10 things you may not know about Product Hunt 😼
Business Marketing with Nika
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I haven't been here since the beginning of the platform, but I enjoy it so much that I looked for some facts and here are some of them.
Just for fun. 😀
1️⃣ Product Hunt started in 2013 as a mailing list of Ryan Hoover @rrhoover
2️⃣ In the history of the PH, there was only one woman as CEO – Ashley Higgins @ahiggz
3️⃣ The Kitty mascot appeared for the first time in September 2017 (designed by a community member Jesse Thomas).
4️⃣ Product Hunt used to have an ambassador program (you could receive a sticker Pack, PH Shirt, Official Socks, and Golden Kitty Trophy).
5️⃣ PH also used to have calls with people – you could schedule a call with community managers. (I had one with Pam Garza @pamsny in Feb 2023) 😀
6️⃣ Golden Kitty Awards process, previously it was the PH team who made decisions regarding nominations, now it's up to users. – credits to Artem Konovalov @mattisssa
7️⃣ PH used to have a chat option but was shut down later. – info given by André J @sentry_co
8️⃣ The order of the PH team staff is randomized (refresh the page and their profile pictures are shuffled). https://www.producthunt.com/about
9️⃣ Product Hunt Strike has 3 people on the TOP – all of them have the same count but we do not know according to what their order is determined (maybe timezones?). @saaswarrior @kevin_t_ @jesv
🔟 Product Hunt has 4M monthly visits (all traffic) and people visit 3.25 pages per visit.
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André J@sentry_co
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I can confirm the DM feature was in at the beginning. It was a great way to connect with fellow makers. But also a dumpster for upvote requests etc. Now we have LinkedIn for that 😂
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@sentry_co Unfortunately, some people found my personal email and started to email me. Hmmm... maybe one day they will bring me something physically. Letter or something. :D
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@sentry_co They need to bring it back but make it like Slack or Discord with channels!
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@jd_worcester Never going to happen. It's extremely costly to run a social network. PH is like 10-20 people atm. After some downsizing and narrowing in on the core product etc.
Interesting information. Thanks for sharing this.
@salar__davari I knew something during that time I have been there but I did some research as well :)
Wow, amazing facts, Nika, thank you!
I didn't know at least half of them!
Nika's insights into Product Hunt are incredibly enlightening, especially for those of us looking to leverage the platform for business marketing. The nuances and lesser-known aspects she highlights offer a fresh perspective on how to effectively engage with this vibrant community.
thanks niko for all these interesting infos !!
A very interesting list, thank you for the information! 🔥 The about section on Kevin T.'s page is very telling about what happens to top users here 😅😂
interesting list,thanks for info
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Absolutely fascinating list, Nika! It's incredible how much depth there is to Product Hunt beyond the surface, especially in terms of business marketing strategies.
These are really great insights, thanks for sharing, Nika
I was so confused the first time I saw the Kitty, I thought I was on some meme coin website 🤣
Great post, I did not, in fact, know any of these things before today!!
@sevnightingale TBH, always when I see the logo, I connect it with some kind of universum :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Wow, thanks for these facts! I registered on this platform not so long ago, so it was very interesting for me to read all this. regarding point 7, I'm actually a little sorry that the chat was turned off. but I understand why it was done. And it was also very interesting to find out that it was possible to call each other!
Bring back the ambassador program!!!
@nik_hazell Do you want socks? :D
Good research!
Thanks for telling me
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thanks for sharing all these Nika, lovely!
Honestly, I knew about 3/10 (1, 6, 10).
Thanks for sharing. I see we're doing great on YouTube +300 strong.💪 keep going.
As someone who is new this platform, this is very helpful! Thanks for sharing!
@busmark_w_nika interesting!
Golden Kitty Awards always remind me of kitty parties :D
@mehtab__faiz Kitty parties? :D What is it? Is it something appropriate? :DDD
@busmark_w_nika yeah yeah, a kitty party is a gathering of women with similar interests coming together to do something fun, entertaining, and relaxing. Allllll Appropriate :D 😂😂
Wow never knew it started as an emaillist