Many of us appreciate tools that save us time or money in our businesses. But there are also projects out there with a bigger mission (improving lives, supporting the planet, and helping those in need, to name a few).
Do you know of any inspiring projects that aim to make the world a better place?
I ve been on Product Hunt for over 1,000 days, and honestly, when I first started, I had no strategy.
I knew I wanted to grow, but I didn t have a clear plan. I simply liked the platform, and that was enough motivation to spend time here. That time helped me recognise certain ways to build a personal brand on Product Hunt.
I have a confession. I'm a Petroleum Engineering major who's in love with marketing. Sometimes, I think I'm too in over my head. I started doing "marketing" with social media management as my first foray into anything remotely associated with digital marketing (show of hands if you started the popular way). And then, I think I lost a bit of love for social media marketing, and moved on quickly to something shiny email marketing. This was heaven while it lasted. I sold personal financial management courses and eBooks for a popular consultant here in my country. The conversations in the inboxes were so direct and personal that it always felt like I was looking directly at, and talking to the person's soul. I also tried my hands on SEO and content strategy. Doesn't it just feel amazing how you pick up so many useful micro-skills for digital marketing? That's always so intriguing. Now, I do product marketing, thanks to charting newer territories. I find it intriguing how numerous teams work together to solve a problem. Be that small-scale, or global. And meeting a lot of amazing makers and marketers here launching really helpful products here daily (some of which have been time-savers for me) reinforced my reason why I want to identify with this industry. I read a book recently by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares called, "Traction." Recommended by a senior colleague in marketing. The ideas in the book just made so much sense and held so many insights for me. And it made me understand one thing, "whatever you want to get better at, reading books help you navigate there faster." As a marketer, what book(s) gave you your best "aha!" moment?
One thing I keep noticing is that almost everything can feel important when you are building.
Posting content, talking to users, improving the product, replying to comments, checking analytics, fixing small bugs, testing new channels, networking, reading advice, watching competitors.
All of it can be useful.
But not all of it moves the business forward at the same stage.
Every team I talk to has more feature requests than they can act on, and most of it doesn't come with clean data attached, just a support ticket or a Slack message from a customer. For those running product teams here, what's your actual process for turning scattered feedback into a prioritized roadmap? Curious whether people are doing this manually in spreadsheets, using a dedicated PM tool, or something else entirely.
Everywhere else I look podcasts, social media, even casual discussions longevity is a hot topic. Bryan Johnson, for example, shows up in my feed constantly.
For me, health-tech feels like the most valuable thing we could be building. Not just extending life expectancy, but actually improving quality of life.
Today, and actually yesterday, the X platform started spreading the news that a Chinese startup is coming up with a revolutionary solution we will be able to understand animals.
"A Chinese startup has developed an AI collar that translates barks and meows into complete sentences.
95% accuracy. Cost: $118. 10,000 people have already pre-ordered it. It uses microphones, motion sensors, and AI to analyse body language and vocalisations."
Hey Product Hunt fam, As an engineer, I steered clear of community and marketing platforms. But after diving into Product Hunt for a few days, I had an epiphany. It's my first, and wow, was I missing out! Question: Engineers and makers, have you had a similar experience? How has stepping into new territory like Product Hunt transformed your perspective? Share your thoughts!
July and August are approaching. The months when pretty much everyone in Europe takes time off. So I'm curious how other founders here handle it.
A lot of founders end up taking their break during this window simply because it's when their kids are out of school and their partner's schedule lines up too. On top of that, many B2B companies see slower activity during these months anyway, so it makes sense to step back when there's naturally less happening.
We all have learning experiences from building our projects. Some of that could be helpful to new makers in the community, what are some of your top tips?
