Pathange Balaji Rao

Pathange Balaji Rao

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Pathange Balaji Rao•

24d ago

caricature.life - Create a minimalist caricature. No login. No tracking.

caricature.life started from a simple frustration. Every time I wanted a clean, minimalist caricature, I hit gated websites asking for logins, emails, and unclear privacy trade-offs. I built caricature.life to be the opposite. šŸ” No logins or signups šŸ‘€ No tracking or stored photos ✨ No watermarks Upload a photo, generate your avatar, download it, and leave. Your face stays yours. Lifetime free and community supported ā˜•
Fluentyp/fluenty-2JJ•

1mo ago

We built a web layer on top of Retell AI to make agents feel like real products

One thing we love about @Retell AI - Voice AI Agent is that it solves the hard part really well: building voice and chat agents that actually work.

Getting an agent live isn t hard anymore. What we kept seeing, though, is that once the agent is on a real website, teams start asking a different set of questions.

fmerian•

4mo ago

The State of Vibe Coding 2025 - Key Takeaways

The @v0 by Vercel team recently dug into industry trends to publish the first State of Vibe Coding report.

My key takeaways:

  1. Everyone can build: 63% of vibe coding users are non-developers, generating UIs (44%), full-stack apps (20%), and personal software (11%).

  2. Adoption is everywhere, with significant adoption rates in APAC (40.7%), Europe (18.1%), North America (13.9%), and LATAM (13.8%).

  3. 92% of US developers use AI coding tools every day

  4. 30% of new code at @Google is generated by AI

  5. 25% of @Y Combinator startups rely on AI-generated code

  6. Rapid expansion has a cost. Vibe coding apps keep hitting vulnerabilities: exposing secrets, access misconfigurations, hardcoded credentials.

  7. The future: going mainstream or hitting its sweet spot in working MVPs, the vibe coding trend is here to stay, and it's happening now.

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Sankari Nair•

1yr ago

The team got Product of the month before I joined, now the pressure is on for the next launch

I m relatively new to the community and excited to be here! I've been working closely with the Recall team for some time, but I officially joined as a co-founder in October 2024. Before that, the team had a great Product Hunt launch, and this time, I m playing a much more active role in preparing for our next one so I m spending some time ramping up. I was an early hire at Uber (2015) and later joined CloudKitchens in its early days. Now, at Recall, I m truly having the time of my life! Looking forward to connecting with and learning from this community.
Pathange Balaji Rao•

1yr ago

Any tool to help me grow on Twitter?

I want to dedicate 10 minutes of time to curate, improve and schedule my twitter content. How can I do it? How are you doing it
Abhishek Dutta•

1yr ago

Some of the replies on Product Hunt are genuinely so thoughtful.

best platform to build relationships and get your products noticed.
Irina I.•

1yr ago

How much time should a startup spend on marketing?

What part of your total working time do you spend on marketing?
Oleg from FirstHR•

1yr ago

What will be the main trend in 2025?

What will capture people's minds in 2025? Share your thoughts.
Veeresh Devireddy•

1yr ago

I'm on 355 day streak šŸ”„ - Any plans?

I am about to cross 1yr streak tomorrow and am excited about this milestone. Please share your thoughts about any plans or interesting things to take care of.
Pathange Balaji Rao•

1yr ago

šŸ‘æ Your Users Hate Reading. Now What?

Remember the days of massive PDF user manuals? I've spent the last few years in B2B SaaS, and if there's one thing that keeps me up at night, it's how we're still stuck in the stone age of product documentation. Static screenshots, endless bullet points, and that dreaded "Page 404" when you need help the most. Here's what I've learned about the evolution of product docs: 2000s: "Here's a 200-page PDF. Good luck!" 2010s: "Check out our knowledge base with screenshots!" 2020s: "Watch this 20-minute video tutorial..." 2024: "Here's an interactive guide - try it yourself!" The truth? Your users don't want to read. They don't even want to watch. They want to DO. That's why we're seeing a massive shift from passive to interactive documentation. Think about it - when was the last time you thoroughly read a manual vs just clicking around trying to figure things out? Modern tools are finally catching up to how humans actually learn: Contextual guidance > Static instructions Interactive demos > Long videos Learn-by-doing > Reading manuals Bite-sized workflows > Information overload The best part? Creating interactive documentation doesn't require a video team or technical writers anymore. The tools are getting smarter, more automated, and actually fun to use. What's your take? Are you still using traditional docs or have you moved to interactive guides? P.S. I drive growth for an Interactive demo tool - Layerpath ; do checkout if you find this read interesting.
Nick Anisimov•

1yr ago

What's your best insight from the past year?

Let's discuss what last year taught you.
Pathange Balaji Rao•

1yr ago

Have you heard of Interactive Product Demo tools?

A new category of products are making it more accessible for your customers to get accustomed to your product and its features even before they actually signup the product. Layerpath is one of them and we also got an integration with ProductHunt to add an interactive demo of your product during a Product Hunt launch. But I see that this space is still pretty nascent and not many builders are making the best use of Interactive demo tools that can actually 2X their sales, marketing, customer education and customer success activities for the product. Do let me know your thoughts about interactive demo tools, do you find them useful?
Pathange Balaji Rao•

1yr ago

Embed interactive demos directly in Product Hunt launches!

Exciting news - Layerpath demos can now be embedded directly in Product Hunt launches! Show your product in action when it matters most. Quick Setup: Create your demo in Layerpath Select Layerpath during PH submission Embed and launch! Why It Matters: 3x more engagement than static images Let hunters try your product instantly Stand out in the Product Hunt feed Need help? Drop a reply we at Layerpath are here to support your launch.
Tariq Waseem•

1yr ago

What can I do if my product isn’t featured?

Every Product Hunter and maker dreams of a great response to their launch. Featured products naturally attract more attention, right? But what if your product isn t featured? How can you still make your launch a success and achieve remarkable results?
Aaron O'Leary•

4yr ago

If you could solve one global problem tomorrow what would you solve?

The world has a few different crises going on at the same time, if you could pick one to end tomorrow what would you choose?
Pathange Balaji Rao•

4yr ago

Bill's Bookshelf - 75+ books recommendations by Bill Gates

šŸ“š 75+ Book recommendations by Bill Gates
šŸ“ŗ Video reviews of books
šŸ” Hand curated from Gates Notes
The best way to find books to read is through recommendations, what better if we could get it from the reading machine himself.
Pathange Balaji Rao•

4yr ago

Product Manager Shaadi - Serious dating platform for product managers in India

India's #1 serious dating app for Product Managers šŸ’‹
Find your perfect match from hundreds of product managers working across FAANG, unicorns and fast growing startups.
Few product managers who end up marrying, launched their start-up within 1 year. šŸ™ˆ