alexpham14

As I can see, the new SaaS products or apps are launching at an overwhelming pace, making it nearly impossible for new products to stand out. Is there any solution to this problem?

Hi HN,

We’re building PoliteHub (https://politehub.com), an AI-first team messaging tool for small and growing teams.

Like many teams here, we used Slack daily. Over time, two things became increasingly painful for us:

1. Pricing: Per-seat pricing punishes growing teams. 2. AI tools are fragmented — chat in Slack, thinking in ChatGPT, docs elsewhere

PoliteHub is our attempt to fix this by making AI a "member" of the channel that understands the full workspace context, rather than just a sidebar chatbot.

What we’re experimenting with:

- Slack-like channels and messaging - Shared AI that understands workspace context – Workspace-based pricing instead of per-user – Built mainly for SMBs and early-stage teams

The product is still early (beta), and we know replacing existing habits is hard. We’d really appreciate any feedback from the HN community, especially from teams that have tried integrating AI into daily collaboration.

What we’re most curious about:

- Does workspace-based pricing make sense? - Should AI be shared across a team, or remain personal? - What would make you seriously consider switching from Slack?

Thanks for taking a look, and I'm happy to answer questions.

I am getting ready to launch a product that lets people chat in groups and focuses on work and workspace collaboration.Like Slack and Discord, the pre-preview version will not have all the features they do. For now, it will only have text chat. The difference is that it costs less and makes the most of AI's presence and support in the workflow. I’m a fan of Slack, but honestly, its pricing is a barrier for me, and I believe it’s the same for any team.

I know it’s not something new, but is this a good idea, and does the community also care about it and want to see it? I would appreciate hearing your thoughts and feedback.