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Product Hunt isn't dying, it's becoming gentrified

Small time makers have been “priced out” by VC startups, rent seeking profiteers, and others with deep pockets There has been no shortage of content of how Product Hunt is either not worth the trouble, or has changed, or is dead. The incident involving Jason Levin leaving because the current CTO didn’t know who their most popular member was, the layoff of 60% of their staff, the number of paid for services offering to help your startup be the #1 product launch of the day, the number of complaints, all of these and more are symptoms of the same problem.

PH used to be that cool little community where makers launch their side project in hopes of making a few bucks or even quitting their job to do it full time. Product Hunt is just like that hip and cool coffee house that was started in an affordable part of the city. All of this means its going to be a lot harder for you, the side hustler, the soloprenuer, the full time bootstrapper, to succeed in getting some attention, and hopefully revenue, for your SaaS or service, whatever it is your building.

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