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Product Hunt Maker Stories - Ruben Harris

Ruben on breaking into tech, diversity in tech & more

Education·by Product Hunt, Inc.·Launched Mar 2016·0 upvotes·soundcloud.com

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CohortClass of 2016

What it is

Ruben on breaking into tech, diversity in tech & more

HTTP liveness

17 probes since Jun 16

Jun 16Aug 26

AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub

Jun 16, 2026
First probe — live
Alive · 200 OK

Funding history

3 rounds

Total raised

$33.5M

Latest valuation

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Stage

public

Lead investors: Andreessen Horowitz · Andreessen Horowitz · Andreessen Horowitz · AngelList · AngelList

Acquired

Dec 2016

AngelList

$20.0M

source

Seed

Oct 2014

investors undisclosed

$7.4M

SEC

Series A

Oct 2014

Andreessen Horowitz

$6.1M

source

Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

None apparent

Product Hunt operates in a competitive landscape without significant barriers to entry, and the content does not indicate strong sustainable advantages that protect its market position.

webProduct Hunt lacks substantial barriers to prevent competitors from entering the market. source
webThe competitive space for product discovery and innovation is rapidly evolving, making it difficult for any single platform to maintain a leading position. source

weak · 0.50 confidence · grounded in 2 sources

Website-grounded · May 2026

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