Discussions
🛠️ Technical Solutions & Tools
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AI Model Integration & Usage:
- The group explored using Gemini 2.0 flash via API and Google Studio, noting experimental status and rate limits. They also discussed alternatives like OpenRouter and Replicate. Google Vertex AI Quotas Mistral AI Chat
- Participants tested Claude for code generation, highlighting the tradeoff between usage limits in the chat interface vs API. They also noted that Sonnet from Claude is great for code
- There are discussions around using Copilot for free, and leveraging different models for various tasks (o1 for complex and gpt4o mini for simpler tasks) while also comparing open source model. They also discuss the new github copilot which is now free GitHub Copilot
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Frontend & Backend:
- Lovable was highlighted as a tool for building full-stack apps quickly with Supabase, but it was noted that it's less effective for complex front-end interactions. They also recommend not using it for long term only to build the basics. Lovable
- Participants suggested using React and Next.js for front-end, and also discussed using Vercel or Render for deployment Render deploy NextJs Render Free Tier
- There was an interest in building apps with a focus on mobile using AI tools, but there were concerns about validating the results
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API and data handling:
- There was a discussion about using Cloudinary as CDN for media but it hit the API rate limit, so, cloudflare is an alternative for this issue. They were also using openrouter as proxy to some of the AI models.
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AI tools for coding:
- Github Copilot is now free for users, and people are also recommending to use a vscode extention called cline for code generation Cline
🚀 Shipping & Growth Strategies
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Marketing & User Acquisition:
- The group explored various strategies for user acquisition, including using platforms like TikTok for short demo videos and also community building in Reddit
- They discussed using influencer marketing and self-promotion to get early traction, while also being more specific about the audience in reddit and create content in relevant sub-reddits
- They also suggested not using facebook groups as it might be considered as spam by the admins but one tactic is to give some users a free product to review and then ask them to share it with their friends or facebook groups
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Monetization & Billing:
- The group discussed various payment solutions beyond Stripe due to it's limitation for Israeli users. Also mentioned is the limitation with Paypal
- They also recommend using services like Lemonsqueezy, Paddle and Bitpay which has better support for small businesses
- Participants highlighted that there is value in being an actual Stripe partner (a merchant) due to ease of use for the end-users.
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Validating Product Ideas:
- The group discussed testing product market fit by releasing landing pages, posting in relevant communities and creating a user base with 10-20 users and then iterating based on feedback
- They mentioned that creating a community around a product can be hard (especially in cyber security) so you need to create a strong value and community first before having the actual users.
💡 Product Ideation & Opportunities
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AI Based Tools and Features:
- Participants are interested in creating an AI tool to generate social media posts from existing content, with the ability to customize the tone and style.
- Some users are interested in a tool that will automatically organize browser tabs based on topic or urls. Some tools such as OneTab was mentioned. There was also an idea of automatically opening tabs based on a timer or events
🗓️ Built This Week
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AI powered tools and integrations:
- A user developed a Chrome extension called Tab Scheduler using Cursor and Claude, that allows scheduling specific tabs to open at predefined times. Tab Scheduler Chrome Extension
- A user created a multi-agent deployment tool based on Autogen (Open Source) using Azure, which allows deployment to Azure and local web apps Azure-Samples/dream-team
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Websites and Landing pages:
- A user developed a landing page for a plant care product, while iterating with the help of the community in the design and functionalities lyplants.com
- The group also discussed creating HTML pages with the help of Groq to build UI rapidly Groq AppGen
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Content Creation & Curation:
- A user shared a tool that takes any URL (or text) and uses AI to summarize it, which can help in content curation makeflows.com
- A user shared a new tool called youka.io to generate karaoke videos using AI, and the group thought it was a good tool Youka.io Youka.io demo video
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