What are the best monetisation models you have seen so far?
For me, the best monetisation model is CapCut (especially that psychological side of that).
They let me use their free desktop version the whole time, so I started being dependent on them.
How do you overcome perfectionism?
I created a simple tool by myself (not as part of a team), but I always feel like certain features aren't good enough or appealing enough. I understand that perfectionism can be harmful, but I really want to know how others overcome this mindset.
A friend of mine deals with it by simply closing their eyes, hitting publish, and turning off all notifications.
How do you separate your personal life from your work life?
When you're a 9-5 employee, it's relatively easy to determine when your work starts and ends.
But what about when you work for yourself?
Single people probably have no boundaries in this, but a completely different scenario occurs when you have a family.
How do you get so many upvotes?
I recently launched my product on Product Hunt, and while the response was exciting, I couldn t help but wonder...
How do some launches get 500+ upvotes by the afternoon?
Is it just community? Email lists? Timing? Secret Discords? Luck?
If you ve had a successful launch or seen one up close I d love to hear:
Stop launching solo. It’s not brave, It’s dumb
So many indie makers launch like this:
alone.
no hype.
no crew.
no plan.
just vibes.
They think it s noble. if it s good, people will notice.
But here s the problem:
How can AI contribute to student mental health and well-being?
Student burnout, anxiety, and isolation are more common than ever, especially with remote learning and academic pressure. I ve seen some early-stage tools try to address this, but I wonder what more can be done.
How do you think AI can actually help improve student mental health and well-being?
How did you find your co-founder? [and where to look for?] 🙂
Once I asked What do you consider when choosing the right co-founder.
But I have never asked where to find them...
That's why I would like to hear your "How we met story."
You only get 1 hour a day to build. What do you let go of — and what do you fight to keep?
Let s play this out.
You re not full-time.
You re not VC-backed.
Life s already happening.
And your calendar hands you exactly 60 minutes a day to build something meaningful.
So now what?
No time for endless roadmap debates
What’s one tool everyone swears by — but you still secretly don’t get?
No shame.
We ve all nodded along while someone drops tool names like gospel.
But deep down, you re thinking:
I ve opened it 5 times. Still don t know what I m looking at.
YC's latest Request for Startups
YC published a list of themes they want to invest in:
Full-stack AI Companies
More Design Founders
Voice AI
AI for Scientific Advancement
AI Personal Assistant
Healthcare AI
AI Personal Tutor for Everyone
Software Tools To Make Robots
The Future of Education
AI Residential Security
Internal Agent Builder
AI Research Labs
AI Voice Assistants for Email
AI for Personal Finance
Of course there are many projects and startups that launched on Product Hunt in each of these categories.