We finished #3 on Product Hunt. What should we improve next?
Hey Product Hunt, Parsons here, founder of PodcastorAI.
A few days ago, we launched PodcastorAI and finished as the #3 Product of the Day. We’ve received more than 300 upvotes and 100 comments so far, and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who tried the product, asked questions, or shared feedback.
PodcastorAI helps creators turn scripts, links, PDFs, ideas, or existing audio into solo or two-host video podcasts with AI hosts, digital twins, natural voices, captions, and editing tools.
The launch gave us strong validation, but it also showed us where we still need to improve. We’re currently reviewing the onboarding experience, first-episode workflow, host realism, voice quality, and editing controls.
I’d especially love to hear from anyone who tried PodcastorAI:
What part of the workflow felt unclear?
What stopped you from finishing your first episode?
What feature or improvement would make you use it again?
Honest criticism is very welcome. We want to build the next version based on what creators actually need, not just what we assume they need.
Thank you again for helping us reach #3. We’re only getting started.
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After reading 100+ comments, did any feature request completely change your original product vision? Those moments are usually the most interesting.
@maya_boothman The strongest shift came from the demand for team collaboration and longer episodes. We originally thought of Podcastor mainly as a fast creation tool for individual podcasters, but many people immediately imagined using it across content teams for interviews, webinars, education, and repurposing existing libraries.
It didn’t replace our original vision, but it expanded it: Podcastor can become a collaborative production workflow, not just a single-creator tool. That’s why team seats, shared workflows, and support for episodes up to an hour are now high priorities for us.
Do you think the product is closer to solving content creation or reducing creator anxiety? Feels like both are important, but I'm curious which problem you think you're actually winning.
@bailey_richardson2 I’d say we’re closer to reducing creator anxiety by removing the production burden. Podcastor can help shape scripts and turn ideas or existing audio into video, but the creator still brings the perspective, expertise, and story.
The problem we’re really trying to win is the gap between “I know what I want to say” and “I have a polished video podcast ready to publish.” If we can make that step feel predictable and manageable, creators can spend more energy on the content itself.