We re all builders here, which usually means at some point we looked at something clunky, slow, or frustrating and thought, there has to be a better way. Most products don t start with a grand vision; they start with irritation, curiosity, or firsthand pain.

I d love to learn more about how others here have navigated that journey:

How did you uncover the problem you decided to work on?
What signals told you this problem was worth solving?
How did you validate (if at all) whether people would actually pay for a solution?
Has your product stayed true to the original problem, or did it evolve into something different?
What surprised you the most along the way?

CoreSight: AI consulting team that builds financial models, presentations, and benchmarks like McKinsey would, minus the 500K price tag.
I'd love to hear your feedback on CoreSight and also see your product with its super short description.

All of us want customers on our platforms. However, a sign-up is very different from an engaged user who keeps returning and finding value over time.

Creating the right user experience, without being too intrusive, spammy, or in your face , can significantly improve engagement, increase conversions, and reduce churn. In my experience, a platform s success is defined far more by its active users than by the total number of people who have ever signed up.

Below are a few approaches I ve seen work well, along with some that haven t been as effective.

Hey everyone,

I've built my product around traditional SaaS pricing (monthly tiers), but I m starting to wonder if that model is getting outdated, especially with more AI-powered and compute-heavy tools entering the market.
That shift requires real architectural changes, instrumentation, metering, billing logic, and UI changes, not just pricing tweaks. It s something I m starting to seriously think about for my own product.

In particular, AI usage has real COGs (every prompt costs money), and I m seeing more platforms experimenting with usage-based models, or hybrids like SaaS base + usage + overage.

For those of you building AI or compute-intensive tools:

I believe that your chances of becoming visible on this platform also depend on how credible you appear.

In the past, there were even bots on Product Hunt, which led to the introduction of certain measures:

Hello Product Hunt community
I m Jake Friedberg. I ve spent my career in tech working at startups as well as some of the largest companies in the industry. Now, I m excited to be building and releasing products of my own.
Video communication has become a core part of how we use the internet. Some of it is faceless and forgettable, while other videos help you understand the person behind the message. For companies, especially early-stage ones like those showcased on Product Hunt, trust has never mattered more.
I wanted to bring these ideas together: using video to create transparency, build trust, and help customers feel more confident engaging with a new product or vendor. When people know who they re dealing with, relationships form faster, and businesses stand out more easily.
That s exactly why I created One Pager.

Here are a few examples of how One Pager can be used

• Professional Portfolio

• Demo for Product Hunt

• One Pager Introductions

There are countless products and services out there, and I ll admit I sign up for more than I probably should. But I usually stop using them for a few common reasons:

1. It doesn t actually fit my needs

2. The company feels unreliable or opaque

3. The value doesn t justify the cost

After spending my career in enterprise software, I ve noticed that many of these issues aren t just product problems, they re relationship problems.

When companies show a bit of intention, clarity, and care, trust goes up. When they don t, everything feels disposable, even good tools.

Hey everyone,

I m Hrutik. I ve been lurking on Product Hunt for a while, learning from launches here, and tomorrow I m finally shipping my first product as a solo builder.

It s called GemmaStat but honestly, tomorrow matters less than the learning.
This is my first launch, no team, no playbook, just a lot of late nights and hope that something I built helps someone.

I m excited and also low-key terrified of launch day
Trying to remind myself that it s not about rankings, but about real feedback and conversations.

There are countless products and services out there, and I ll admit I sign up for more than I probably should. But I usually stop using them for a few common reasons:

1. It doesn t actually fit my needs

2. The company feels unreliable or opaque

3. The value doesn t justify the cost

After spending my career in enterprise software, I ve noticed that many of these issues aren t just product problems, they re relationship problems.

When companies show a bit of intention, clarity, and care, trust goes up. When they don t, everything feels disposable, even good tools.

Since I haven't been able to meet my work goals very well in the last few quarters, I now plan to approach them more systematically and not push myself too hard on work goals, as that ultimately led to problems that made my plan less sustainable.

So here is my structure and list: