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Josh Buckley

Hyper Founder Program - An 8-week founder program inspired by Product Hunt

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Hyper is a new kind of venture firm, inspired by the community at Product Hunt. Today, we’re launching our 8-week program which focuses on what modern startups need most: distribution, mentorship, talent, community, & fundraising. Applications open. Read more.

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Josh Buckley
Maker
Hi everyone - I’m so excited to introduce you to something we’ve been working on for a while which was inspired by all of you, the awesome community of makers and early adopters here on Product Hunt. Say hello to Hyper and, more specifically, to the Hyper founder program. Product Hunt has always been the heart of the maker movement. It has helped countless companies find their audiences — including startups like Notion, Airtable, Zoom, and Slack, which all launched on Product Hunt. And that’s what the Hyper founder program is about, helping even more makers find success. Things have changed a bit over the years, but there are still common challenges all startups seem to face. And breaking through the noise to reach potential customers or users is harder than ever. That’s where the Hyper program comes in. If you’re a founder or a maker with an idea for a company, you can apply to be part of Hyper’s first season of companies starting today. The application is here:https://hyper.com/#apply and closes at midnight on August 10. -Josh
Jaren Glover
@joshbuckley what might be some good examples of the support a founder might get from the hyper team vs the advisors?
Josh Buckley
Maker
@jarenglover The core Hyper team and partners will be engaged with companies throughout the duration of the program. Founders can depend on the team for consistent support. An advisor's involvement, on the other hand, could be any of the following (i) regular meetings (ii) office hour session (iii) speaker session. Not all advisors will be involved in the same way.
Audrey Lo
@joshbuckley woo! Can't wait to watch this program grow.
Ann Ezexel
@joshbuckley tell me, can I submit an application about our project? This is a personal tracker of moles, which is able to find cancer at an early stage. We really need support:)
Ryan Hoover
Maker
This is big news for the Product Hunt community. Hyper and this expansion in the business model will allow us to double down on our focus to support makers and founders. One example: The Product Hunt team has already grown by 50% this year. 😸
Ann Ezexel
@rrhoover Hello, Ryan! We also have a project-Nota mole tracker, a device that helps to find skin cancer at home. We will be glad if you become our friend:) let's help people together to monitor their health.
Ben Lang
Top Product
Congrats! Brilliant move for the Product Hunt community 🙌
Russ Gavrilyuk
Great value! we do share the same vision and see quite substantial ground for mutually beneficial partnership!
Evgeniia Mishchenko
@russg @joshbuckley @ahiggz @harrystebbings In the spirit of making the capital more accessible and efficient 🤗😃😃
Sergei Timoshenko
Great !!! Such products are very important for new startups!
Ivanna Wendel
Hello to Hyper! 🥳 Finally someone disrupting YC 😜
Anurag Singh
This is so cool to see from @producthunt ✌️ @joshbuckley do you have a guideline for those applying - e.g. stage, traction?
Anurag Singh
@producthunt @joshbuckley this probably answers it to some extent: If you’re a founder at an an early-stage startup, or if you’re thinking about starting one, you should apply here to join Hyper’s Fall season.
Josh Buckley
Maker
@singhanurag Hi Anurag! Given that each season will only have a small number of participants, our team will provide tailored programming and support for each company. Whether you are at the ideation stage, beta testing, or have already launched, we encourage all early-stage founders to apply!
Ali M. Ismail
I'm optimistic. How do you compare to YC? Your offering is double the YC offer with less equity. Also, I've noticed that your form favors companies with multiple founders, what are the chances for solo founders? Especially that you emerged from ProductHunt which is the go-to place for solo founders.
Julia Doronina
This is a very cool idea, it's so important to help young teams with their dreams!
Igor Zalutski
Great one! - Are you a fund or a syndicate? - Are funds like A16z, 20VC and Sequoia investing directly into your fund? If not, how does your partnership model with them work? - Which investment vehicle do you use? Assuming convertible, how do you approach valuation / caps / percentages?
Gabriele Sangrigoli
@igorzij Did they replied in private?
Parker Thomas
Josh - physical products as well or just software?
Josh Buckley
Maker
@fpthomas10 Hyper will focus broadly on technology companies. Both physical products and software are welcome to apply!
AJ Alkasmi
Sounds awesome! I'm excited to apply. Will the 8-week program be in-person / on-site somewhere? Hybrid? On the site it mentions you'll be sharing more info in the coming weeks and months -- I'm curious about what the program is like from a day-to-day perspective.
Josh Buckley
Maker
@aj_alkasmi Hi AJ! Excited to have you apply. The program will be remote, however we are planning an in-person kick-off event for founders to meet one another. More information to come.
AJ Alkasmi
@joshbuckley Thanks for your reply. My co-founder Ahmad and I submitted our app a few weeks ago. We also launched here on PH last week :) lots of exciting updates this month.
Dawid Zamkowski
That's awesome!
Mayank Mishra
Launching soon!
one of the best accelerators. Period.
Lisa Dziuba
Interesting 👁
Zach
Amazing work Hyper team ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Brian Yun
Congrats on the launch @joshbuckley and PH team!
Josh Buckley
Maker
@brianyun Thank you Brian!
Sergey Voynov
Terrific! I really hope you can help startups! I am sure we will hear more about your successes!
Zee Schwab
super frustrating bug in the application process. clicking save draft deletes data from certain fields, and duplicates other fields @joshbuckley
Josh Buckley
Maker
@columnzee Thank you for letting us know, Zee! I apologize for the inconvenience that it is causing you. Will you email us (team@hyper.com) with specific detail on the fields? Our team is working quickly to resolve this.
Zee Schwab
@hyper @joshbuckley did you guys have a chance to fix?
Thanh Khuu
This sounds amazing for founders. Congrats!