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Elon Musk said what?
Elon Musk joined Golden Kitty Product Of The Year 2020 winner, Clubhouse, for the first time last night (10 PM PST) for a live interview with the Good Time Show. Clubhouse's previous room limit of 5,000 was tested and multiple side-rooms opened for those unable to get into the official room.
Elon was asked what life will be like on Mars (tough and his kids have no desire to go), his taste in TV shows (Cobra Kai got a mention), AI and Neuralink, education for 5-year-olds, memes (he has 'meme dealers'), self-driving cars, and, of course, crypto. He's a late supporter of Bitcoin and seemingly long on Dogecoin as he quipped, "the most entertaining outcome is the most likely," among a handful of other topics.
In an unexpected twist, Musk asked for Vlad Tenev to become a speaker in the room and proceeded to interview the Robinhood (a previous Golden Kitty winner) CEO over the recent Game Stop debacle.
Tenev gave some behind-the-scenes knowledge into the inner workings of financial systems while Elon pressed him, "The people demand an answer."
Tech Twitter timelines are ablaze with interview commentary today, with some speculating that Elon may even now appear in other unannounced Clubhouse rooms fuelling further excitement about the app.
We were lucky enough to hear directly from Clubhouse cofounder Paul Davidson in the Golden Kitty afterparty last week on his own excitement about the social audio space and its future. We'll certainly be spending more time there. For those already on Clubhouse, follow the Product Hunt community for updates on when we'll be chatting next (we'll try to get more invites soon for those not yet in).
Elon was asked what life will be like on Mars (tough and his kids have no desire to go), his taste in TV shows (Cobra Kai got a mention), AI and Neuralink, education for 5-year-olds, memes (he has 'meme dealers'), self-driving cars, and, of course, crypto. He's a late supporter of Bitcoin and seemingly long on Dogecoin as he quipped, "the most entertaining outcome is the most likely," among a handful of other topics.
In an unexpected twist, Musk asked for Vlad Tenev to become a speaker in the room and proceeded to interview the Robinhood (a previous Golden Kitty winner) CEO over the recent Game Stop debacle.
Tenev gave some behind-the-scenes knowledge into the inner workings of financial systems while Elon pressed him, "The people demand an answer."
Tech Twitter timelines are ablaze with interview commentary today, with some speculating that Elon may even now appear in other unannounced Clubhouse rooms fuelling further excitement about the app.
We were lucky enough to hear directly from Clubhouse cofounder Paul Davidson in the Golden Kitty afterparty last week on his own excitement about the social audio space and its future. We'll certainly be spending more time there. For those already on Clubhouse, follow the Product Hunt community for updates on when we'll be chatting next (we'll try to get more invites soon for those not yet in).
GOLDEN KITTY WINNERS
The 6th annual Golden Kitty Awards have come to an end. You nominated thousands of products and makers across 23 categories, casting tens of thousands of upvotes to select the winners.
We were thrilled to share the award ceremony yesterday with so many of the winners and finalists. Thank you to everyone who attended and made it a truly special event.
So without further ado, here are the 2020 Golden Kitty winners in each of the 23 categories
⛱ Remote Work tool of the year: Vowel
👀 Side Project of the year: One Word Domains
🛠 Hardware product of the year: Rqaspberry Pi 400
🙀 WTF product of the year: How Bad Is Your Spotify?
🛍 Ecommerce product of the year: RetentionX
🎨 Design tool of the year: Spline
🗣 Audio and Voice product of the year: Phone Call Translator
🙅♀️ No-code tool of the year: V.One
📱 Mobile App of the year: EduDo
🔐 Privacy Focussed tool of the year: SecureFrame
💸 Fintech product of the year: Finmark
⛓ Crypto product of the year: Cent
🌈 Diversity and Inclusion product of the year: Noun Project Photos
💯 Productivity tool of the year: Fastdok
🏋️♂️ Health and Wellness product of the year: Plum Village
🌏 Community and social product of the year: Onlyfams
🌎 Social Impact product of the year: Campaign With
🤖 AI and Machine Learning product of the year: Almanac
😎 Augmented Realisty product of the year: ClipDrop
🖥 Developer tool of the year: Markup
🏆 Product of the year: Clubhouse
Check out the winners, runner ups and honorable mentions in all 23 categories here.
We also gave out two non-voting awards. Congrats to our Maker of the Lucy Guo, and Community Member of the Year, Chris Messina.
And a big thank you to our partners, Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
Congrats to all makers for building awesome things in 2020. 😺
We were thrilled to share the award ceremony yesterday with so many of the winners and finalists. Thank you to everyone who attended and made it a truly special event.
So without further ado, here are the 2020 Golden Kitty winners in each of the 23 categories
⛱ Remote Work tool of the year: Vowel
👀 Side Project of the year: One Word Domains
🛠 Hardware product of the year: Rqaspberry Pi 400
🙀 WTF product of the year: How Bad Is Your Spotify?
🛍 Ecommerce product of the year: RetentionX
🎨 Design tool of the year: Spline
🗣 Audio and Voice product of the year: Phone Call Translator
🙅♀️ No-code tool of the year: V.One
📱 Mobile App of the year: EduDo
🔐 Privacy Focussed tool of the year: SecureFrame
💸 Fintech product of the year: Finmark
⛓ Crypto product of the year: Cent
🌈 Diversity and Inclusion product of the year: Noun Project Photos
💯 Productivity tool of the year: Fastdok
🏋️♂️ Health and Wellness product of the year: Plum Village
🌏 Community and social product of the year: Onlyfams
🌎 Social Impact product of the year: Campaign With
🤖 AI and Machine Learning product of the year: Almanac
😎 Augmented Realisty product of the year: ClipDrop
🖥 Developer tool of the year: Markup
🏆 Product of the year: Clubhouse
Check out the winners, runner ups and honorable mentions in all 23 categories here.
We also gave out two non-voting awards. Congrats to our Maker of the Lucy Guo, and Community Member of the Year, Chris Messina.
And a big thank you to our partners, Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
Congrats to all makers for building awesome things in 2020. 😺
Who needs a Clubhouse invite?
Today is the day! Doors to our first-ever Virtual Award Ceremony open at 12 PM (noon) PST.
It’s going to be a fun event hosted by Casey Newton. Casey will be announcing Golden Kitty winners live at the show, talking with finalists and winners, as well as discussing 2020 trends while looking ahead at tech predictions for 2021. Bonus: It’s all free! 💸
Expect exclusive winner announcements, interviews with Ryan Hoover, Josh Buckley, and special guests including Lolita Taub, Tiffany Zhong, and Chris Messina. Plus networking opportunities with past winners, other makers, and industry experts from the global Product Hunt community.
Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
🚨 BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Ryan and Josh will be hosting the official Golden Kitty 2020 afterparty on Clubhouse today at 5 PM PST.
Want to join but don't have an invite yet? We got you covered. (Invites are limited on a first come first serve basis.)
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
Today is the day! Doors to our first-ever Virtual Award Ceremony open at 12 PM (noon) PST.
It’s going to be a fun event hosted by Casey Newton. Casey will be announcing Golden Kitty winners live at the show, talking with finalists and winners, as well as discussing 2020 trends while looking ahead at tech predictions for 2021. Bonus: It’s all free! 💸
Expect exclusive winner announcements, interviews with Ryan Hoover, Josh Buckley, and special guests including Lolita Taub, Tiffany Zhong, and Chris Messina. Plus networking opportunities with past winners, other makers, and industry experts from the global Product Hunt community.
Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
🚨 BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Ryan and Josh will be hosting the official Golden Kitty 2020 afterparty on Clubhouse today at 5 PM PST.
Want to join but don't have an invite yet? We got you covered. (Invites are limited on a first come first serve basis.)
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
Never open Excel again
Today's newsletter was crafted by us and sponsored by our friends at Flatfile.
Data onboarding can be an everyday occurrence for many teams, but the term might sound unfamiliar. Remember the last time you imported a spreadsheet. Did it work correctly? 🙄
Formatting CSV or Excel files so the data can be imported into a product is a pain.
Companies spend tons of effort trying to fix data onboarding, usually, with implementation teams, import scripts, or relying on spreadsheet templates.
Flatfile has created two products to help fix this exact pain point: Portal and Concierge.
Flatfile Portal
Portal offers an embeddable, intuitive data import experience. Quickly integrate with any application and automatically map spreadsheet data using an elegant import wizard. Messy spreadsheets are easily validated so you can push the structured data to any API or endpoint.
Flatfile Concierge
Coming soon: Turn data onboarding into a collaborative experience with intuitive workbooks. Best of all? No code required!
Collaborate with invited customers to securely import, format, and merge spreadsheet data. No more FTP uploads, or emailing sensitive Excel files.
Sound good? Visit 👇
Data onboarding can be an everyday occurrence for many teams, but the term might sound unfamiliar. Remember the last time you imported a spreadsheet. Did it work correctly? 🙄
Formatting CSV or Excel files so the data can be imported into a product is a pain.
Companies spend tons of effort trying to fix data onboarding, usually, with implementation teams, import scripts, or relying on spreadsheet templates.
Flatfile has created two products to help fix this exact pain point: Portal and Concierge.
Flatfile Portal
Portal offers an embeddable, intuitive data import experience. Quickly integrate with any application and automatically map spreadsheet data using an elegant import wizard. Messy spreadsheets are easily validated so you can push the structured data to any API or endpoint.
Flatfile Concierge
Coming soon: Turn data onboarding into a collaborative experience with intuitive workbooks. Best of all? No code required!
Collaborate with invited customers to securely import, format, and merge spreadsheet data. No more FTP uploads, or emailing sensitive Excel files.
Sound good? Visit 👇
Jam with an expert
Today, the team over at Jam dropped Jam Genies.
Maker Dani Grant explains the product:
"A network of amazing experts from Facebook, Slack, Netflix, Snap, and others to help you improve your website.
How it works: just choose a genie, pick a time, pay their one-time fee, and Jam with them. It’s one-on-one help from an expert, on-demand, about your exact problem."
Jam launched last year as a way to collaboratively work on your website right from the page. It enables you to leave comments and discuss improvements directly on your site. Next came Jam wand enabling copywriters to make site copy-edits without requiring an engineer. Now with Jam Genies experts can weigh in and give advice on your product pain points.
This latest Jam update is giving us some Superpeer vibes. A sort of "Calendly-meets-Cameo" where users can book 1 on 1 meetings with influencers through direct calender links.
Would you pay to jam with an expert ? Let's us know in the comments.
We find 1:1's with an expert pretty great. So much so we also have our own network of mentors and peers you can chat with.
Maker Dani Grant explains the product:
"A network of amazing experts from Facebook, Slack, Netflix, Snap, and others to help you improve your website.
How it works: just choose a genie, pick a time, pay their one-time fee, and Jam with them. It’s one-on-one help from an expert, on-demand, about your exact problem."
Jam launched last year as a way to collaboratively work on your website right from the page. It enables you to leave comments and discuss improvements directly on your site. Next came Jam wand enabling copywriters to make site copy-edits without requiring an engineer. Now with Jam Genies experts can weigh in and give advice on your product pain points.
This latest Jam update is giving us some Superpeer vibes. A sort of "Calendly-meets-Cameo" where users can book 1 on 1 meetings with influencers through direct calender links.
Would you pay to jam with an expert ? Let's us know in the comments.
We find 1:1's with an expert pretty great. So much so we also have our own network of mentors and peers you can chat with.
Makers Festival to $7.5M
Today, the folks over at Yelling At Cubicles (aka YAC) announced a $7.5M round of funding led by GGV Capital and a return investment from the Slack Fund.
You might remember the team from their Maker Story where cofounder Justin Mitchell unpacks how 1 tweet led them to raise $400K. That $400K is now $7.5M. Pretty impressive stuff.
Fun Fact: YAC started as a project during our first ever Makers Festival in 2018 where they went on to win a Silver Kitty Trophy. 🏆
YAC is a voice messaging app for remote teams allowing you to leave a voice note for your team in Slack, in a group, or in public. A kind of Slack-meets-Clubhouse scenario.
With Clubhouse itself now reportedly valued at $1B, and Twitter audio spaces gaining momentum, the social audio space is increasingly interesting to watch. Many products dropped in this space last year, we covered a number of them in this newsletter. We're excited to see how this space develops, and what launches to look out for in 2021
We are joined by the YAC team today for an AMA to discover how they went from Product Hunt Makers Festival to raising $7.5M. Join us and ask them a question.
You might remember the team from their Maker Story where cofounder Justin Mitchell unpacks how 1 tweet led them to raise $400K. That $400K is now $7.5M. Pretty impressive stuff.
Fun Fact: YAC started as a project during our first ever Makers Festival in 2018 where they went on to win a Silver Kitty Trophy. 🏆
YAC is a voice messaging app for remote teams allowing you to leave a voice note for your team in Slack, in a group, or in public. A kind of Slack-meets-Clubhouse scenario.
With Clubhouse itself now reportedly valued at $1B, and Twitter audio spaces gaining momentum, the social audio space is increasingly interesting to watch. Many products dropped in this space last year, we covered a number of them in this newsletter. We're excited to see how this space develops, and what launches to look out for in 2021
We are joined by the YAC team today for an AMA to discover how they went from Product Hunt Makers Festival to raising $7.5M. Join us and ask them a question.
Product of the Year is....
We’re excited to announce the last batch of Golden Kitty finalists. Voting is now open for the hotly anticipated:
🏆 Product of the Year 🏆
We’re also excited to announce finalists for Community Member of the Year and Maker of the Year. Unlike the other categories, the winners will be selected using data-informed by the winner’s maker goals, comments, upvotes, product launches, and more, over the past year.
You now have less than 24 hours to cast your votes across all categories. Voting officially closes tonight, (January, 22) at 11:59 pm PT.
Winners will be announced at our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, hosted by Casey Newton. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
🏆 Product of the Year 🏆
We’re also excited to announce finalists for Community Member of the Year and Maker of the Year. Unlike the other categories, the winners will be selected using data-informed by the winner’s maker goals, comments, upvotes, product launches, and more, over the past year.
You now have less than 24 hours to cast your votes across all categories. Voting officially closes tonight, (January, 22) at 11:59 pm PT.
Winners will be announced at our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, hosted by Casey Newton. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
Best Developer Tool of 2020
The second to last drop of Golden Kitty finalists are here! 👇
As a reminder, voting is OPEN and closes Friday, January 22 at 11:59 pm PT. Upvote your favorites here or click through the categories below.
🌎 Community and Social
🌏 Social Impact
🤖 AI and Machine Learning
😎 Augmented Reality
🖥 Developer Tools
Look out for tomorrow’s newsletter where we’ll be sharing the final batch of finalists including the hotly anticipated Product of the Year. Let us know who you think will win. We'll be including some of your videos at our event next week. In addition to lots of love from the PH community, winners will receive a prize package with custom swag and a golden kitty trophy. 😸
ICYMI we are also hosting our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, where host Casey Newton will be announcing this year's Golden Kitty winners live. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
As a reminder, voting is OPEN and closes Friday, January 22 at 11:59 pm PT. Upvote your favorites here or click through the categories below.
🌎 Community and Social
🌏 Social Impact
🤖 AI and Machine Learning
😎 Augmented Reality
🖥 Developer Tools
Look out for tomorrow’s newsletter where we’ll be sharing the final batch of finalists including the hotly anticipated Product of the Year. Let us know who you think will win. We'll be including some of your videos at our event next week. In addition to lots of love from the PH community, winners will receive a prize package with custom swag and a golden kitty trophy. 😸
ICYMI we are also hosting our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, where host Casey Newton will be announcing this year's Golden Kitty winners live. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
Fintech, Crypto and more GK finalists
More Golden Kitty finalists just dropped! 👇
As a reminder, voting is OPEN and closes Friday, January 22 at 11:59 pm PT. Upvote your favorites here or click through the categories below.
💸 Fintech
⛓ Crypto
🌈 Diversity and Inclusion
💯 Productivity
🏋️♂️ Health and Wellness
Look out for tomorrow’s newsletter where we’ll be sharing the finalists for the next batch of categories (Community and Social, Social Impact, AI, AR, and Dev Tools). In addition to lots of love from the PH community, winners will receive a prize package with custom swag and a golden kitty trophy. 😸
ICYMI we are also hosting our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, where host Casey Newton will be announcing this year's Golden Kitty winners live. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
As a reminder, voting is OPEN and closes Friday, January 22 at 11:59 pm PT. Upvote your favorites here or click through the categories below.
💸 Fintech
⛓ Crypto
🌈 Diversity and Inclusion
💯 Productivity
🏋️♂️ Health and Wellness
Look out for tomorrow’s newsletter where we’ll be sharing the finalists for the next batch of categories (Community and Social, Social Impact, AI, AR, and Dev Tools). In addition to lots of love from the PH community, winners will receive a prize package with custom swag and a golden kitty trophy. 😸
ICYMI we are also hosting our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, where host Casey Newton will be announcing this year's Golden Kitty winners live. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
No-code of the year... 🙅♀️
More Golden Kitty finalists just dropped! 👇
As a reminder, voting is OPEN and closes Friday, January 22 at 11:59 pm PT. Upvote your favorites here or click through the categories below.
🎨 Design Tools
🗣 Audio and Voice
🙅♀️ No code
📱 Mobile App
🔐 Privacy Focused
Look out for tomorrow’s newsletter where we’ll be sharing the finalists for the next batch of categories (Fintech, Crypto, Diversity & Inclusion, Productivity, and Health & Wellness). In addition to lots of love from the PH community, winners will receive a prize package with custom swag and a golden kitty trophy. 😸
ICYMI we are also hosting our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, where host Casey Newton will be announcing this year's Golden Kitty winners live. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
As a reminder, voting is OPEN and closes Friday, January 22 at 11:59 pm PT. Upvote your favorites here or click through the categories below.
🎨 Design Tools
🗣 Audio and Voice
🙅♀️ No code
📱 Mobile App
🔐 Privacy Focused
Look out for tomorrow’s newsletter where we’ll be sharing the finalists for the next batch of categories (Fintech, Crypto, Diversity & Inclusion, Productivity, and Health & Wellness). In addition to lots of love from the PH community, winners will receive a prize package with custom swag and a golden kitty trophy. 😸
ICYMI we are also hosting our first-ever virtual awards ceremony on January 28, where host Casey Newton will be announcing this year's Golden Kitty winners live. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Register here. 👈
This year's Golden Kitty Awards is brought in partnership with our friends at Welcome, Zendesk for Startups and Capsule.
