Rebuilding the first versions of great products with AI
FirstVersion takes you on a journey through time, recreating the first versions of today’s tech giants with AI, collaboratively refined and maintained by the community – and updated for free. You can also duplicate them for free and build your own versions.
Hi PH community!
On the final day of 2024, I’m excited to share FirstVersion which showcases the first versions of iconic tech companies, rebuilt by AI, along with their inspiring startup stories.
Why FirstVersion?🚀
Every great product began with a simple Version 1.0. FirstVersion takes you on a journey through time, recreating the humble beginnings of today’s tech giants to showcase how simplicity and focus sparked their success.
We hope this inspires you to embrace simplicity, solve real problems, and take that first step toward your own great product!
Google (1998)YouTube (2005)Product Hunt (2013)Airbnb (2008)Twitter (2006)X.com (1999)Yahoo! (1994)eBay (2002)
FirstVersion itself and all the recreated websites are built using Trickle AI, collaboratively refined and maintained by the community. The project will be continually updated and is completely free.
Why did we decide to launch this on PH?🐱
Product Hunt is the birthplace of countless innovative ideas and products. Every day, solomakers and entrepreneurs launch their "Version One" here, just as the tech giants did in their early days. And as 2024 closes, I wanted to honor the past while inspiring the next wave of tech pioneers.
Special thanks to archive.org, firstversions.com, and versionmuseum.com for preserving these historical snapshots and screenshots, making our rebuilds possible. 🫶
About FirstVersion on Product Hunt
“Rebuilding the first versions of great products with AI”
FirstVersion launched on Product Hunt on December 31st, 2024 and earned 497 upvotes and 49 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. FirstVersion takes you on a journey through time, recreating the first versions of today’s tech giants with AI, collaboratively refined and maintained by the community – and updated for free. You can also duplicate them for free and build your own versions.
On the analytics side, FirstVersion competes within Website Builder, Artificial Intelligence and Tech — topics that collectively have 1.1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how FirstVersion performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted FirstVersion?
FirstVersion was hunted by Jarod Xu. 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.
For a complete overview of FirstVersion including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Jarod Xu