... June 6, Andrej Karpathy casually spoke about Cursor for Slides. Within minutes: Homepage copy was updated everywhere to echo his phrase. Slack and Twitter lit up with founders, PMs and designers sharing Chronicle is that! Lesson: Treat every genuine shout-out as a live copy test. Monitor replies, retweets and DMs to harvest the language your audience actually uses. 2. Rapid-fire experiments We never waited for launch day. Instead, we treated our entire buildup as a real-time ... ... Email CTA swaps ( Try Chronicle Pro vs

... hunt for tools that actually make a difference in day-to-day work. So I m asking the Product Hunt braintrust: What s the tool you d fight to keep in your stack - and why? No shame in shouting out the obvious ones (Notion, Linear, Figma), but I m really curious about underrated picks too. Drop your faves I m bookmarking everything! Comment from Abdirizak Mohamed(@mr_vibecoder): For me is @Cursor , i used it to speed up my prototype ... ... just use TubeMemo extension to quickly take notes. It s way faster and I always have notes to look back on... https://tubememo.com Comment from Chris Lucas(@chrislucas): @federico_zuluaga_knorr 1000% Comment from Chris Lucas(@chrislucas): @iamrajanrk shoutout

... experiment with building a community around curiosity and creativity. It s scrappy. It s messy. It s ours. Here s what we ve learned so far Substack Traction We started on Substack, but it never quite clicked. Felt like shouting into the void. We deleted our account and focused on what was working: Product Hunt Real reach, real feedback X Still small, but steady growth and genuine interactions The Best Feedback is Real-Time This isn t just a newsletter ... ... Premium $10 on a failed post promotion Early marketing lessons? Priceless. What s Working Product Hunt is by far our best organic channel. X is slow but we doubled followers (7 12, huge vibes only) Writing > shouting

... with minimal effort, even if they have zero experience. Imagine launching a full ad campaign in minutes, not hours and watching your ROI go up while your manual work goes down. We d love your thoughts, feedback, or just a shout-out of support as we re launching soon Want early access? DM me or sign up here: [ https://adsgo.ai ...

... build mobile apps. Soon hitting 50 new signups daily. All these signups came with massive LLM costs. Starting with just ~$4K, we burned through 30% of our budget in the first week with only $260 MRR. Our well-funded competitors offered 5 free code gen requests daily (30/month), while we provided just 1 request/user lifetime. Talked to users, they wanted to explore platform for free but even with our minimal free tier, costs were eating up our savings. Traffic kept ... ... blogs. We approached VCs but got no replies. We pivoted to a paid-only model after burning 60% of our funds. Still getting ~50 daily signups from our @daily.dev blog, but users expected the same free plans as competitors

... scattered across apps. That s why we built Deskchime the only tool you need to keep your team aligned, engaged, and thriving. Here s what you get with Deskchime : Core Features: Smart Dashboard Instantly view goals, feedback, shoutouts, and meetings in one clean interface. Follow-Ups Organize follow-ups by past, pending, or completed. Perfect for meetings, reviews, and tasks. Feedback Give and receive structured feedback via MCQs, opinion scales, or open comments. Goals Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals ... ... Track progress, adjust as needed, and stay accountable. 1-on-1s Schedule meaningful one-on-one conversations that drive clarity and connection. Applaud Celebrate wins with quick shoutouts

... others to structure mine. A few days before launch share your app with users who fit 100% your target user persona. Listen to their feedback and iterate. That will help you have a smooth product ready to be used. Shout out to @busmark_w_nika & @julia_zakharova2 for supporting me with this. Engage with the comments people leave on your page every single one of them. They check your creation and deserve your attention. All in all, a Product ... ... Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @cryptosymposium  Would definitely go for more in marketing, because if launch can bring money, this can be scalable even more :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Congratulations :) And thank you for shout

... combines outputs from multiple LLMs to generate the best version, which I found unique and innovative. They may be launching on PH soon! Comment from Yan Bingbing(@onbing): Cursor (AI-native code editor) it s ruined me for VS Code. Its ctrl + feature explains legacy code in Gen Z slang. Comment from Matt Carroll(@catt_marroll): @Moonlander to be honest! I've had it for years, but this year i finally realized just how much better it is to write ... ... recently too! It makes recording a GIF pretty painless and the annotation feature is really nice. Comment from Alan Rivera(@alan_rivera): windsurf, took me a while to switch over just because I didn't see any benefits over vs

... charges me 5% per transaction and their support is unwilling to reduce it to 3% for me while I know they do lower the transaction fee for certain accounts. Thinking to switch to either of the following: Stripe Paddle (shoutout to my friend @thisiskp_ ) Lemonsqueezy Gumroad ( @shl ) Razorpay Fastspring Wise Dodo Payments What do you recommend for cross-border payments? Comment which platform works the best for you :) Comment from Alex Roggero(@alex_roggero): Stripe! Comment from Rico(@ricoboost): @siddharthpereiras ... ... well on how technical you are. But long story short, global Payments? => Crypto. Comment from steve beyatte(@steveb): Stripe is the de facto. You get so much with it and the fees are "normal". Paddle seems like a competitor

... affiliate content to boost revenue, right? Good point. Although we see monetization as a key hook for early adopters struggling to generate content they can monetize. I could own a Shopify Store and generate a comparative research report on competitor products and use that to drive sales for my own store... It's a way to turn content into commerce, or even just to do product research for yourself. RE: Your video speaks to "how hard ... ... please, please do me! https://futurezapp.com Comment from Alok Jain(@alokjain): @steveb   The target for this product are qualitative researchers. With the use of AI in this space, data privacy is top of the mind for people. The competitors

... hear you on the allergy to enterprise sales :) We've been building extensions to Product Hunt that go beyond launches, to try to solve the G2/Capterra/Gartner problem but in a higher-signal, more authentic, community-driven way (hence shoutouts/testimonials, forums). Is there one thing that you feel is slowing your growth the most that we could help unlock? Do you pay G2? Comment from Aaron O'Leary(@aaronoleary): Hey James & Tim! Thanks for doing this AMA, loved watching PostHog ... ... have 14 ish products, and we're working on adding way more. we've cut pricing when everyone else increases it. we've hired more people into support and they're all pretty technical. developer brand is getting weirder vs

... reevaluating our database, but since we launched Shoutouts, Supabase has been among the most shouted

... negotiated healthcare at low prices, you could check out @TriNet or ADP to see if they fit your needs. Can t migrate now but need an interim solution?  Ok to be upfront, this section is a straight up shoutout to @charthop cc @eonwhite ! (no, this is not a sponsored ad, just major props from a huge fan of Charthop and team ) If you re between providers or juggling multiple platforms, Charthop is what you might not have realized ... ... Deel to @Wise which makes it realllly easy to be a working nomad. I agree with you on @Lattice - it's pretty powerful but I do think it could help managers and leadership by being a bit more proactive vs

... editor journey has been: 1. Tried out Github copilot in VS Code. Loved it. 2. Then tried out @Cursor after @bernatfortet kept talking about it. Immediately switch to Cursor. 3. Then tried out @Windsurf after @lagap discovered it. Immediately fell in love and switched. Anecdotally, everyone is talking about Cursor. And no one is really talking about Windsurf. On Product Hunt, Cursor has 845 Shoutouts

... places. Here s what s going on: We realized something: A "top launch" is different than an actual "top product" that has traction and momentum. Some months ago, we launched a new feature called Maker Shoutouts to answer this crucial question: "What are the best products on Product Hunt?" Shoutouts

... changes you need to, and see helpful tips about what to include to have a successful launch! If you have a scheduled launch already, you can quickly find the pre-launch dashboard from My products Check out a demo Shoutouts Update Shoutouts

... currently subscribed, be sure to check out all of the different newsletters we have available, like Deeper Learning (what's going on in AI) and Maker Stacks (what apps top makers use, and why). Shoutouts Updates When looking at a product hub, Shoutouts

... Shoutouts leaderboard As a reminder, on each launch, makers can celebrate products that helped them via a limited number of Shoutouts

... videos). Improved Editor In the past, the edit flow was significantly different from the initial creation flow. They're one in the same now, and in addition, we fixed lots of minor issues. In case you missed it Shoutouts are a way to highlight the products that made your product great. They're quickly becoming one of the most interesting ways to show the craft behind your launch. The companies you shout

... networking tool. But I definitely was overwhelmed by it! Yes, the service's nature is too addictive, but what was even worse is how toxic it can get before you even know. It feels to me that everyone is shouting at everyone. Even in the more supportive communities, it always felt like shouting