Buildpad is an AI co-founder that helps founders build products that people actually want. You'll be guided step-by-step through 7 phases, starting with finding a real problem to solve and finishing with building your product.
It’s the kind of toolkit that doesn’t just support building, it builds confidence. Super excited to see how it helps more indie creators turn ideas into real launches. 🚀
Curious how Buildpad adapts across industries—does the AI tweak its guidance for, say, a fintech founder vs. a healthtech one? One-size-fits-all rarely works in product dev.
This is a solid approach to building better products. Starting with problem validation is so key—it's where most ideas miss the mark, and it's great to see Buildpad making that the foundation.
Congrats on helping 8,000+ founders already! Excited to check it out. 🚀
I usually do the similar dialog with chatgpt or gemini, so what's the big difference between this tool and gpt 4o?
I tried your app and man, is amazing! the free phases are very well structured and give a perfect overview of the project and a self understanding of what is needed to build it, I will use it for sure!
also the chat is very well prompted and understand instantly what you type, very good job. Will follow your journey. Keep Building!
Love, Andrea.
I love the basic premise of finding a problem to solve, you definitely address a problem that every single entrepreneurial person has encountered hahah. I think you could build something really cool here long term, my main reservation right now is that I would personally be sceptical of working day and night on a problem that has only been validated with some web searches. I think if you could focus deeply on making the discovery process easier (more co-pilot than autonomous) and really helped me find and validate a good problem to solve, you would really have something! You could add the build and marketing phases later when you've nailed that. Btw are you nordic? Hit me up, I'd be happy to connect!
Great idea! Congratulations on the launch. Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before!
@davidheikka What a great product! Finding a product-market fit and validating product ideas has always been a huge challenge for builders. I remember having to manually sift through Reddit, Google searches, and engage with dozens of communities just to gauge an idea's viability.
One idea I got from watching your demo is to offer a competitor analysis. This could be helpful for founders to find out how your product stacks up against similar ones, and think of any unique value you can offer.
I feel like some people on Twitter like don't actually like to build things that people want...bit of an odd one but I think this would seriously help a lot of people get their priorities straight!
Big fan of the style & the design, it all looks very clean & straightforward!
Best of luck w/ the launch David & Felix!!
Often an AI has a tendency to just agree with you all the time, have you done anything to try and work around this?
I have been using Buildpad for over 2 months to work on a personal project and it has been the perfect addition for my journey.
I was struggling to keep the momentum and before was on and off on it.
Buildpad helped me to structure my approach and not cut corner by validating each step before moving on. Thanks to that I was more consistent in my progress and therefore more motivated to continue.
Starting new project can be difficult as we can seek help for certain task but it is always good to be able to bounce idea or solution with someone.
Yes AI will not replace "yet" a proper brainstorm between people but Buildpad really help you to leave the blank page you can sometimes be stuck on. It provides guidance, advice and really helps you build faster with more confidence.
There is so much potential with this app, I am very excited what David and Felix will do next!
As a Buildpad user, I am proud to have witnessed its growth since Reddit age. Keep up the good work!
This looks very well thought out. There has been individuals/businesses consulting for this but productizing it, sounds great. I haven't really gotten through everything yet but looks very promising. How has been the response from other founders so far?
Sounds like every solo founder’s dream! Love the structured approach—starting from problem validation all the way to building. Excited to see how Buildpad empowers more makers to launch with confidence. 🚀
About Buildpad on Product Hunt
“Build products that people actually want”
Buildpad launched on Product Hunt on April 23rd, 2025 and earned 435 upvotes and 48 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. Buildpad is an AI co-founder that helps founders build products that people actually want. You'll be guided step-by-step through 7 phases, starting with finding a real problem to solve and finishing with building your product.
Buildpad was featured in Artificial Intelligence (466.2k followers), Maker Tools (2.7k followers) and Business (7.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 94.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Buildpad?
Buildpad was hunted by David Heikka. 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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It’s the kind of toolkit that doesn’t just support building, it builds confidence. Super excited to see how it helps more indie creators turn ideas into real launches. 🚀