... reading about the origins of Slack recently. It started as an internal chat tool for a team building a multiplayer game called Glitch. The game flopped but the internal comms tool turned out to be the real gold. So they shut down the game and shipped the chat, the rest is startup legend. It s a reminder that some of the best products aren t the original

... sure if this is a wild take, but What if platforms like LinkedIn started labeling AI-written posts? Not to shame them. Just to give people choice. Some want clean, fast, optimized content. Others want messier, human, original stuff... But when everything blends together, neither group really gets what they came for. I don t think we can or should avoid LLMs. But I do think we need to preserve the thing that actually makes writing matter, which ... ... creativity and originality

... another example of injustice. TL;DR: DJT is warning big companies and not wanting them to hire Indian workers. I am curious: how do you make sure no one is disadvantaged in your workplace due to race, gender, religion, origin, or other personal factors? And what do you do when a "higher instance" wants you to stick to some kind of inequality? Comment from Dmytro Tomniuk(@dmytrotomniuk): As founder, I've had the privilege of not facing pressure to hire ... ... responsibility to build our company on a core principle from day one. Talent is the only thing that matters, and bias is the single biggest barrier to finding it. Any practice that filters candidates based on gender, origin

... originally came to Product Hunt just to launch a product. But the more I explore, the more I realize this is a really interesting community. There are lots of great ideas, smart people, and valuable discussions. The thing is... I still feel kind of invisible. I ve posted a few times. Some posts got a few upvotes, but barely any comments or replies. It feels like I m talking into the void. So now I m wondering ... ... that, I ve been building communities across other social media platforms. Last one: Be authentic and kind . I can t respond to everyone or say yes to every opportunity I m offered, but I always try to offer an alternative

... Totally agree that the PH spike is often short-lived without a follow-up plan especially for SEO, which compounds way slower. Excited to see how Boringlaunch helps fill that gap. Subscribed! Comment from Baltazar Torres(@baltazar_torres): I originally set out to solve a problem I kept running into as a founder: getting honest, actionable feedback on an MVP without breaking the bank. Most existing tools were either too expensive, too generic, or gave surface-level insights that didn ...

... developing YouTube videos to support a launch I'm planning for in the fall. It's for a B2B edge networking product addressed to a Developer and CloudOps audience I was wondering if anyone has seen startups/tech companies with original and refreshing ways of doing animated product launch or explainer videos? I'm looking for examples that stand out in the storytelling and the design. Thanks for the help :) Comment from Sean Howell(@howell4change): Everyone is upvoting this hoping someone ...

... mindset): Simon Sinek Start with why (evergreen IMO, I even bought a book afterwards) Carol Dweck The power of believing that you can improve Tim Urban Inside the mind of a master procrastinator Ji Ho en Spread joy (in original Delejte radost ) I really wish the Czech one by Ji Ho en was translated into English it s that good and deserves to be more accessible. Comment from Suvam Deo(@suvam_deo): Love this question, I ve always felt that entrepreneurship ... ... Girl on YouTube, Lenny's Podcast about different product insights and people who build them. Looove and always feel so inspired after listening to them! Thanks for sharing yours, btw, I will check them out! Comment from vishal pandey(@vshpandey96

... tools, they don t just avoid counterfeit products they become a decentralized layer of defense, strengthening brand trust in every market. From Transparency to Action Today s consumers demand more than a quality product they seek proof of authenticity, origin, and safety. This shift creates an opportunity to move brand protection from reactive enforcement to proactive engagement. By embedding authentication capabilities directly into product packaging using Ennoventure s invisible, patented cryptographic technology, brands enable consumers to verify products through ... ... verify it. Beyond QR Codes: Invisible and Secure While QR codes offer a basic layer of protection, they re often static and easily duplicated. Ennoventure s invisible digital signatures embedded directly into the packaging provide a secure, tamper-proof alternative

... words on the page But essays were soulless and all sounded the same People couldn t remember what they wrote later Brain activity was low the whole time The group that wrote without AI? Higher creativity More original ideas Actually remembered what they wrote As users of AI, this raises a big question: Do you think AI is making you lazier and less original

... suite for plagiarism checking, reverse image search, and tiny text styling made for creators, marketers, and educators. What s CopyChecker? CopyChecker is your go-to toolkit for everything from verifying originality to adding a playful typographic twist. We combine powerful AI-driven plagiarism detection, lightning-fast AI Reverse Image Search, Reverse Image Search and a versatile small text generator all in one clean, intuitive dashboard. Why You ll Love It Plagiarism Checker Scan documents, articles, or student essays in seconds ... ... Detailed similarity reports with source links Exportable PDF reports for easy sharing AI-Powered Reverse Image Search Trace the origin

... purely to share the real experience: My Crash Scene I received a temporary task at 5pm on Tuesday: "I need a 15-page PPT on the technical structure of the product at 9am tomorrow morning". As a non-technical origin of the operation, just organizing the logical framework took 3 hours, only overnight option left from the deadline. Operation flow of AI intervention Feed the demand (2 minutes) Scattered bullet points were entered into the EasySlides text box: "Generate ... ... draft surprised - surprisingly automated: Turned technical jargon into visual flowcharts Matched tech blue gradient template But business scenario pages had duplicate content Iterative tweaking (6 minutes) Optimize with built-in instructions: "Compress scenario pages to 3 typical examples, add competitor

... decide which projects get created and can rename them to match your team s language, guiding our AI to better align future insights with your priorities. Want more context? Just click on the mention number to dive into the original feedback behind each trend. Trends are available on all Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans. Give it a try and let me know what you think! Recent updates: We ve rolled out several updates in the past few months. Here ... ... learn more. Ask AI now has verbatim user quotes. New integrations with Discord, Reddit, Twitter (aka X), Amazon, and Slack channels. Ability to hash PII on enterprise accounts. Reminder: we re SOC 2 Type 2 compliant! All your original

... Tons of great products that we know and use everyday are the result of pivots. You know, sometimes the original idea just isn't working and you have to find a new niche and quick, other times you stumble on a use case that changes the whole game. Have you ever pivoted? What's the story behind it? How successful was the pivot? I'd love to hear your stories, and potentially feature them in our newsletters! Comment from Jakob ... ... people are finding it useful and integrating it into their daily workflows, as I do. I use it every single day, including right now to "write" this comment! Fun twist: I m now using Harker even to rebuild the original

... Google Calendar s day view with coloured events and you ll see what I mean. We really value your feedback, so before we tweak the UI we want to make the right choice. Below you ll find our original task colours alongside a new option we re considering. Cast your vote for your favourite, and we ll take it on board. If you have a feature idea or any other suggestion, just email us at support@chunkapp.net . Comment from CaiCai ... ... sure. Comment from Dudley Spence(@dudley_spence): @andrew_g_stewart great suggestion!! You ll be glad to know our next update will include the new transparent mode with black/white writing but also the option in settings to use the original

... recently spent a month vibe-coding a web app that turns any recipe into a detailed nutrition label. My entire workflow was a loop of prompting Gemini, pasting the code into VS Code, fixing what broke, and repeating that x1000 times. I know about tools like Cursor & Replit, but I stuck with this manual setup since I'm more comfortable with it. No idea if it s the right way, but I just ran with it and got this ... ... problem for you? What s one thing you liked or disliked? What's the single most important feature I should build next? Personal challenges so far: Getting transcripts reliably from YouTube is also a pain in the ass. I originally

... column inside projects. We intentionally didn t include a source column directly in the Inbox itself, to avoid clutter so that insights stay easy to grasp at a glance. But if you re ever curious about an insight s origin, just click the mention number. You ll see verbatim mentions along with their sources. If you haven t checked out Inbox yet, give it a try ! Here are some initial customer reactions: The inbox is wow. The changes make ... ... learn more. Ask AI now has verbatim user quotes. New integrations with Discord, Reddit, Twitter (aka X), Amazon , and Slack channels. Ability to hash PII on enterprise accounts. Reminder: we re SOC 2 Type 2 compliant! All your original

... recently took over the blog operations for our SaaS product. The blog was originally built with WordPress by a former tech team member. I m not a developer, so I m trying to figure things out as I go. Now I d really like to update the look and feel by switching to a new theme. But I m worried will changing the theme mess up our existing blog SEO or page structure? Has anyone here done a theme change ... ... been through it! Thanks so much It s currently using the Kratos theme. Comment from Nish(@msnisha): Hi You can change the theme in wordpress and will not give any technical issues. You can always revert back to original

... crops, white padding, or manual resizing. So I built a fix. Here s the little workflow I came up with, it combines smart stretching + outpainting (using Stable Diffusion) to get perfect 16:9 images: How it works: Takes the original image from ChatGPT Stretches it (only slightly, no weird distortion) Figures out what pixels are still missing Uses Stable Diffusion to outpaint and fill the edges Outputs a clean 1920x1080 image, no loss, no borders, no fuss Why this matters ... ... Pravin Mehta(@pravin_meh66451): This is clutch. I ve wasted way too much time resizing and praying stuff doesn t get cropped weird. Would love to peek under the hood how are you keeping the outpainting consistent with the original

... wanted to read a book (around 300 pages), but it was only available as a PDF in English. I tried to find a tool to translate that many pages into my language without losing the original formatting, but most tools like DeepL either charge a lot for that feature or have strict limitations in their free versions. So I decided to create a free solution for this. Here s a short demo: Right now, I m trying ...

... lifetime solution. Nowadays if you make wallets and don't offer RFID it's like you are denying a huge chuck of the marketshare of potential customers. I witnessed this first hand over a decade as my competitors pushed RFID technology and overtook my online presence even as the original

... Remember when products designed for consumers unexpectedly revolutionized how businesses operate? For example, Discord started as a chat app for gamers but is now essential for remote teams. Its journey from gaming-focused platform to business tool is fascinating: Originally built for gamers needing low-latency communication Features like server organization, voice channels, and role permissions were perfect for gaming Discord thrived during the pandemic as businesses discovered its community-building strengths worked brilliantly for remote collaboration Now powers everything ... ... Resident Evil it was first a video game, then the movie. You can apply marketing and business models in media/entertainment, and it can be internationally successful. Comment from Adinda Shofwatillah(@adindashofwatillah): One of the things I remember is Slack, originally

... heavy lifting, where does that leave creative instinct, brand storytelling, or emotional connection? For those of you working in branding, content, or strategy: How do you use AI as a tool without letting it drown out your original thinking? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): In my opinion, people (even in the AI era) will still want to see real humans and experience real connections. Take banks, for example. While we can do most of our transactions online, there ... ... start to feel fatigued. That s when they begin to crave what feels real content with personality, with a story behind it, with human flaws and nuance. For me, AI is a powerful tool, but not a replacement for original

... questioning because: AI thrives on patterns, It s built to remix what already exists, New ideas now often start with a prompt, not a blank slate, And we re all starting to think in templates. I wonder: What does original even mean when everything is built on everything else? Question for thinkers and creators: How do you push past the remix and make something that feels truly your own? Comment from Sebastian Hemetsberger(@shemetsberger): In my opinion, I ve always ... ... come to see originality

... better at creating art, writing, and design, creativity itself might lose its meaning. It feels like a valid concern because: AI can produce beautiful art and music faster than a human ever could, Many creative fields are shifting from original creation to "curating" or "editing" AI outputs, Instant generation often replaces slow, imperfect human exploration, Younger generations are growing up with AI co-creation as the norm, not the exception. I wonder: Will true creativity still matter when "good enough ... ... agree Comment from Parth Ahir(@parth_ahir): @mr_justin_woo very well put ! Comment from Ashley Do(@doashley): Great question, Parth. I think creativity will actually become more valuable not less. As AI makes "good enough" easy, true originality

... article on TechCrunch discussing Cluely (created by Chungin Roy Lee and Neel Shanmugam ). TL;DR: The AI tool, originally developed to cheat on software engineering interviews, now helps users cheat on exams, sales calls, and job interviews through a hidden in-browser window. And now has raised $5+ million. A lot of people started talking about whether this was morally right. On the other hand, we have tools that try to prevent "AI cheating," e.g. Sherlock . The truth is that ... ... companies want to avoid candidates from using AI in their interviews, then do an in-person interview. Someone who is going to cheat will find a way to cheat. I think this Sherlock is actually worse than the original