... that last one taught me more about product than any SaaS ever did. Right now I'm building Murmell , a multiplayer canvas where cloud coding agents work side by side and you watch them build in real time. My competitor isn't another AI tool. It's the terminal sitting on your own machine. The thing I can't stop doing is training. i'm a Track and field athlete, and man, seriously nobody claps for the session ... ... enjoys building communities, starting conversations, and connecting people with useful products and ideas. I m helping build awareness around Velofloor a virtual workspace designed to make remote teams feel more connected and accessible, including features like a live Public Lobby

... just launched @Dograh , the open-source alternative to Retell and Vapi for building voice agents. Self-hostable, so you own your stack and your data. We started it out of rage - every tool was too expensive, too closed, or scammy (addon after addons). So we open-sourced every line from day 0, on one belief: no company should own voice AI. Big labs are lobbying

... enjoys building communities, starting conversations, and connecting people with useful products and ideas. I m helping build awareness around Velofloor a virtual workspace designed to make remote teams feel more connected and accessible, including features like a live Public Lobby for website visitors. Starting conversations and learning from what people are saying. I m always curious about how teams work, communicate, and solve problems. I m here to discover interesting products, connect with founders and makers, and learn from ...

... phones can still connect without internet. kinda turned into a weird mix of communication + local emergency tool while building it lol Comment from Stephen Harmston(@stephen_harmston): @blakeatvassant  one downside of boot strapping is that if you have competitors with funding then they have the opportunity to outpace you. It can be great but it's also frustrating. Comment from Stan Kolotinskiy(@sk_uxpin): I don't have any startups, but I would probably eventually retort ... ... profit Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @cemii  What can that app do? Comment from Blake at Vassant(@blakeatvassant): There is a fantastic book on this concept called "Getting Real." It discusses the pros and cons of bootstrapping vs

... system currently favors: Existing PH network Insiders with history Hype over real usage instead of rewarding actual product-market fit. If you really want to fix this, there has to be a better way to distinguish bought votes vs real customer support . Right now they re being treated the same, and that s the core issue. Comment from Landon Reid(@galax): Bought votes = rented audience. Real engagement = owned audience. We launched ReadyPermit here. The comments and conversations drove 10x more ... ... really have to start distinguishing who s acting out of genuine support, and who s part of something more organised. + I started to notice that even accounts that have been active here for a long time have started to "lobby

... happening on there but you most certainly can try to stop your kid from going onto the deep web or talking to strangers. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @ritik_ranjan  I think that companies will be lobbying for themselves in gov organisations (because of profit)... but we can do the same and create some pressure (as the society). Comment from Lachezar Dimitrov(@lachezar_dimitrov): @busmark_w_nika  Absolutely, but then how AI behaves once it becomes "smarter ... ... Just like we have food safety standards or financial audits, AI systems will need something similar at scale. Comment from Ritik Ranjan(@ritik_ranjan): @busmark_w_nika   You re right, companies will always prioritize their own interests when lobbying

... Chibuzo Odigbo(@franklivania): @ph_bernard  Thanks, Bernard. I'll do this, and also relate more with the community, as a way to get my foot in. Comment from Chibuzo Odigbo(@franklivania): @charuchaturvedi  Of course, rather than just lobby them for their upvote. After the upvote, what next? Comment from Chibuzo Odigbo(@franklivania): I have an issue with actually going to these people's DMs, and just telling them to help upvote my product. Cos, I did a lunch ...

... Caution: We re treading on thin ice. I understand why big companies lobby for better conditions in their field. I see it more as a form of collective interest. But what if a few select individuals (CEOs of tech giants we know who we mean) become highly politically biased and actively engaged? Especially when their companies are media-driven and have the power to influence public opinion on a massive scale? If a tech company owns media platforms, should ...

... your initial approach - 12 startups in 12 months) build the most barebones version of each idea quickly (e.g. 1 month per idea) and see if it gets traction/paying customers? How did you ultimately narrow down on building PhotoAI/InteriorAI vs the many other AI types of tools you could have built? Suggestion regarding EU: I feel the biggest change for the EU will happen when the populace elects younger people to political power. Ideally people under 35-40 that actually understand ... ... party punch. The EU doesn't include Switzerland (where I live) or the UK (which are certainly Europe too) and it represents a certain (failed imo) philosophical approach to European coherence to which you're proposing an alternative

... attend any of the sessions. I messaged all the people I wanted to meet asking if they were going to be at the conference and either met them for coffee outside, or met for a conversation in the lobby of the conference. Basically, you should treat the conference as an excuse for many people to gather in a city, and just try to have lots of one-on-one chats. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): True! When ...