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The problem with these criticism is that they seem to be coming from people who have no idea how Product Hunt works. If you have ever actually had your product
by volaski 11y ago
The problem with these criticism is that they seem to be coming from people who have no idea how Product Hunt works. If you have ever actually had your product featured on PH you would know better than this. Here's how Product Hunt works:
1. There are many of those so called "Insider" users.
2. Then there is a 2nd tier group of users who can comment.
3. Then there's the rest.
The tier 1 group is not as small as you think, and they are pretty diverse group of people from all around the world. When they post something, it goes up straight to the featured page. There is no censoring. They are definitely not paid by producthunt the company to submit these new products, they're merely users sharing what they discover. Their main incentive for posting on product hunt is to be the "first one" to discover a cool new app and share it with others. Now if you understood this, think about how ridiculous all your speculations are.
- msravi 11y agoThen perhaps PH should be more forthcoming about this hidden "process" and educate the "people who have no idea how Product Hunt works"?
- volaski 11y agoJust a simple google search will show you tons of articles and blog posts giving you more than enough tips really. People complaining about this just shows that they didn't do their homework before submitting.
- minimaxir 11y agoIdeally you shouldn't have to do homework before using the basic functions of a website. (aside from reading Terms and Conditions, of course)
- volaski 11y agoWould you say that about angel list too? I'm as much annoyed as you about their opaqueness and it would be nice if they were more transparent but it is what it is. It's your responsibility as an entrepreneur to make sure you don't mess up the launch of something you've invested so much in.
- sunir 11y agoIt's not a "website". It's a market. Would you say the same thing before buying stocks through eTrade?