... have community based organic growth. I really want to know your experience about: How did you get your first 100 users? For an early-stage product with no traction yet, which path is better bootstrapping organic growth or raise ...

... Farrukh Butt(@farrukh_butt1): Documentation is one of those things that's easy to deprioritize but quietly kills adoption. Makes sense they've become the default, good docs are a product decision, not just a writing task. Well deserved raise. Comment from Sai Tharun Kakirala(@sai_tharun_kakirala): Well deserved - Mintlify solved a problem that had been painful for a long time and executed beautifully on it. The knowledge infrastructure for AI framing makes total sense as a category. Docs ...

... 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 ... ... game of big bets. They are looking for outliers. Companies that can return the fund. That means they care about very large markets, very large outcomes, and the potential for non-linear growth. When you choose to raise

... expected to deliver top results while entrepreneurial freedom fades. That s how it was often framed. But maybe it s not that simple. For example: A new VC fund called Zero Shot founded by former OpenAI employees is raising to $100M and has already started investing. VC firm Eclipse raised

... just built https://compeddit.pages.dev/v=1 which helps you track your competitors over reddit your competitors

... your entire site. Finds pages with weak SEO, outdated info, missing metadata. Updates content and metadata automatically. No more fixing one page at a time. Full integration through our Wordpress Plugin, Wix and Shopify App, and webhooks through APIs RAISA v1.4 (update+enhancements) Chat Agent + Workflow Builder (already live) Our chat agent that knows your project. You talk to it (WhatsApp, email, dashboard). It audits, suggests content, runs tasks. Drag and drop to build automations. Like having an SEO person ... ... once. So I'm asking: Which one would actually save you time? Which problem hurts the most right now? Drop a number. Or tell me what you're struggling with. I want to build what actually helps. P.S: RAISE

... build, ship, and scale have dropped dramatically. You don't need a $5M seed round to build an MVP anymore. And the examples speak for themselves: Mailchimp: bootstrapped for 20 years, sold for $12B Midjourney: $500M revenue , $0 raised Zoho: 150M+ users , never took a dollar of VC VCs still bring value beyond money: network, credibility, access. That's real. But is it worth the dilution and pressure that comes with it? So I'm curious: Are you actively trying ... ... raise

... Great Scott ! Bluesky raised $100M Series B from Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Alumni Ventures, Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Knight Foundation and True Ventures. Why they waited a year to tell anyone about it is anyone's guess. Comment from Chris Messina(@chrismessina): @busmark_w_nika  maybe, but Mike Masnick (Bluesky board member) said it was more a matter of other priorities... Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Maybe they waited for that moment when Jay Graber steps ...

... beginning of the year, 2 co-founders reached out to me because they wanted to scale their personal LinkedIn profiles. The reason: In a few months, they re planning to raise funding and believe their personal brand could help. A few days ago, another founder contacted me with a similar intention, although he s not planning to raise

... Imagine that you are about to join a startup (before raising funds) as a part-time employee. You are paid for work (compensation is like in any existing, well-established company in the industry, but you do not have regular employee benefits covering 401 plan, no equity, no health care plan, HO equipment fee, etc.) You hope that after raising

... early: Don't manually track laptop encryption. Use an agent. Centralize evidence: If it s not documented, it didn't happen. We built Xyroco specifically to handle point #2 and #3 automatically. If you just raised and are staring down the barrel of a compliance audit, DM me. I ll send you our "Fast-Track Checklist" for free. No pitch. hashtag#StartupFunding hashtag#SeriesA hashtag#Compliance hashtag#SOC2 hashtag#TechTips ...

... early: Don't manually track laptop encryption. Use an agent. Centralize evidence: If it s not documented, it didn't happen. We built Xyroco specifically to handle point #2 and #3 automatically. If you just raised and are staring down the barrel of a compliance audit, DM me. I ll send you our "Fast-Track Checklist" for free. No pitch. hashtag#StartupFunding hashtag#SeriesA hashtag#Compliance hashtag#SOC2 hashtag#TechTips ...

... planning, and spent time with maintenance and quality teams. I wanted to understand the whole system. Months passed, but the promises were delayed. When I asked, I was told it would be handled. Just before the new year, I raised the issue again. They made an exception and gave me a very small raise

... same page, and countries are investing in defence. Today, this news from Techcrunch grabbed my attention: Terra Industries, a Nigeria-based defence startup founded by 22-year-old Nathan Nwachuku and 24-year-old Maxwell Maduka, raised $11.75M to build autonomous defence systems that help African governments protect critical infrastructure . The company focuses on drones, surveillance systems, and real-time intelligence software to reduce reliance on foreign defense intelligence and strengthen Africa s security sovereignty. Do you see more ...

... press! OSS AI coding assistant @Kilo Code just announced a $8 Million raise in seed funding. @scobreit wrote in their blog announcement : This funding accelerates our roadmap: smarter multi-agent collaboration, enterprise-grade tooling for technical leaders, and a feature set that continues to accelerate the AI flywheel for development teams using Kilo. Kilo Code is crushing it this year: Two launches on @Product Hunt , ranked respectfully #5 Product of the Day and #1 Product of the Day, growing from ... ... downloads on @VS

... lack potential but because the pathways to capital and tools are unclear, fragmented, or inaccessible. OpenStanford exists to democratize funding. We re building an open, transparent hub that gives founders everywhere the tools, insights, and guidance they need to raise capital, validate ideas, and build faster. Whether you re in Silicon Valley or across the world, OpenStanford is designed to level the playing field. What OpenStanford offers Funding Intelligence Clear pathways to grants, accelerators, micro-funds, angels, and early-stage ... ... fundraising workflows. Curated Playbooks Everything from investor outreach strategy to documentation checklists simplified and accessible. A founder-first approach Designed for clarity, speed, and equal opportunity for anyone with ambition. Who it s for Early-stage founders preparing to raise

... January. Both Microsoft and OpenAI cited changes to Meta s platform policies last month. Meta said it wants WhatsApp to help businesses serve customers, rather than get bogged down by chatbot distribution.     Record prices? Spotify will raise prices on U.S. subscribers next year, the Financial Times reported . A subscription currently costs $11.99 per month, but the streaming service has been under pressure from record labels to raise

... just published one of the most honest and practical founder interviews we've ever featured in Unicorns Journal . It s the story of how Sergey Bakaev , co-founder of LovOn , raised $850K after hearing more than 100 rejections with no network and no previous fundraising experience. A brutally honest, step-by-step breakdown of what pre-seed fundraising actually looks like behind the scenes the pressure, the tactics, the mistakes, and the breakthroughs. Top takeaways: Fundraising = communication density 1 warm ...

... have come across several statements such as: a single person cannot raise money on their own (you need to be in a team of at least 2 people), it is not worth it because there is pressure on you, etc. What is your experience with raising

... citations of published research verifying the exact formulation. Ingredient lists are inconsistent or vague Some websites list ingredients like CoQ10, PQQ, L-Carnitine, alpha-lipoic acid. Other sites list quite different blends: Maqui Berry, Rhodiola, Schisandra, etc. This inconsistency raises concerns about exactly what you re getting, and whether different versions exist (which might affect results). Too good to be true marketing The messaging is very strong: turns your body into a fat-burning machine , etc. These kinds of promises ... ... natural and stimulus-free , some users still report mild issues (like digestive upset, headaches). Some users report no significant effect, which means results vary a lot. From Some users notice minimal changes, possibly due to individual factors. Sales model raises

... From @hwchase17 : Today, we re announcing we ve raised $125M at a $1.25B valuation to build the platform for agent engineering. We re also releasing new capabilities to accelerate the path to reliable agents, including LangChain and LangGraph 1.0 releases, a new Insights Agent, and a no code agent builder. IVP led the round alongside existing investors Sequoia, Benchmark, and Amplify, as well as new investors CapitalG and Sapphire Ventures. Imagine that they got their start here when ... ... shoulda invested back then! Comment from Nosheen Kanwal(@nosheen_kanwal): Crazy growth. From a Product Hunt debut to a $1.25B valuation in what feels like five minutes. That s product-market fit on steroids. Comment from Vlad(@vsteppp

... Lessons from Athena s surprising coverage and what founders can learn about finding the right reporter, framing stories, and pitching press The Wall Street Journal rarely covers seed-stage startups let alone one raising just $2.2M. That s why I was surprised to see Athena , an early-stage company working on how large language models surface brand-related content, featured in Katherine Blunt s article about the demise of traditional Google search. Instead of dismissing it as a blip ... ... your routine: Read the outlets read by your target audience, and pay attention to what s being covered (and what s not). Follow relevant reporters on X and other social platforms. Set up Google News alerts on your competitors

... their sales workflow in under five minutes. Four months later I quit my job to work on it full time. Why bother? I kept asking myself: Why isn t there an AI sales monopoly yet? My take: because most competitors deliver AI consultants that talk like robots and kill revenue. We focused on building a real rep that: Doesn t ask you to prompt or pick an LLM you just tell us about your business and we do the rest ... ... Talks like your top salesperson, not a bot. Books meetings and pushes data back into your CRM. Fast forward a year: Pleep has 500+ paying B2B customers, hit ~$20k MRR, raised

... raised $32M Series B led by Sequoia ! The open-source code editor is scaling its collaborative AI vision , enabling real-time conversations with teammates & AI agents directly in the IDE using character-level permalinks. Total funding now >$42M. DeltaDB also sounds like a compelling enhancement of Git: Provides character-level permalinks that survive code transformations Enables real-time collaboration between developers and AI agents Creates a "living, navigable history" that includes not just code changes but also ...

... just hit: 600+ people on the Meet-Ting waitlist 275+ invites sent 50+ meetings booked ~30 weekly actives using it regularly I ve just written up the full story of how we raised before our launch - including the hacks and step-by-step approach we used (UK-focused) - on my Substack . I m a first-time founder, so if this can save you hours of podcasts, GPT prompts, and late-night desk research, I hope it helps! Here ... ... highlights: 1) SEIS is a cheat code for UK founders Lets you raise