The other day I saw a poll on LinkedIn which said one of the biggest ongoing struggles of startups and small businesses is reliable, scalable lead generation especially beyond the usual tools like Apollo, ZoomInfo, Clearbit, etc.

Product Hunt often features some fresh and creative approaches to data. I have seen some around company enrichment, contact intelligence, trigger signals or even outreach automation.
But often PH launches get forgotten after their launch day.

What are some lesser-known or recent data tools you ve come across on Product Hunt that help with lead gen, enrichment, or prospecting?

I ve been fascinated by leadership since I was a kid.

What makes someone a good leader? What makes someone worth following?

Over time, my understanding has evolved. It s not just about being smart or skilled... it's so much more than that.

If I had to define it today, I d say great product leaders are:

In college, I built a clean little notice board for campus events - post, register, stay in the loop. That was the plan.

Then I got carried away. I added anonymous posts, upvotes, a forum - basically rebuilt Reddit for our college

I couldn t validate the original idea, and it slowly spiraled into a confused mush of features - trying to be too many things at once, and doing none of them well.

I've been exploring better ways to validate early-stage product ideas not just from gut feel, but through meaningful market signals.

In your experience:

• How do you go about validating a new product idea or GTM direction?

• Do you lean on user interviews, market data, experiments, or something else?

• What s worked well (or not so well) for you?

As a product person myself, I ve always found this step to be the trickiest especially when time and budgets are tight.