Ashley Higgins

Hi there ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm Ashley, Product Hunt's CEO. AMA ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Thomas Schranz โ›„๏ธ
Stripe launched 10 years ago today, where do you see Product Hunt 10 years from now? How can we help you make this happen?
Hey Ashley - when are we going to see some features added to the App? It's still quite limited compared to the website.
Ashley Higgins
@maxwellcdavis Hey Maxwell ๐Ÿ‘‹ You're totally right! We are currently staffing up our native mobile team so you should see a lot more from us soon! In the meantime, if you know any great mobile engineers or designers, please send them our way!
Lior Galante Cohen (Vaza)
Hey Ashley! What's in store for Product Hunt? Is anything significant going to be changed/added in the near future?
Ashley Higgins
@lior_galante_cohen Hey Lior! Lots of exciting stuff to come, I outlined the major stuff we're focusing on in this comment.
Lior Galante Cohen (Vaza)
@ahiggz Thanks Ashley!
Sagar
Hey Ashley! Thanks for the AMA I am curious to know, How does your day look like as a PH CEO?
Ashley Higgins
@sagar_devkate Hey Sagar, thanks for the question! Things change week to week depending on the needs of the team (#startuplife), but right now it's something like: 25% hiring, 25% strategy (especially growth), 50% supporting the team on current execution work.
Nithur
Hi Ashley! Do you write regularly? sort of journaling maybe?
Ashley Higgins
@nithur Hey Nirthursan! I used to do more personal journaling but not as often these days. As a fully remote team at Product Hunt, I definitely do a fair bit of long-form writing to articulate strategy in a way that's digestible for the team async. I find it's an amazing forcing function to clarify your own thinking around something.
Paul Mit
Hey Ashley, thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas here! What is your approach to positioning and developing PH in the future: is it community, or product, or group of different services?
Abel G. weldu
Thank you for the AMA, Ashley. Is there a strategic reason for Producthunt to have a mobile app with only limited features( No Communities, limited notification...)?
Ashley Higgins
@abel_product Hey Abel! Historically the team has run super lean and PH usage skewed pretty heavily in favor of desktop web, so that's what was focused on. But these days, things are trending more mobile, and we're growing like crazy (and staffing up our native mobile team). Our plan is to build a new, mobile-first experience for PH as soon as that team is in place. Stay tuned!
Mayank Mishra
Hey @ahiggz how has been your experience working with soo many builders, have you ever felt overwhelmed?
Ashley Higgins
@mishra_mayank Inspired more than overwhelmed, I just try to keep up with everyones' endless energy and enthusiasm to keep tackling interesting problems.
Mayank Mishra
@ahiggz indeed inspiring to hear that from you!
Bharat Pasam
Hey Ashley! Thanks for doing this. In your opinion, how effective is PH in identifying good products?
Ashley Higgins
@bharatpasam Looking at our track record, I think we're pretty great at it! But we're always trying to find ways to get new makers on the platform, so that launches stay fresh and interesting.
Bharat Pasam
@ahiggz Thanks!! Best of luck
orliesaurus
Hey Ashley, what time do you wake up in the morning?
Ashley Higgins
@orliesaurus I usually wake up around 7:30a
orliesaurus
@ahiggz ahhh glad to hear you're not a 4am terminator!
Ashley Higgins
@orliesaurus I gave up on that pipe dream a long time ago! If you haven't already, go ahead and read Why We Sleep. The author makes a compelling case for not cutting off sleep before ~8 hours. Some of the most important cognitive & memory processes happen in the last couple of hours of sleep during NREM. Now I sleep until the sun comes up, guilt free ๐Ÿ˜‡
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