastering the guitar, achieving success in gardening, cooking with ...

... largely proven that self-motivation cannot be overestimated when it comes to personal productivity. Look this way as I share a few rituals that I've found to be most profitable whether you're remote or just trying to bang in some goals on the weekend. The good old wash: Just like the medieval lot of the masses out there I've often fallen to the temptation of hopping straight to my desk to turn the levers of labour ...

... Last year, Json API App, https://www.jsonapi.co/ was launched to get pre-made mocks api's for your app. PH link: https://www.producthunt.com/post... Now, Json API App is re-imagined and launched with a big bang! JSON API APP: Single repository for everything you need to build better products as a developer. - Sell & Buy API and its Logical Components - https://www.jsonapi.co/sell-api - https://www.jsonapi.co/buy-api - Public APIs: https://www.jsonapi.co/public-api - DB: https://www.jsonapi.co/json-db - Queue: https://www.jsonapi.co/json-queue - Server ... ... Oleksiy K(@karolex): It s a massive pivot from a simple mocking tool to a full-blown ecosystem. I ve seen this 'everything store' approach for developers before it's ambitious, but the biggest challenge is always the 'quality vs