... Over the past few days, you may have noticed a new account on Product Hunt called "Curious Kitty" commenting on some launch posts. It was created on 20th December 2025. First observation: it behaves like a bot. It only asks questions (no opinions, no praise, no criticism) and those comments get visually highlighted, similar to how awarded comments stand out on Reddit. (screenshot attached) Comment screenshot from Blinq launch post today! The account has a couple followers including ... ... team members, which makes it feel less random and more like an internal quiet experiment. @mikekerzhner @rajsb_ The questions are actually good. They re structured, product-aware and often push founders to explain positioning, use cases or differentiation. Curious Kitty

... Product of the Week. @Aikido Security - In the growing context of vibe coding and related security issues , the DevSecOps company is spot on: "Security is an everyone problem." This year, they acquired 2024 Golden Kitty Award nominee @Trag and nailed their first launch: #1 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Month. Read on: A look at Aikido's first launch on Product Hunt . @Lingo.dev - The AI localization engine (YC F24) launched on Product Hunt last February ... ... crushed it: #2 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Week, #1 Developer Tool of the Month. @Appwrite - Launched Sites , the "open-source Vercel alternative

... true Product Hunt (r)evolution so many things changed dramatically. I honestly think this was the most intense year of changes the platform has ever had. For example, we got to experience all of this: Verifying profiles (badges) Alternative product suggestions on launch pages Views and online count on forum posts Adding/Removing the ambassador program Forums instead of Discussions Changing the UX/UI of launch pages Removing Coming soon (Notify me pages) Adding/Removing downvotes on comments Forum comments now showing ... ... profiles More extensive footer Redesign of the main page UI (e.g., new notification icon) Removing Kitty

... update: after ten years, we re officially sunsetting the Golden Kitty Awards. They ve been a huge part of Product Hunt s history, but the ecosystem has changed. AI moves fast, new categories show up constantly, and a once-a-year award no longer reflects how products actually grow. Most of the real story now happens after launch day. So we re introducing something built for this pace: The Orbit Awards. Orbit is a quarterly award series focused on traction ... ... founders? Any signals you think we should weight more heavily? Excited to see where this goes. See you in Orbit. Comment from Sean Tiffonnet (@seantiffonnet): The real question is, will the Orbit award looks as nice as the Golden Kitty

... Major update alert! Context Sync v0.6.0 just dropped with some incredible new features: What's New: VS Code + GitHub Copilot support (our most requested feature!) 2-5x faster database operations File size safety limits (no more crashes) Real-time cache invalidation Async file operations for smoother performance Why This Matters: Remember when we launched and everyone asked "When will this work with VS

... Ever wanted to peek behind your competitors ad strategies? Now you can with full transparency. I just launched a free n8n workflow that pulls ad creatives straight from Google s Ads Transparency Center, powered by SerpApi. n8n Template link This workflow does the boring stuff for you: Fetches ads by domain (like nike.com or apple.com ) Filters by region Categorizes creatives into text, image, and video Exports clean CSVs for instant analysis All you need to do is hit Test workflow ... ... messy results) Splits by ad format Exports everything neatly to /files/ as CSVs You ll get: text_{domain}_ads.csv image_{domain}_ads.csv video_{domain}_ads.csv Example use cases: Benchmark ad copy styles in your niche Track seasonal trends from competitors

... often see founders wondering: Do kitty points matter for ranking? Should makers have high kitty

... noticed that the purpose of people on Product Hunt is always different. Of course, the vast majority want to become the Product of the Day, Week, Month, or Year (or win Kitty Awards). However, some are there for the community and their success metrics may lie in something else (e.g. the number of discussions created and rated). Which of the following metrics are you here for? Or, which do you place the most/least importance on? Become the top Product ... ... Week, Month, Year) Win Kitty

... startups. This is surreal. A dream. That moment of HOLY SH*T, did we actually do this? Unicorns Club a tiny team of just six people, backed by a single angel investor, no VC money just won a Golden Kitty Award. And not just any award, but the one that placed us alongside OpenAI, Google, Figma, Mercury, Notion, and other giants. A year ago, this was just an idea. No big budgets, no seasoned startup team. Just a handful ...

... seeing? Comment from Hussein(@hussein_r): @isaac_levy3 That would be interesting Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @sentry_co to second what Chris Messina said, we do have dark mode on ios. Did you see the Golden Kitty's leaderboard theme? That was an early attempt at dark mode. To be honest we don't feel we have the bandwidth to do it properly at the moment but it's something we might revisit in the future ... ... either dark or light mode. Sticking with one mode for the majority of surfaces makes thinking through brand design easier. Comment from Mat Sherman(@mat_sherman): I always thought it would be interesting to build a Crunchbase/Pitchbook competitor

... noticed that lately, the Kitty Coins on my account have been decreasing. Now, it doesn't really matter to me since I see them more as a vanity metric, but I was curious if the PH team has made any changes that could be causing this daily reduction in Kitty

... thrilled to share that our SaaS has been nominated for the prestigious Product Hunt Golden Kitty Award in various categories. This recognition means the world to us! I humbly ask for your support to help us clinch the top spot. If you have ever found value in my content, your vote would make a significant difference. Please follow these simple steps to cast your vote for Syllaby: 1. Click the link: Golden Kitty

... definitely need you help to help us win!! This is massive! If my content has ever helped you, I need a quick favor that would mean the world to me. We are trying to get #1 tool for Golden Kitty award on Product Hunt for my company Syllaby! Could you vote for us? This award leads to a LOT of incredible opportunities. Here are instructions if you can kindly help. 1. Click the link: https://www.producthunt.com/gold... 2. Sign ... ... austinarmstrong I m rooting for you to get a high ranking! If you have time, please check out our product as well. We re launching soon. Comment from StephanieWilliams(@poiibu1970): That's awesome! Syllaby getting nominated as a Golden Kitty

... that time of the year when we celebrate the brilliance, innovation, and hard work of makers worldwide. The Golden Kitty Awards honor the products that shaped 2024, inspiring creators and users alike. Why it matters: This isn t just about awards it s about recognizing the ideas that pushed boundaries, solved problems, and brought communities together. Voting is now open! Let s make sure the most impactful products get the spotlight they deserve. Which product stood out for you this ...

... Does anyone know when or if the vote count will be displayed for the Golden Kitty Awards? Thank you in advance! Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @nicolas_garcin I think that results were visible from the very beginning. This is something new to me. Comment from Nicolas Garcin(@nicolas_garcin): @busmark_w_nika ok thanks for your knowledge on the topic. Let s see how it goes! Comment from Nicolas Garcin(@nicolas_garcin): @jessicayoungq - ok good to know! Thanks ...

... approaching the long-awaited Golden Kitty Awards, I'm dropping here some of my favorite developer tools launched on Product Hunt in 2024: @Supabase - The open-source Firebase alternative

... kitty coins ust for getting upvotes? Or something else ...

... Sarah here, Head of Content @ Product Hunt. I'm starting up a new article series in our AI newsletter, Deeper Learning, called Ask Kitty. It's a place where you can ask the questions you've been wondering about A.I. but have been too shy to ask. Why? One thing I've learned about A.I. is that a lot of people in tech assume you know a lot of things, and very few people actually know the things (or know ... ... BrandStori.ai , trying to simplify how AI can evaluate website messaging like a buyer, not just scan for SEO or structure. And the hardest part? Explaining what it does and why it matters without defaulting to buzzwords. Excited for Ask Kitty

... thrilled to announce that MindOS has been nominated for the 2023 Product Hunt Golden Kitty Awards of best AI Product! As a growth manager of MindOS, I can't wait to see you guys leveraging MindOS to boost productivity by 10x! I warmly invite your to support us by sharing your love for our product. Please vote for us! https://www.producthunt.com/gold... https://www.producthunt.com/gold... ...

... Kombai has been nominated for the Golden Kitty Awards In the DevTool Category. Help us win Golden Kitty

... Currently in the bronze category, just curious what Kitty Coins could unlock for PH community members? Comment from Ashit Vora(@ashitvora): Dopamine ...

... winners of the Golden Kitty Awards have been announced. You helped decide who should walk away with our coveted Golden Kitty

... Hope everyone is enjoying the Golden Kitty Awards so far, spot any products you didn't know about before? Voting is closing soon, so don't forget to cast yours by heading over to our voting page Your vote helps decide which products get to walk away with the coveted Golden Kitty

... encourage you to hand out these awards (3 per launch) and share the love with your supporters. Do so by reviewing your launch post comments and clicking award on the ones you d like to highlight. The Golden Kitty Awards If you re new here, you may not have heard about our favorite event every year, which is basically like the Oscars of Tech. The Golden Kitty

... nominations have been tallied and the finalists have been decided. It's time for you to vote for your favorite products of 2022 across 24 different categories and decide who wins a coveted Golden Kitty award. Voting is open today until Friday, January 20th, head over to the awards page to cast your votes. Who do you want ...