Previously, I would regard upvote count as mostly white noise. It's way too easy to manipulate, too dependent on the maker's existing network of followers, and isn't a signal of quality at all. However, last month, I stumbled upon something which had merely 40-odd upvotes but was precisely what I was looking for, and 900-upvote something else which I could not use even within two minutes.
It changed my perspective completely. Instead of seeing it as a matter of count, I now see it as a matter of who voted and when. I see a difference between someone receiving votes over three days through people with a history on the platform versus someone gaining votes in the first 90 minutes via new accounts.
I went back through my DMs with early users recently. Messages from a year ago, when the product was rough and I was excited about everything.
Reading them was strange. The enthusiasm was real. Mine and theirs. They were actually rooting for me. They gave detailed feedback. They said "can't wait to see where this goes."
Almost all of them are gone now. Not angry. Just gone. No goodbye messages. Just silence.
I don't know what happened. Maybe the product didn't deliver. Maybe life got busy. Maybe they were just being nice in the beginning. I'll probably never know.
Color is one of the most recognizable elements of a brand's visual identity. Consistent use of color in logos, website design, and marketing materials helps create a strong and memorable brand image.
I came across Deutsche Bank s latest report on AI, and it sparked an interesting thought experiment: how likely is it that we ll see AGI (AI that thinks and learns like a human) within the next five years?
The report highlights a fascinating divergence: the view from money vs. the view from science.
Money: the probability inferred from trillions poured into data centers, Nvidia chips, and servers. Investors seem to be betting that AGI is inevitable.
Science: the probability inferred from research papers and AI development models. Experts are far more cautious, suggesting the realistic probability is only 20%.
So many of us are hustling trying to get projects and ideas off the ground. We spend a lot of time contacting folks we don't know -- they may be potential advisors, customers, investors. I'm curious to hear what your best tactics are for making new connections online. One thing I like to do before approaching someone I don't know is spend time observing their behaviour on social media and understanding their interests, passions and projects. I'll try to create a compelling offer that I can couple with my ask. What are your tactics?
Video has always been one of our biggest customer acquisition channels at my company. But for 2 years, our video making process was a mess. Not the recording - the everything else. Finding editors who understood our specific AI context was hard, so we ended up doing it ourselves. It was draining. It was inconsistent. It was a bottleneck.
Over the last 10 days, I built an autonomous AI video agent (powered by Hermes - or OpenClaw - both work) to kill the drudgery for good.
