Upstarts #1 (19 Feb 26)
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hey Reader, and welcome to the very first PROPER upstarts newsletter! we launched some supercool new features this week in upstarts. here goes... ‘launches’ we ‘launched’ ‘launches’, a way to launch updates for your product, product hunt styley, with upvotes and everything! check ins changed the ‘post’ button to ‘check in’s and made more of a big deal of daily streaks, which are now based 100% on whether you show up every day and post an update on what you’re working on. think of it like a short (140 characters or less) journal. polls i like polls, i know they’re so 2000s but they work and are easy to engage with, so there. ‘Unlock Distribution‘ added a service, where you get real exposure by hitting launch milestones. tech stack i want upstarts to be a learning experience for newbies too, so ive added a new tech stack directory and sidebar listing the tech stack for products (if builders choose to add this, its optional) fancy emojis lastly, we added x-style emojis with an emoji picker in the post box upstarts is on 🔥 i have to shout out to our builder of the week @developer (Dawedev) who launched 3 products on upstarts! below are links to their products:
another notable mention to our other launchers from the past week 👏👏👏
l also launched a new app myself called Wordloop (https://www.upstarts.app/p/wordloop) – it's a daily word game, think Wordle meets Scrabble. as Yazz once profoundly stated; the only way is 🆙 until next week, keep building! — doug |
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hey Reader, hope you're doing well? a quick note to let you know that Hypetube has just dropped on product hunt here's how it looks... Hypetube lets you turn YouTube playlists into profits. here's the link to go check it out i really appreciate any UPVOTES you can give me! if you're interested in trying out Hypetube, you can do so for free at https://www.hypetube.app any questions, hit reply, this is my real email address. — doug
Hi Reader, I won't give you the Wordle word of the day, that'd be cheating BUT, I WILL give you the WordLOOP word of the day... it's SWIPPLE (it's the part of a flail that is free to swing. But what's a flail i hear you ask?) So, that brings me to Wordloop. Wordloop is a free daily word game I have launched today. If you play Wordle, you're gonna love Wordloop. You have 7 words to get as many points as you can, you get more points for: using more letters from the previous word to start your...