... need to. Then look at your failures with fresh eyes. The pattern is there. You just can't see it while you're performing strength for everyone. When I sold my gold, I secured about 9 months of runway. I've burned through most of it building CroozLink. I have roughly 3 months left. I'm not going back to freelancing. That safety net is gone and I'm not rebuilding it. And honestly? I don't have million-dollar ... ... same puzzle. You just can't see the puzzle until you have enough pieces. CroozLink launches tomorrow, Feb 25th. I've never been on an airplane. I have no investors. No connections. No safety net. Just 3 months of runway

... quite right. The character looks different than I imagined. The camera angle is wrong. The lighting doesn't match my brand. So I type a new prompt and hope. Here's what I learned after months of using Runway, Kling, and Pika: the generation is incredible. The control is nonexistent. The Control Gap Current AI video models: Runway

... funding? And how can an employee strengthen their negotiating position when evolving from part-time to full-time (maybe with a higher compensation + benefits)? As an example, I m attaching a comparison of what a startup (1) typically offers versus an established company. (2) You can see that startups often offer things like dynamic team, remote work, or ownership of the strategy which don t really function as benefits, but rather as expectations or situational responsibilities. Understandably, established companies tend ... ... know that I would expect a lot for part time. Comment from AJ(@build_with_aj): Above a certain level of wealth this question loses relevance. Below that I'd calculate the opportunity cost of the time invested vs

... Introducing Financial Runway a new widget on the Dashboard that shows you how many months your cash will last based on your monthly spending. It s a simple way to understand your financial buffer and how long you could maintain your current lifestyle without income. Runway

... Tuesday to Thursday can sometimes be too competitive. So many products launch on those days that traffic gets split across dozens of listings. You re competing with more products for the same attention, which can actually reduce visibility. Weekdays vs Weekends: What Works Best B2B products perform better on weekdays (Monday Thursday) when people are in work mode. Lifestyle or consumer products can perform very well on weekends, when people are relaxed and browsing for things they ... ... More eyes, more real conversations, more signal. Weekend launches can work if you re optimizing purely for placement, but the momentum fades faster. In the end, it s less about the day and more about clarity of goal : visibility vs

... keep roles before chaos hits. Saved a startup I know from folding last quarter. Anticipate Random Events (aka Market Crashes) : Game throws curveballs like funding dries up mirrors 2025's AI bubble bursts. Real hack: Build a 6-month runway buffer and diversify income (e.g., side gigs or open-source contribs). What's your go-to buffer strategy? Balance Morale vs

... this depends on what you're spending that money on, when (what stage), and what your signals are. So, if you come out strong and start dropping cash (because right now you have it) and miscalculate the actual runway you need, you're in for a rough ride. Double your runway

... that @Perplexity has a video generation available on Ask Perplexity ! What other AI video-generating tools are on the market, and which one creates the most realistic videos? (I am collecting them.) UPDATE: You mentioned: @Hedra @KLING AI @Pika @RunwayML @Sora by OpenAI Comment from Hamza Afzal Butt(@hamza_afzal_butt): whats the max video length you get that and from which tool? Comment from Hamza Afzal Butt(@hamza_afzal_butt): yesterday i saw hedra on reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/hedr... ... ... results I want. Comment from Abdul Rehman(@abod_rehman): Great roundup, Nika! For hyper-realistic AI videos, Sora (OpenAI) leads, followed by KLING AI and Veo (Google) but if you need accessible options, try Pika or Runway

... that helps founders and indie makers stay financially sane without hiring a CFO or fighting with Excel formulas. What it does: Tracks transactions (categorized as COGS, revenue, expenses) Auto-generates P&L statements Calculates burn rate & cash runway Gives a live cashflow report Helps you estimate breakeven & profitability Bonus: Includes a product cost sheet to understand per-unit margins It's built specifically for: Early-stage founders Bootstrapped businesses Solo creators or side-hustlers People who hate ...

... this problem as well? If yes, how do you tackle it? What tools are you using for cost tracking? Most seem to be running: Cursor/Windsurf for coding Claude, GPT-4, Gemini for different tasks Make/n8n for automation RunwayML, HeyGen, Veo for content Plus more specific APIs for everything else The problem: Each has its own billing system, pricing model, and constantly surprises with charges we forgot about. So I ended up building AICosts.ai as a solo, bootstrapped founder to solve ... ... exactly this problem. It's basically a unified dashboard that tracks spending across all AI services in one place - supports everything from LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) to workflow tools (Make, Zapier, n8n) to creative AI (RunwayML

... build mobile apps. Soon hitting 50 new signups daily. All these signups came with massive LLM costs. Starting with just ~$4K, we burned through 30% of our budget in the first week with only $260 MRR. Our well-funded competitors offered 5 free code gen requests daily (30/month), while we provided just 1 request/user lifetime. Talked to users, they wanted to explore platform for free but even with our minimal free tier, costs were eating up our savings. Traffic kept ... ... blogs. We approached VCs but got no replies. We pivoted to a paid-only model after burning 60% of our funds. Still getting ~50 daily signups from our @daily.dev blog, but users expected the same free plans as competitors

... that I miss. I'd love to share what we're doing to get feedback and see if there's a fit for design partnership. I'm an inactive CPA and former product lead spending nearly a decade helping vSaaS companies build financial tools that customers loved and used daily. From talking with many CEOs and founders at vSaaS

... salaries dropped 43% in the past year AI founders are bucking the trend (paying themselves more) Bootstrapped companies jumped 57% Only 5.4% of founders pay themselves nothing (down from 9% last year) We founders talk endlessly about burn rates, runway, and valuations but no one talks about what they pay themselves. It's time to change that. Through 3 startups, I've made every compensation mistake possible. I've paid myself too little (classic first-time founder mistake), worried obsessively ... ... Comment from Sarah Evans(@prsarahevans): Already have this on my calendar. I follow this report every year. Comment from Sarah Evans(@prsarahevans): @waseem_daher  do you think we will continue to see a wider gap in AI startups versus