... often see founders wondering: Do kitty points matter for ranking? Should makers have high kitty points

... 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 to Y Combinator loads of times, but have always gotten the same answer: No. So when my co-founder, Akash, and I sign up for the MCP Hackathon, getting into YC is the furthest thing from ... ... work on April, it could go really far. Inside YC After the interview, we re invited to join the Y Combinator cohort. YC is intense. The pace is relentless. The bar is sky-high. But that s the point

... this: shifting perspectives is a fundamental way to honor the complexity of the real world. Our reality is complicated, and people's identities and positions are diverse. If we only look at a problem from one point of view, we re often only seeing one side of it. The value of shifting perspectives is that it uses multiple angles to capture the full picture. You can see this in a few key scenarios: 1. From "Passive Content Consumer" to "Question ... ... third-person, observational perspective to offer rational advice. For people who have already graduated, they can use a retrospective perspective to share wisdom from an experienced person. You can even bring in an opposing perspective to offer a diverse point

... with Supabase for auth, storage, and DB Moved from Replit V0 now AI coding IDEs (Trae, Cursor) to push into full-stack territory Vibe coding is great for speed and validation, but it has so many limits. At some point, you hit that wall where you need real engineering depth, or risk staying in prototype land forever. If you barely have any development experience, it's hard for you to really scale your product to the market, or have 'serious ... ... make the leap from prototype to production when you start with vibe/no-code tools? For non-technical founders, what s the smartest path to avoid being stuck at this stage? Would love to hear how other founders navigated this inflection point

... PERSONAL DRIVE - A self hosted alternative to google drive. A simple one. Initially I didn't plan to release it in the wild. Features wise you probably won't find anything that "file browser" doesn't do, except maybe fast sort. So if you are happy with that, probably no point

... clearly define your target audience: Who are they? What's their knowledge level? What market are they in? What kind of content do they usually consume? What content actually works for them? This is essentially user profiling combined with competitor analysis. Back when we were creating educational content, we'd put a ton of effort into user interviews, benchmarking against others, and even using a PBL (Project-Based Learning) approach to constantly refine our content structure ... ... genius from a select few. The average person simply can't replicate that. But most content doesn't need to be like that. If it can give someone just a little bit of an insight on one specific point

... Thinking toggle on paid tiers . Four personalities Choose the tone that matches your mood: Cynic delivers dry, sardonic wit Robot offers precise answers with zero fluff Listener provides warm, empathetic reflections Nerd brings playful curiosity and enthusiastic exclamation points UI customization Accent-color controls let you theme chat bubbles, voice buttons, and highlighted text so your AI feels like part of your brand or matches your mood . Advanced voice mode Standard voice is retired. Paid users unlock near-unlimited speech ... ... like button. Benchmarks, benchmarks, benchmarks Benchmarks should always be taken with a grain of salt . They are effectively a snapshot of a models capabilities under near perfect conditions. Sort of like the Big Mac you see on the ads vs

... chase virality. Speak to your target audience. The biggest mistake I see founders make: trying to replicate what s going viral instead of creating content that speaks directly to their audience. I ve had multiple founders point to edgy, viral videos from controversial founders content that performs well with young, technical men and want to copy the format. But their own audience? Small business owners or enterprise buyers who don t relate to that tone at all. Your ... ... Very tactically, should you include "AI" in your tagline or not? How do you stand out when you have a product in a really crowded space? Or worse, a product in a crowded space where all of the other competitors

... begin writing a comment like // function to shuffle a deck of cards and before I could finish my thought, Copilot would offer to generate the entire function for me. Often, it was correct or at least a decent starting point. I wasn t typing those lines; I was just guiding the AI with hints and prompts. Essentially, I was coding by vibe focusing on the high-level idea and trusting the AI to fill in the blanks. By early ... ... this whole time. Or rather, speaking code. Once the term went mainstream, the reactions were polarizing, to put it mildly. On one side, you have true believers heralding vibe coding as a revolution that will democratize software development. They point

... your pricing model? Is it the fear factor? Are you worried about picking the "wrong" price and scaring customers away? Stressed about not having enough customer research or willingness-to-pay data? Paralyzed by all the big decisions (freemium vs. paid, tiered vs

... hours trying to find a clever .com before writing a single line of code? Or do you ship the MVP and slap on whatever domain wasn t taken at the time? Cast your vote and tell us why. Bonus points if you ve ever changed your product idea because the domain wasn t available. Comment from Tom Ideaxton(@ideaxton): @nicksuccesslaunch  Personally, I would trust a brand with a .com domain more than one with a .tech, .biz, or . com.net ... ... case, I'll ship the MVP first. Domain names are important, but I d rather get the product out there and test the market. You can always work with what s available for the domain later. And, no point

... today. Comment from Adam Pavl t(@adam_pavlat): I am using @Cursor + https://www.producthunt.com/prod... every day! Comment from Vibor Cipan(@vibor_cipan): Give zencoder.ai a try - likely the most complete solution that integrates directly into your existing IDE, like VS Code or JetBrains - plus you can build your own custom agents and have a nice test coverage, so you are not shipping just vibes but actual production-ready quality of code. Comment from Kareem Ayyad(@kareemayyad): So far, @Lovable ... ... missing context. Not the agent "going rogue and lying about its work". I don t think the agent lies. I think it forgets-context window limits mostly. If you nudge it about its mistake and why it happened (i.e. point

... With UpToWhere you can discover what you can see from any point on earth. Interact with viewsheds, elevation profiles, horizons, sun paths, and visibility ranges with precision. The idea came to me after spotting the sea peeking through mountains on a drive near Barcelona. It left me wondering what else was visible from different locations. Some of the features I later added include 3D maps, sun path calculation, adjustable elevation (calculate from a drone/plane POV), and mountain detection ...

... well does it actually work? Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @jonayed_tanjim  I'm not close enough to Webhooks to understand if this is a valuable problem to solve. But if this is a common build vs buy decision, my general feeling is that all of these decisions for Dev/Infra will move towards buy. Do you have customers yet? Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @hirecadeashish   1, 2, 4: Batch sizes have actually shrunk. The attention ... ... although they are legends. This has always been the case, and I wouldn't be deterred. You are an orde of magnitude (or two) more likely to die from not finding product-market fit than you are from a competitor

... SaaS, my motive was to explore PH, connect with community, share something useful and get feedback from the makers. Comment from Shyun Bill(@bunzeewithai): I usually start preparing about a month or two before launch. The real starting point tends to be when the MVP is ready enough to show. And now I m starting to feel the pressure of promotion I m thinking a lot about this: How can I make it stand out? What could be that edge ... ... Comment from Martin Rue(@martin_rue): Very useful topic with lots of good info in the comments, thanks for posting this @busmark_w_nika . This question has been on my mind, as I hear that "there's no point

... article! (tysm @catt_marroll + @mike_ciesielka1 ) Product of the Day, Week, & Month Here s a quick summary on how we choose Product of the Day, Week & Month: Product of the Day: Launch with the highest number of points from its launch day, compared to other products launched on the same day. Product of the Week: Launch with the most points

... companies would spend months in this phase. Now, with AI tools, you can move faster, but it s essential that you do not skip talking to customers. 3. Confirm the size and scope Once you find the core pain points, confirm how big and widespread they are. Get nuance on the trade-offs in terms of how users value features and which personas these can serve. If you have access to a group of potential users, surveys can help validate ... ... what confuses them, and what excites them. Write everything down. You ll start to see patterns. Some of the feedback should prompt you to make instant changes, so you can show an updated version to the next interviewee. Other points

... logical conclusions of AI automation is a universal basic income that fully meets people's needs (let's call that a "full UBI"). If one day, 99% of jobs as we know them were automated, at that point I think the vast majority of people would want a full UBI, which is much higher than what most countries offer today, if they have a UBI at all. But what I'm wondering is: what is the tipping point

... nobody can surprise you later) Breathing techniques and non-verbal communication once I interviewed a voice coach for Slovak Forbes and she advised the following techniques/practices: practice non-verbal communication (upright posture) adequate eye contact making grimaces (e.g., alternately pursing your lips and smiling broadly) to activate the jaw muscles imitating different sounds yawning is a great help because it stretches the muscles in the throat the larynx is lower than in the starting position and relaxes. Comment from Nika ... ... like you are talking to them, not everyone. 5. Don't try to be someone else. Just be yourself on stage. I hope someone will find this useful. Comment from Adam Martelletti(@adam_martelletti): @kaustubhkatdare  Fully agree, especially point

... The problem every crypto developer knows: Integrating multiple data feeds means juggling different schemas, auth methods, and endpoints. New exchange ...

... Been checking out Cursor, an AI code editor that deeply integrates AI into your workflow. Think natural language coding, smart predictions, and asking your codebase questions. It's trying to push AI further than, say, VS Code (even with Copilot). I'm curious: How has Cursor's AI experience been for you compared to your current setup? Does a dedicated AI-first editor like this feel like a significant leap? Let's discuss! Comment from Abe Qarm(@abe_qarm): interesting ... ... implement features, I use the following workflow: - 1 precise problem at a time: Eg: Add sidebar with bla bla bla options and should be mobile friendly. And it just works! Comment from Abe Qarm(@abe_qarm): @hi_caicai good point

... idea came about. An outline of the problem. What the tool can do / Benefits Or some kind of promotion A conclusion (it could be thanking someone, tagging them) Try to break it down (for example, use bullet points for greater clarity) Try to keep it short (people may not read a comment that is too long) Make sure you follow the PH Guidelines and rules Do you have any tips of your own, or did I miss something? Write them ... ... from Yash Sundra(@yash_sundra2): @martyd   @rahuuzz  This looks pretty good. At first, reading Mariyan's it was nice to see how it was explained however i kinda had to push myself to read it lol. Bullet points

... trial that gives people enough time to evaluate during the launch buzz, but converts them to paid after. I've seen successful launches using all three approaches, but I'm curious what actually works better for building genuine momentum versus just getting empty upvotes. What's your experience launching paid products on PH? Do you think the community expects some level of free access, or are people fine paying if the value is clear? And does it affect your chances ... ... know whether they were affected by the different pricing model or by that feature. :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @sahil_khxn  When is your launch, and what strategy will you apply? (I mean, which point

... Vercel . next-forge is a production-grade @Turbo template for @Next.js apps to help you launch scalable applications without weeks of initial setup. When it first launched on Product Hunt in October 2023 , the product got 35 points. One year later, it got 10 points

... validated opportunities straight from the source, without hours of manual research. How it works (MVP idea): You pick a niche (e.g., B2B SaaS, creators, ecommerce, software) It scrapes real posts/comments from communities in that niche Summarizes the actual pain points people complain about You get a ranked list of problems presented by different filters Would this be useful to you? What s the biggest reason you would or wouldn t use it? What is your ideal view of a product ...