What ValidateHunt is — and how it works

What this is

ValidateHunt is a product directory where validation is earned, not collected. You don’t buy your way onto the board — you judge other launches first, then your product competes on the record.

The thesis is simple: 20 points. No inflation. Every maker distributes a fixed budget across real products, so scores mean something.

Why it exists

Most launch directories are good at collecting links and bad at producing signal. A product can be published, drift out of the feed, and never receive a serious look from another maker.

ValidateHunt was built independently to change that trade: attention is earned by giving attention. Every completed submission creates thoughtful feedback for other makers before asking the community for the same in return.

How it works

1. Enter your URL on the home page and fill in your product details — we pre-fill what we can from your site.
2. Judge 3 launches — distribute exactly 20 points across 3 products (0–10 each), with at least 100 characters of reasoning per review. Your name goes on every score. Finishing this is what puts your own listing live.
3. Your product competes in the week’s board. Other makers judge it the same way. The scoreline is the average of points received — on the record for everyone to see.

Scoring rules

• Score = average of points received from other makers.
• A product needs at least 3 reviews to qualify for ranking.
• Weeks run Monday 00:00 → Sunday 23:59 UTC.
• The board freezes at close. No more reviews count after the week ends.
• The highest-scoring qualified product wins the week winner badge on its listing.
• The board maintains a floor of 10 products by relaunching the most recent entries from prior weeks. Ten is not a cap.
• The highest-ranked product with a verified domain at close is selected for the monthly editorial review.

Listing terms

• Free to enter. Every product competes in the current week — no cap, no queue.
• Listings carry a nofollow link. Verify your hostname through the badge or DNS TXT to earn a Verified chip, visual highlight, and a dofollow link.

Honesty rules

• Verified makers only. Every review is tied to a verified email and public maker profile. Connecting X is optional.
• Never your own product. The review gate assigns other launches; you cannot judge yourself.
• Scores are immutable. Once recorded on the scorecard, a review cannot be changed or deleted.