Hi all! We're excited to announce that we re trialing Maker Groups , these are smaller community-focused groups based around topics such as: Stage (pre-seed, seed, series +)
Topics (Developers, Marketers, Product)
Niche (female founders, based on geography)
Goals (finding a co-founder, finding beta-testers, getting feedback) If you're interested in learning more or would like to suggest your own group idea, fill out the form here. We will be reaching out with more info.
Most of the time, when I'm working on my own, I miss the feeling I'm not alone in the difficult moments, especially when I'm stagnating or the results tend to decline.
When you have a co-founder, it's a little better.
Maybe there are support groups for solo-founders (like build in public)
Or there are meetups, online networking/calls, where you get advice.
Or do you solve it with a partial "step back"
Where do you look for support and redirection? (Personally, I wouldn't want to slip into talking to ChatGPT.) :D
Would you buy this Steve Jobs "innovation coin" for $1?
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Using AI tools to draft copy or quick code saves tons of time but I've noticed I immediately jump to prompting instead of just sitting with a problem for five minutes.
it's great for speed, but sometimes the outputs feel a bit generic and strip away that personal touch.
do you set any personal boundaries on when to close the AI tab and just brainstorm manually?
Something like 350B emails are sent every day (!) but no one I know is all that satisfied with email as a platform. Complaints I hear most often are spam / lack of verified identity, threads getting unwieldy after many messages, formatting annoyances, and not enough fine grained control over notifications. If you could change one thing about email to make it awesome, what would it be?
I launched my SaaS company, Encharge, in 2019 with less than $1,000 in my account, no funding, no network, no audience, and no accelerators. It generated $2 million before we sold it. Here are 17 things I learned from it.
1. Startups are a last-man-standing game.
The one to win is not the fastest, smartest, or best. It's the most persistent and resilient.
I've tested so many AI Note takers as of late. @Fathom, @Fireflies.ai , BuildBetter, @Grain, and even Google's Transcribing feature. They're all pretty good but lately @Granola has been winning me over.
BuildBetter is really good for teams, has a nice chat function that lets you chat across all your meetings and get good insight from your team members, calls, clients, etc. But for personal, and individual notes - Granola is a champion. Recently I've been using Granola's new mobile app for in-person convos and it's amazing. Particularly for my conversations in Japanese, where the chances of me misinterpreting something, missing a key note, or simply not knowing a word are higher. Granola captures all key points and topics and WRITES THE NOTES IN ENGLISH. Literal immediate translating assistant. I'm not sure if other's do this, but Granola has been the easiest to quickly boot up and get my notes in a snap...without needing to translate. I'm curious what everyone else uses and why!
