I really like seeing how many enthusiastic male founders are here, but sometimes I find myself looking for more female founders and their stories.
I ve personally faced some of the stereotypes around this that women are usually more cautious, don t take as many risks (including business risks), and that the ideal path is to have a stable job and follow a more traditional way.
I ve spent five years on the sales side of B2B, so I know how outbound works when there s a team, a brand and a budget behind it. What I don t know is how it works when it s just a founder with a half-finished product and no name yet.
The advice I keep running into is do things that don t scale and talk to every user. That s fine, but it doesn t tell me what people actually did on a Tuesday morning.
For those of you who ve landed your first customers:
-Where did the first 3 to 5 come from? A cold email, a DM, a community like this one, someone you already knew?
We've seen a lot of growth in AI comment generators lately auto-creating comments and replies based on available info. Do you think apps like these are positive or detrimental to community-focused platforms like Product Hunt? Fwiw, we're aware that many folks are already choosing to use these kinds of services on Product Hunt. We're actively working on ways to address it, but I'm curious how our community feels about this type of engagement. Please vote (and explain your thoughts)!
Being a founder/builder is a lot of work and can take its toll on your health. What's your strategy for staying healthy? I'm a walker and can easily crank out 15+ miles a week, eat only plants and hit the gym 3-5x a week. What's yours?
