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 vira

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...