... everyone! Two news! ArkTabs userbase reached 5.3k+ users today and MockupTown is live with most pro features available for free for month of August! Thank ...

... Prompt Optimization was one of the first features we shipped in AI Context Flow. We've grown a lot since then, evolving into a universal memory hub, but a big chunk of our userbase originally came for prompt optimization, and still loves it as a core part of their workflow. The feedback we kept hearing was consistent: " I like the fast, one-click optimization, but sometimes I need more control. " More control over how the prompt gets optimized. More control ...

... used similar dev tools, what worked (or didn't) for you? Curious to hear your thoughts genuinely undecided here and want to build something people actually want. Comment from Sundar Balamurugan(@sundar_balamurugan): @sophie_myers  For this bigger userbase Comment from Sundar Balamurugan(@sundar_balamurugan): @sophie_banks  Yes . I would regret it. But, I am going to release it in open. Comment from Sundar Balamurugan(@sundar_balamurugan): @nolan_vu  Thanks Nolan. Will act accordingly . Comment from Hambali ... ... signing, I d make consent, permitted uses, deletion, and the dataset license explicit at capture and export rather than assume the app s GPL license covers the samples. That governance may matter more to adoption than the paid-versus

... everyone! News #1: ArkTabs crossed 2000+ users with 96% userbase in US. News #2: Arkida Mockups is launching on Product Hunt this Monday ! https://www.producthunt.com/prod... Follows, comments and shares would be highly appreciated! The more popularity it get, the more features it will get. Thank you! Comment from Anthony Adams(@anthony_adams_): Would love to know what feature users requested the most after reaching 2K users. Comment from Nabeel Ali Hashmi(@nabeelalihashmi): @anthony_adams_  It was scheduling opening ...

... very rarely drive core growth. They tend to be a good aux channel to drive an extra 5-10% here and there, but usually you can't fully rely on someone else's growth engine to also grow your userbase. Comment from Vicky Dodeva(@vicky_dodeva): 15% reply rate on cold outreach is indeed impressive, was that meaningful replies only? I m so very hesitant about cold outreach and do it sparingly only when I genuinely believe there s value ...

... more game modes for published games. Reaching more influencers & players community. Comment from Peter Shu(@peterz_shu): @busmark_w_nika  Well right now I'm reading a book called Breath, by James Nestor. Its got a wide userbase, and is not as time consuming as youtube, and its algorithm is not as unforgiving as Tiktok. And also I already have some 400 followers Comment from Peter Shu(@peterz_shu): Hey Everyone Work Goals --> Scale my startup Dirac ...

... feature and I don't think there is a killer use case yet that pushes anyone from Apple to the competition. Even if they have better models. Apple is still a B2C company after all. A Google search alternative is probably the most interesting direction for Apple right now. Let's see.. Comment from Sanskar Yadav(@sanskarix): Apple still has a real shot imo, just not by copying OpenAI or Google head-to-head. Apple s superpower has always ... ... feels slow because they rarely rush to launch the shiniest thing first, they wait, watch everyone else break things, then launch something very polished that fits perfectly into their ecosystem. Imagine a genuinely helpful Siri across apps and devices, versus

... specifically for that YC thread: Applying with QuantDesk Pro 18 year old solo founder, would love feedback Hey everyone, applying for Fall 2027 batch while finishing my first year of university. I built QuantDesk Pro a free Bloomberg Terminal alternative. Monte Carlo simulation, VaR, factor exposure, options pricing, AI sentiment from SEC filings all the tools hedge funds pay 20,000/year for, free in a browser. Built it entirely solo, self-taught, no funding, no co-founder. Launched on Product ... ... same space as a lot of YC companies helping solo founders get their first believers without giving up equity. The YC model is incredible for the companies that get in but the 99 percent who do not need alternatives

... think that things are going too slowly. Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads... they are trying to succeed,d but somehow they struggle with traction  so far, only Threads is growing quite well, but just because of their "Meta userbase". Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @byalexai  Physical worlds have an upper hand now :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @0xtommythomas  It seems that more and more people under this thread are agreeing that offline is the new gold mine ... ... opportunity"? What should it be? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @ixord  Gauss curve. When nobody does it = risky (because the market is not prepared and it is unknown). When many people do it = risky (too many competitors

... Insights is a great resource to find pre-made market maps and identify potential acquirers. https://www.cbinsights.com/resea... Comment from Ben(@moonlite_money): @busmark_w_nika  if you're running a company, you know who your competitors are and where the market is. You probably intuitively know who the best acquirers are. They're usually the best partners. One way to visually illustrate what strategics would be good acquirers is to build a market map. You essentially think about ... ... categories you do / could fit in or add value to, then pull logos from all known companies in those spaces. Think about what companies would benefit the most from your functionality, has an overlapping userbase

... super excited about it! Thanks for your time, and wishing you a fantastic day and great energy ahead! Olena Co-founder of PortalBunny Comment from Corgi Cabal(@corgicabal): AI landscape questions: How much do you personally use google vs ai search? What do you think of the changes google/bing/etc is making to search? Good for them? For users? For you? How do you think user-generated content (such as forums!) fits into the rapid evolution we're seeing in search/ai ... ... that me replying to you here has actually generated traffic to my site from PH users, more-so than my silenced PH launches itself. So, to claim the product offering was not clear enough is clearly misaligned with your userbase

... community focused startups, kindly share your strategy of building community around your platform. What was the challenges and how did you solve it? How did you go from zero to current userbase ...

... course there are many things we need to get to. I'm new to doing product marketing and would love some advice from those who's gone through this phase of trying to grow the userbase from a grassroots perspective. What was the best way to get users on your site/product/service at the beginning? Were people willing to give you feedback and advice? (How did you find them?) Would love to hear your stories/kind advice ...

... track your expenses and do you generally plan ahead? Do you set aside some ramen money or just let it roll? Especially if you are bootstrapped? How do you link your revenue and expense? How do you track your userbase behavior ...