... work, making a living from it was a different challenge altogether so much so that I began taking on part-time jobs at the age of 40. That is fine by me, but because I love this work, I aspire to transition into a professional career. In this context, being a "professional" means reaching a level where I can generate sufficient income from this field. When I first started learning about ASO and app marketing, I was struck by their ... ... bound to fall behind. I call this the "entry phase." Like you, I successfully navigated this stage. However, the next challenge awaits: conversion. Anyone with experience in e-commerce knows that the 4P strategy is used to boost conversions. Alternatively

... time in how people describe what they own. One pattern keeps surprising me. The bottle someone bought and never reaches for predicts their taste better than the ones they love. A favorite tells you what you aspire to. A regret tells you what you actually are, and that turns out to be the more useful signal. So a question for the room, in two parts. If you have built recommendation systems in other categories, do you find negative signal beats ...

... professional company start pushing the "get ready for work in September/get ready for school in September" promo already during the summer [TL;DR: In my opinion, marketing in the summer is made harder when you aspire to have higher sales.] Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @roopesh_donde  The thing is... are not people annoyed when they have "days off" and directly in the middle of holidays, they see.. "Back to work" :D "back to school ...

... creating something of value. I realised PH is kinda the place to be, and I'd love to know how you guys use it, some pointers on what to look out for and how to navigate this platform. I aspire to build something great that you guys could use soon ...

... enable in settings (like Triage and Cycles). Comment from Varun Mishra(@varun1jan): The opposite of simple isn't powerful. It's confusing. A calculator is simple because the complexity matches the job. A BI tool shouldn't aspire to be simple. It should aspire

... PictaBase! The .meta.json sidecar approach is really clever. Making metadata portable rather than trapped in your database is exactly the kind of design decision that earns long-term trust. I love how you framed it: "building a power tool" vs "building a crutch." That distinction is going to stick with me. Would love to stay connected and compare notes as both our products evolve around this philosophy. Comment from Mona Truong(@monatruong_murror): @monikatest  You're touching on something ... ... them says so much about the value they found in it. It's like they internalized the experience so deeply that they wanted it as a personal keepsake, not just a tool. That's the kind of impact we aspire

... coding skills using AI as a force multiplier to deliver a product that hopefully somebody wants. LOL. Comment from Chris Conlee(@conleec): @david_sherer  Yes, this. While I'm currently developing something as a solo dev, I certainly aspire to growing out of that mode sooner than later. If I can launch successfully, the point is to then expand the foundation with tech-support and marketing at the very least... Comment from Maria Fitzpatrick(@maria_fitzpatrick): Genuinely interesting question ... ... companies at the center. The real bottleneck may stop being production and shift toward attention, credibility, and demand exactly the issue you re pointing at with "who will buy all this?" So the interesting question may be less solo vs

... arranged it. Now, I wonder if the fake it till you make it approach is really that good, because: The "fake it till you make it" rule is real and can convince people to give you what you aspire to. Your story can inspire others to succeed. Once you lose trust, it's very hard to earn it back. How do you feel about such practices? Is it unethical? Opportunistic? Or are we just witnessing marketing genius? Comment from Shaunak ...

... name is Quyen, I am in my last year high school right now and I truly aspire to go into entrepreneurship and I m really fond of innovative ideas which many startups seems to be bringing. However, I m not quite sure yet as of which studies would be the most fitting, (For now, I suppose engineering could be solid.) What kind of advice could I get from that ? Thank you for reading this post and hope your businesses grow ...

... just drifts with the wind and lands gently. It exists in the moment. The Power of Tiny Pain Points I've noticed something funny. My friends' phones are full of "life-changing" apps the same ones I used to aspire to build. Apps to hack your sleep (that make you anxious about not sleeping perfectly); Apps to manage your time (that take an hour just to configure); Apps to achieve financial freedom (while you're stressed about grocery prices ...

... step should be heavy research: How much is the total addressable market for something like this? (TAM) How would the outreach be like? Cold calls, emails, influencers etc What the potential price point should be, which is competitive with competitors, and also justifiable. What are competitors

... enjoy learning - even if I got my MA, I have a yearly goal of attending at least one complex learning program (a +1 month online course, a short-term course facilitated by a University, and so on). I aspire to do my PhD, as I wish to be a part-time University teacher at some point in the future. My take: not everybody enjoys academia, and that's really okay! Just like not everybody has to be an entrepreneur ...

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... good tips on creating threads! Regarding moderation: I believe the delay in post approvals may discourage community members from engaging further. If they don't see their post live immediately, they might leave or return later, reducing participation. An alternative approach could be to pre-approve regular contributors who consistently share valuable content. This would help maintain quality while fostering a more active and engaged community. It s an unspoken truth that Product Hunt values curation and conciseness. Rather than ... ... beneficial to have slightly more restrictions. The goal is to keep the ratio of number of high quality posts to low quality posts high. Comment from Chris Messina(@chrismessina): It's probably worth consider whether Product Hunt Forums aspire

... your initial approach - 12 startups in 12 months) build the most barebones version of each idea quickly (e.g. 1 month per idea) and see if it gets traction/paying customers? How did you ultimately narrow down on building PhotoAI/InteriorAI vs the many other AI types of tools you could have built? Suggestion regarding EU: I feel the biggest change for the EU will happen when the populace elects younger people to political power. Ideally people under 35-40 that actually understand ... ... chance for a decent living. Do we really need to replicate that, or rather should find a new model? As for general deregulation, we should be very careful, as it can be used by mentioned monopolies to block new competitors

... gaps, even for a moment, we may lose what we have achieved in terms of inequality and even the fight against poverty. That s why I decided to design (and launch) the first version of what I aspire to be a more rationalist method of fairly distributing potential funding opportunities, especially for underrepresented founders who need to compensate for a lack of connections to talent. Do you think the current startup ecosystem is about reducing inequality and poverty ...