From launching on Product Hunt to getting acquired - The story of Kibo
@haydenbleasel just shared the news on X: @Kibo UI has been acquired by @Shadcnblocks.
Kibo is a set of high-quality UI components, free and open-source, built on top of @shadcn/ui.
@haydenbleasel tells:
The ecosystem is growing faster than any of us expected — opening the way for entire businesses to build on shared design systems, components, and patterns.
First launched on Product Hunt in May 2025 after gaining some traction on X, @Kibo UI ranked #3 Product of the Day. 6 months later, the open-source project got a significant update, launched and ranked #3 Product of the Day again.
The rest is history.
From my perspective, there are 2 main key takeaways:
Launch now. The right time to launch could be today. Here, @Kibo UI gained some early traction on X and rode those tailwinds on Product Hunt too.
Keep launching. Each launch reaches more people and builds more followers, which then helps future launches.
Launch, and keep launching.
S/O to @haydenbleasel for the great work, and all the best to @ausrobdev for what's next.
BTW @Shadcnblocks is launching today.
Replies