Ashley Higgins

Hi there ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm Ashley, Product Hunt's CEO. AMA ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Sushant Kumar
Hey Ashley! Love the platform.
Ashley Higgins
@sushant049 Thanks, Sushant, appreciate the support! ๐Ÿ˜ธ
Raquel Pรฉrez
Hi Ashley! Love this patform.
Ashley Higgins
@raquelperez_o Thanks, Raquel! You and me both ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ
Rocky Beck
Nothing to ask. Just came here to support this KWEEN who worked her way to the top. How exciting, you're an inspiration!
Ashley Higgins
@rockybeck ๐Ÿค— Rocky! Thanks so much for the support, we all know it takes a village!
Jonas Pelzer
Hi Ashley! How many hours do you work on a typical day?
Ashley Higgins
@jonaspelzer Hey Jonas! It's really variable and depends on the needs of the team and the company. As an average, maybe 9-10 hours? I do find that since everything is fully remote, I'm much more laser-focused and tend to get a lot done quickly, but burnout can also creep up since it takes a lot of the "human" element out of work. I prioritize working out and getting outside with my dog as many days as I can so I stay on my A-Game.
Apoorve Singhal
Hey Ashley! I feel PH is mostly focused on consumer-facing tech startups. Are there plans to make it attractive for other startup types?
Ashley Higgins
@apoorve_singhal Hey Apoorve! There are actually a ton of B2B companies that have found success on Product Hunt, especially those who have a bottoms-up / product-led growth strategy (think: Notion, Asana, Figma). Many of the users on Product Hunt are in the key buying groups of B2B SaaS products, so this is just another place for them to discover the latest and greatest. I'm not sure if you meant other industries even further outside of tech, but since we rely largely on user-generated content, it really depends what users contribute. We definitely see ebbs and flows as the industry shifts. For example, earlier this year there was an explosion of Clubhouse-esque apps and add-ons. That trend has mostly tapered off, but now we see a lot more crypto / web3.0 stuff happening now.
Pekka Pelkonen
Hey Ashley! How is your day?
Ashley Higgins
@freelanceri Hi Pekka, thanks for asking! It's pretty gloomy outside but I've got a hot cup of tea, my french bulldog snoozing beside me on the couch, and I'm hanging out with you good people so all is well ๐Ÿ˜ธ
Arda Helvacฤฑlar
Hi Ashley! I wonder about your revenue channels. How does PH make money?
Ashley Higgins
@helvacilar Hey Arda! Historically, revenue has mostly come from advertising (either from display ads on-site, or in the form of event sponsorships). Looking forward, we'll be diversifying with new streams of revenue, including from Hyper, our sister company and VC arm.
Rehman Mughal
Hey, I'm new here .. where to start?
Ashley Higgins
@rehman_mughal Hey Rehman, first of all: WELCOME! ๐ŸŽ‰ We're happy to have you. Secondly: check out our help center here. The team pulled it together to give a lay of the land and answer most questions new-comers have.
Zaryab Waseem
Dark mode when?
Ashley Higgins
@zedandwhite I gotta be honest, it's not in our immediate roadmap. But I'm a big fan of night mode (and ideally automatic night vs. day mode) so I'd love to see it in the future!
Aidas Bendoraitis
Hello Ashley! What's the business model behind Product Hunt? Is it profitable already?
Ashley Higgins
@djangotricks Hey Aidas, thanks for the question! I answered another question about our revenue streams in this comment. At our current stage we're more focused on growth than profitability.
Aidas Bendoraitis
@ahiggz Thanks for the answer!
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