My app opens with a fourteen second welcome film. I wanted a calm ambient score under it and did not want to license a stock track for one screen, so the music is a 50 line numpy script. Warm pad chords built from layered sine waves. Small chime accents placed on the same timestamps as the scene captions. A low hum that slowly breathes underneath. It renders the exact same wav every run and it added about 300KB to the mp4.

Then the browser rules arrive. Autoplay is only allowed muted, so the film starts silent and the score sits behind a Sound on button. The realistic case is that most people watch the whole intro and never find out the audio exists.

I still think it was worth it. The unmuted version feels finished in a way the silent one does not. But I have no number for how many people ever tap unmute. Has anyone measured unmute rates on a product intro video, and were they high enough to justify the audio work?

Hey PH!

I ve noticed that many ticket providers (especially smaller airlines, local events, indie hotels) don t offer native support for Apple Wallet, so people either end up screenshotting their ticket or manually digging through their inbox at the airport or event gate (that s me!).

I have been managing several communities and doing marketing for over 3 or 4 years, and I have noticed a pattern where about 80% of people "test" you to see if you will do things for them for free.

I also notice that people from certain countries tend to do this more often. For example, Central and Eastern Europe + Southeast Asia.

On the contrary, people from the USA and China are willing to pay.

In a way, every time you buy something through Product Hunt, you're putting hope into that maker or company and, in a sense, you're investing in them.

At the same time, I feel that many makers here are also looking for investors. But not everyone is a VC.

We had 90 days to accomplish what we set for ourselves.

Many people set yearly goals New Year's resolutions  but I believe quarterly goals are more sustainable and achievable.

Whether it's employing people with disabilities or making products more accessible, I ve been noticing efforts by major companies to support inclusion.

For example:

Honestly, I thought the hard part was building the product.

It wasn't.

I launched GST Maker a free GST invoice generator for Indian freelancers about a month ago. Here's what actually went wrong after launch, because nobody really talks about this part.

1. I focused too much on the product, not enough on distribution

Student burnout, anxiety, and isolation are more common than ever, especially with remote learning and academic pressure. I ve seen some early-stage tools try to address this, but I wonder what more can be done.

How do you think AI can actually help improve student mental health and well-being?