We just can t get enough

Your launches are pure gold. So are you. That s why we re introducing Maker Minutes. We re doing our best to shine on a light on the talented and interesting makers that make up the Product Hunt community. One small way you can participate is sharing self-recorded videos of yourself answering some casual questions about yourself that we will selectively share on our socials so the broader community can get to know you and what you re working on better.

Community Hours got a permanent residence

We ve been loving our Community Hours sessions where we get to meet some fresh faces and consult with makers about their upcoming launches, so we decided to give the sign up links a permanent home. No more scratching your head to remember where you stored that link that s floating around on various parts of the internet. Find the sign up link on our Launch Guide or in the launch submission flow. If you haven t joined us yet, please do!

Over the last decade, countless people have launched products here every single day, so there's certainly no shortage of inspiration.

And I have to say, the bar keeps getting higher (helped in part by the fact that some launches are filtered through the Featured section).

We are a venture firm, not a software company. But when we need a tool now, the first question is not what to buy, it is whether we can just build it ourselves. A few subscriptions we used to renew without thinking are gone.

Curious what others are seeing. Have you cancelled anything because you built the replacement, and did it hold up?

One question I always have around a Product Hunt launch is how do you actually measure whether it was successful?

Teams spend weeks preparing for launch day and coming in the top 5 is obviously one way to look at it but I am curious what other signals people pay attention to. For those who have launched before, what did you look at afterwards to decide whether the launch was actually worth the effort?

I ve seen a lot of makers (myself included) start building with one idea, then pivot completely after talking to users.

I launched Waivify a simple digital waiver tool because I noticed yoga instructors and personal trainers still using paper or clunky PDFs for liability waivers. It started as a weekend build. Now it s used by solo business owners to simplify their client onboarding.

But along the way, I realized I wasn t just solving waivers I was helping service pros feel more legit and reduce admin anxiety.

So I m curious:

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