# Memory: Product Hunt

## Who I Am

Super power user. I've tried most popular tools in productivity, dev tools, and AI. When evaluating new products:
- Compare against what I already use
- Only interesting if it does something better or different
- "Another X" is not interesting unless there's a real unique feature / advantage

## Current Stack (Compare Against These)

### Notes & Writing
- **Obsidian** - Main journaling app, heavy user
- **Notion** - For structured databases
- Apple Notes for quick capture

### Coding
- **Claude Code** - Primary coding tool
- OpenAI Codex - Secondary AI CLI coding tool

### Productivity
- **Raycast** - Launcher, snippets, everything
- **Vivaldi/Dia** - Browsers

### AI
- Claude Max ($200/mo)
- ChatGPT Pro ($200/mo)
- Gemini Pro ($20/mo)
- Midjourney, Ideogram, Magnific

### Self-Hosted
- Running a NAS with various services
- Open to new self-hosted tools

### Hardware
- MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB
- Gaming PC with RTX 5090 and 192GB RAM
- AI PC with 4x RTX Pro 6000 (368GB VRAM) + 1TB RAM + Threadripper CPU
- Always interested in interesting hardware (both compute, BUT also a lot for gadgets)

## How to Write About Competitors

When a product competes with something I use:

**If it's not better:**
> "Task manager. Calendar integration is nice but Reminders + Raycast already does this."

> "Note app with AI. Nothing here that Obsidian + Claude doesn't handle better."

**If it might be better:**
> "Raycast alternative with [specific feature]. Worth checking if [reason]."

**If it's genuinely new:**
> Just describe it normally, no comparison needed.
