jerry

jerry

Co-founder and storyteller.

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What’s the Best Web Browser in 2026?

We've objectively tested Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge to determine which offers the best:

Speed,

Standards Compliance,

Murrorp/murrorMona Truong

1d ago

What do we need to prepare before launching on Product Hunt?

Our team is planning to launch a new version of our product on Product Hunt next week, after a period of optimization and improvements. As we get closer to launch day, I realize there s a lot to prepare, and I m curious about how other teams usually approach this process.

So far, here s what we ve been focusing on:

  • Most importantly, making sure the product works well and delivers real value

  • Continuous testing to ensure performance and stability

  • Designing clean and clear product screenshots

  • Preparing a summary of what s been updated, fixed, or optimized

  • Writing launch content (tagline, description, first comment, etc.)

  • Maintaining good health and a stable mindset for the launch

  • Expanding our network and connecting with other makers

🚀 Road to 1,000,000 Votap users — Day 30 | Current: 372

Yesterday we launched on Product Hunt and finished #13.
Out of ~500 launches, that puts us in roughly the top 2 3%, which I m genuinely proud of especially with heavy hitters (even GitHub!) launching the same day and not taking the top spots.
One thing that surprised me (and honestly disappointed me a bit):
Product Hunt filters comments heavily. We had 60 100 people from our community friends, family, LinkedIn followers upvote and comment, but none of those comments showed up. Some even disappeared after I replied.
Not seeing that early feedback sucked, to be honest.
That said huge thank you to everyone who supported Votap yesterday. Your votes, messages, and DMs meant a lot
More tomorrow.

Nika

7d ago

AI agents hire human bodies to do tasks in real life? What will be our relationships with AI agents?

Yesterday went through this Tweet by Greg Isenberg.

There is an app called "rent a human."

Geetanjali Shrivastava

7d ago

Barring the US, where is the best startup eco-system?

We ve worked in two other eco-systems (India & France), and each has clear strengths and trade-offs in terms of talent density, cost of building, access to capital, speed of decision-making, and openness to risk all vary a lot.

Curious to hear from founders and operators who ve built outside the US:

  • Which ecosystem punches the most above its weight today?

  • Where do you see the best balance between talent, capital, and customer access?

  • Are there cities/countries that are especially strong for specific stages (0 1 vs scaling) or specific verticals (AI, fintech, climate, SaaS, deep tech)?

Murrorp/murrorMona Truong

8d ago

The layoff wave and how we can move past the fear

Many people have told me that being part of Gen Z comes with advantages we have time, energy, and plenty of opportunities to shape our careers in the AI era. And I do feel lucky to have grown up with technology, to have had early exposure and opportunities to learn and explore it.

But the AI era feels different. The shift is not only new, it s happening at lightning speed. Before I ve even fully adapted to working with AI, we re already seeing waves of layoffs where human roles are being replaced or reshaped by AI systems. And honestly, that creates uncertainty and anxiety not just for me, but for many people around us.

What I Learned Relaunching My App on Product Hunt After 3 Years

First of all, I want to thank you for voting for us in yesterday's launch - you still can, the week is not over. HERE

Second thing, I summarised some things that I realised, reflected on, and maybe should have known sooner:

Jake Friedberg

14d ago

Is usage-based pricing becoming the norm for AI tools?

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:

Nika

20d ago

Can a large Product Hunt community help you with a product launch?

This is something I ll find out in just a short while, one week from now (Jan 28), as I m about to re-launch a digital detox app. If you want, follow, maybe you will be on watch of my steps and activities

However, that s not the main point of this post.

Nika

1mo ago

2026 and your goals. Let's try to set them for Q1.

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:

Nika

1mo ago

What will be the productivity hack of 2026?

For me, productivity means getting (more) results faster in less time. My goals for 2026 are closely linked to the fact that I want to learn a lot of things, which will require a lot of concentration.

Therefore, I think that a large part of what I want to gain will be ensured by:

You're not bad at learning vocabulary. You're using the wrong method. ☠️

I learned this the hard way after forgetting 90% of the words I spent months studying.

Here's the thing: your brain doesn't store information just because you've seen it. Highlighting words, writing them down once, even using them in a sentence - none of that guarantees retention.

Nika

2mo ago

Security tips that can save you time, money and stress (from my own experience, thank me later)

I have to admit I m a tragedy when it comes to being first at trying new technology or so which means I ve fallen for more scams and shady situations than I d like to count.

(At least I can warn my friends and family before they make the same mistakes, so that's the only advantage.)

I decided to share some best practices I regret not doing sooner:

Nika

2mo ago

Fair compensation for interns – what’s your take?

On June 14, 2023, the European Parliament officially voted to ban unpaid internships.

This honestly made me happy, because I remember how, during college, I was expected to spend a full 2 months working full-time at an advertising agency as an unpaid intern (Spoiler alert: I fought for and got some pay ), but that wasn t the norm.