The latest articles on Forem by fmerian (@fmerian). https://forem.com/fmerian https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F825443%2F25eb86cc-d436-4b4f-9c75-a90d96f82a91.jpeg https://forem.com/fmerian en fmerian Fri, 15 May 2026 11:37:00 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/reverse-engineering-kilos-recent-product-hunt-launch-13e4 https://forem.com/fmerian/reverse-engineering-kilos-recent-product-hunt-launch-13e4 <p>Last week, Kilo Code launched for the fourth time on Product Hunt, <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode/launches/kilo-code-v7-for-vs-code" rel="noopener noreferrer">introducing a new VS Code extension</a>. The product ranked <code>#1</code> Product of the Day and <code>#1</code> Product of the Week.</p> <p><strong>I had the opportunity to work on this launch. Here's a breakdown of what we did and how to apply it to your launch.</strong></p> <h2> TL,DR </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Keep the tagline relatable to your audience</strong></li> <li><strong>Show the product in your image gallery</strong></li> <li><strong>Engage with the community thoughtfully</strong></li> </ul> <h2> Reverse-engineering Kilo's recent Product Hunt launch </h2> <ol> <li><p><strong>Straightforward tagline.</strong> The 60-character tagline might be the most important part of a launch. It's the first thing you see on the front page. Here, we highlighted the features, not the benefits.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Minimalist visual assets.</strong> The image gallery is the first impression of your product. It sets expectations. We highlighted 3 images. No stock images, no marketing fluff. Just product screenshots. Show the product.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Feedback first.</strong> Like the tagline and the visual assets, we kept the first comments simple. No looooooong background stories, the objective is to start the conversation. We upvote and replied to every comment, curious about what the community thinks of the release.</p></li> </ol> <h2> Keeping the momentum </h2> <p>There's one more thing we experimented with for this launch. Post-launch, the team started running a display ad campaign. The objective is to keep the momentum going.</p> <p>Stay curious!</p> <h2> How to apply this to your launch </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Keep the tagline relatable to your audience</strong></li> <li><strong>Show the product in your image gallery</strong></li> <li><strong>Engage with the community thoughtfully</strong></li> </ul> <h2> Wrapping up </h2> <p>That's it! hope you find this thread helpful.</p> <p>What are your key learnings from your previous launches? What worked, what didn't work from your perspective? happy to swap notes.</p> <p><strong>Kilo Code launched last week on Product Hunt.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode/launches/kilo-code-v7-for-vs-code" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--primary" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join the launch</a> </p> showdev ai opensource marketing fmerian Wed, 13 May 2026 14:26:54 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/kilo-code-for-vs-code-on-product-hunt-371p https://forem.com/fmerian/kilo-code-for-vs-code-on-product-hunt-371p <p>The Kilo team has completely rebuilt their VS Code extension, built on OpenCode server. New portable core, parallel tool calls, subagent delegation, inline code review, multi-model comparisons. </p> <p><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode/launches/kilo-code-v7-for-vs-code" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--primary" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join the launch</a> </p> showdev ai opensource fmerian Wed, 13 May 2026 14:10:41 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/oss-ai-coding-assistant-kilo-code-is-launching-on-product-hunt-currently-1-product-of-the-day-1-1a1 https://forem.com/fmerian/oss-ai-coding-assistant-kilo-code-is-launching-on-product-hunt-currently-1-product-of-the-day-1-1a1 <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">producthunt.com</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> ai opensource productivity showdev fmerian Wed, 13 May 2026 14:08:57 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/oss-ai-coding-assistant-kilo-code-is-launching-on-product-hunt-currently-1-product-of-the-day-1-2nk2 https://forem.com/fmerian/oss-ai-coding-assistant-kilo-code-is-launching-on-product-hunt-currently-1-product-of-the-day-1-2nk2 <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://meooow.link/kilo" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">meooow.link</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> ai coding opensource tooling fmerian Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:26:35 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/plurai-a-vibe-training-platform-for-evals-is-launching-today-on-product-hunt-139n https://forem.com/fmerian/plurai-a-vibe-training-platform-for-evals-is-launching-today-on-product-hunt-139n <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__body flex items-center justify-between"> <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/plurai?utm_source=other&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link fw-bold flex items-center"> <span class="mr-2">producthunt.com</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> ai llm showdev startup fmerian Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:33:48 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/launching-pegasus-15-by-twelvelabs-on-product-hunt-54dd https://forem.com/fmerian/launching-pegasus-15-by-twelvelabs-on-product-hunt-54dd <p><strong>TwelveLabs just introduced Pegasus 1.5, their most significant leap in generative video AI, transforming video into a queryable, structured data asset.</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/twelvelabs?utm_source=other&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="noopener noreferrer">They're launching today on Product Hunt</a>.</strong></p> <p>Fun fact: This is their 2nd official launch there.</p> <p>Previously, the video AI company launched Marengo 3.0 in December 2025. They ranked among the Top Products and got featured in Product Hunt's newsletters. This new launch keeps the momentum going.</p> <div class="ltag__link--embedded"> <div class="crayons-story "> <a href="https://dev.to/fmerian/launching-twelvelabs-marengo-30-on-product-hunt-behind-the-scenes-1ege" class="crayons-story__hidden-navigation-link">Launching TwelveLabs Marengo 3.0 on Product Hunt - Behind-the-scenes</a> <div class="crayons-story__body crayons-story__body-full_post"> <div class="crayons-story__top"> <div class="crayons-story__meta"> <div class="crayons-story__author-pic"> <a href="/fmerian" class="crayons-avatar crayons-avatar--l "> <img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F825443%2F25eb86cc-d436-4b4f-9c75-a90d96f82a91.jpeg" alt="fmerian profile" class="crayons-avatar__image" width="460" height="460"> </a> </div> <div> <div> <a href="/fmerian" class="crayons-story__secondary fw-medium m:hidden"> fmerian </a> <div class="profile-preview-card relative mb-4 s:mb-0 fw-medium hidden m:inline-block"> fmerian <a href="/++"><img alt="Subscriber" class="subscription-icon" src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png" width="166" height="102"></a> <div id="story-author-preview-content-3060572" class="profile-preview-card__content crayons-dropdown branded-7 p-4 pt-0"> <div class="gap-4 grid"> <div class="-mt-4"> <a href="/fmerian" class="flex"> <span class="crayons-avatar crayons-avatar--xl mr-2 shrink-0"> <img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F825443%2F25eb86cc-d436-4b4f-9c75-a90d96f82a91.jpeg" class="crayons-avatar__image" alt="" width="460" height="460"> </span> <span class="crayons-link crayons-subtitle-2 mt-5">fmerian</span> </a> </div> <div class="print-hidden"> Follow </div> <div class="author-preview-metadata-container"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="https://dev.to/fmerian/launching-twelvelabs-marengo-30-on-product-hunt-behind-the-scenes-1ege" class="crayons-story__tertiary fs-xs"><time>Dec 1 '25</time><span class="time-ago-indicator-initial-placeholder"></span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="crayons-story__indention"> <h2 class="crayons-story__title crayons-story__title-full_post"> <a href="https://dev.to/fmerian/launching-twelvelabs-marengo-30-on-product-hunt-behind-the-scenes-1ege" id="article-link-3060572"> Launching TwelveLabs Marengo 3.0 on Product Hunt - Behind-the-scenes </a> </h2> <div class="crayons-story__tags"> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--filled " href="/t/showdev"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>showdev</a> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/devjournal"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>devjournal</a> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/ai"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>ai</a> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/marketing"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>marketing</a> </div> <div class="crayons-story__bottom"> <div class="crayons-story__details"> <a href="https://dev.to/fmerian/launching-twelvelabs-marengo-30-on-product-hunt-behind-the-scenes-1ege#comments" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--s crayons-btn--ghost crayons-btn--icon-left flex items-center"> Comments <span class="hidden s:inline">Add Comment</span> </a> </div> <div class="crayons-story__save"> <small class="crayons-story__tertiary fs-xs mr-2"> 2 min read </small> <span class="bm-initial"> </span> <span class="bm-success"> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Once again, I had the opportunity to collaborate with the team on this new launch and wanted to share with you some lessons learned and how we approached this launch.</p> <h2> Lessons learned launching on Product Hunt </h2> <p>Planning a new launch starts with the required inputs:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Name of the launch</strong>: 40 characters max. We kept it simple: TwelveLabs Pegasus 1.5.</li> <li> <strong>Tagline</strong>: 60 characters max. The tagline might be the most important part of a launch, so we made multiple iterations to find a balance, highlighting the key features while keeping it relatable.</li> <li> <strong>Description</strong>: 500 characters max. We made it shorter, in 246 characters.</li> <li> <strong>Launch tags</strong>: up to 3 tags.</li> <li> <strong>Thumbnail</strong>: Product Hunt supports GIF files so we were able to add a nice animated image (only plays on hover).</li> <li> <strong>Image gallery</strong>: Product Hunt recommends adding 3 or more images. Above all, we wanted to show the product. We framed product screenshots and added a headline and subheadline for context.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pro tip</strong>: You can find the required inputs on GitHub.</p> <h2> Product Hunt is about consistency </h2> <p>Above all, the #1 lesson learned is that launching on Product Hunt definitely isn't a one-time opportunity. </p> <p>Keep it simple, and keep launching. That's it! </p> <p>TwelveLabs is launching today Pegasus 1.5, their most significant leap in generative video AI, transforming video into a queryable, structured data asset.</p> <p><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/twelvelabs?utm_source=other&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join the launch →</a></p> showdev ai fmerian Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:20:59 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/whos-hiring-april-2026-8p6 https://forem.com/fmerian/whos-hiring-april-2026-8p6 <p><strong>Product engineers, Developer advocates, or Community builders?</strong></p> <p><strong>Let's kick this year off to a great start. If you're looking for a new opportunity in the dev tools space, this post is for you.</strong></p> <h2> 15+ dev-first companies hiring in April 2026 </h2> <p>Below are 15+ open roles in dev-first companies.</p> <h3> Featured opportunities </h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://mktto.dev/X0kv1Cz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dub is hiring a Staff Software Engineer</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/wHSmLDH" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raycast is hiring a Design Engineer</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/zpIp3jj" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code is hiring a Senior Software Engineer</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> </ul> <h3> More open roles </h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/H4pDxuv" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aikido Security is hiring a DevRel Manager, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/yXqoXBg" rel="noopener noreferrer">AssemblyAI is hiring a Software Engineer, remote EU</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/zow8BnL" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cursor is hiring a GTM Engineer, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/XqZgp2r" rel="noopener noreferrer">JetBrains is hiring a Developer Advocate, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/5oJOtUV" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laravel is hiring a Director of Developer Relations, remote US</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/mU4q6sL" rel="noopener noreferrer">Netlify is hiring a UX Engineer, remote EU</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/R6TmL5m" rel="noopener noreferrer">Superset is hiring a Former Founder, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/WfXYtm9" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zed is hiring a Open-Source Engineer, remote EU</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/jVKcWL0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zo Computer is hiring a Product Engineer, in New York City, NY</a></li> </ul> <h3> From previous editions </h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/GFtaekd" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, remote EU</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/RDUzkDZ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resend is hiring a DX Engineer, remote US</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/Qe74rc5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tessl is hiring a Software Engineer, hybrid UK</a></li> </ul> <h2> Wrapping up </h2> <p><strong>That's a wrap! If this helped, please add some ❤️🦄🤯🙌🔥</strong></p> <p>Every Sunday, I hand-pick open roles in the dev tools space and post them on <a href="https://x.com/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter / X</a> and <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a>.</p> <h2> Think it. Build it. Ship it. </h2> <p><strong>v0.dev</strong> — Your collaborative AI assistant to design, iterate, and scale full-stack applications for the web.</p> <p><a href="https://mktto.dev/v0" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--primary" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start building for free</a> </p> <h2> Who else's hiring? </h2> <p>Is your company hiring? Please let me know! Reply here or <a href="https://dm.new/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">send me a DM</a>, and I'll make sure to add it to the next edition.</p> <p>See you next month — keep it up! 👋</p> career devrel opensource startup fmerian Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:54:56 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/whos-hiring-march-2026-229i https://forem.com/fmerian/whos-hiring-march-2026-229i <p><strong>Product engineers, Developer advocates, or Community builders?</strong></p> <p><strong>Let's kick this year off to a great start. If you're looking for a new opportunity in the dev tools space, this post is for you.</strong></p> <h2> 16+ dev-first companies hiring in March 2026 </h2> <p>Below are 16+ open roles in dev-first companies.</p> <h3> Featured opportunities </h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://mktto.dev/X0kv1Cz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dub is hiring a Staff Software Engineer</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/wHSmLDH" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raycast is hiring a Design Engineer</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/zpIp3jj" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code is hiring a Senior Software Engineer</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> </ul> <h3> More open roles </h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/GFtaekd" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, remote EU</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/QXp05Tg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Knock is hiring a Platform Engineer, hybrid NYC</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/3rY4iwc" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laravel is hiring a Technical Support Engineer, remote APAC</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/8YAhalw" rel="noopener noreferrer">Layercode is hiring a Product Engineer, hybrid UK</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/r15hrud" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mastra is hiring a Customer Engineer, remote US</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/ShWDEnC" rel="noopener noreferrer">Onlook is hiring a Founding Engineer, remote US</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/RDUzkDZ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resend is hiring a DX Engineer, remote US</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/EcQk1A9" rel="noopener noreferrer">Speakeasy is hiring a Design Engineer, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/Qe74rc5" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tessl is hiring a Software Engineer, hybrid UK</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/pr6VYn8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Warp is hiring an Applied AI Engineer, remote US</a></li> </ul> <h3> From previous editions </h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/fyHygRe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aikido Security is hiring a Developer Content Writer, in London, UK</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/LdsKRMc" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mistral AI is hiring a DX Engineer, in Paris, FR</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/IiFC9Wj" rel="noopener noreferrer">PostHog is hiring a Product Engineer, remote EU</a> <code>#opensource</code> </li> </ul> <h2> Wrapping up </h2> <p><strong>That's a wrap! If this helped, please add some ❤️🦄🤯🙌🔥</strong></p> <p>Every Sunday, I hand-pick open roles in the dev tools space and post them on <a href="https://x.com/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter / X</a> and <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a>.</p> <h2> Think it. Build it. Ship it. </h2> <p><strong>v0.dev</strong> — Your collaborative AI assistant to design, iterate, and scale full-stack applications for the web.</p> <p><a href="https://mktto.dev/v0" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--primary" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start building for free</a> </p> <h2> Who else's hiring? </h2> <p>Is your company hiring? Please let me know! 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If you're looking for a new opportunity in the dev tools space, this post is for you.</strong></p> <h2> 13+ dev-first companies hiring in February 2026 </h2> <p>Below are 13+ open roles in dev-first companies.</p> <h3> Featured opportunities </h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://mktto.dev/X0kv1Cz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dub is hiring a Staff Software Engineer</a> #opensource</li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/wHSmLDH" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raycast is hiring a Design Engineer</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/zpIp3jj" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, remote EU</a> #opensource</li> </ul> <h3> More open roles </h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/fyHygRe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aikido Security is hiring a Developer Content Writer, in London UK</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/1W5NqBa" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blink.new is hiring a Developer Experience Engineer, remote US</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/KQHWyR9" rel="noopener noreferrer">Crustdata is hiring a Founding Product Engineer, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li><a href="https://firecrawl.link/careers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firecrawl is hiring a Developer Experience Engineer, remote WW</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastra.ai/careers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mastra is hiring a Product Engineer, remote US</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/IiFC9Wj" rel="noopener noreferrer">PostHog is hiring a Developer Marketer, remote EU</a> #opensource</li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/b90xTBl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trunk is hiring a Senior DevRel Engineer, in San Francisco, CA</a></li> </ul> <h3> From previous editions </h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/024An3p" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linear is hiring a Staff Product Engineer, remote EU</a></li> <li><a href="https://meooow.link/LdsKRMc" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mistral AI is hiring a DevOps Engineer, in Paris, FR</a></li> <li> <a href="https://meooow.link/Tm2oGrq" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supabase is hiring a FinOps Engineer, remote WW</a> #opensource</li> </ul> <h2> Wrapping up </h2> <p><strong>That's a wrap! If this helped, please add some ❤️🦄🤯🙌🔥</strong></p> <p>Every Sunday, I hand-pick open roles in the dev tools space and post them on <a href="https://x.com/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter / X</a> and <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a>.</p> <h2> Let's talk all-things-agentic-coding-AI </h2> <p>Humans in the Loop is a place for people who love to use AI to ship faster, a free Slack community to join and share insights and best practices on Claude Code, Cursor, MCP servers, AI code reviews, and more.</p> <p><a href="https://humansintheloop.tech/?ref=dev" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--primary" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join the community</a> </p> <h2> Who else's hiring? </h2> <p>Is your company hiring? Please let me know! Reply here or <a href="https://dm.new/fmerian" rel="noopener noreferrer">send me a DM</a>, and I'll make sure to add it to the next edition.</p> <p>See you next month — keep it up! 👋</p> career devrel opensource startup fmerian Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:58:38 +0000 https://forem.com/fmerian/live-kilo-code-on-product-hunt-ee8 https://forem.com/fmerian/live-kilo-code-on-product-hunt-ee8 <p><strong>OSS AI coding assistant <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode?utm_source=other&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code</a> is launching today.</strong> This is their 3rd launch on Product Hunt.</p> <p>Last year, they crushed it: Two launches, ranked respectfully <code>#5</code> Product of the Day and <code>#1</code> Product of the Day -- among the best developer tools launched in 2025 in my opinion. 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Check!</p> <p>For the first 4 hours of the day, Product Hunt hides upvotes and sorts the homepage randomly. This should give products "a more distributed chance at exposure early." -- <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/stories/let-s-talk-about-spam" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source</a></p> <p><strong>Here's the direct link: <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode?utm_source=other&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilo Code on Product Hunt</a></strong></p> <h2> <code>01:01:AM:PST</code> - new milestone: 100 upvotes </h2> <p>Product Hunt is a great place for developer tools to launch -- a place where many dev-first, open-source products like Kilo launched successfully: </p> <ul> <li>Supabase (16 launches, 20 awards), </li> <li>Langfuse (4 launches, 5 awards), or </li> <li>Metabase (3 launches, 2 awards) for example.</li> </ul> <h2> <code>02:57:AM:PST</code> - new milestone: 150 upvotes </h2> <p>Product Hunt helps raise awareness, get feedback, and collect testimonials — the type of materials you can reuse later on for marketing purposes.</p> <p>Take this comment for instance:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>As a data engineer, I’ve been using Kilo Code reviewer and it’s surprisingly data aware, not just code aware. It helps me catch pipeline changes that would only break dashboards later.</strong></em></p> <p>-- Pedro Heyerdahl on <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/kilocode/launches/kilo-code-reviewer?comment=5115614" rel="noopener noreferrer">Product Hunt</a></p> </blockquote> <h2> <code>04:01:AM:PST</code> - current status: <code>#1</code> Product of the Day </h2> <p>Kilo Code is currently <code>#1</code> Product of the Day, with 30 comments and 199 points. They reached 200 points 11 minutes later, at 04:12:AM:PST / 12:12:PM:UTC.</p> <p>Fun fact: Today's Top 3 Products of the Day are open-source products. OSS ftw!</p> <h2> <code>06:17:AM:PST</code> - new milestone: 300 points </h2> <p>Kilo still is <code>#1</code> Product of the Day and just reached 300 points.</p> <h2> <code>07:00:AM:PST</code> - new milestone: 331 upvotes </h2> <p>When Kilo first launched on Product Hunt <a href="https://producthunt.com/products/kilocode/launches" rel="noopener noreferrer">a year ago</a>, they got 330 points. They just surpassed it.</p> <p>Product Hunt is about consistency. Launch, and keep launching.</p> <h2> <code>09:39:AM:PST</code> - new milestone: 400 points </h2> <p>Currently <code>#1</code> Product of the Day, Kilo just reached 400 points. They reached 500 points 5 hours later, at 02:34:PM:PST / 10:34:PM:UTC.</p> <h2> <code>11:44:PM:PST</code> - new milestone: 600 points </h2> <p>Product Hunt is a 24-hour run! <code>#1</code> Product of the Day, Kilo just reached 600 points.</p> <h2> <code>12:00:AM:PST</code> - wrapping up </h2> <p>That's a wrap!</p> <h3> Results </h3> <ul> <li>636 points</li> <li>115 comments</li> <li> <code>#1</code> Product of the Day - featured in The Leaderboard, Product Hunt's daily newsletter</li> <li>1 ,002 new followers on Product Hunt (+43.3%)</li> </ul> <h3> Key takeaway </h3> <p>Launching multiple times create a tailwind.</p> <p>When first launched a year ago, Kilo had 0 followers, ranked #5 Product of the Day. 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