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Indie Maker with bags of experience. Haven't scored a success in a while but that could be about to change as I make my Product Hunt debut!

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    Dec 2025
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    Joined Product HuntJuly 7th, 2024

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phil k

1d ago

What I learned building an Email Platform that actually enforces deliverability

Hi All,

I've spent the last few months in the trenches building an email sending platform and along the way I picked up a few things that surprised me. Not about the code but about how poorly understood email deliverability is even among technical Founders who send email regularly.

phil k

2mo ago

Developing something for Creators / Influencers

Weekends are for building

I'm developing income.fast (awesome domain name I reckon). Anyway, it would allow creators/ influencers to receive: Tips, subscriptions, maintain a mailing list (free) and even initiate brand deals and - crucially - get paid quickly with little fuss.

CY

3mo ago

Is “US-first” still the right default for AI products?

With today s tools, translation (UI, copy, even video) is no longer the hard part.

What slows us down instead are things like tax, legal compliance, hiring, support, payments sometimes even geopolitics. The moment users show up from a new country, a product problem turns into an operating one.

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