Product Hunt Radio

This week Jason Calacanis joins us on the show to chat about next week's LAUNCH Festival (http://www.launchfestival.com/) (including the Product Hunt AMA stage), technology's influence in building empathy, and qualities he looks for in founders he invests in. Listen in and we'll see many of you next week at the conference!

This week, Secret's David Byttow (https://twitter.com/davidbyttow) and Sara Haider (https://twitter.com/pandemona) join us at Product Hunt HQ to chat about the big redesign of their anonymous communication app, why their co-founder left the company, and David reveals his deep, dark LARP'ing past. Listen in.

Noah Lichtenstein from Cowboy Ventures and Kimono Labs co-founders, Pratap Ranade and Ryan Rowe, swung by Product Hunt HQ to chat about products. We discuss Twitter’s new Group DM’s, Snapchat’s media play with Discover, and halfway through the show we accidentally make an announcement. Listen in.

This week we're joined by the infamous Startup L Jackson (http://twitter.com/startupljackson). For years he/she's tweeted their candid, often humorous take on the startup industry, behind a veil of mystery. In this episode, SLJ shares his opinions on diversity in the tech industry, apps he/she uses, and reveals who he/she is not. Listen in.

Last week Cloe, Siri's smarter sister, launched on Product Hunt (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/cloe). The unique, SMS-based Q&A service captured the attention of the community and the shortly afterward TechCrunch's Sarah Buhr, added to the conversation (http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/15/sms-based-recommendation-engine-cloe-aims-to-outsmart-siri/). One of the founders, Chase, was in town so we invited him over for a quick podcast at our new office in lovely San Francisco. Listen in.

In this episode, Fast Company's Deputy Editor, David Lidsky, joins Ryan and Erik all the way from New York City. We chat about cord-cutting TV apps, fitness products, and the rise of notification-driven apps. Listen in. Products mentioned: - Pluto.tv (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/pluto-tv) - Curated video programming - Sworkit (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sworkit) - 5 minute "body weight" video workouts you can do anywhere - Power 20 (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/power-20) - Badass workouts for busy people (iPhone) - Nudge (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/nudge) - Klout for Healthy Living - Fiticle (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/fiticle) - Improve your workouts with animated GIFs - Reserve (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/reserve-2) - A better dining experience. Pay effortlessly. - Ping (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ping-2) - You're going to like me (new app by Secret) - Nuzzle (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/nuzzel) - The super-easy way to see news from your friends - Newsle (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/newsle) - News about your network - SwiftKey (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/swiftkey-for-ios-2) - The keyboard that learns from you. - Derp (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/derp) - Play sounds on your friends' phones

This week Erik Torenberg and I, Ryan Hoover, visit Sherpa Ventures/Foundry HQ to chat with Tina Sharkey (CEO, Sherpa Foundry) and Jason Shah (CEO, Do). We discuss productivity hacks, characteristics of startups Sherpa invests in, and the magic of voice dictation. Listen in, smiley face. - Do (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/do) - Do helps people run productive meetings - Boomerang (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/boomerang-for-gmail) - The ultimate toolbox to control sending/receiving emails - Tinder (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/tinder-4-0) - Tinder, now with #TinderMoments photos - Weave (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/weave) - Tinder for professionals nearby - Snapchat (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/snapchat-chat) - Putting the Chat into Snapchat - Medium Embeds (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/medium-embeds) - Embed Medium stories, collections, & profiles on the web - Draft (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/draft-61) - Better writing software - Shyp (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/shyp) - The easiest way to ship your stuff - Beepi (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/beepi) - Next gen used car marketplace - Munchery (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/munchery) - Wholesome meals in a snap

Last weekend we hosted the first Product Hunt Hackathon at Y Combinator. While in Mountain View, we pulled a few awesome people into our makeshift studio (a garage in the back of YC) to chat about products and things they’re building. We're joined by Shrav Mehtaa (Developer Evangelist, Hired), Mark St Raymond (Unwind.me), Kyle Russell (Writer, TechCrunch), Erik Finman (Founder, Botangle and Intern for a Day) Dave Fontenot(The Hackathon Guy), and Aaron Landy (Engineer, Main Street Genome). Listen in. Check out the top hacks from the Product Hunt Hackathon: http://www.producthunt.com/e/product-hunt-hackathon-2014

This week Camille Ricketts (Editor, First Round Review) and Rob Hayes (Partner, First Round Capital) join us from bustling 500 Startups HQ. We chat about new messaging apps like Snowball, products kids use, and a fun little site to troll your friends. Enjoy. Products mentioned: - Snowball (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/snowball) - All your messages in one place (on Android) - Slack (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/slack) - Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search. - Goji (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/goji) - The Keyboard for Fun - Swipe (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/swipe-2) - See the photos & videos your friends won't post on Facebook - Ringly (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ringly) - Fashionable wearables. Rings connected to your phone. - Sproutling (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sproutling) - Grow happy families - Signul (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/signul) - The world's first personal beacon system - BloomThat (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/bloomthat) - Ridiculously fast flowers - Bacon Lover's Feast (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/bacon-lover-s-feast) - Monthly bacon delivery - Luxe Valet (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/luxe-valet) - On-demand valet parking - Instagram (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/instagram-6-0) - Simple way to capture and share the world's moments - Remind (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/remind) - Teacher-student-parent communication - TD4W (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/td4w) - A party in your pants - Ethan (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ethan) - A messaging app for messaging Ethan - SHRTURL (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/shrturl) - Edit any webpage. Get short URL. Troll your friends!

This week, friends Andrew Chen (Entrepreneur, Investor. Ex-Adtech and VC) and Nir Eyal (Author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, Blogger at NirAndFar.com), join me, Ryan Hoover, to chat about products. We discuss an unusual app called Ethan, habit-forming products, and the rise of pet products. Enjoy. Products mentioned: - Ethan (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ethan) - A messaging app for messaging Ethan - TD4W (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/td4w) - A party in your pants - Ping (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/ping-2) - You're going to like me (new app by Secret) - Weave (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/weave) - Tinder for professionals nearby - Path Talk (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/talk-by-path) - Smart, Private Messaging - Mailbox (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/mailbox-2-0) - Fly through your email. - SaneBox (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sanebox) - Prioritization for your inbox - Spritz (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sprintz) - Reading reimagined. Technology for faster communication. - Readtime (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/readtime) - Helps me get through my pocket - Quibb (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/quibb) - Professional network to share industry news and analysis - Link Bubble (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/link-bubble) - Mobile browsing done right - Kloof (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/klooff) - Show the world how much you love your pet - BarkBox (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/bark-box) - - BarkShop (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/barkshop) - Find The Perfect Pawduct For Your Pooch, from Bark & Co - BarkCam (http://www.producthunt.com/posts/barkcam) - The first camera app designed to make your pup a star - Sesame (https://sincerely.com/sesame) - Themed gift sets delivered in a beautiful box