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Plus, take your API skills from 0-100 real fast [Product Hunt]( Friday, Oct 04 The Leaderboard [This newsletter was brought to you by]( Happy Friday! Welcome back to the Leaderboard. In today's edition: Who needs books when you have YouTube, ditch the API docs and learn by doing, and use AI to plan your next vacation. No substitute for books [LookieAI:]( AI-generated summaries of YouTube videosConfession: I’m generally disturbed by my generation’s tendency to substitute watching YouTube videos for reading books. But that’s the world we live in, and I’m sure LookieAI will serve those too busy to watch “Crash Course World History” well on their AP Euro exams. Still, I’ll be curious to see whether these text summaries of videos actually take off — my sense is you could get the same value, without the inaccuracies, from full transcripts. [Sanjana Friedman]( [Sanjana Friedman Head of Content @ Product Hunt]( Learn by doing [Hello API:](Takes your web API and creates a nice UI to test out API calls from the browser. While I should probably meticulously read the documentation when exploring a new API, I often find the fastest way to learn about an API is by trying it out. Hello API lets me experiment with an API right in the browser, making the process of understanding an API a lot less painful. If you're publishing an API I think this could be a really nice addition to make it easier to understand and use. [Alex Gap]( [Alex Gap Engineer @ Product Hunt]( 10x your vacation [Pogo Travel:]( A Pinterest-style app that helps you better plan your trips. Like Pinterest but for travel is an interesting premise. I’m notoriously bad at creating itineraries when I travel so an app that lets me plan out everything I need to see, eat, drink, and experience in tandem with an AI assistant is super enticing. The only thing though is that Pinterest is already the “Pinterest for travel” — I can create an itinery just by spinning up a board and adding stuff I see from my global feed. Maybe there’s something the makers can add to differientiate it for power Pinterest users like me. [Aaron O'Leary]( [Aaron O'Leary Content @ Product Hunt]( Sponsored By The simplest productivity hack A few all-nighters are inevitable on the startup journey from idea to IPO. But make a habit of it, and you’ll find your health — and your company’s — will suffer. Rho, the award-winning banking platform trusted by venture-backed startups, wants to help you take advantage of the simplest productivity hack: 8 solid hours of sleep. For a limited time, founders who open a Rho business account could earn a free Eight Sleep Pod 4 Cover + Hub. Stay in control of your startup’s wellbeing with Rho. Eligibility and conditions apply. Learn more today. [Apply Now]( Friday, 4 October 2024 Yesterday's Top Products [1. buzzabout — Audience insights from 1B+ online discussions in 2 mins 380 • Artificial Intelligence]( [▲ 954]( [2. FullEnrich 2.0 — Waterfall enrichment for emails & phone numbers 102 • Sales]( [▲ 856]( [3. CostGPT.ai — Generate software cost, time, features, user story & sitemap 125 • SaaS]( [▲ 553]( [4. Lookie AI — A faster way to absorb knowledge from YouTube 157 • Productivity]( [▲ 577]( [5. Editapp — Interactive, responsive, and trackable decks 214 • Design Tools]( [▲ 375]( [6. Sent.dm — Unified API for sending messages on SMS, WhatsApp, and more 41 • Messaging]( [▲ 312]( [7. HoundDog.ai Static Code Scanner — Catch PII leaks in code & keep your PII inventory current 67 • Privacy]( [▲ 318]( [8. Mermaid Whiteboard — Drag & drop whiteboard with text based diagramming 44 • Web App]( [▲ 246]( [9. Jammin — Collaborative music software in your browser 62 • Music]( [▲ 185]( [10. NVLM 1.0 — Open frontier-class multimodal LLMs 34 • Open Source]( [▲ 188]( [Show More Products]( We send this email daily. Feel free to [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from these emails at any time. [Advertise](, [Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Stories]( [ ]( [Click on me](