Launching my PRD-style portfolio site - not just a portfolio, but a product.

After months of solo building, iterating, and overthinking every pixel like it s a product spec - I m finally live: ps.himanshu

I'm seeing more products launch on Product Hunt that require payment to actually use any features. No free trial, no freemium tier, just a download that leads straight to a paywall.

Part of me thinks this makes sense. If your product has real value, why give it away? People on Product Hunt understand they're looking at premium tools. Plus offering free access can attract users who will never pay anyway.

But I also see the argument for temporary free access during launch. Product Hunt users want to actually try what they're upvoting. How can they give meaningful feedback or become advocates if they hit a paywall immediately?

I'm pretty sure that most makers don't just rely on the income from their tools, but also create some kind of financial reserve, a "cushion" in investments.

1 I'd be interested in which companies or industries you invest in?

2 What was your strangest investment?

We ve had tweets hit thousands of views and get zero users.

But when we DM someone with a clear pain point, they sign up in 10 minutes.

That s when it clicked:

Marketing isn t about reach it s about resonance.

It took me 3 failed and 1 successful attempts.

Thanks to our AI overlord, I ship several thousands of lines of code everyday

My background: 15 years in tech working from digital marketing to product designing and management. I had practical experience of entire software development lifecycle, just didn't know how to code.