... building SmartDial for outbound sales teams and shipping fast. Right now using Firebase, and it s getting tricky balancing speed with stability. Curious how do you manage staging vs prod environments when you re still validating and iterating weekly? Do you set both up properly from day one, or fake it until things stabilize? Comment from Brandon Rubinshtein(@brandonshtein): @rolambuilds , I can only speak from my own experience. Our product flow always has the customer in mind. First, we speak ...

... wondering, are these the most used or are these just the ones I've been exposed to? Are there better options? Would love to hear your thoughts down below! Comment from Dmitry Mishunin(@mewdoro): @mia_k1   @alan_rivera   meow :) maybe you have some suggestions? Comment from Lauren Peterson(@lauren_peterson6): Hey Alan

... perfect yet, but we can get there with your support" makes it much more likely to support new products as I am onboard of a journey, not a V1. Comment from Luke (@luke_arwayda): @isibol01   @alan_rivera  Would unclear pricing also deter you from signing up to a product's waitlist or only in cases where the product has already launched? Comment from Luke (@luke_arwayda): @konrad_sx   Comparison could possibly backfire if people ... ... place at a time we save our videos to repurpose on other platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube Shorts). I also think building a founder's personal LinkedIn as a touchpoint for users is a great supplementary strategy :) Comment from Alan

... great for demos, but they still require significant improvements before they can support production-level applications that real users will rely on. Building the necessary datasets for such tools to function effectively will take time. I also agree with @alan_rivera creating a high-quality app without coding skills is still extremely expensive. Even though AI coding tools can integrate AI features, they are not very useful if the creator doesn t know how to implement them properly ... ... just about having a product it s about creating an experience people love. Good UX and a strong brand will set products apart in a world where anyone can build software. Comment from Hussein(@hussein_r): @alan

... founders out there how do you handle these moments? When life throws a curveball, how do you keep the momentum going? Would love to hear your thoughts, and I m excited to finally launch in two weeks! Comment from Alan Rivera(@alan

... everyone! I m Alan, a Shopify developer and the founder of Snippfy , an AI-powered automation tool that helps developers speed up tedious coding tasks. I ve been building Shopify stores since 2019, but this is my first time launching my own product. I ve browsed Product Hunt on and off for the past year, but now that I m gearing up to launch next month , I m diving in and trying to learn as much ... ... What worked, what didn t? Any advice would be super appreciated! P.S. Feel free to drop a link to your product I ve been having a blast discovering new tools and would love to check them out! Comment from Alan

... ayyangar): @noureldin_elshenawy   Q: Building a better duolingo...how do you launch without being too salesy? F: Duolingo needs to be better. Talk about what people are struggling with. Show the gaps. Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @alanchristophx   3. AI memory for teams: Filip: Instead of talking about it, try showing it. E.g. what if Tanka set up a fictional public slack for the Manhattan project? Show, don't tell. Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @alanchristophx

... Tracker of products 3-6-12 months post-launch Feed of launch stories sharing successes, failures and tips like a substack community/feed Pre-launch AI scoring + domain-specific expert advisory Generative launch creatives for social media distribution "This vs. That" Showdowns head-to-head product debate & polls Dedicated boards for more content diversity : hardware, non-AI tools, pre-orders, alpha user invitations etc. Launch-in-public real-time analytics (visitor heatmaps, referrals, engagement - inspired by hunted.space) Different display views ... ... posts. I was trying to find forums related to marketing, but having to go through everything manually is quite inconvenient. Comment from Kelly An(@kellyann3644): #2, #3, #6, #8, #11 and #12 are all good ones!! Comment from Alan

... your points. Lovable shines in design and UX, while Bolt offers more flexibility on the technical side. But one ongoing challenge with both is balancing speed with full control over the final code. If someone is looking for an alternative that provides more control over the codebase without sacrificing speed, it s also worth checking out co.dev . It natively supports Next.js + Prisma , generating code you can actually reuse instead of being fully locked into the tool s ecosystem. Curious ...

... operations, taxes, emergency etc.): Remaining balance ($20k - $3500 = $16,500) We use about $10000 for salaries in our other businesses and the rest $6500 approx is for Living/operations/tax etc. Additional Finances: - Frontend Designer: $500/month - AWS Sagemaker: Very pricey; exploring alternatives. (Almost paid 1K for a week of an instance) - Replicate Serverless GPU: Cost-effective alternative