10 things you may not know about Product Hunt 😼

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. πŸ˜€ 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) πŸ˜€ 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 AndrΓ© 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 πŸ”Ÿ Product Hunt has 4M monthly visits (all traffic) and people visit 3.25 pages per visit. And I think that is all I wanted to say. Maybe one thing. I am growing my Twitter now, so you know what to do: https://twitter.com/BusMark_w_Nika If you wanna see my head on the screen, here is YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@businessmarketingwithnika And those who want to sign up for my newsletter... you can look forward to my weekly rants: πŸ˜ƒ https://forms.gle/bR1VtuBSeqwVf8Bo9 πŸ”— Sources: https://www.alpha.one/blog/here-is-how-product-hunt-can-achieve-outstanding-results https://www.producthunt.com/newsletters/archive/414-become-a-product-hunt-ambassador https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ultimate-playbook-blowing-your-product-hunt-launch-out-corthout/ https://www.producthunt.com/newsletters/archive/419-our-new-kitty-mascot-and-something-new https://www.producthunt.com/visit-streaks?ref=header_nav

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AndrΓ© J
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 πŸ˜‚
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JD Worcester
@sentry_co They need to bring it back but make it like Slack or Discord with channels!
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AndrΓ© J
@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.
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Boris Markarian
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@sentry_co πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Jose Garrido
@sentry_co I had no idea about DMs here!
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AndrΓ© J
@josej30 gd ol days. I met some people that change my life back then.
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.
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Nik Hazell
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Bring back the ambassador program!!!
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Nik Hazell
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@busmark_w_nika I would *love* product hunt socks πŸ˜‚
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Franklin Mayoyo
Honestly, I knew about 3/10 (1, 6, 10). Thanks for sharing. I see we're doing great on YouTube +300 strong.πŸ’ͺ keep going.
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Mike Beletz
Awesome list. I still have one of the kitty with Google glass shirts somewhere in my closet. 😺
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SahilπŸŽ§βš›οΈ
Interesting list Nika πŸš€
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thanks for sharing all these Nika, lovely!
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Salar Davari
Interesting information. Thanks for sharing this.
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Salar Davari
@busmark_w_nika I was too. Guess you took your time to find such interesting info. Good job really.
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Konrad S.
Good research!
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Allex Dominic
As someone who is new this platform, this is very helpful! Thanks for sharing!
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Loane
thanks niko for all these interesting infos !!
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Maurizio Isendoorn
Wow never knew it started as an emaillist
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Boris Markarian
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Wow, amazing facts, Nika, thank you! I didn't know at least half of them!
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Michael Shver
A very interesting list, thank you for the information! πŸ”₯ The about section on Kevin T.'s page is very telling about what happens to top users here πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚
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Milli Sen
Wow! Thanks for sharing. The Ambassador programme sounds cool. I wonder why they discontinued it.
Sev
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!!
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Ryan Zhang
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.
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@busmark_w_nika interesting! Golden Kitty Awards always remind me of kitty parties :D
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@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 πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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