... window on Product Hunt cross 500 launches roughly double what I observed throughout the preceding 825 days. Only 13 were featured; most were unremarkable. The LLM has fundamentally shifted the economics of software development. As someone with a dual vantage point being the #1 Product Hunter while investing in AI startups I watch the floodwaters rise in real-time. What s become clear: SaaS is dying; VC is withering . Building software is not uniquely compelling. Code has become a commodity ... ... flood of AI products is wild - I'm seeing it firsthand. launched a desktop tool for reddit scraping a few months ago ( Reddit Wappkit ). nothing fancy, just solves a specific problem I had. but the interesting thing? most "competitors

... with AI daily, you re meeting with developer advocate teams, you re at events with other builders, you re talking to VCs, and most importantly, you re talking to customers (real people!). All of these people have totally different vantage points. And when you start unpacking those viewpoints, you get a pretty unique read on what s coming... If you re also building in a similar space, I genuinely recommend throwing all of these perspectives against the wall and seeing ... ... what s next, too.) Platforms: we ve spent time with Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Microsoft in the last few weeks. Their roadmaps heavily influence the entire industry. Other builders & events : it s amazing seeing what excites people. SF vs

... more creative deals Someone without those words keeps making the same offer in different packages 3. How you evaluate trade-offs Rich vocabulary = you can hold multiple competing values simultaneously Limited vocabulary = you collapse complexity into binary thinking Pragmatism vs idealism. Short-term vs

... tech-enabled services play. They start with humans delivering the service, while collecting structured data about patient interactions. Over time, parts of that workflow can be automated, but the services-first approach reduces risk up front. Compliance (Vanta / Pristina example) Here's how @christinacaci of @Vanta

... everyone After months of building, I just launched VantageSentiment an AI-powered assistant that mimics a team of financial analysts to help you make sense of commodities like Gold, Oil, and more. What makes it special? Multi-agent LLM architecture (sentiment, fundamentals, technicals, risk) Explainable decisions from each agent Conditional tool use (e.g., Value at Risk calculation when needed) Guest login + Premium report downloads This started as a personal exploration into LLM + finance + UX and turned into something ...

... Product Hunt! I m Pankaj, a technologist with a background in finance, AI, and data systems currently solo-building VantageSentiment. It s an AI-powered investment assistant that acts like a team of analysts. It breaks down commodities (like Gold or Oil) from multiple perspectives: Sentiment Fundamentals Technicals Risk Portfolio decision Every agent is powered by LLMs, works semi-independently, and contributes structured, explainable insights. I ve just launched it here https://www.producthunt.com/post... I m here to connect, learn ...

... Everyone uses AWS! It's a huge % of our monthly SaaS spend here at PH. @Pump reached out to us and we know folks over at @Vantage . Have you used Vantage