... real and encourages you to stick with the project. Even if you don t gain many other users, at least you ve solved your own issue. This approach has the highest chance of success. 2. Copying a Successful Competitor and Adding Unique Value This method has the advantage of entering a proven market with existing

... LangFast exists I shipped LangFast out of frustration with the existing

... read more stories like this, subscribe here. Hey everyone, I m Neha, the founder of @April an AI executive assistant that keeps your inbox, calendar, and meeting prep under control so you can finally get your time back. April exists because of a hackathon I almost skipped, my car crashing into a pillar and a YC interview I never saw coming. The Hackathon That Changed Everything It's the end of May 2025. By this point, I ve applied ... ... filters noise ) Wedge platform (email calendar prep) What I love most about this project is solving fundamental problem that many people overlook yet face every day. The new era of products is about freeing people from the constraints of existing

... years. But over the next few weeks, we kept coming back to the same conclusion: As much as we loved what we d built, the best move for the company was to let it go. The software that existed at the time simply wasn t reliable enough. Moreover, none of it was very fluid it didn t work across apps. Bottom line: Voice dictation just wasn t good enough to get people to adopt it as a habit and replace ... ... that, we weren't even a consumer software company. By January, we were seeing long posts on LinkedIn and X about how the product had changed people s lives. We also saw ~20% of our users convert to paid (vs

... makers! Just launched Already ( https://already.dev ) - because finding out your biggest threat exists only after spending months building is soul-crushing. The problem: Google shows you 10% of your actual competition. The other 90%? Hidden in app stores, Reddit threads, indie hacker forums, and startup graveyards you'll never find manually. What we built: An AI that acts like 100 researchers working in parallel. Give us your idea in plain English, and in 4 minutes we'll surface: Direct competitors

... tools to help you decide faster with clear side-by-side insights. Personally, I often find myself deep in Amazon reviews, YouTube videos, and scattered blog posts when trying to choose something new. While some comparison sites exist, I ve never found a complete or truly comprehensive solution. The same goes for developers when exploring new frameworks or libraries with similar alternatives

... deep technical expertise and meticulous work, not throwing buzzwords around lightly. Yet there he was on X (formerly Twitter) describing a new kind of coding where you fully give in to the vibes and forget the code even exists ( businessinsider.com ). He gleefully wrote: It s not really coding I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy-paste stuff, and it mostly works. ( businessinsider.com ) Excuse me? Hearing this from Karpathy, of all people, made me spit out my coffee ... ... remembers spending days learning Python basics, I found this both unbelievable and a little humbling. According to Karpathy, it was so ez I had my hand held through the entire process. Very cool. He literally talked the app into existence

... Tell for founders) * Feedback from fellow makers before you launch * In-person coworking jams and product chats * Mini launch parties when someone ships * Honest convos about what s working, what s not I don t know if this exists yet around here but if you re a founder, indie hacker, or product-minded person in the DMV (DC MD VA), would you be into this? If you re down for something like this, drop your city + vibe in the comments ... ... start: Baltimore in for casual demos & funnel chats Let s see if we ve got enough momentum to kick something off. And if this already exists

... kind - real stuff like noise-reducing stickers or "emotional exit signs"). I built this because I noticed how often "I wish I had a kit for this came up in real life. Now it exists, and it s weirdly cathartic to make. I also launched an affiliate program and am currently recruiting affiliate recruiters (yes, it s a thing). So if that s your jam, I d love to connect. You can check out the first kit I posted here ... ... Product Hunt (Toddler Airport Survival Kit [Launching 6/3/25]) or just ask me weird questions about kits you wish existed

... Planners, Trackers, Systems) Weekly Newsletter (Your mental reset) Motivational Home Decor (For your creative cave) Why we do it At Studio Monk , we believe the world doesn t need more noise it needs more clarity, focus, and intention . We exist to build better humans. Not through shortcuts or hype, but by helping individuals reclaim their attention , conquer procrastination , and move with purpose . In a time where distraction is the norm, we design tools, content, and spaces that anchor people back ... ... entrepreneurs to break free from mental clutter and become the architects of their own evolution. This isn t motivation. This is intentional living . The world is noisy. Distraction is the default. But clarity is a choice . Studio Monk exists

... using Deepseek and enjoy it like I do, I created this chrome extension to organize all your chats in folders, subfolders and pin as favorites. There are no good alternatives I found because the one that exists

... built with components . For design & styling, Tailwind CSS is the most popular library. For animations, Framer Motion is the most popular library. Packages & npm: Apps are not built from scratch. They are built on top of existing libraries and frameworks, like lego blocks. The most popular package manager is npm. For example, "react-hook-form" is a famous package that helps you build forms. Backend: The backend is the part of your app that runs on the server ... ... voluminous discussions on github about workarounds to this, except now that it's no longer a fake socket, all that easy MEV you could have made that was basically free money for years pretty much no longer exists

... device management, workflow automation, and performance tracking. Along with these features though, there s been a long overdue need to be able to hire and manage a global workforce in ONE platform.  PEO and EOR services have always existed - but they used to exist

... finish the idea, the other person's understood the idea and is responding. It's a funny feeling. Plus their Twitter account was genius. It would often just tweet "Honk" What's your favorite social app that doesn't exist anymore? What did you take away from it? @rrhoover I'm guessing you have too many to count. @bernatfortet @kwindla @gabe Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): It is the fact that Clubhouse connected me with at least ... ... close people from other countries and we met in real life in Italy on a trip (that was kinda adventurous) :D Many of the social media I registered for exist

... software that you develop the first question that comes in mind is - that product already exists. So why should a developer work on a new CRM or eCommerce software ...