BEST products of the year so far π
This past monthΒ was filled with hundreds of product launches, from companies big and small. Y Combinator launched their free online Startup School, Stripe launched a toolkit to create, control, and distribute physical prepaid cards, and you too can Make OS X Great Again. π
Tools built for Product Hunters are all the rage:
π Preview Hunt lets you preview your post page before launch
π« Hunted or Nah is an extension that checks if a site has been hunted
βοΈ We launched Makers, an online community to help you get stuff done
And if you're feeling nostalgic about what technology was like a long time ago, check out the Best of January, February, March, April, May, or June.
As for the the most upvoted product of the year, it's a close race between Robinhood's cryptocurrency trading platform, Google's slightly creepy AI that can schedule restaurant reservations, and a magical organization tool from a small startup here in San Francisco. π
Tools built for Product Hunters are all the rage:
π Preview Hunt lets you preview your post page before launch
π« Hunted or Nah is an extension that checks if a site has been hunted
βοΈ We launched Makers, an online community to help you get stuff done
And if you're feeling nostalgic about what technology was like a long time ago, check out the Best of January, February, March, April, May, or June.
As for the the most upvoted product of the year, it's a close race between Robinhood's cryptocurrency trading platform, Google's slightly creepy AI that can schedule restaurant reservations, and a magical organization tool from a small startup here in San Francisco. π
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Last week, Slack swallowed their biggest competitor: HipChat.
Instead of attempting to compete with Slack, an estimated $5B behemoth in the office communication space, parent company Atlassian agreed to:
Even if you've never tried Slack (or spend all day in it), we've compiled a list of the community's favorite Slack Bots, or apps that live inside Slack, just for you:
π¨ Make your Slack pretty with custom, with Slack Themes
π Crush your inbox directly inside Slack, with Astrobot for Slack
π Turn your teammates into Slack stickers, with My Slack Emoji
π Search for the best custom Slack emoji, with Slackmoji
πͺ Get in shape with this robot personal trainer, with Slackbot Workout
Check out the full list of Slack Bot Fun. π€
Instead of attempting to compete with Slack, an estimated $5B behemoth in the office communication space, parent company Atlassian agreed to:
- discontinue HipChat and Stride, their inter-company messaging tools, and sell all related intellectual property to Slack.
- help all HipChat users transition over to Slack.
- invest a "small but symbolically important" in Slack.
Even if you've never tried Slack (or spend all day in it), we've compiled a list of the community's favorite Slack Bots, or apps that live inside Slack, just for you:
π¨ Make your Slack pretty with custom, with Slack Themes
π Crush your inbox directly inside Slack, with Astrobot for Slack
π Turn your teammates into Slack stickers, with My Slack Emoji
π Search for the best custom Slack emoji, with Slackmoji
πͺ Get in shape with this robot personal trainer, with Slackbot Workout
Check out the full list of Slack Bot Fun. π€
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