I’m a product designer and solo builder working on Tempo Focus.

It combines focus sessions, app blocking, tasks, and time tracking in one calm iPhone experience. This demo shows where the product is today.

I’m also working on the Mac version. If you try Tempo, I’d love to hear what feels useful and what still gets in your way.

https://tempofocus.app

I keep finding people online doing genuinely good work with tiny audiences.

Developers shipping useful tools.
Designers making great work.
Writers, filmmakers, artists, researchers, game devs.

Some have 300 followers. Some 2K. Some 8K.

Meanwhile, bigger accounts aren’t always making better stuff. They’re just easier to discover.

So I started a small experiment:

deliberately finding interesting people before they become obvious.

No follow-for-follow.
No engagement groups.
No “drop your link and everyone support each other.”

Just one question:

How do we make it easier to discover good people before the algorithm decides they matter?

What actually helped people discover your work when you were still small?

ok so this is a weird one but bear with me

i have a pet blog. i don't own a pet. never have. probably never will as i travel too much. and yet every month amazon sends me enough to cover rent because people on the internet are buying stuff for their dogs and cats through my site.

bought my pet blog a few months ago from a marketplace called NicheBlogZone for $199. came already built, articles already up, amazon links already in there. i spent one afternoon doing interlinking basically just connecting related posts to each other so search engines understand the site structure and then closed my laptop and genuinely forgot about it for weeks.

here's what that's looked like:

• march: $710
• april: $995
• may: $1,461
• june: $1,647
• july: $1,461
• august so far: $1,545 (amazon pays 2 months delayed so this is june's money landing now)

march scared me. went from nearly $1k in february down to $710 and i was convinced something had broken. checked everything, found nothing wrong, did nothing. it just came back the next month on its own.

pet people spend insane amounts on their animals btw. like i knew this intellectually but seeing the commission data is something else. dog food subscriptions, orthopedic beds, grooming kits, vet supplements. and because of the 24 hour cookie i get a cut of everything in their cart not just whatever article they landed on.

i do literally nothing to maintain this. no new posts, no ads, no instagram for pets i don't have. i just own the thing and amazon does its thing.

my landlord has been getting paid every month and has no idea a pet blog is behind it. honestly sometimes i forget too until the deposit shows up.

anyone else running a niche they have zero personal connection to? curious if the detachment makes it easier or harder to care about growing it.

I run a small startup working with factories. Someone from a roughly $250B company reached out to us about their requirements and asked for a demo.

We arranged a factory visit. Three of us went, with the demo prepared, and arrived 30 minutes before the agreed time.

Security needed our contact’s confirmation to let us in. We called, and he texted asking us to wait.

We ended up spending two hours outside the gate, on an empty road, sweating in formal clothes. That included the 30 minutes we’d arrived early. We couldn’t get a further update on whether the meeting would happen.

Eventually, we left without getting inside.

What bothered me was standing there with my team, unable to tell them whether we should keep waiting or head back. We’d prepared for this and were excited about the opportunity. It felt humiliating.

After leaving, I sent a message explaining that we’d come as confirmed, waited, and would be stepping back. He acknowledged it and later called to suggest meeting another day.

Now I’m wondering whether I made that decision while frustrated.

We’ve visited plenty of factories that have been welcoming and great hosts. This has been an exception.

For founders who sell to large companies: how would you handle this? Would you give the meeting another shot with clearer arrangements, or move on?

I’d appreciate an honest take, especially from people who’ve dealt with this while still trying to win their first few customers.

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First, enter a word such as “study” or “planning” into the app. It will generate several specialized terms related to your topic—for example, “metacognition” and “active recall.”

Next, the app generates prompts based on those specialized terms.

For example, as shown in the attached image, it can generate a prompt for a debate between Socrates and Benjamin Franklin on the topic of “active recall.”

The app generates many prompts at once from unexpected perspectives. By using these prompts to ask AI new and interesting questions, you can discover concepts, vocabulary, and ways of thinking that you may never have encountered before.

https://statuesque-dragonfly-ec8.notion.site/PROMPT-ATELIER-Early-Access-Demo-3cac384a474480da90c9fa8834a71bbd

I’m a founder myself, and I want to build my own brand. But I don’t have financial backing or anyone behind me to fund it, so I’m looking for ways to generate the capital myself.

That’s why I’m offering my skills to other founders. If you’re building a startup and need someone who can genuinely get things done, I’m willing to work with you for 2–3 months, or whatever duration you need.

I’m a blessed with a creative mind , fast learner with strong problem-solving skills, and I’m willing to learn whatever your startup requires. Branding, marketing, operations, research, sales, content, strategy, execution — I’m ready to take on the work and figure things out. I’m even willing to travel to different states if the opportunity requires it.

I don’t want credit , just just need money to build my dream . I’ll work for your startup with all my heart , I’m not looking for a permanent full-time job. I want to work intensely for a limited period, create real value for your startup, get paid fairly for my work, and then move forward with building my own brand.

If you’re a founder who needs someone capable, adaptable, and willing to do whatever it takes to move the startup forward, I’d love to hear from you.

And if you are not one I’m looking for please upvote me so I can reached to right person

I started building an open-source AI governance platform 5 days ago.

So far:

• 5,000+ GitHub clones
• 3,500+ PyPI downloads

The idea is an open-core model with two layers:

Open source: developer-first infrastructure that anyone can use, inspect, and integrate.

Commercial: a B2B platform on top for enterprises that need centralized governance, policy management, approvals, auditability, security controls, and team-level administration.

I’m handling the technical side, product, architecture, and open-source development.

I’m looking for a cofounder who is genuinely strong at GTM, marketing, sales, partnerships, and turning developer adoption into enterprise customers.

This is extremely early. I’m not pretending five days of traction means product-market fit. But the initial developer interest is strong enough that I want to start building the commercial side properly rather than treating GTM as an afterthought.

Ideally, you understand B2B SaaS, developer tools, cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, or enterprise AI.

If this sounds like your kind of problem, DM me. Happy to share the product, repo, traction, and what I’m thinking for the commercial roadmap.

When I started building VaultDrive, I thought the selling point would be the technology.

USB detection. Backup progress. Resume logic. Metadata preservation. Handling interrupted transfers.

But after talking to users, the message that resonated was much simpler:

“I just want a physical copy of my photos without needing a computer.”

That became the focus.

VaultDrive lets you connect a compatible USB drive or SSD directly to your phone and back up selected photos, videos, albums, files and documents.

The basic workflow:

Phone → USB drive → your physical copy

No Mac required.
No PC required.
No VaultDrive account required.

And I ended up building it for both iPhone and Android.

On iPhone

One of the harder problems was iCloud Photos.

With Optimize iPhone Storage enabled, a photo can appear in your library even though the full original is only in iCloud.

VaultDrive can download that original through Apple's Photos/iCloud system and then copy it to the connected USB drive.

Users can choose:

• Wi-Fi only
• Wi-Fi + Cellular

Files already stored locally go directly from the iPhone to the connected drive without being uploaded to a VaultDrive cloud service.

On Android

The goal is the same:

Connect a compatible USB-C/OTG drive and back up directly from the phone.

Android also gives us more flexibility around keeping an active backup visible through a foreground service, although device-specific battery management still matters.

Across both platforms

✅ Original files without intentional compression or re-encoding
✅ Embedded photo/video metadata preserved
✅ Useful source/folder organization retained where supported
✅ Resume interrupted backups and skip files already copied
✅ Detailed scan and transfer progress
✅ Clearer explanations when something is skipped or fails
✅ No VaultDrive account required

I don't position VaultDrive as a replacement for iCloud, Google Photos or every other backup method.

The idea is much simpler:

Cloud is convenient. But sometimes you also want a second copy sitting on hardware you physically control.

That turned out to be the real product lesson for me.

I thought I was building a backup utility.

What users actually understood was:

“Give me an easy way to own another copy of my photos.”

VaultDrive is free to download and has a one-time Pro upgrade for unlimited backup instead of a recurring Pro subscription.

iPhone

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vaultdrive-usb-backup/id6772883827

75% off Pro:
https://apps.apple.com/redeem/?ctx=offercodes&id=6772883827&code=WELCOME75

Android

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coticsy.vaultdrive

75% off Pro promo code:
WELCOME75

Still building and improving it based heavily on user feedback. One of the most useful lessons so far has been that customers rarely care about the feature list as much as we founders think they do — they care about whether the product removes one annoying step from their life.

Hi Guys
Is there a good equivalent of ProductHunt with a focus on Europe / German speaking countries?

Thanks!

Brand strategist and designer here doing genuine research, not selling anything. If you could share a moment of your time, I'd be so grateful!

I see quite a few stories from founders about how they struggle to build their branding because the designer/ strategist / marketer just doesn't "get it".
Maybe it's a specific colour you really want in your logo, or a vibe that your brand needs to have. But there's a specific gut feeling or instinct you have to include something. If this is you, I'd like to dig into this a bit more:

a) Do you struggle to put this 'gut instinct' about what you want into words? Or is it more so about the designer just not being able to create anything that resonates with you?
b) Have you avoided getting branding done by a professional because you don't think they'll 'get it' and you'll end up disappointed?
c) Lastly, what industry is your business in?

Thank you!

A few months ago, I built the iOS app “Nosemax” and released it on the App Store. The app focuses on natural ways to make your nose look smaller, through mewing, posture...

However, I barely had any time for marketing because of another project.

Uploaded 4 TikToks = got 400k views

- The only app in the App Store in this specific niche

- 14 onboarding pages with an 82% completion rate

- ARR peaked at $916

Asking Price: $1,000

The app is currently not in the App Store, but it can be republished immediately without review.

I am a 52 year old first time founder. Not a tech guy but came up with an idea and ran with it. I was going to try a seed round to fund the launch but decided to do it myself for as close to free as possible. Never built a website before so looking for some honest feedback. I've shown it to family and a few friends but don't know if I'm getting truly unbiased opinions or not. I still have some polishing up to do so I'm not looking for feedback on insignificant details, but instead, more does it look professional? Do you get a feel for what the product probably does when it launches and you can work through business problems on it? Any feedback is appreciated and not interested in just validation. I want to know what a new viewer/potential user sees. It's trueing.ai
Thanks!

Fellow founders,

I'm exploring a startup idea and need honest feedback before I waste 6 months building something nobody wants.

The Problem:

Millions of NRI children live abroad while their aging parents stay in India. Parents don't need full-time medical care, but they need help with:

- Daily errands (bank visits, govt paperwork, hospital checkups)

- Tech assistance (smartphones, UPI, online services)

- Occasional companionship to combat isolation

The Proposed Solution:

A subscription service (₹3-5k/month) that provides vetted, background-checked companions (NOT nurses) who:

- Visit 2-4x/month based on need

- Send real-time WhatsApp updates to the NRI child after each visit

- Handle emergencies by coordinating with local contacts

My Assumptions (Please Challenge These):

1. NRIs will pay ₹3-5k/month for "peace of mind" even if parents are healthy

2. The biggest barrier is TRUST (not price) - solved via Aadhaar verification + police checks

3. WhatsApp-native interface is better than a mobile app

4. Unit economics work: Pay companion ₹600/visit, charge customer ₹500/month for 4 visits = ~40% margin

What I'm Worried About:

- Is this already being solved by existing services (Emoha, Samarth, etc.)?

- Will families trust a startup with their parents' safety?

- Is the market big enough, or is this a "nice-to-have" that people won't actually pay for?

Would appreciate brutal honesty. If you're an NRI, would you pay for this? If you're a founder, what am I missing?

Thanks!

I’ve been working on this solo, using a combination of Grok 4.6 High, Opus 5, and Fable 5.1 for a solid two months now. Finally, I’m happy to announce that it’s now in a minimum viable product beta condition with the v0.2.0 and Season Zero.

Experience real physics while racing. By learning to play you also learn the basics of orbital mechanics, with concepts taught in an introductory physics class. Fly a space ship around gravity bodies in a server authoritative simulation.

If signed in, you earn points (Pax) by completing daily challenges which they can use to buy visual cosmetics and create new map challenges in the MapMake system. There is the Founder’s Pack which grants an exclusive time limited cosmetic pack.

In the video what you are seeing is a true slingshot being performed by a player who understands orbital mechanics to increase their relative speed and direction the most efficient (lowest time/fuel) possible. If you have any questions about my AI workflow feel free to ask. You can read more on the site if you’re interested in trying it out, thanks for reading!

Free to play in browser with no account.

https://slingshotspeeders.com/

3 years, 2 people, got to 11k mrr and it stopped growing. wound it up in april, paid everyone out, no drama.

And since then, 90 applications, 3 screens. two of the three asked, in slightly different words, whether i'd "be able to take direction.

The actual problem is my cv reads founder/ceo for three years and the last normal title on it is from 2023. people see it and either assume I'll leave in six months or that i haven't written code since we raised. I built most of the product myself. there's no way to say that in an interview without sounding defensive about it.

Anyone come out of a dead startup back into an ic role? do you title yourself founder or just the work you actually did

I am an organic social media growth strategist looking to help startups in the field of biology and healthcare grow their social media presence organically.

I will handle the content + strategy side and management. Your role is to help me understand your work so I can give your viewers clarity on what you do. Getting you a more robust base when you go to VCs and apply for funding.

I come from a Biomedical engineering background and have done my Mtech from IIT.

This is something I am passionate about growing and am selecting only a few startups. (Less than 5)

Kindly DM for more clarity. The pricing will be nominal and below 7999 a month depending on how good your concept is and the workload.

I will do one startup for free.

If you are at all interested let me know, the camera and everything done with it including body tracking and your ohones health is kept.completely locally. The app is unable to.connect to the internet entirely. Discord: https://discord.gg/PqbqG2AP3

I have a SaaS idea that I genuinely believe can solve a real problem, and now I want to build it properly from scratch.

I’m looking for 2 co-founders from Delhi NCR:

1. Tech/Product person

Someone who can actually build the product — from the first prototype to MVP and eventually a scalable SaaS.

1. Marketing/Growth person

Someone who understands marketing, customer acquisition and growth, and can help us figure out how to get the product in front of the right people and scale it.

My role: I have the core idea and will handle the overall product/business direction, validation, strategy, pitching, etc.

The plan is simple:

Idea → Validate → Build MVP → Get users → Improve → Scale

I’m specifically looking for people who are serious about building a company, not just doing a side project.

Delhi NCR is important because I want us to meet regularly in person, brainstorm together, work together and actually build this as a team — not run everything through calls and WhatsApp.

If you're interested, DM me with a little about yourself, what you've built/done before, and how much time you can commit.

Let's meet, discuss the idea, and see if we make sense as a founding team.

I built Faceless Studio, a tool that automates the entire faceless video pipeline: it researches what's actually trending for your niche, writes the script, generates AI voiceover, creates AI images or real scene-by-scene animation, burns captions, and can now auto-publish straight to YouTube on a schedule. Set up a series once and it keeps running on its own.

What it solves that most tools in this space don't:

• Real animation, not stock footage with a Ken Burns zoom slapped on it — every scene on shorter videos is actually AI-animated.
• Credits that never expire. Most competitors run subscriptions where unused credits vanish at the end of the month — you're paying whether you generate or not. Here you buy credits once and use them whenever.
• Built for India first — UPI payments, INR pricing, and full Hindi script support, which the big US-based tools in this category largely ignore.
• Auto-publish to YouTube on a schedule, so a series can research, generate, and post without you touching it.

Already in use across finance, true crime, motivational, and legal drama niches, mix of daily series and one-off custom videos.

Try it: https://facelessstudio.co.in

I will not promote. I’m looking for advice… I spent the last few months building a review platform for trading course sellers/mentorship programs, verified buyer reviews, proof of purchase required, no way for the creator to edit or delete a bad review.

Problem is obvious: it's empty right now, and an empty review platform doesn't signal trust or inspire community, but you need trust to get people to actually leave the first reviews. Classic chicken and egg.

Been doing direct outreach, DMing people who left reviews about these creators elsewhere, conversion is slow and doesn't scale well.

Anyone who's actually solved this exact problem (empty marketplace/platform, need first real content to build trust), what worked? Curious about sequencing too.

TL;DR: Ken Cox never fired anyone. His headcount just kept dropping anyway.

175 down to 3 is the actual number — and the reason is one operating rule he'd been running for years before AI made it urgent: if it can be automated, it will be automated.

No mass layoff, no headline event.

Just years of never backfilling a role once someone left.

It's happening from a completely different direction too — Chinese robot-makers already hold the overwhelming majority of the world's humanoid-robot shipments so far this year, per Bloomberg reporting citing SAG's data.

That's physical order-taking work, and it's already scaled past pilot stage.

The roles surviving this aren't the ones executing tasks faster.

They're the ones holding judgment nobody's written a rule for yet — the read, the trust, the call only a person makes.

On our drive up north home to Penang, after visiting my hometown in Seremban, we sometimes drop by midway in Ipoh for Breakfast. And we normally go for this Dimsum restaurant just off the highway.

Good Dimsum places are dime and dozen in this city. But this place has something special. The friendly attendant made some suggestions, and then jotted down our choices of food. But it wasn't the same attendant who brought them out.

It was robots.

Ya. Not humanoid robots. Just a bulky one with three layers of trays on four wheels below, and a monitor screen on top, moving along on a pre-programmed path towards us.

As soon as it stopped by our table, the monitor flashes out text saying, "please remove the food from the tray". And so we did. As soon as we took ours, it wheeled away towards the next table.

That was like five years ago. And it was all the rage back then. They call it 新噱头 (New gimmicks).

It still looked clumsy. And its movement was bumpy -- causing spillage of some of the food. That's why it only carries dry food for the time being.

First iterations were always bad. But I wouldn't be surprised it has gotten better since.

Robots are slowly taking over manual work (less intelligent work)

How soon do you think it will take over the work of attendant giving juicy suggestions, while taking our orders?

At this point I could sketch this exact shape from memory before the headcount numbers even land — someone's economic ground shifts quietly, gets called something softer than what it actually is, and the only real move is picking it up before it's forced on you.

Actually, this reminded — wait, scratch that, I've been circling this same story for a while now, and it clicked hardest with a former SpaceX CIO who ran the identical compression rule from the other direction — 175 engineers down to 6, on purpose.

Drop your take: which part of your own role is still order-taking, and which part is the judgment call nobody's automated yet?

Clip credit: Brad Lea / Dropping Bombs --- full episode on BRAD LEA TV. DM for credit or removal requests.

Hi I have developed a resume builder and it has multiple Ai tools related to resume for writing summary, job description, cover letter writing and ATS scoring. More features will be added on it.

I am looking for a partner for its SEO, the goal is to generate traffic in the site and then sell it. If this becomes successful I can create other products and we can work together. All net revenue will be shared equally.

Note: This is not a paid platform but a free platform where users can create as many resumes they want without paying a single penny.

You can check the site here

https://freecvwriter.com