... everyone, I m Andy Salvo, cofounder of Crest Systems. My cofounder Jameson is 20. He goes to NC State. I go to Penn State. We both study business. We re building CSflow , an AI phone agent for trades and home-service businesses. It answers calls 24/7, qualifies the caller, books appointments, sends confirmations, and returns the recording, transcript, and a clear record of everything it did. The idea came from a simple problem: when a contractor misses a call, that ... ... smart call - people don't trust a voice agent until they can watch it not screw up. does the transcript/recording get shown to the caller too, or just the business owner reviewing after the fact? Comment from Andy

... launch support. Being clear about which pain you solve is half the battle. Manually reviewing real founder posts to test the tool is honestly the right approach at this stage. It's slow but it teaches you what real vs performative feedback needs actually look like. Automation comes later. Comment from Nolan Vu(@nolan_vu): @gauravchadhry  Thanks Gaurav, virtual try-on that actually preserves identity (body shape, skin tone, facial features) is way harder than most people realize. Every ... ... verified AI disclosure. others will not. over time the receipts with agent transparency outperform on credibility because the alternative

... I launched JustRemotechJobs.com a while ago, a job board for remote tech roles. No traction, but a lot of lessons ...

... prompted app a week later on Windsurf (now Devin) i was amazed to find i'd created a working digital version of the traditional Hangman game literally in an evening. I was flabbergasted. I tried to create an alternative using Cursor but it just didn't feel as compelling as the original Windsurf version. By trial & error i used the Windsurf editor Cascade as well as Chat GPT, Deepseek & Gemini to create code snippets & also altering code ... ... opinion the product is 85% done and till now I haven't felt the need for an coder. By the way, I am a completely non technical guy, with masters in strength and conditioning. Comment from Andy

... take for granted are not that easy at all! It's super useful for the product that we are building. Comment from David Camacho Cateura(@dcamacho): @steveb  please make this with customizable voices, I want to hear them andy bernard-style ! Comment from Vishwajeet Singhania(@vishwajeet_singhania): Absolutely! Weekends are sacred for side project energy I m currently building Trippy Taless - an AI-powered platform that helps travelers turn their chaotic photo dumps into beautiful, organized travel journals ... ... discovery phase, and we re all working hard to reimagine what the inbox experience could be with the right dose of intelligence. Notion Mail s doing cool stuff, no doubt but honestly, I don t see us as competitors

... rephrase and tweak it a bit. My question was: "Why is it so difficult to get a remote job offered by a U.S. company?" Many responses mentioned factors like: cultural background, time zone differences, geographical proximity, U.S. vs. EU law, optimising costs (e.g. instead of hiring from the EU, they hire from Asia). I want to look at this from the perspective of HR or those involved in hiring. How do you approach to hiring process or teaming up with ... ... founders when there is distance? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @andy

... building AI-powered Intercom that doesn't have a human backend. Maybe: "Set up AI intercom on your website in 3 minutes" Or "Automated sales chatbot for your website" The real questions is how does this stand out vs other chatbots (e.g. Intercom). Comment from David Sifry(@dsifry): @rajiv_ayyangar  Checking in on this... Comment from Niklaz L nnqvist(@niklazlonnqvist): VCU - The Co-Browsing Network. See and chat with all users visiting the same website. Interesting, works? Thanks /N Comment ... ... creatives, travelers, etc. I feel like the tagline should be really straight-forward, but it's actually hard to cover the proposition with just a few words. "Snap a photo to unlock inspiring stories and hidden context" Comment from Andy

... My app Bandit is launching tomorrow! Bandit is a platform tailored to help musicians find each other, wherever they are ...

... Makers , I'm Andy, author of Breaking into New Careers and EIR working on an Angel Investing School for patient capital, AMA I've had a portfolio career, starting off as a management consultant, before cofounding a bootstrapped startup (that my brother still runs today), starting a business within a business twice, developing my craft as a product manager, to joining the Obama Foundation Emerging Leaders programme and being named in the FT as a Top 10 BAME Leader ...