Ryan Hoover
Founder of @ProductHunt. Investor at @WeekendFund. Say hi!
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Vibecoding is as much entertainment as it is function
Pavel (@pavelprata) mapped predictions from 132 investors. Common themes: 1. Autonomous AI as the Next Platform Layer 2. AI Infrastructure 3. AI Meets the Real World 4. Rebuilding Payments for an AI-Native Economy 5. AI Economics & Pricing
For those looking to join a rocket ship: Truemed is hiring a Product Manager. Looking for someone with experience in checkout or embedded fintech. DM me with a few bullets about yourself if interested. :)
Current state of tech: If you’re not pumping your chest with hockey stick graphs or 996 grind mode tweets, many assume you’re ngmi. The good news: It doesn’t matter what most people think.
New experiment for b2b founders: If you’re selling to other tech companies and have more than 5,000 followers on X, DM me a list of up to 10 companies on your lead list. I might be able to make a warm intro.
New 𝕏 chat looking good. Messaging (communications) has always been the most sticky and engaging category mobile. (2x2 from an old @andrewchen essay)
Startup culture feels very different these last few years. This analysis of the 'new' Y Combinator under @garrytan 's leadership highlights shifts: • YC founders are younger, averaging ~26 years old • More graduated from a top 20 university, now more than 50% • Massive upswing in founders that previously worked at a YC-backed startup • Nearly 85% of startups came from the Bay Area, up from 25-55% (thanks for sharing, @jaredheyman )
I'd love to invest in more founders building something weird in consumer. If that's you, shoot me a demo or link to the product. My DMs are open. :)
Any founders using AI sales agents creatively? Would love to connect you with a founder we backed to trade notes. DMs open.
If you have an idea for an app that’s not core to your business, find someone that built something similar and pay them to repurpose it for your own use case. We did that to build Rolodexer. Or try to vibe code it.
Consensus view: Humans will serve as managers and editors, directing teams of AI agents. I'm more intrigued by the reverse. Who's building software that tells humans what to do?
A founder recently asked: "If you were starting or joining a startup today in AI what segments would you look at?" My reply:
I'm building a Product Hunt for investors. Looking for a few SF-based, early-stage investors to beta test. DM me if interested. :) (will delete this tweet shortly)
It’s actually the opposite. If no one’s upset at your startup, you’re irrelevant.
AI agents shit talk about their boss just like us (via moltbook)
Someone asked me, "Why do you think YC demo day is far better than most tech events?" Me: "It feels more like a reunion, with far fewer aggressive pitches and requests to connect on LinkedIn." FWIW, I respect the hustle, but feel drained by highly transactional social environments. That's why I rarely go to tech events.
When I was a teen I made $ building websites, flipping products on eBay, and hacking Xboxes. Today's teen hustle is clipping, memecoin trading, and TikTok/YT/Insta influencing.
