Hugh Tan (Duong Tang)

🚀 Doraverse – Product Hunt Launch Recap 🚀 When we decided to launch Doraverse on Product Hunt, our goal was simple: reach the Top 3 of the day. We knew weekday launches are always competitive, and even making it to Top 5 would have been a milestone. The reality went far beyond what we expected. The race was incredibly intense, neck and neck from start to finish. At one point, Doraverse even climbed to #1 for several hours before finally closing at #2 Product of the Day, just over 10 votes behind the winner. For us, this is not just about rankings. It is about seeing hundreds of makers, founders, and early adopters rally behind our vision of building an all-in-one AI workspace that simplifies how people use AI every day. We are deeply grateful to everyone who supported us. Thank you to every person who voted, commented, shared feedback, or simply cheered us on. Every bit of support made a difference and helped us achieve more than we thought possible. This is just the beginning for Doraverse.

PLEASE HELP 🙏 Doraverse is currently just 10 votes away from winning Product of the Day on Product Hunt. We’ve put so much effort into this launch and we’re almost there. If you haven’t yet, please give us a quick upvote to help us cross the finish line today: 👉 producthunt.com/products/dor… Every single vote matters. Thank you so much for your support!

PLEASE HELP 🙏 Doraverse is currently just 10 votes away from winning Product of the Day on Product Hunt. We’ve put so much effort into this launch and we’re almost there. If you haven’t yet, please give us a quick upvote to help us cross the finish line today: 👉 producthunt.com/products/dor… Every single vote matters. Thank you so much for your support!

PLEASE HELP 🙏 Doraverse is currently just 10 votes away from winning Product of the Day on Product Hunt. We’ve put so much effort into this launch and we’re almost there. If you haven’t yet, please give us a quick upvote to help us cross the finish line today: 👉 producthunt.com/products/dor… Every single vote matters. Thank you so much for your support!

PLEASE HELP 🙏 Doraverse is currently just 10 votes away from winning Product of the Day on Product Hunt. We’ve put so much effort into this launch and we’re almost there. If you haven’t yet, please give us a quick upvote to help us cross the finish line today: 👉 producthunt.com/products/dor… Every single vote matters. Thank you so much for your support!

Hit 50+ new users already today 🎉 Feels like we’re finally getting some early traction. A big part of this comes from climbing to the top on Product Hunt. Day’s not over yet, let’s see how far this goes. producthunt.com/products/dor…

🚀 Doraverse just hit Product Hunt TOP 1 today! We’d love your support with a quick upvote + comment to keep the momentum going 💙 👉 producthunt.com/products/dor… Thank you so much! 🙏

Before PMF, paid ads are like pouring champagne into a leaky bucket. You don’t need CAC to LTV ratios. You need strangers to actually care. If you can't get people to stick around through organic, no amount of ad budget will save you. Focus on: Getting feedback Building something people use Talking to users like a human Then you’ve got pull. Now turn on the gas.

Do things that don’t scale. DM your potential users one by one. Reply to every single feedback. Go knock on doors if you have to. Why? Because it teaches you: Which message actually sells Where your product sucks Who your real ICP is Once you’ve nailed product, ICP, and messaging, then you earn the right to scale

Marketing in the age of AI is basically: Copy. Paste. Prompt. Pray. And then act like you handcrafted every word from your soul

Calling it a startup is just a classy way of saying "I don't have a job, but I'm extremely busy." Founders, we good? Or still raising from the Bank of Mom & Dad?

Back from the hell. Spent the last week totally wrecked by a flu. Reminded me how much startups depend on one thing we all take for granted: Being healthy. No energy, no focus, no deep thinking = nothing moves. Momentum is fragile as hell. One sick week and suddenly your todo list looks like a joke. Health isn’t just important, it’s the whole damn foundation.

I have 5,000 followers on LinkedIn. And just hit 300 on X. But if I’m being honest? These 300 feel more me than the 5,000 ever did. I’ve been on LinkedIn for 10 years. X? Just 2 months. But somehow, this place feels more like home. LinkedIn is polished. X is raw. LinkedIn is curated. X is chaotic. People perform on LinkedIn. People build on X. Appreciate every single one of you following. Let’s keep writing like no recruiter is watching.

Startup life is 10% building, 90% explaining to your mom that you're not unemployed. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve said to sound legit?

Startup life: where every win comes with a plot twist

Best marketing strategy? Make people feel something, then give them a reason to share it. The rest is just distribution.

Marketing is 50% knowing your audience, 30% testing your message, and 20% making it look like you knew it would work all along. The trick? Never let them see the 17 failed drafts in your Google Docs.

Here’s a weird marketing fact, You’re 7x more likely to remember a brand if it made you laugh, but most ads still play it safe with generic “trust us” vibes. People don’t share ads because they’re accurate, they share them because they’re interesting. What’s the funniest marketing campaign you’ve ever seen?

Here’s a fun one, The average person sees 6,000–10,000 ads a day, yet your brain will only remember the ones that made you feel something. That’s why great marketing isn’t about shouting louder, it’s about whispering the right thing at the right moment. What’s the last ad you actually remember from last week?