Hi everyone, I'm Alec, co-founder of Afforai. The last time we launched on PH was back in July 2023 which you guys voted us #4 Product of The Day. It's almost one year anniversary and we went through many changes since then. We got over 50,000 researchers using Afforai, generated nearly a million dollars of revenue in our 1st year of business, raised capital from amazing VCs like Plug and Play Tech Center, Sputnik ATX VC, etc. So, to say the least, it all started from Product Hunt, we couldn't be where we are without you guys. The reason we're doing a 2nd launch is because my co-founder and I interviewed hundreds of our power users and developed the next version of Afforai based on insights learned from our users. Afforai's mission remains the same, to help enhance researchers around the world. Afforai is now reborn as an AI-Integrated research reference manager. My background in academia research and as a Gen-Z used to modern apps, Zotero and Mendeley posed many issues. I wanted to use Zotero during college but it was too overwhelming. And also, don't get me started on ChatGPT. ChatGPT as a general productivity tool is awesome but in research is super dangerous when the information is not verifiable. That's why I created Afforai. Here are some problems I have with Zotero and ChatGPT: ❌ Have to download a desktop app and sync files manually ❌ Outdated and complicated UI with a buggy web app ❌ Have to open a new tab to use ChatGPT and it provides false info ❌ The document storage provided is not enough Therefore, I set out to make improvements on Afforai: ✅ One unified web app to manage your research papers ✅ Auto-fill in papers' metadata to generate bibliographies (10K citation styles supported) ✅ AI integration to do literature reviews and research with reliable citations ✅ Unlimited storage and unlimited use of AI models like GPT-4, Claude v3, Sonnet, etc. We're offering lifetime access deals to Afforai on AppSumo for limited time so make sure to get yourself a deal before it's gone. Thank you for your support thus far, and we're committed as ever to continue creating tools that enhance researchers around the world and accelerate the world's research!

@alec_afforai Congratulations on the impressive progress and growth of Afforai! Seeing how far you've come in just a year is inspiring. The new features sound incredibly valuable, especially the unified web app and AI integration for literature reviews. Your commitment to improving researchers' workflows is evident, and I'm excited to see how Afforai continues to evolve. Kudos to you and your team for listening to your users and making meaningful improvements. Looking forward to seeing Afforai reach new heights!

This is sick! Afforai sounds like a total research lifesaver. Like, no more drowning in PDFs Gotta know though, how will Afforai handle super niche research topics? Thinking like, obscure medieval philosophy or cutting-edge astrophysics?

Afforia has become my go-to research tool. It makes reading and highlighting PDFs a breeze. I thoroughly recommend it. Grab the deal on AppSumo today!

It's a great app. If you need to work with large files, I think this maybe the best option out there. You can use multiple LLMs and I think this project is just going to keep getting better looking at this growth rate. The applications and opportunities for future improvements and developments are wide open.

Congrats on the launch in PH!! I’ve been using Afforai for a few months and it has been really useful by connecting documents and information related to a particular subject / challenge to get specific insights and even create frameworks for designing strategies with my teams. 🔥🔥🔥

The auto-fill citation is incredibly useful. Well done, Afforai team!

Congratulations on the launch!🙂 As a user of Afforai, I have to say I love it..

Hey guys! Great seeing you guys here again. The new version sounds awesome! It’s uncanny that our last launch was in the same week as your previous launch. And here we are launching again in the same week as you. All the best and rooting for you guys 🙌

I love Afforai. Started using it around 6 months ago and it’s one of my go-to AI tools these days when I’m researching for my some of my books.

So far, so good!

Wow Alec! You're making an impressive job with Afforai. It's super useful at the moment of making research and collecting data. Glad to see you helping on that. Keep on that way! Cheers

Congrats on your launch. This looks really good.

Neat idea. Looking forward to checking out your tool. Good luck.

Since the last release, there has been an explosion in this AI niche. What are your main competitors right now, and how do you envision you competing and staying competitive?

I wish that I had this when I was in college. This tool makes my life much easier.

Looks like a great online research product. We're currently developing a new business concept and hope to use Afforai to pull together and organize info for our business plan.

I've gotten a lot of use out of the free tier, and I'm not sure if I need more, but the deal on Appsumo is super compelling, so I upgraded to Tier 2 as a way to tip the developers. This is a great product. Fast and agile. Great for all kinds of research with PDF files.

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This is really cool idea @alec_afforai. I wish I had this during my college days 😀