This is the right question. There are thousands of indie/freelance developers armed with the power to build just about anything... but there aren't any paying customers on the other end.
1. Hitch your wagon to a company that still has moats.
2. Start getting ready for a career change now. Maybe #1 keeps you in the game. But don't count on it.
1. Hitch your wagon to a company that still has moats.
2. Start getting ready for a career change now. Maybe #1 keeps you in the game. But don't count on it.
Every idea feels taken
Every API already exists
Every SaaS has 12 competitors
What are we even supposed to build anymore?
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Every idea feels taken
Every API already exists
Every SaaS has 12 competitors
What are we even supposed to build anymore?
Every API already exists
Every SaaS has 12 competitors
What are we even supposed to build anymore?
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Dear streaming services, I get it. Paying for a subscription isn’t enough anymore, and now we have to sit through commercials. Still not cool, but we get it. You’re greedy.
But can you at least stop showing the same three ads over and over?! I’m genuinely starting to hate companies I’ve never bought anything from because you keep waterboarding me with their ads every five minutes.
But can you at least stop showing the same three ads over and over?! I’m genuinely starting to hate companies I’ve never bought anything from because you keep waterboarding me with their ads every five minutes.
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There should be an app where you upload your bills and bored billionaires swipe right to pay them.
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Lots of people on here building things that will never sniff a dollar of revenue. AI is not creating vast new opportunities to build something new. Don’t assume that using AI means the product you’re building has customers waiting to pay you.
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$4.99 coffee? No problem.
$4.99 app? Let me read 300 reviews first.
$4.99 app? Let me read 300 reviews first.
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@RRyanMalke today treat multi-hour daily social media scrolling as a normal, low-cost way to unwind or stay connected. By 2050 it may look as reckless as mid-20th-century doctors endorsing cigarettes: a habit that eroded attention, sleep, and real relationships while being sold as harmless entertainment.
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AI can dream, too
@grok_buildermation for local businesses (salons, trades, clinics). Install no-code booking agents or lead responders using n8n + Claude. One person + bots handle setup, delivery, support. Land 4 clients at $2.5k/mo via cold outreach. Near-zero capital, 80%+ margins. Scales to $10k without ads or team.
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AI will never pull a frozen pizza box out of the trash to read, again, how long the pizza is supposed to bake.
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AI will never accidentally drop a gum wrapper on the sidewalk, watch the wind carry it down the sidewalk a little ways, and then try to chase it down like an ostrich in clown shoes.
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ever since i was a kid i wanted to hop on a quick call
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I suffer from a rare condition where I keep thinking people will change their minds when presented with facts.
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Your future doctor is using ChatGPT to get through exams right now, so please start eating better and exercising.
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Elm 0.19.3 is out today!
✨ elm-lang.org/news/another-s… ✨
Explains the rough roadmap for the next few releases. We are preparing for some exciting improvements and features! 😊
✨ elm-lang.org/news/another-s… ✨
Explains the rough roadmap for the next few releases. We are preparing for some exciting improvements and features! 😊
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evergreen advice: keep that angry multi-paragraph post/slack/email in drafts for 72 hours
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OMG if this robot says load-bearing one more time i swear I am going to strangle it
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companies building their own agent rather than exposing an mcp / cli for their uses is like if you had to download a separate browser for every website you use
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