Akshat Sharma

Akshat Sharma

Technology Advocate |GSOC '25 ,24 | UCB
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Akshat Sharma is a Developer Advocate at Deskree, committed to building strong connections between technology and community. In 2024, he was selected as one of 1,220 contributors from over 43,000 applicants for Google Summer of Code. In 2025, he returned as a mentor, guiding contributors in Google Summer of Code, Mifos Summer of Code, and Code for GovTech. His research journey includes work at the University of California and IIT Indore, and he has authored eight research papers on recent technological advancements. Akshat has presented at conferences such as ICACIS 2023, ICNSBT 2024, C3IT 2024, the Open Source Security Summit, Interledger Summit, and Bharat FinTech Summit.

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Case Study: how Product Hunt can improve AI visibility in 2026

Product Hunt is best known for its homepage, a daily leaderboard of the most creative and innovative products on the internet. Makers go all out to win launch day, because that visibility matters. Product Hunt also plays a significant role in how products appear in Google search results.

What surprised us was that AI assistants like ChatGPT were rarely citing Product Hunt in product recommendations.

Nika

15d ago

How much do you trust AI agents?

With the advent of clawdbots, it's as if we've all lost our inhibitions and "put our lives completely in their hands."

I'm all for delegating work, but not giving them too much personal/sensitive stuff to handle.

Dos and don'ts before the Product Hunt launch

It s almost here for me. In three days, I ll be relaunching a major update for the app I have been collaborating with, and I ve set clear boundaries for myself about what I will and won t do before the launch. I guess these are some general, unwritten rules I try to follow

Definitely DON T:

  • Accept offers from charlatans promising votes or engagement for money

  • Send unsolicited messages begging for votes or support

  • Spam other people s posts with launch announcements

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