SkillChirp Battles helps indie founders and creators get their startups, apps and digital products seen. Products climb through real views, website visits and community votes never paid ranking.
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Hey Product Hunt 👋
I built SkillChirp Battles because most startup launch sites give you one short spike of attention, then your product disappears.
I wanted to try something more repeatable: weekly head-to-head competition for startups.
Founders can submit a product, enter a weekly season, compete against similar products, earn wins, climb standings, build streaks, get promoted, and collect permanent achievements over time.
Visitors can watch live battles, compare both products, vote, and see rankings move throughout the week.
The bigger idea is to turn discovery into an ongoing loop instead of a one-day launch:
Enter → Battle → Win → Climb → Get discovered
SkillChirp also connects Battles with distribution, Scout, Relay, and attribution so a battle can become something founders actually use to get more visibility not just another leaderboard number.
I’m especially interested in feedback on the competition mechanic:
Does head-to-head discovery feel more useful and fun than a traditional upvote leaderboard?
Thanks for checking it out I’ll be here answering questions and taking feedback.
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Month two founders run out of friends to ask for votes. Brackets go quiet. Head to head voting only works if outside spectators care about result, not just contestants. Plus what makes random buyer show up to vote on week eight.
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@konstantin_tikhaev Great question. We agree that “vote for my startup” has a short shelf life.
The real challenge is making the battle itself interesting enough that nonfounders and potential users want to participate.
We’re focused on building that spectator loop, not just founder promotion.
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@skillchirp what gives a spectator "skin in the game" though? evaluating early stage softwre gives zero entertainment value unless they are actively shopping for that specific tool )
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@konstantin_tikhaev I think you’re right that vote on random early stage software alone isn’t enough.
The spectator needs a reason beyond helping founders. The bet is that discovery + prediction + seeing whats emerging can become the hook
similar to how people follow startup launches, sports brackets, or market trends even when they aren’t buying anything.
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Month two founders run out of friends to ask for votes. Brackets go quiet. Head to head voting only works if outside spectators care about result, not just contestants. Plus what makes random buyer show up to vote on week eight.
@konstantin_tikhaev Great question. We agree that “vote for my startup” has a short shelf life.
The real challenge is making the battle itself interesting enough that nonfounders and potential users want to participate.
We’re focused on building that spectator loop, not just founder promotion.
@skillchirp what gives a spectator "skin in the game" though? evaluating early stage softwre gives zero entertainment value unless they are actively shopping for that specific tool )
@konstantin_tikhaev I think you’re right that vote on random early stage software alone isn’t enough.
The spectator needs a reason beyond helping founders. The bet is that discovery + prediction + seeing whats emerging can become the hook
similar to how people follow startup launches, sports brackets, or market trends even when they aren’t buying anything.