The Maker movement is growing fast. New Maker communities continue to sprout up. So we decided to learn everything we can about Makers. The State of Makers dives deep into the who, what and why of Makers. Including 3 predictions about what’s next for Makers.
The State of Makers launched on Product Hunt on May 21st, 2019 and earned 214 upvotes and 41 comments, placing #9 on the daily leaderboard. The Maker movement is growing fast. New Maker communities continue to sprout up. So we decided to learn everything we can about Makers. The State of Makers dives deep into the who, what and why of Makers. Including 3 predictions about what’s next for Makers.
The State of Makers was featured in Design Tools (259.7k followers), News (36.8k followers), Developer Tools (511.4k followers), Tech (622k followers) and Books (122.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 281.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted The State of Makers?
The State of Makers was hunted by Hiten Shah. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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