Rob Blaine
@BlaineGame
Followers
525
Following
775
Media
7
Statuses
140
Co-Founder @ Pollystack and TNT | Building smarter surveys and forms | Running MIT and Harvard startup accelerator
Joined August 2014
The new Microsoft report just said translators' jobs are the most at risk from AI
0
0
0
What’s the best system for vibe tweeting? Someone here must have written a guide.
3
0
2
Is there an unlock to making TikTok videos go viral other than be really edgy and keep doing it?.
1
0
2
Nothing feels quite as nice as being recognized in real life for what you’re building.
0
0
3
Building in public is the modern equivalent of “check out my mixtape”.
1
0
4
What are your best ways to get noticed while building in public?.
1
0
2
Always cool to get a chance to be a guest lecturer about what you’re building at a school like Harvard. But how any tips on how to make the most of promoting it after with little X following?
0
0
2
When you finally go live on Product Hunt and see some upvotes rolling in
0
0
4
Super exciting (and nerve-wracking) to launch on Product Hunt finally: Check out Pollystack for the future of forms and surveys!.
producthunt.com
Pollystack lets you create on-brand surveys, quizzes, feedback forms, and registration pages through a Cursor-like agent or an intuitive drag-and-drop builder. You get fully customizable designs for...
2
1
3
Build fast, test fast. Make a quick prototype (Lovable, Replit, Codapt). Share it with a small group, watch them use it, and take notes. Update quickly and repeat.
0
0
1
Talk to users. Interviews are still the best way to learn how people think and act. Go in with zero ego and listen. If you skip this, you’re basically building blind.
1
0
0
Start with a real problem. The strongest ideas come from your own work or real frustrations you see online (Reddit is gold for this). AI simulations can help you explore early, but nothing replaces talking to real users.
1
0
0
AI makes it easier than ever to build fast. But if you do not deeply understand your users and involve them, you are just guessing. Fast iteration, real problem focus, and strong user engagement are what make products stick. What have you tried? Curious to hear!.
0
0
0
Start building the real version. Take what worked from your prototype, but expect to rewrite and improve. Involve early users throughout. They will feel invested and are more likely to become your first customers.
1
0
0