Making YouTube learning less chaotic
Hey Product Hunt! I’m building Disclass (disclass.com) — you enter any topic and it generates a structured learning path with curated YouTube videos for each lesson, plus timestamped summaries so you can jump straight to key sections.
I’d love to use this thread to learn how you actually learn online and what would make this genuinely useful (not just “a playlist generator”).
Questions for the community
What’s your biggest blocker when learning on YouTube: distraction, lack of structure, choosing the right videos, or time wasted?
When you hear “AI-curated course,” what do you trust vs distrust?
How important is it that the course is beginner/intermediate/advanced tailored? How should we ask/diagnose level?
Do timestamped summaries feel like a must-have or “nice but I’ll ignore it”? What format would you prefer (bullets, key takeaways, quiz, notes)?
Would you rather have:
fewer, higher-confidence videos, or
more options with explanations of why each is included?
What’s a “dealbreaker” that would make you bounce immediately (slow generation, weak curation, bad UI, too many videos, etc.)?
If you could add one feature to help you finish a course, what would it be? (progress tracking, reminders, accountability, projects, quizzes, community, certificates, etc.)
Would you use this more for career skills (React/SQL) or life skills (fitness/finance)? Why?
A few insights we’re testing
“People don’t need more content — they need sequencing and low-friction progress.”
Summaries only matter if they help you decide: watch / skip / jump to minute X.
The hardest part isn’t generating a course — it’s making it credible and finishable.
If you try it, tell me where it breaks: unclear course structure, wrong difficulty, video choices, summaries, or anything else. I’m here to iterate fast.
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