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So people are more worried on being featured on PH than having a profitable business? Am I the only one who couldn't care less about PH?

by taytus 11y ago

PM_NAKED_PIKS 11y ago
Way too many idiots playing entrepreneur. My customers aren't on PH. Most, if any "customers" on PH are short lived.
- taytus 11y ago
  I honestly don't get it. Maybe is my fault, I don't know, maybe I'm missing something.
  - w1ntermute 11y ago
    You're not missing anything. Product Hunt will fade away as the VC bubble continues to deflate.
    - PM_NAKED_PIKS 11y ago
      This. Don't get attached to PH, when the bubble is a poppin' PH will be gone.
minimaxir 11y ago
It doesn't, and I'm not saying that it is. However, the perception of some naive entrepreneurs is that being on Product Hunt is a one-way ticket to success, which is why there are tons of blog posts on Reddit and Medium about success stories: https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/search?q=Product+hunt&restrict_sr=on https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/search?q=Product+hunt&rest... Another trend in those stories is "I had a strong network upvote my product!" which entrepreneurs think is a good thing (the hustle!) and obviously does not matter in the real world. I think PH is a negative externality on the startup ecosystem.
callmeed 11y ago
No and no. But you have to remember, PH is another source of exposure for people's startups. They are a funded, YC company. Products on the homepage get a viral lift (via Twitter, votes, comments, etc.). Also, it is well known that VCs and angel investors frequent PH and IIRC some have even admitted to sourcing deals on there. For someone who dreams of getting funded and moving to SV/SF, that's a very big deal. https://pando.com/2014/05/30/sv-angel-closes-seed-deal-sourced-through-product-hunt-thats-a-first/ https://pando.com/2014/05/30/sv-angel-closes-seed-deal-sourc...

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So people are more worried on being featured on PH than having a profitable business? Am I the only one who couldn't care less about PH?

by taytus 11y ago

So people are more worried on being featured on PH than having a profitable business? Am I the only one who couldn't care less about PH?

PM_NAKED_PIKS 11y ago
Way too many idiots playing entrepreneur. My customers aren't on PH. Most, if any "customers" on PH are short lived.
- taytus 11y ago
  I honestly don't get it. Maybe is my fault, I don't know, maybe I'm missing something.
  - w1ntermute 11y ago
    You're not missing anything. Product Hunt will fade away as the VC bubble continues to deflate.
    - PM_NAKED_PIKS 11y ago
      This. Don't get attached to PH, when the bubble is a poppin' PH will be gone.
minimaxir 11y ago
It doesn't, and I'm not saying that it is. However, the perception of some naive entrepreneurs is that being on Product Hunt is a one-way ticket to success, which is why there are tons of blog posts on Reddit and Medium about success stories: https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/search?q=Product+hunt&restrict_sr=on https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/search?q=Product+hunt&rest... Another trend in those stories is "I had a strong network upvote my product!" which entrepreneurs think is a good thing (the hustle!) and obviously does not matter in the real world. I think PH is a negative externality on the startup ecosystem.
callmeed 11y ago
No and no. But you have to remember, PH is another source of exposure for people's startups. They are a funded, YC company. Products on the homepage get a viral lift (via Twitter, votes, comments, etc.). Also, it is well known that VCs and angel investors frequent PH and IIRC some have even admitted to sourcing deals on there. For someone who dreams of getting funded and moving to SV/SF, that's a very big deal. https://pando.com/2014/05/30/sv-angel-closes-seed-deal-sourced-through-product-hunt-thats-a-first/ https://pando.com/2014/05/30/sv-angel-closes-seed-deal-sourc...