YC's position in Mercor would be worth >$1B today if they hadn't rejected us in 2023. They passed because a previous recruiting startup didn't work out. These days, YC seems more focused on funding clones of fast-growing companies than making contrarian bets. What's the largest company YC has invested in over the last 3 years? The hit rate seems surprisingly low.

What are you currently working on? Drop your link, I'll share my feedback #buildinpublic

🚀 Just launched a new feature on salefa.st Explore active SaaS & AI deals, submit your own product, and get a free dofollow backlink to boost visibility 🔗 Now with: ⭐ Premium listings with customer reviews 📅 Deal scheduling 🏷️ Smart categorization (AI, SaaS, Productivity & more) 👍 Upvote favorite launches each week Built for founders by founders. #SaaS #Startups #IndieHackers #BuildInPublic

How do you sell SaaS subcriptions in 2026?

SEO is a grind for new tools. I’m opening up free product pages on SaleFast to help fellow builders get a permanent indexable link and some category visibility for deal hunters. #seo #sales salefa.st

I just transferred my domain to Cloudflare, and the experience was really smooth! #Cloudflare

Check out FeatureShark on tinylaunch.com tinylaunch.com/launch/8131

Day 8 - We're Rethinking the Widget Experience One thing kept coming up across feedback: "How do users actually send feedback?" So today we're focusing on the FeatureShark widget. The goal is simple: Make it feel natural for users to share ideas, report bugs, or request features without breaking their flow. What we're working toward with the widget: Easier drop-in setup Clearer context on where feedback comes from Less friction for end users If feedback is the fuel, the widget is the entry point. And the revamped widget will be live soon as this takes shape. #buildinpublic #founderjourney #featureshark #productmanagement

The hardest part of any journey isn't reaching the finish line. It's maintaining the momentum when no one is watching. Success is usually just a series of boring, consistent habits stacked on top of each other.

Congratulations to all the last week's winners on LaunchIgniter. 🥇FeatureShark by @aialvi 🥈AI Beast by @Abbas143office 🥉TravelToWith by @traveltowith You all get nice winning badge and DR 71 dofollow backlink to further improve your DR and SEO. Keep up the momentum!

Shoutout to @mjdhameliya for building @launchigniter, an awesome weekly launch platform! Love the extended visibility, clean UI, and vibrant community helping makers get real feedback and early adopters.

Day 7 — Product of the Week FeatureShark selected as "Product of the Week" on @launchigniter Real validation: the problem we’re solving truly resonates with product teams. Heads-down building again! #buildinpublic #featureshark #launchigniter #productofweek

Day 6 – Made It to Peerlist Top 100 🎉 Today I woke up to an unexpected email from Peerlist: I’m officially one of the Top 100 Builders of the last 30 days for featureshark.com Not going to lie, it felt good. Not because of the badge itself, but because it reflects something that matters at this stage: Consistency > Virality #buildinpublic #saas #founderjourney #retention #productmetrics #peerlist

Day 5 – A Small Delay, But a Lot Got Done I missed a day because we were in deep work for @FeatureSharkHQ by fixing onboarding, polishing flows, and tightening up the experience. Early-stage building is messy, and some days you just need to disappear and ship. Here’s what we focused on: 1. Smoother first-time setup: A lot of users were unsure where to start, so we improved the workspace onboarding and made the first steps clearer. 2. Integration clarity: People kept asking “What tools can I connect?” We updated the UI and copy so Slack, Jira, GitHub, Linear, and Monday feel more discoverable. 3. Faster feedback handling: Teams told us they want to quickly turn messages into insights, so we worked on making feedback boards easier to organize. And if you’re wondering what FeatureShark actually helps you do: ✔ Collect all feedback in one place — no more scattered emails, Slack messages, or random notes ✔ Prioritize features with data, not opinions ✔ Build a roadmap teams can follow ✔ Turn support tickets into product signals ✔ Share updates with a clean, simple changelog ✔ Run smart surveys to validate ideas quickly Basically: You stop guessing what to build. You start building what matters. More updates tomorrow as today is a "heads-down and work" kind of day. #buildinpublic #founderjourney #featureshark #productmanagement

Day 4 – We Just Launched FeatureShark on Peerlist After ProductHunt, we didn’t want to wait. Peerlist felt like the right next step for more builders, more early adopters, more honest conversations. Here’s what we’re expecting from this launch: • More product-focused feedback • Deeper questions about real use cases • Conversations with founders and engineers, not just browsers • Better signals on how teams actually want to use FeatureShark If you’re on Peerlist and building products, I’d genuinely love your thoughts: peerlist.io/aialvi/project/f… #buildinpublic #peerlist #featureshark #founderjourney #earlystage

Day 3 – What Early Users Loved After the launch of FeatureShark, we spent most of the day reading every message, comment, and support ticket. A few things stood out immediately some expected, some surprising. 1. Centralized feedback clicked instantly - Users loved having one space for ideas, bugs, and feature requests. Many said they’ve been juggling Slack, email, and spreadsheets for years. 2. Task prioritization impressed people - A few teams tested it with their existing feedback, and the task prioritization really stood out. This feature was mentioned the most. 3. Roadmap visuals got strong reactions - Several users said the roadmap looked “cleaner than what they’re using now.” - This was nice to hear because we didn’t over-engineer it and just focused on clarity. 4. The biggest surprise: support hub interest - We didn’t expect early users to try the support hub so quickly. Turns out, many teams want a single place where conversations turn into insights. 5. And a reality check - A few users told us the same thing: "Love the idea, but integrations need to be smoother." Fair point! And we’re already working on making onboarding more guided and frictionless. Early reactions gave us confidence that we’re solving a real problem but also showed us where we need to move faster. #buildinpublic #featureshark #founderjourney #productmanagement

Day 2 – What Our Product Hunt Launch Taught Us Our @FeatureSharkHQ launch on Product Hunt didn’t hit the top 10, mainly because we didn’t know any active hunters or had any idea about how important it was. I'm not really sure why Hunters are that much important! Totally disappointed on this ridiculous system. Anyway, the first 4 hours were critical, and many upvotes were count in such way that we got fewer points so we got pushed back to the bottom. Still, the launch gave us exactly what we needed: real feedback. What we learned: 1. Onboarding needs to be even simpler. Several users asked how to install it and what integrations are available. We’re now improving the flow to make setup easier and more guided. 2. The free plan worked. Early founders told us the free plan made them comfortable trying the product. 3. Feedback > Rankings. A high leaderboard position is nice, but the insights we got matter far more. This launch wasn’t perfect, but it gave us clarity. Tomorrow I’ll share what our users loved the most till now. #buildinpublic #featureshark #founderjourney #producthunt #productmanagement

I’m a bit emotional today! WordPress 6.9 is out, and for the first time I’m listed as one of the Core Contributors. This journey started years ago with a simple personal blog and somehow it led to being part of the team that ships the software powering 43% of the web. Huge thank you to every mentor, reviewer, and fellow contributor who helped unblock me during release cycles, and made me feel welcome in this incredible community. If you told a younger me that one day my name would be in the release credits alongside people I’ve looked up to for years, I wouldn’t have believed you. Here’s to open source, and to everyone who keeps giving back. wordpress.org/download/relea… #WordPress #OpenSource

Day 1 of Building FeatureShark – Why We Started Today begins my 30-day founder journey. We just launched FeatureShark on ProductHunt. We didn’t make the top 10 list but I’m more energized than ever. Real users gave us real feedback, and that’s more valuable than any badge. I’ve seen one painful problem everywhere: Product teams are drowning in feedback chaos. Ideas in Slack, bugs in email, tasks in Jira, notes in Notion all these insights get lost every day. So we built FeatureShark, an all-in-one command center that turns scattered feedback into shipped features. ✔️ Centralized feedback ✔️ AI-powered insights ✔️ Data-driven roadmaps ✔️ Integrations with Slack, Jira, GitHub, Linear & Monday ✔️ Changelog to close the feedback loop This is not just another roadmap tool. It’s how teams move from idea → impact faster. Tomorrow, I’ll break down exactly what we learned from launching on ProductHunt real numbers, wins, mistakes, and user feedback. Let’s build this in public 🚀 #buildinpublic #saas #productmanagement #startups #featureshark