I ve been watching the discussions here over the holidays, and it s inspiring to see so much passion. But it also got me thinking. After 35 years in the entrepreneurial world, I ve realised that my biggest mistakes didn't happen because I wasn't working hard enough they happened because I was running on an empty battery.
As founders, we are obsessed with "optimisation." We optimize our code, our funnels, and our growth. But this week, I m trying something different: I m optimising for rest.
I ve spent the last few days intentionally stepping away from the screen. Not to plan the next pivot or to "reflect on KPIs," but to actually let my mind go quiet. I m finding that the better I use this week to truly recharge my own energy, the more excited I feel about 2026.
It s a strange feeling to not be "productive" for a few days, but I m learning that my energy levels are the most important asset I have. If that battery isn't green, nothing else I build will be sustainable.
Over the past few days I ve been quietly studying launches scrolling through pages, looking at upvotes, comments, follower counts, and trying to spot patterns.
Hey everyone, I'm Dan Erickson, Co-Founder and CEO of Viable. To celebrate our Product Hunt launch, I ll be holding an AMA session throughout the day! From early engineering at Yammer, to CTO at Getable, then VPE at Eaze, and on to CEO and founder at Viable, I've had a wild ride of a career so far and I'm happy to share whatever shreds of wisdom I've accumulated. Here to answer any and all questions about AI, SaaS exits, remote work, or even co-founding a company with my twin brother Come check out our launch here: https://www.producthunt.com/post...
As for me, it's definitely the process of filtering and turning into action emails and LI messages. There must already be a tool for that! And I'm not using any serious automations yet. Just general aid from GPT3!
AI as you know it is disrupting industries, and the software industry is at the forefront of this disruption. So what will be the future of SaaS, a model that presents users value for use?
The first and most important impact as we are already seeing is that the barrier for non-technical people to build software they require will drastically drop. This is evident in tools like lovable, bolt, replit etc... where users with no coding experience can whip up apps in a couple of minutes or hours as the case maybe.
AI still makes mistakes when coding. However, for simple fixes or features do you bother switching branches and testing locally before creating a PR or pushing to production? Or do you just ask Claude for a fix, review quickly, then push? I saw an interview with Peter Steinberger (creator of Openclaw). Where he mentions he always pushes to main and almost entirely vibe codes. If you look at his contributions, you see how fast he ships. Do devs need to be more trusting?
I created a list of 10 platforms where you can showcase your service or product and start earning... cha-ching! 1. Passionfroot.me
2. Buymeacoffee.com
3. Stripe.com
4. Gumroad.com
5. Patreon.com
6. HeroHero.co
7. Ko-fi.com
8. Amazon.com
9. Etsy.com
10. Fiverr.com We can earn money without a need to go outside so this is the outcome of this era. Happy money-making, guys!
