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1.We Killed Our Free Plan. Here’s What Happened to Conversions2.The dead simple feature that's winning customers for every SaaS I build3.Unexpected first customer sent me into a 72-hour coding frenzy - solo founder life is wild4.I just reached gazillion mmr in 1 second5.I've built MVPs for dozens of founders - the ones who succeeded all ignored conventional wisdom6.PART 1: YOU MUST READ THIS, I SPENT 3 YEARS BUILDING A COMPLEX PRODUCT… AND MADE ZERO SALES, ZERO MRR.7.Anyone else sick of the AI project spam that's taking over this sub? Seriously8.How I built a fashion magazine landing page on a tight budget using AI9.Made an OSINT app where you could get people's complete background from just their name10.After 4 failed startups and 3 months of hard work, I finally got my first paying users!!!11.Why Do SaaS Devs Keep Building the Same Thing?12.From 0 to 8,000 users in 7 months - what actually worked13.I just reached five trillion MMR in 0.5 seconds and you can too14.Share what you already Build 👈15.From 0 sales to $2000 mrr month. no ads, no audience, just this system16.2 years of development and only made $1700 so far 😢. SaaS is really hard.17.Stop Spending $500+ on Ads, Do This Instead18.I fixed 6 SaaS landing pages this month, all of them were garbage 🤮. If yours looks like this, you're not making money anytime soon.19.Something's finally clicking 🚀🚀🚀.20.Drop your SaaS and ill find you leads on Reddit21.my saas SoloPush - Product Hunt alternative for Indie Makers hit $2K MRR in 19 days. here is how22.No marketing = no SaaS success. I learned it the hard way.23.You're probably building your SaaS MVP completely wrong and here's why24.I rebuilt 4 SaaS landing pages this month — here’s what almost all of them got wrong (hard truths inside)25.Your product is worthless if you can't market and sell it
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1.How a Little-Known Spanish App Studio, Monkey Taps, Earns $12M a Year2.I spent two years building a Rendering Engine that supports Infinite Zoom and PDFs! (iPad)3.I got fed up with money apps being useless or invasive, so I built my own. No logins. No ads. Just clarity.4.I've helped launch 30+ SaaS products in 4 years - here's why most projects fail (and how to actually finish yours)5.I've built MVPs for dozens of founders - the ones who succeeded all ignored conventional wisdom6.How do you Build a 1M ARR business7.Any Indie Hackers relate?8.I sucked at social media, so I built an app that interviews me to create authentic social media content9.Product Hunt alternative for Indie Makers hit $2K MRR in 19 days. here is how10.From 0 to $2000 mrr month. no ads, no audience, just with this playbook11.After analyzing 500+ successful apps, I found patterns no agency will tell you12.I built a tool that turns your app design into a video mockup in seconds – would love your feedback!13.I made a game where you can invest in YouTube videos like stocks 📈14.Launched my first solo project today15.Launching Pensiv: An AI-supported journalling app that grows with you.16.I just launched cursor for video editing17.What are you building right now?18.I've build an app to find profitable startup idea on reddit (Gummysearch alternative)19.I built a security scanner for indie devs after getting hit with a $2350 mistake20.I built a Directory Boilerplate with payments, upvotes, auth & more21.We Need to Condition Our Developer Brains to See Marketing as Productive Activity.22.I am from India and I quit my job23.I made $3,900 in 2 weeks from LTDs24.Would you use this AI desk device as your co-founder?25.After 4 failed startups and 3 months of hard work, I finally got my first paying users!!!
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1.Why do websites still restrict password length?2.I hate timezones.3.I made Google Docs but for Web Development4.I girlbossed too close to the sun and now I'm getting offered projects I'm not qualified for, and I'm not sure what to do.5.How do I make my SEO do this super pretty thing?6.Fiverr Stole 110+ Hours of My Work for $0 – Don’t Trust This Platform!7.Is there a "LeetCode" equivalent for practicing Web Development?8.Devs aren't allowed to have a local dev database: How common is it?9.I made a tech comparison engine.10.Am I cooked?11.How do you get over the paranoia that you'll make a crucial mistake and end up five figures in debt by making a public website?12.I got sick of scammy QR generators so built my own13.SVG Glitch Generator14.I raised a respectful concern with my senior dev — he ignored me, lol15.What is the coolest personal website you’ve ever seen?16.I made language immersion website with 10k monthly visitors but with no user retention17.Downstream Affect of DOGE on Grants ... A Rant18.I've made an actually useful school app for students19.Just wrapped up my first real-world AWS deployment and… it wasn’t what I expected.20.I built a platform for finding the fonts used on websites.21.Someone registered my fake dev domain to send me to a gambling website...22.Why do people still use Redux with React?23.I built a free practice REST API for students - with filtering, sorting, and Swagger docs!24.🚍 Built an app to dodge the sun during bus/train rides25.I re-made Fruit Ninja using the MediaPipe hand-tracking ML model (open source project)
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1.I built a VC Translator app that converts what VCs say into what they actually mean. Raising a trillion dollars now. I will not promote.2.Why is everyone still worshipping PhDs like they’re gods of wisdom? (I will not promote)3.5 Brutal Questions I Ask Before Building Any Startup Idea (After 3 Companies + $150M Combined Value) - I will not promote4.I run a fully remote startup. This is how we communicate across different time zones. (I will not promote)5.If You Have Under 10,000 Users, Stop Wasting Money on Ads and Do This (i will not promote)6.How many people become IPO millionaires? I will not promote7.CEO is stepping down from the startup(10 people working) i am working. Should i be worried ? I will not promote8.The time I almost died with my cofounder trying to land that one big enterprise client (I will not promote)9.I want to be a great entrepreneur, but I’m just a normal 20 y/o student. How do I even begin?( I will not promote )10.Investors say some of the most incredulous stuff (I will not promote)11.The Ultimate VC Due Diligence Checklist,fresh From My Latest Round - I will not promote12.What VCs actually look for in early-stage SaaS MVPs (from someone who’s helped get there) [I will not promote]13.Best law firm to contact to sue startups for unpaid wages/imvoices? (I will not promote)14.SaaS at $1k MRR, good metrics, no passion. What would you do? (i will not promote)15.Did anyone here partially quit their startup, got back to the job and continued with the startup on the side ? Does that work ? I will not promote.16.Does having a woman cofounder make a team open for women supported startup events, fundraisers, VCs etc.? “I will not promote”17.What’s the best places to promote your startup? I will not promote 😂18.Whats your start up horror story? (I will not promote)19.Founders who aren’t in a major city, what are you working on? [I will not promote]20.Who said running a business was fun? (i will not promote)21.What’s your process for validating startup ideas before building? Trying to improve mine and wondering how others handle it. i will not promote22.Got fired from a YC-backed startup and built a no-code tool in a highly competitive market (not AI) [I will not promote]23.Built out of pure recruiter-related rage. Trying to validate if this is just me. (I will not promote)24.Need advice: What do you do when your cofounder isn’t working out, but you’re not in a position to step in either? (i will not promote)25.How much is your LLM API bill? I will not promote
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1.Show HN: My from-scratch OS kernel that runs DOOM2.Show HN: I built a visual topic explorer for SEOs and content creators3.Show HN: Colanode, open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative4.Show HN: Node.js video tutorials where you can edit and run the code5.Show HN: I made my own TRMNL e-ink device6.Show HN: Index – New Open Source browser agent7.Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems8.Show HN: Morphik – Open-source RAG that understands PDF images, runs locally9.Show HN: Advanced-Alchemy – A framework agnostic library for SQLAlchemy10.Show HN: Body Controlled 3D Dino Game11.Show HN: I built an AI that turns GitHub codebases into easy tutorials12.Show HN: Safari extension that adds Chrome-style bookmark star to the toolbar13.Show HN: Type Japanese an app to practice typing Japanese keyboard14.Show HN: Moose – OSS framework to build analytical back ends with ClickHouse15.Show HN: I open-sourced my AI toy company that runs on ESP32 and OpenAI realtime16.Show HN: Document agent example that can parse and chat over unstructured data17.Show HN: Find a random wedding website18.Show HN: MCP MCP – an MCP server to list MCP servers19.Show HN: Dosidicus – A digital pet with a simple neural network20.Show HN: Durable Python Workflows21.Show HN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue22.Show HN: ParseLM – Reliably Structure LLM Outputs for Data and Control Flow23.Show HN: ProfileMagic – $10 AI LinkedIn headshots (20 photos, look natural)24.Show HN: I built a No Code Dockerized MCP Server for any API - AI Agent25.Show HN: Nowrite.fun – If you stop typing, your text disappears26.Show HN: Open Codex – OpenAI Codex CLI with open-source LLMs27.Show HN: I built a Ruby gem that handles memoization with a ttl28.Show HN: Molecule-Rs – A Fast Protein Visualization Engine Written in Rust29.Show HN: An all-in-one blog for learning Large Language Models (LLMs)30.Show HN: Nerdlog – Fast, multi-host TUI log viewer with timeline histogram
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1.OatMind – A note-taking app that focused on privacy, mental clarity & productivity2.TikSellr – Turn Product Link to TikTok-Ready Store in Seconds3.Planoramic – The easiest way to manage projects, events & more4.Online NotesPad – Free Online Notes Taking App5.Klik Email – Turn designs into clickable email signatures instantly6.Sleepups – Your sleep powerups: sleep timer, sleep calculator, and sleep sounds7.HeyResume – Create standout resumes with complete customization8.Datashelter – Automate your backups, simply and easily9.Notece Journal – Mental health journal and todo list to clear up your mind10.Flowbit – Easy Expense Tracker and money manager11.Nsight Intelligence – The most powerful data intelligence platform ever built for product teams12.Cerebro – Find knowledge interconnections13.BriefPod – A daily podcast, just for you14.Cushion – Slack alternative for small remote teams.15.StackCost – Cut costs, stay on budget. Track your stack costs ⚡️16.AgentRunner – Simplify Your AI App Development with Visual Prompt Engineering17.DiscoverWebTools – Free Web Tools18.Tokenise – Build, engineer and launch digital assets that work in market.19.Crescent AI – Unified AI Workspace For Tech Teams20.LaunchJet – A Full-Stack Boilerplate for SaaS Builders21.Linklet.io – A friendly link management and analytics tool22.Made This – Get feedback, Grow faster, Build in public23.Aidlify – Simplify email support - turn emails into tickets24.AnswerHQ – Answer HQ is your beautiful 24/7 AI customer support assistant25.Verisquad – AI-powered fact-checking and claim rewriting to fight misinformation
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1.Why you should build tiny viral apps2.The personal software revolution: Our interview with Replit CEO Amjad Masad3.How we launch at Supabase4.How to Ace a Product Demo5.The ultimate guide to willingness-to-pay6.How to Improve Your AI Agent: A Guide for Founders7.How to Detect AI Content with Keystroke Tracking8.An Initially Failed PH Launch Turned Around to Get Us 850+ Paid Subscribers9.The Case for Supabase10.3.5 Years, 12 Hard Pivots, Still Not Dead11.Cofounder Mode: A Tactical Guide to Finding a Cofounder12.A Founder’s Guide to AI Fine-Tuning13.A Better Way to Get Your First 10 B2B Customers14.The Cold Email Template that Got Me an 8% Reply Rate15.Outbound Email Doesn’t Work Anymore. You Need to Do It Anyway.16.Comparing GPT-4o mini vs Llama 3.1 for fine-tuning17.The inner work of startup building18.Suffering = Growth19.Our Great Migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL20.Can LLMs find bugs in large codebases?21.Programmatic SEO: A Beginner’s Guide for Founders22.How we ranked N°1 on Github Trending for a week using Github SEO23.What AI tech leaders say about AGI24.Upgrading to GPT-4o: Four founders share their experience25.Q&A: What the heck is RAG?26.Q&A: What makes AI models hallucinate?27.What we've learned in 3 days of Llama 328.Introducing Shoutouts 29.Can Devin AI Replace Product Managers?30.Anthropic says its latest models can give GPT-4 and Gemini a run for their money31.Google announced an open-source, lightweight version of its flagship AI32.OpenAI’s latest model takes video generation to the next level 33.Meet Nvidia's new localized AI chatbot 34.The top 15 AI products from 202335.Here’s all the software we use at our Series A startup36.Q&A: Why is Perplexity such a big deal?37.An interview with lempire founder, Guillaume Moubeche38.This ML concept will bring hyper-personalization to your screen39.This isn’t your regular old Webcam40.Product Hunt partners with ScreenSpace41.14 best free AI art generators from text in 202342.How to create the AI yearbook trend for free or using viral EPIK app43.What is a JavaScript playground? (and 9 of the best in 2023)44.How to use DALL-E 3 for free or with ChatGPT Plus45.How to use Generative Fill in Photoshop to extend and edit images46.AI app can now text you with personalized gift ideas ahead of their special day47.How to remove My AI on Snapchat (with and without Snapchat Plus)48.Best note-taking apps for iPad 2023: Apple Notes and alternatives49.This app shows you what your friends are listening to from your lock screen50.Product Hunt maker, now CEO
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1.Boosting Up Your Creativity Without Endless Reference Scrolling2.Building An Offline-Friendly Image Upload System3.What Does It Really Mean For A Site To Be Keyboard Navigable4.Fostering An Accessibility Culture5.Inclusive Dark Mode: Designing Accessible Dark Themes For All Users6.Gild Just One Lily7.Using Manim For Making UI Animations8.How To Build A Business Case To Promote Accessibility In Your B2B Products9.Building A Drupal To Storyblok Migration Tool: An Engineering Perspective10.Blossoms, Flowers, And The Magic Of Spring (April 2025 Wallpapers Edition)11.How To Argue Against AI-First Research12.Adaptive Video Streaming With Dash.js In React13.Previewing Content Changes In Your Work With document.designMode14.Web Components Vs. Framework Components: What’s The Difference?15.How To Prevent WordPress SQL Injection Attacks16.How To Build Confidence In Your UX Work17.How To Fix Largest Contentful Paint Issues With Subpart Analysis18.The Case For Minimal WordPress Setups: A Contrarian View On Theme Frameworks19.Sunshine And March Vibes (2025 Wallpapers Edition)20.The Human Element: Using Research And Psychology To Elevate Data Storytelling21.Human-Centered Design Through AI-Assisted Usability Testing: Reality Or Fiction?22.How OWASP Helps You Secure Your Full-Stack Web Applications23.How To Test And Measure Content In UX24.Time To First Byte: Beyond Server Response Time25.Taking RWD To The Extreme26.Integrations: From Simple Data Transfer To Modern Composable Architectures27.Look Closer, Inspiration Lies Everywhere (February 2025 Wallpapers Edition)28.The Digital Playbook: A Crucial Counterpart To Your Design System29.Transitioning Top-Layer Entries And The Display Property In CSS30.Svelte 5 And The Future Of Frameworks: A Chat With Rich Harris31.Navigating The Challenges Of Modern Open-Source Authoring: Lessons Learned32.An Ode To Side Project Time33.On-Device AI: Building Smarter, Faster, And Private Applications34.The Role Of Illustration Style In Visual Storytelling35.Solo Development: Learning To Let Go Of Perfection36.Tight Mode: Why Browsers Produce Different Performance Results37.Lesser Known Uses Of Better Known Attributes38.How To Design For High-Traffic Events And Prevent Your Website From Crashing39.What Does AI Really Mean?40.New Front-End Features For Designers In 2025
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