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Jorge Clark-Tan

12mo ago

Best practices for product exit criteria from beta to public availability?

I am Head of Marketing at Global AI Platform's US office in Silicon Valley, working on GTM for our app's US public availability launch this Summer'25. We re in the final stages of beta testing our mobile app (focused on meal and weekend planning), and we want to be intentional and avoid rushing just because we feel ready.

We re working on defining exit criteria the metrics, signals, and checkboxes that say:

Yes, it s time to move from beta to full release.

Daniel

1yr ago

OpenAI just dropped a new Codex, where do we go from here?

The new model Codex is out, and already it feels like a giant leap forward. It's faster, more accurate, and starting to feel less autocomplete-y and more like an actual coding sidekick. But every time one of these bounds happens, I can't help but wonder what it means for how we actually build. Are we heading toward a world where we still code, or mostly just make slight adjustments on what AI offers? Seriously curious to know: Does this get you more stoked or more concerned? Will we be shipping faster, or just spending more time in review? Is it opening the door for more people to build, or making it harder to trust the process? Would love to hear your thoughts, especially if you've already tried it out.
Jeff Benson

6mo ago

News for Wednesday (11/26/2025): Perplexity; Nvidia & TikTok; Character.AI

TikTok, you must stop?

Chinese tech regulators won t let ByteDance use Nvidia s chips in its new data centers. The TikTok owner needs a lot of computing power to keep its 1 billion+ users watching lip-syncing videos. But Nvidia is a U.S. company, and China wants data centers made with homegrown chips. (Reuters)

Just in time for Black Friday 

Priyanka Gosai

12mo ago

What unrelated products or industries have shaped your product thinking?

I ve noticed that some of the biggest product breakthroughs happen when teams look outside their own industry. For example, I ve seen SaaS products borrow UX ideas from video games to improve user onboarding, or logistics companies apply lean manufacturing principles to streamline workflows.

But this raises a tricky challenge: how do you identify which unrelated industries hold practical insights without getting distracted? And once you find those ideas, how do you translate them effectively into your own product context without overcomplicating things?

I d love to hear from product builders who have intentionally looked outside their direct competitors

What specific problems were you trying to solve by exploring other industries?

Parth Ahir

1yr ago

Is the "one-person startup" dream actually real?

Feels like everywhere you look right now, there s a new AI tool promising you can build a company solo.
No team. No budget. Just you, a laptop, and some clever prompts.

And sure building something solo has never been easier.
But building something that lasts? Feels like a different game.

You can ship faster. You can look bigger than you are.
But can you really wear all the hats founder, marketer, builder, support forever?

  • If you're building solo right now, what s been harder than you expected?

  • If you scaled a team, when did you know it was time?

Amir Faysal

6mo ago

Meet Edulavo AI Your Personal AI Skill Coach (100% Free)

Learning a new tech stack can be overwhelming. Too many tutorials, too little structure. That s why we built Edulavo.

It s an AI-powered skill coach that generates personalized learning roadmaps for you instantly. Whether you want to master React, Python, or Productivity hacks Edulavo guides you step-by-step.

Ken Miller

1yr ago

Who is using AI use in non-tech industries?

I mean, is your day job at a bank or an oil company or a manufacturer? Do you use consumer AI as part of your workflow? Does your company have any kind of objectives?

Warren

12mo ago

What is your reason why you build?

I ve been feeling so defeated and burnt out working a standard consulting 9-5 as of recent. The 9-5 on this engagement has really been a 6am-2am! I never want to put in that much time and effort on something that isn t truly my passion. One of my reasons why I build is to not only help others get to where they want to get in life, but to truly make an impact by shipping a generational product, and to make those 20 hours of work worth while knowing I was able to change the life of at least 1 person!
Savvas Konsta

1yr ago

Have you ever had your website hacked even though you thought it was secure?

It s honestly frustrating when your website gets hacked, especially when you were sure it was secure. At least, I thought mine was...

It caught me off guard, and now I m rethinking everything I assumed about basic site protection.

So I m curious:

Have you ever experienced a site breach or hack like this?

Faseeh Yasin

1yr ago

💥 Why Does Starting a Business Feel Like Running Into a Brick Wall?

Hello Hunters! This is my first time posting on Product Hunt and Today I want to talk about something which is really close to my heart and this problem occurs alot with other founders as well...

Starting a new business is exciting but writing a business plan often feels like hitting a brick wall.
Blank pages. Overwhelm. Doubt.