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Y Combinator Startup Podcast

#38 - The More You Communicate with Users, the Higher Chance You'll Build Something They Want - Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt

Oct 4, 2017
49:21
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Ryan Hoover, founder of Product Hunt, shares insights and advice for non-technical founders. They discuss prototyping and validating ideas without coding, building a distributed team, exploring trends in product development and launching on Product Hunt, the importance of giving up work and allowing team autonomy, Product Hunt's investment focus, investment goals and areas of interest, and thoughts on the rise of crypto assets and spare time activities.
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Quick takeaways

  • The success of non-technical founders lies in demonstrating data and traction, proving the usefulness of their product.
  • Building an audience and engaging with them early on is crucial for the success of a product.

Deep dives

Product Hunt's New Product 'Ship'

Product Hunt's founder, Ryan Hoover, discusses the launch of their new product called Ship, a toolkit for makers. Hoover explains that the success of non-technical founders lies in demonstrating data and traction, which proves the usefulness of their product. The podcast also explores how non-technical founders can validate ideas and build prototypes without extensive coding. Email lists and tools like Typeform are suggested as effective alternatives. The episode concludes by examining the potential of Ship for beta testing and monetization.

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