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Looks great! Hope to see more submissions to HN from this site! Congrats on the launch!
Great idea and execution. Agree with all the points you've made about Product Hunt.
I don't like that I have to comment before I can post my own product. None of the items on the page look like something I'd want to try or comment on.
However this is something I will definitely reconsider as I continue to improve the platform.
I see a new product-hunt alternative launched every couple months here. Maybe I’m cynical, but I don’t think we’re going to displace product hunt with things like new voting dynamics. They already have the network effects, so I think you’d need to make a relatively large change to stand a real chance. Edit: Here’s a proposal for a bigger change. do some free advertising for the submitted ideas. Run simple Google/yout…
Let’s go full meta and build a product hunt… but for product hunt alternatives!
Thanks for sharing and congrats on the launch! I'm not seeing what makes this more fair or product hunt unfair. Can you talk about that piece? If I'm reading between the lines, it kind of seems like you think product hunt is unfair because savvy startups activate their users for votes. Wouldn't the same thing happen here?
Here, the goal is to limit the number of launches per day and the number of votes per user. The under radar feature also gives products a second chance if they don't get enough attention on their launch day, ensuring that timing is not the only factor in success.
I do believe that some level of community support will always play a role, but I hope this system makes it easier for products to get a fair shot even without massive voting power behind them.
Thanks for raising this point, it's something I'm constantly thinking about as the platform grows.
Congrats! I love the idea!
Hey! I am launching my product on your site! Overall I think its really well made, 2 small things: 1) In categories it says (1) even for things that don't have a single launch listed when clicked maybe cuz there is an upcoming launch for the category, but none yet? IDK why, but just to let you know 2) Confirming the launch date (alert) said it was for one day before the one I selected, then on the confirmation page t…
Hey, that's awesome. Thank you for launching on the site and kind words. 1) The category issue is probably because it's counting upcoming launches as well. I will take a look at it and fix that right up. 2) Thanks for catching that date issue. I will dig into it and get it sorted out ASAP to avoid any mix ups. It means a lot that you took the time to share these with me. Wishing you a great launch, and thanks again f…
I see a new product-hunt alternative launched every couple months here. Maybe I’m cynical, but I don’t think we’re going to displace product hunt with things like new voting dynamics. They already have the network effects, so I think you’d need to make a relatively large change to stand a real chance. Edit: Here’s a proposal for a bigger change. do some free advertising for the submitted ideas. Run simple Google/yout…
Maybe the bigger question is whether something like Product Hunt even needs to exist in the ecosystem. I think it had its place circa 2012–2014, but does it have any "real" users anymore? Or is it all founders and growth hackers trying to juice their launch, and an army of dummy accounts from people who sell votes?
I know there have been big launches on PH but those are outliers because they also have put efforts into digital marketing and PH was just one of platforms for them. Majority are indiehackers, who are happy with a small MRR which is very much possible within this club of creators.
Can someone please tell me what I fail to understand? I fail to see why such apps focus on the creator than the creation itself?