As a non-Silicon Valley non-American this is unbelievable to me. It would take a lifetime and you still wouldn't get this kind of investment money in Europe for a site like ProductHunt.
After having a product - Traction (book) - hit #2 on PH a few weeks ago, I can say that PH drove more and higher quality traffic than several other well-known blogs we were mentioned on.<p>PH is great and Ryan is awesome - really excited to see where PH goes after the raise!
Congrats on raising money, I'm not sure what Product Hunt will do with $6 million and how it will get a return on that investment, but I guess while a gold rush is on you sell pickaxes right?<p>I'm sure what they are doing is valuable and they certainly have an interesting audience, I just don't have the imagination to understand what they plan on doing with it.
Wow, congratulations Ryan. It was probably quite easy (relatively) for PH to raise, since top tier investors have been sourcing potential deal flow from PH for months. Also, it does not hurt that they are a YC company, increasing their social proof.
Who really needs Product Hunt?<p>1) Moms: Well, since they make "all" the buying decisions for the family.<p>2) Small businesses: Sadly enough, your local dentist, or local mechanic, still need to know what are the latest, shiny tools for their trade.<p>Software engineers and product makers, I just do not see their monetary value, other than testers for PH.
Congrats PH team.. The PH Philly Meetup was a great time, and I love the direction you guys are moving in. Looking forward to seeing the next evolution!
Congrats to Ryan and the team!<p>I know there must be more to the plan (in addition to divide and conquer), can't wait to see what's in the works.