Genuinely asking, because my experience has been mixed.
Last time I launched here I reached out to a few founders, ended up on some really good calls, swapped notes on what's working. That felt anything but luck.
But I also know people who prepped for weeks and felt like they were shouting into the void on launch day.
This community is one of the most responsive I've seen. People actually try your product and leave real feedback. That part I trust.
Hey Product Hunt! This morning I launched my first solo product ever: Controol a minimalist finance app built around one idea:
Know how much you can spend, not just what you already did.
No team. No paid ads. No launch list. Just late nights and building something I personally needed. I honestly didn t expect much but hours later, it made it to the Top 5 of the day
The feeling? Wild. Strangers are connecting with the mindset behind it, and it's been amazing to read their comments.
Whether you're a solo builder or part of a fast-moving product team, documentation always seems to lag just behind reality. Is it the speed of product changes?
Getting engineers or PMs to consistently update docs?
I love @Cursor. It's enabled me to build (vibe code) so many web apps, sites, extensions, and little things quickly that 1. bring me joy and 2. help me with work or realize personal projects. However... I'm seeing a TON of movement around @Claude by Anthropic's Claude Code. I haven't personally tried it but it's apparently insane (and can also be expensive?) I'm curious. Should I switch? What are you currently using? Or do they both have their own use case. I right now like cursor because I can build directly in a GitHub repo or locally and it helps me learn my way around an IDE. Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!
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Hey makers! What are some of your favorite prompts to use across the AI world? I'm talking about Midjourney, ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion etc. I'd love to test some out and potentially feature some in our upcoming AI newsletter :)
In a time when big corporations are overpaying for their job offers just to steal the best talent from another big company, and in an era where everyone can build their own startup, there will always be room for people who prefer to join a team and work on something (in the future) big.
I believe every project should have a website to showcase its offering, not to mention for SEO purposes. Whether SEO will still be relevant due to AI is another discussion.
Do you have any favourite websites that are both functional and beautifully designed?