... hard, but it feels like something that could change quickly. That s got us thinking about what a pivot could look like. Is the shift toward more curated paid content / courses / memberships? Or is it more about leaning into community models like Patreon and building a one to many setup where the audience funds the work directly? Personally - I lean

... 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 examples to follow. It s the quickest way to see results and avoid pitfalls. However, you need to clearly identify what your unique value proposition ... ... used it. Second. Develop the MVP Quickly create an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) version of your tool. New products have a high failure rate, so to increase your overall success chances, you need to boost your output. In the lean

... UTCP is a plug-in protocol that lets apps call tools the same way, whether they re HTTP APIs, CLIs, or other transports. Version 1.0.0 brings a lean core, protocol plugins, and a cleaner config so teams can scale tool usage without wrestling with glue code . What s new Plug in only what you need . Lean

... launch. This will be exclusive to those who voted, and particularly those that commented (I'll post a coupon code on pre-launch). I am also not opposed to giving away some licences too. Later on I am leaning toward a yearly fee. What happens after 1.5. More features are planned, I am particularly interested in supporting more email services, starting with Outlook (going after those corporate expense accounts). But I won't be announcing anything else just yet. What ... ... Free/Pro breakdown, or is it not clear enough? Comment from Holden Lewis(@cholden_lewis): Oh god, is that too enthusastic? Comment from Santosh Kumar(@santosh__kumar9): Lifetime licence for early folks is generous communicate clearly what s in Pro vs

... Product Hunt! I m Williams, a lean fullstack web developer who loves building useful, no-fluff tools for real people. I work mainly with PHP PDO, MySQL, TailwindCSS, JavaScript, and Alpine.js, and I ve built 3 tools so far : all focused on solving real problems without unnecessary complexity. I m here to connect, share my work, and learn from this amazing community. I believe in creating practical products that people can start using right away, without bloated features or complicated ...

... software engineer. I'm used to using an IDE + git to manage complex code. And, I'm leaning more and more heavily on AI to write my actual code. Hex has its own revision control and audit trails (via git export ), but git syncing is one-way; I can't make edits and sync back to Hex. And, it has its own AI magic, but it is pretty limited (and I don't have control over it). I'm trying ... ... would be cool to have plugins or something that enables building features on top of hex. To some extent I imagine a company like hex would probably push toward improving the experience of their platform vs

... guide later. But for now...here's my experience building a Raycast Extension! Tech Stack: @Dia Browser : To digest and explore the Raycast & ITAD Documentation quickly while also feeding all the info into Cursor. @Cursor & @Warp : I leaned on AI tools to write and check the code and ensure it complied with Raycast s requirements. Cursor was helpful, but Warp really shined in debugging and even improved my code automatically. @GitHub : Essential for versioning and collaboration and publishing ... ... agent quality). We're also working on a better dashboard in settings to be more transparent about exactly how many tokens in/out/cached, etc. Feedback is heard and we're working on it, coming soon! 2. Re: fully automating agent vs

... components. Bonus points: A single prompt that reads a JSON spec (e.g., service name, endpoints, DB choice) and spins up an entire project. A chain of prompts covering frontend API client backend deployment script. Let s build a lean, battle tested cookbook of prompts anyone can copy, tweak, and ship! Comment from Gabe Perez(@gabe): Okay so while not vibe coding this is my favorite prompt to use on @Krea to get some good images for my projects. Dark underexposed ... ... initepo Example project : https://github.com/initrepo/vent... Example Description: VenturePilot AI is a SaaS platform providing founders with comprehensive, AI-driven market intelligence and validation reports. It empowers data-backed decisions by analyzing startup ideas against market trends, competitor

... cursor because I can build directly in a GitHub repo or locally and it helps me learn my way around an IDE. Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts! Comment from Parisiam(@parisiam): Why not use Copilot (Github) in VSCode and with the Pro plan you can access Claude Sonnet 4 which has an agent mode ? Claude Sonnet 4 is not included free in the Pro plan but Copilot gives 300 premium requests to use it every month with that ... ... Anyone has an idea ? Comment from Tijs Teulings(@_tijs): Claude code has been available in the default Claude plan for a while now. Limited tokens per day but enough to get shit done. It integrates quite well with both vscode

... some such products. The outcomes achieved will define the success. If you demonstrate outcomes the users will stick. Bootstrapping is possible but you will need partners to bring the product to life. That's my 2 cents Comment from Leandro Sardi(@leandro

... different? Modular & customizable: Founders pick exactly what they want tested from UX, onboarding, or landing pages to product-market fit, value prop clarity, or conversion funnels. No bloated bundles. Just pay for what you need. This keeps Probado lean and startup-friendly from day one. AI support: After testers submit their feedback, Probado s AI: Summarizes trends and patterns Flags common friction points Suggests improvements based on best practices Benchmarks your product against industry peers You re not just ... ... things I d love your take on: What s one lesson you wish you knew before launching your first MVP? What part of your product do you think is hardest to test properly? How do you balance shipping fast vs

... noticed that some of the biggest product breakthroughs happen when teams look outside their own industry. For example, I ve seen SaaS products borrow UX ideas from video games to improve user onboarding, or logistics companies apply lean manufacturing principles to streamline workflows. But this raises a tricky challenge: how do you identify which unrelated industries hold practical insights without getting distracted? And once you find those ideas, how do you translate them effectively into your own product context without ... ... overcomplicating things? I d love to hear from product builders who have intentionally looked outside their direct competitors

... Lifecycle orchestration is critical. Most users drop in the first 3 days; manual comms will become a block eventually TL;DR for new mobile teams If you re building a consumer app right now, here s a lean, proven GTM stack that ll take you pretty far. Most, but not all free but you can make a free version of the below if you need to be scrappy: AppsFlyer (MMP) for attribution Brevo/ Mailchimp/ ConstantContact/ or Airship / Braze / MoEngage ... ... Ahir(@parth_ahir): Great write-up, Holden. Love the skip soft launches if you have conviction bit bold, but it tracks in today s feedback-speed world. Also agree CDPs are overkill unless you re running multi-headed monsters. Lean

... doing this? Most contract-review tools today lean on rigid rule engines that miss edge cases and demand constant upkeep. So over the past few weeks, I prototyped a Dify workflow that marries general checks with a library of Bad Cases. Here s the 4-step pipeline: Preprocess & OCR the contract text LLM-based initial risk scan Retrieve similar Bad Cases from our case bank Deep-dive analysis & structured report generation I ve just run a demo ... ... sample contracts and 5 Bad Cases it flags key issues and spits out actionable rewrite suggestions. Along the way, I wrestled with prompt length limits, list-vs

... like a therapist to resonate with Gen Z. It s a bold move. On one hand, Gen Z wants tech that feels personal and emotionally aware, not just productive. But on the other hand, do we really want to lean on corporate AI for emotional support? As a community of builders and users, I'm curious: Would you ever build emotional features into your AI product? Do you think users actually want their AI to feel more human ? Where should ... ... connection. I m a big supporter of AI tools for journaling, accessibility, and guided frameworks like CBT but at the end of the day, we have to admit AI just simulates. I often use the analogy of live music vs

... discovery phase, and we re all working hard to reimagine what the inbox experience could be with the right dose of intelligence. Notion Mail s doing cool stuff, no doubt but honestly, I don t see us as competitors. We re all pushing to move beyond the Outlook-era workflow, and if we can collectively raise the bar for what an inbox can do, we all win. Comment from Justin Bao(@justin_bao): @emikes919  Definitely, it just feels inevitable ... ... come with your car get better the niche for my app will be customization and things like cost calculation. It seems to already be more attractive to spreadsheet nerd types then average car owners so i think i can lean

... together. Prompting Tips That Actually Work Be spatially specific. Use keywords like "left", "right", "centered", "aligned to bottom", "spaced evenly" to help the model place elements correctly. Mention device behavior. If it should behave differently on mobile vs desktop, say so. Ex: "stacks on mobile, grid on desktop". Use visual vocabulary. Mention familiar UI terms like "modal", "toast", "card", "hero section", or "split view" to tap into known design structures. Give UX intent. Add the why: "Add white space ... ... want to avoid scrollbars, animations, shadows, etc., say so. Don t forget empty states. Great design considers what happens when nothing is there say "show a placeholder when list is empty". Test prompt variants. Swap words like "tile" vs

... plan your day every morning? Do you use pen and paper or use any app? I have multiple life and work projects and want more control on my day, hence i made lean planner which helps you plan your day while managing your projects and goals. Check it out and support us : https://www.producthunt.com/post... Also let us know if you like the landing page : https://leanplanner.app

... your early feedback especially on a few things we re still dialing in: What we re curious about: 1. Biggest Pain Point: What s most frustrating about your current mix of project management / chat / doc tools? 2. Must-Haves vs. Nice-to-Haves: From the list below, which do you consider essential for v1? Discussions + threaded chat Kanban boards + task management Collaborative docs + whiteboards AI writing assistant + global search Guest access + granular permissions 3. Pricing: We re leaning

... personally look at packages and am okay downloading things from internet devs but I'm curious what folks here think? Would distribution hurt download chances? Awareness: This is pretty much the same imo other than App Store search vs SEO but curious if anyone has had negative/positive experience regarding discoverability either through App Store or self-distribution Payments : I would probably use something like @Superwall but am curious what the best way to introduce a " free for 7 days then ... ... distribution method impacts this at all. Any other tips, recommendations, and stories you have about distributing silly, lightweight apps would be helpful! A lot of the apps that are silly that I've downloaded are DMG, so I'm leaning

... solo founder of Shift , an AI-native text & code editor that works anywhere on your laptop, no switching apps or breaking your flow. Just highlight double-tap Shift and AI handles the rest. Whether you're in VS Code, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, Shift enhances whatever you're working on instantly on the spot. There are many more features to it, please watch the demos on youtube or check out the website. About me: I am a 20 year ... ... people think of the idea. With this momentum and proven demand, I m looking to bring on angel investors who resonate with the vision and want to help expand Shift to Windows and beyond. I ve kept the tech lean

... optimal place" for training. We should just train and try to be as consistent as possible . Now if you have any questions, I'd love to know what they are and do my best to share what I've leant. Thanks! Comment from Matt Carroll(@catt_marroll): Don't have a ton to add, but appreciate your thoughtful answers and hope your project is a success! you clearly put thought into all this stuff, which im sure shines through ... ... Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): How precise are all of those health trackers e.g. calorie burners and those apps that reckon approx weight lost? Because even when I do any activity, it doesn't count conditions (hot room vs

... seen that before but looks pretty high signal! Comment from Gabe Perez(@gabe): @james_hawkins3  that sounds like an awesome partnership. I can totally relate to suggesting ideas that sound nuts Awesome to hear y'all are leaning in hard - I personally think the integrations that are being implemented totally make sense and am curious to see how PostHost will evolve in 3-5years. Right now, Max AI seems super powerful to better understand data. Going ... ... 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

... everyone - I'm launching my first product soon & would love to tap into this community's experience on price-setting for B2C software (ours helps job seekers). The long story short is we ve been leaning towards entering a fairly established market at significantly lower pricing (like ~4-5x) than competitors

... been using @Spacemacs for a few years now. Recently, I started using @VS Code to "see what I was missing". I liked that linters and such seemed to work a bit smoother out of the box. I kept hearing: VSCode