>Submitters without any network at all are screwed. If success in becoming featured on Product Hunt is contingent on the submitter's network, then the submitte

>Submitters without any network at all are screwed. If success in becoming featured on Product Hunt is contingent on the submitter's network, then the submitter's product is probably of such quality that they're screwed anyways. That, or their product is solid but it simply isn't appealing to the PH crowd. You see cool stuff every day that fits that description, usually accumulating a mere handful of votes. Generally speaking, the more niche the product is, the more likely it is to end up in that category. Product Hunt is ruthless curation. It isn't designed to be fair. Suffice it to say, exceptional products—or products that make waves elsewhere—are almost assuredly bound to do well on Product Hunt, regardless if the author even has an account there, let alone a network. To be clear, I'm not defending insider voting rings, I'm just saying the best strategy is to trancend them entirely.