My first instinct was to show one simple count. Then I ran into a problem: writers usually care about visible characters, while browser form limits can use UTF-16 code units. A draft can look fine in one counter and still fail a form field.

I m considering two approaches:

1. Show only a simple count until someone selects a target like web form .

2. Show both counts from the start, with a short explanation.

I lean toward the first option because most people should not need Unicode terminology while writing.

So far, I ve come across three types of people:

1. Those who focus entirely on their Product Hunt launch.

2. Those who spread their launches out over time for example, launching on other platforms throughout the month.

3. Those who launch everywhere on the same day which, in my opinion, would be suicide. :D

What s your launch strategy?

If you re launching on multiple platforms, what do you do first?

Elon Musk was extremely frustrated that Wikipedia couldn t be manipulated, and he even offered $1 billion if they renamed it to d*ckipedia.

Since that didn t work out, he s now trying to build his own platform for gathering information claiming that Wikipedia is hopelessly biased, and that left-leaning editors influence its content.

This topic came to my mind after I saw an article about Selena Gomez being sued in connection with her mental health startup.

I think Hollywood stars, top athletes, and musicians always have a head start when it comes to funding because of their personal brand. (And, of course, they have a completely different type of career that primarily supports them financially.)

I just read that Poland wants to launch a pilot project of a 4-day work week from January 2026 (although a 4-hour work week would sound better).

I want to ask if any of you in your company have tried this concept of a shorter work week, and how it has affected the results of your employees and the company?