# Product Hunt Listing — AccelaStudy AI

**Launch day:** Monday, May 11, 2026
**Goes live:** 12:01 AM PT
**Hunter:** Self-hunt (Charles submits the listing). PH treats self-hunts normally; hunter accounts mostly drive follower notifications, which we don't depend on.

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## Name

> AccelaStudy AI

## Tagline (60 chars max — PH cuts off hard at 60)

> Learn what you don't know. Skip what you do.

**Alternates** (test which feels strongest):

- `Learn what you don't know. Skip what you do.` (60 chars — recommended)
- `Adaptive cert prep that knows why you got it wrong.` (54 chars)
- `One human + Claude built an adaptive learning engine.` (53 chars)
- `Real-time adaptive learning for 929 certifications.` (after rendering: ~57 chars)

The first one is the strongest because it states the value to the *user* in plain language, no jargon. The "one human + Claude" angle goes in the description and first comment, where it has space to land.

## Description (260 chars max — PH cuts hard at 260)

> AccelaStudy maintains a real-time mathematical model of your knowledge — updated in <2 ms per answer — and uses it to skip what you already know, trace wrong answers to root-cause gaps, and predict pass probability before you risk the exam fee. 929 certs.

**Renders to ~258 chars after token substitution. Verify length after render.**

## Topics (pick 4 from PH's list)

1. Education
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Productivity
4. SaaS

## Pricing label

> Freemium

## Make / Maker

- **Maker:** Charles Sieg
- **Mention "made with":** Optional. If PH allows tagging Anthropic / Claude as a "tool used to build," do it — that's the angle that wins this listing.

## Links

- **Website:** https://accelastudy.ai
- **Try it:** https://accelastudy.ai

## Gallery (8 slots — order matters; first three are seen most)

| # | What | Source |
|---|------|--------|
| 1 | **90-second demo video** (the hero) | `press-kit/video/web_demo_90s.mp4` once recorded |
| 2 | Web dashboard — ELO, behavioral rings, readiness gauge | `press-kit/screenshots/web_dashboard_light.png` |
| 3 | Knowledge map — 2D force-directed graph showing root-cause gap detection | `press-kit/screenshots/web_knowledge_map_light.png` |
| 4 | Readiness panel — pass probability with confidence intervals | `press-kit/screenshots/web_readiness_light.png` |
| 5 | Exam simulator — timer + question navigator | `press-kit/screenshots/web_exam_simulator_light.png` |
| 6 | Lesson view — adaptive content with weak-area badges | `press-kit/screenshots/web_lesson_light.png` |
| 7 | Console-simulator lab — AWS hands-on | `press-kit/screenshots/web_lab_aws_light.png` |
| 8 | Provider page — grid of 929 certifications covered | `press-kit/screenshots/web_provider_page_light.png` |

If only one or two screenshots are ready by launch, prioritize **#1 (video)** and **#3 (knowledge map)** — both visually distinctive.

## First Comment (post yourself at 12:05 AM PT, immediately after listing goes live)

> Maker here.
>
> AccelaStudy AI is the result of 81 days of one human (me) working with Anthropic's Claude as my only engineering collaborator. 74 repositories. 1.27 million lines of code. 24,800+ automated tests. 29 patent filings, 637 claims. $0 raised, no employees, no contractors. To my knowledge no single human partnered with an AI has ever independently shipped a platform this large in this timeframe. That part of the story matters because it changes what one motivated person can attempt.
>
> What I'd love feedback on:
>
> 1. **Try the free demo at accelastudy.ai** (no signup required). Tell me what's broken, what's confusing, what's surprising.
>
> 2. **The actual engine.** Most "adaptive learning" is a percentage score that says you're 60% on AWS. AccelaStudy maintains a real-time model of each learner's knowledge and updates it in <2 ms after every interaction. When you get a VPC peering question wrong, it traces the failure back through the knowledge graph to the actual missing prerequisite (usually IP subnetting), and queues the four-minute lesson that closes the gap. That's the central technical claim. Push on it.
>
> 3. **The pricing.** $39/mo for all 929 certs feels low to me; the per-domain alternative (Kaplan, etc.) is $150–$950 per single exam. I'd value perspectives on whether this reads as too cheap to be credible or as a fair fixed-cost-of-content play.
>
> Native iOS / iPad / Mac / Windows / Linux apps follow Monday, June 1 — same engine, same account, real-time cross-device sync. Today is web only. Launch pricing is $39/mo through May 31, 2026 ($49/mo starting June 1).
>
> I'll be in this thread all day. Ask me anything.

## Supporter outreach (Mon May 4 evening — set up the upvote-rush)

Pre-launch, send personal DMs / texts to 10-30 people in your network who are:

- PH-active (have an account, upvote occasionally)
- Sympathetic (will upvote because they like you, not because they're being harvested)
- Distributed (so the upvotes look organic, not a botted spike)

Sample DM template:

> Hey [name] — I'm launching AccelaStudy on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tue May 5) at 12:01am PT. The story I'm telling is "one human + Claude in 81 days" which is the literal truth.
>
> If you're up for it, an upvote in the first hour matters way more than later in the day (PH algorithm). Link goes live at 12:01am PT — I'll send the URL the moment it's live.
>
> No expectation, no obligation. Just letting you know in case you want to be there.

**DO NOT batch this.** Send individually. Do not paste the same text — write each one.

## Tactical notes

- **Self-hunt is fine.** Charles can submit AccelaStudy himself and PH will treat it normally. Hunter accounts mostly matter for follower notifications.
- **Pre-fill the listing 48h ahead** in PH's draft area; PH locks the listing for editing once it's live.
- **Don't change anything after going live.** Even fixing a typo can re-trigger the "is this listing legit" check.
- **The 12-hour window matters most.** 12:01am PT to 12:00pm PT determines #1 PoD ranking. After that, you're cementing rather than earning.
- **Reply velocity > reply length.** A 30-second "great question, here's the short answer" beats a 5-minute polished reply that arrives 4 hours later.
- **East Coast time = PT + 3.** A 9 AM ET email blast lands at 6 AM PT — 6 hours into the PH day, peak West Coast wake-up. This is exactly when supporters check PH and convert.
