Hi everyone!

We always hear about the big, popular productivity tools but I m more interested in the quiet game-changers. The tools that aren t in every headline but made a huge difference in how you work or build.

Mostly early startup faces problems relating to trust issues especially the ones that just started and yet to land on its first client.
How such startups can get its first client? Is there any recommendations on how to approach the client or where to find the potential clients.
I run a GTM studio and it is very hard to get a first client. Is there something im missing or is it usually like this?

We just shipped this in Basedash and my honest first reaction when we scoped the feature was no way, absolutely not. I've spent 6 years building tools that touch production data, and the whole time the rule was that humans click the buttons.

But we did it anyway, and the process of getting comfortable with it changed my mind about where the risk actually lives.

LinkedIn officially shared the job titles that started appearing more often, and with the rise of AI, the market is restructuring.

The actual top 10 roles that have seen the biggest rise in listings (in the U.S.) are:

1. AI engineers Engineers developing and implementing AI models that perform complex tasks

2. AI consultants and strategists - Helping organisations plan and implement AI technologies to improve operations

3. New home sales specialists Which sounds like a rebranding or real estate agent

4. Data annotators Labelling and reviewing data for AI projects

5. AI/ML researchers Designing new AI models and systems

6. Healthcare reimbursement specialists Ensuring healthcare providers are getting correct and timely payments

7. Strategic advisors and independent consultants Which seems like a pretty broad-ranging segment

8. Advertising sales specialists You re reading a marketing blog, I assume you know this one

9. Founders Not sure this can be listed as a job title in itself, but LinkedIn s keen to highlight how people are shifting to their own businesses

10. Sales executives

tell me a story. not the polished version. the actual thing you thought you could ship past and it caught up with you.

trademark search. security review. domain check. actually calling the first ten users. writing the tests. talking to your cofounder about equity before it got weird.