... Today @Lightfield announced their $47M Series A , led by a16z. Over 5,000 companies have started running on Lightfield

... easy. Starting with cold out reach, I am currently trying a variety of tools to improve our cold outreach. Here's what I'm planning to try or have tried Instantly Apollo Hunter.io Attio Gojiberry Lead Bay Lightfield Hubspot What is everyone else using? Would love to connect and chat ...

... Building a proper GTM strategy is difficult with so many AI tools on the market. CRMs alone have many options: Hubspot Attio Apollo Hunter.io Lightfield Then you have a variety of integration tools and cold outreach tools. Plus you can also create some of your own with Claude and MCP. What stack are other founders currently using for B2B SAAS? Would love to hear how you identified the right stack ...

... visuals, fully aligned https://youtu.be/fw82iPQUCU8 This is one of the core use cases behind our recent launch (#2 Product of the Month, right behind Google s Stitch 2). More examples coming curious what you think. Comment from CY(@lightfield): @chrismessina thanks again for the push to share more examples here and again for hunting us This Jensen video is one of the first concrete use cases from the launch. We ll share more in the coming weeks. Comment from ... ... lightfield

... does and for whom? Does it feel relevant to me or my field of work? Is it something that's very new, fresh and not necessarily heard of before (a little rare)? Comment from swati paliwal(@swati_paliwal): @lightfield  spot on Comment from Sai Tharun Kakirala(@sai_tharun_kakirala): Three things that always get my click: 1. A tagline that tells me the problem, not the solution. "AI for productivity" = meh. "Manage your whole day in WhatsApp" = yes, tell ... ... apesin): Honest answer a relatable problem stated in the first line. Signova's whole pitch is: most freelancers skip contracts or overpay lawyers. That one line is what gets the click for us. Comment from Priyanka Gosai(@priyanka_gosai1): @lightfield

... your idea clear if you fix it. Still I know it may be hard personally and create sort of predator syndrome. I am trying to revise myself I just need to continue and result will come :) Comment from CY(@lightfield): @davidkaufmann  yup, talk to real people Comment from CY(@lightfield

... thinking about this. Comment from Markus Kask(@markus_kask): Many companies are now staying in Europe aka the spotify model, and realizing that it doesnt have to be in SF to actually take the leap. Comment from CY(@lightfield): @philk1  That s a very real tradeoff and good luck on the launch in 2 days! Totally agree that for B2B, compliance isn t optional, it s foundational. We ve just gone through SOC 2 Type II and GDPR ourselves ... ... overhead is real but unavoidable if you want to earn trust. Happy to share what we learned if it s useful for anyone here. Comment from CY(@lightfield

... there, but the timing of when to invest (product, messaging, distribution) is still pretty fuzzy at least for me. Would love to hear how you ve approached this, or why you decided not to (yet). Comment from CY(@lightfield): @ilia_ilinskii  +1 from experience. One of our apps started English-only but quickly took off in Brazil. Early Portuguese localization had an outsized impact better activation, retention, and much stronger word-of-mouth. What surprised me was how much ... ... right now I'm unsure whether or not I should be offering a German version. I think that is only an option for me if the English really is limiting my national reach. Comment from Matthias Biehl(@matthias_biehl): @lightfield

... both audiences are mostly US-based, resp. 64% for TLDR and 53% for Product Hunt. Product Hunt has a significant proportion of founders (19%) and subscribers are more likely to work in early-stage companies under 100 people (59% vs. 29% for TLDR).  Higher open rates on TLDR, cost-effective on Product Hunt TLDR reports a 44% open rate (OR) Product Hunt: 41% OR  Looking at the ad opportunities, TLDR offers 3 different placements. The primary placement ... ... targeting early-stage companies and looking for a cost-effective channel, sponsoring Product Hunt's AI newsletter might be a good option.  Over to you! What channels are you planning to explore in 2026? Comment from fmerian(@fmerian): @lightfield

... noticed any profiles where this growth clearly has to be under the thumb of an agency? Do you have any overview of the pricing? Can you share some of them? Thank you! Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @lightfield  Today read something on this. That's probably why so many founders started betting on their personal profiles growth they want to improve distribution of their future products :) Comment from Rashi Arora(@rashiaroraofficial): Yeah, it s definitely becoming a real ... ... tell a story fabricated to make me look like a "true founder" https://x.com/colingrowlancer this guy on twitter does the linked thing. It's a hard market because linkedin frowns upon automation. Comment from David Kaufman(@davidkaufmann): @lightfield

... that reminds me that almost each AI website has a purple colour within the design :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @amine_bensousi  as soon as you launch, dm on LI :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @lightfield  Thank you! Now, I need to double-check the assets and texts :D Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @build_with_aj  I appreciate the creativity. You do not have to be fully unknown; just create a shadow that ... ... implemented technically, but rather how, in practice, someone without many followers can achieve it. So you mentioned it as a criterion, but people can't control whether their followers can also be your followers. Comment from CY(@lightfield

... launch day is just sitting there replying. +1 to nim on profiles. We got asked more than once "what else have you shipped" and having a real history there would have helped. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @lightfield  I bet that there were also more "famous" people. Like those early YC people etc. Shame I didn't experience that. I couldn't, I was 19, and my English was weak hahaha. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @pamela ... ... upvoting 2. building the product page early and getting followers before the launch. the "follow" count matters more than i expected for day-one visibility 3. forums > cold outreach. commenting on threads where your product is genuinely relevant (competitor