... frequent question AI founders heard from investors and customers over the past year. If the early days of AI were about selling "novelty," today it's about solving "real problems that cost real money." As Big Tech dominates the Horizontal AI battleground, where should startups look? Here's my take on where the real opportunity lies. 1. The Era of "The Great Polarization" Today's AI market isn't just shifting; it is polarizing. With massive foundation models acting ... ... general-purpose service area with overwhelming capital. In this landscape, solutions sitting in the "Messy Middle" offering mediocre, generalized functions will lose their footing and vanish. The market is splitting into two surviving groups: 1) Big Tech (The Horizontal

... seen a lot of vertical products, very focused, very niche, wonder if that will limit them on Product Hunt. The thinking is: Our ICP isn t here. Should we go broader, more horizontal, just for launch? I do have my perspective, but honestly, what interests me most is hearing from others who ve gone through this. If your product is vertical , did you present it as-is on PH? Or did you broaden the messaging to make it resonate with ... ... wider audience? How did it work out for you? Curious to learn from your experience Comment from Linh Pham(@banglinhpham): When a product is launched with a 'horizontal

... www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ypDElAMto Introducing new Color Picker - Easily select and save custom colors in Annotate. Editable Window Screenshots - Change or remove the background after taking a screenshot. Horizontal Scrolling Capture - You can now capture horizontal