... Think of it like having a personal trainer in the gym: they don t lift the weights for you, but they make sure your form is right and you don t get hurt. A good hunter can also add credibility to your launch. If they re a big name or have their own community, that can translate into extra upvotes and attention . Why you might not need one? If you ve launched multiple times before (your 5th or 10th launch ... ... likely know the flow already. In that case, a hunter is more of a nice-to-have than a necessity. The credibility

... degree connections for angel or investor. DM with self-awareness ( this is awkward, but ). You ll be surprised who replies. 3) The team slide matters more than you think Past mentors -> small equity for advisor roles. Signals credibility and plugs skill gaps early (for me: senior technical voices). 4) Build an investor FAQ doc Capture every question after calls. Sends a transparency signal and stops you repeating yourself. 5) Name the risks before they do Ours: What if Calendly ... ... this? Answer it straight - it builds trust. The full post covers: The POC that got early believers Writing a deck that makes you pitch-ready Momentum psychology in fundraising (from 0 to oversubscribed) Landing $350k in Google Cloud credits

... making it happen. BeamUp Google Drive will let you: Share a branded upload link with clients or vendors Receive files directly into your Google Drive (no giving folder access) Keep BeamUp s zero-retention, no-proxy, short-lived credentials model you already trust Why early access? We want to build this with a small group who really need it. That means: 20 early access spots only $9 refundable deposit refunded anytime before launch or credited

... founders spend weeks (sometimes months) polishing logos, color palettes, and taglines before they ve written a single line of code or spoken to a customer. On the other hand, I ve also seen startups whose brand presence got them credibility, early press, and investor meetings even before launch. Personally, I like good optics. The visual promise, even before interacting with the product, says a lot. You can tell in my case from our website . A well-chosen color scheme ... ... obsessing over branding early on just procrastination disguised as productivity? Or is it a strategic move to position yourself in a crowded market from day one? If you re building now, how much time are you putting into branding versus

... asked Manus to write a WordPress plugin that turns any outline into an infographic and a structured web page. After only a handful of prompts, I actually had a working prototype. Then Manus introduced paid plans, and the included credits simply couldn t keep up with my day to day coding needs. Around the same time, OpenAI s GPT 4o image generation especially those viral Ghibli style examples was taking over the internet. So I switched to Cursor s Agent ... ... keep refining the plugin, ultimately launching a full blown GPT 4o image generator that now packs shortcode management, API keys, a credit

... infra costs with a sponsor, but usage is increasing and so are the costs, faster than I expected. So here s where I m stuck: Should I keep looking for sponsors, or start charging users (maybe with a credit system or paywall for advanced features)? If you ve been through a similar moment with your own tool or have thoughts on monetization, I d love to hear your perspective. Thanks! Comment from David Mart n Su rez(@david_martin_suarez): @letsdouzit ... ... there! Thanks a lot for your kind words :) Yes, I m currently conducting a survey with early users to gauge their willingness to pay. I m considering implementing a credits

... feel anger/tired when trying to turnover the situation but failed(or succeeded with a lot efforts than expected). Btw, @kyrylosilin I've just found a fun sprite sheet for cat animation and will try to embed the cat into Vsc. If all contents from above paragraphs failed, at least we will have a cute kitty cat companion in IDE :) Comment from Ricky Guo(@rickyguo): @kyrylosilin  I made @CatPanion thx to the inspiration from @The Catipede :) Comment from Dmytro Tomniuk ... ... logic, animations, or even just a fun UX you re back to Xcode, Unity, or writing your own thing from scratch. Not complaining it s part of the fun but there s a real opportunity here. Also +1 to the credit

... From now on, every paid LeadDelta plan includes complimentary enrichment credits, so you can start finding verified business emails, personal emails, and phone numbers right away. Whether you're: Prospecting new leads Reconnecting with old contacts Building a more complete CRM this is your chance to test our new Enrichment feature at no extra cost. Enrich directly from LinkedIn using our Sidebar Add and enrich in bulk from the Connections table Upload CSVs and fill in missing contact data This ...

... Product Hunt We built SEO Stuff to simplify your SEO and AI search optimization workflow without locking you into monthly subscriptions. Here s what you can do with SEO Stuff: Find high-performing keywords across any niche Explore competitor backlinks and uncover link-building opportunities Optimize your content for traditional search engines and AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok Get tailored SEO + AIO (AI Optimization) strategies with just a few clicks Pay only for what ... ... credit

... know 99% of these words! The experiment: Started with a popular vibe-coding platform. Built a landing page - it worked! But when I tried building the actual app, I hit walls constantly. Complex bugs, insufficient insights, running out of credits without real progress. The breakthrough: Ditched the fancy Vibe-Coding platform, went first to Claude + VS

... when it gains traction, it might even reach a 100+ per week or even days in the best of times) How do you get the reviews? Just submit your app, review others to enter the review queue, and earn credits for each review you make, and with that credit

... forget to manually add the expense made for the company at the time of transaction and at the end of the year I sit for hours to track all the expenses by going through my bank accounts and corporate credit card statements. In order to solve this problem, I'm planning to build a product which tracks expenses done by using the bank account or corporate credit

... sell but to be discoverable, accessible, and build credibility online. Today s clients are digital-first. Maybe it s time their CAs were too. Curious what you all think. Can a CA be trusted more because they show up well online? Comment from Charu Chaturvedi(@charuchaturvedi): @sanskarix Fair point. I feel like visibility is just one part of it. The real mess is everything that comes with running your practice. Leads, client asks, tools, ops. Unless ... ... tight setup, it s chaos. What do you think? Comment from Sanskar Yadav(@sanskarix): If I come across a CA online, whether through ads or otherwise, it doesn t hurt their credibility

... means your LLM will now be able to call your APIs to retrieve, modify, and process data. And soon enough... create endpoints on its own. Shortly after the launch, we also started a limited time promo that doubles your credits for any plan upgrades or credit

... love your honest feedback and validation. The Idea: A platform like Stan Store, but: Free forever (with watermark + feature limits) Creators get their own storefront (like myplatformname.com/yourname ) Built-in analytics, product sales, and rewards (like ad credits, free leads, or a custom domain) Discovery page for all stores searchable, filterable, like a creator mall Creators can run ads inside the platform to boost their store visibility Smooth UI with cozy animations (Framer Motion, Lottie) and loading screens like "your ... ... this were $15 Pro or free forever with watermark, would that be enough reason? Does the ad system make sense? Run ads to boost your store inside the platform (e.g. on explore/search/checkout pages) Rewards: sell more earn ad credits

... comment with your use-case or mock-ups. Voting closes Tue 15 Jul , and we ll share the updated roadmap the same day. ### Early-access perks Top 5 commenters get guaranteed free access (3 free print credits) to the winning feature. Everyone who joins our Discord before Tuesday goes into a draw for 3 free print credits

... since that Week 1 post : Here's the summary : User research & feedback loops, iterating only on what real users ask for. Brand Intelligence tweaks: Added Load more for AI SEO keywords & AI prompts. Option to copy the competitor's website and do a quick search about it on Google, and a ChatGPT option. Prompt Monitor enhancements: re-prompt old queries to track the updates or progress. GEO Audit Updates: Technical SEO accuracy improved ... ... content quality evaluator agent can now take 5 more context. Removed unrealistic checks that are not applicable to most brands, yet LLMs prefer (such as Wikipedia presence). More holistic but niche-specific deep research to evaluate the authority and credibility

... accounts. Transaction Highlights Review your largest transactions to identify the major financial events that shaped your month. Spot outliers and unexpected expenses at a quick glance without digging through your entire transaction history. Transfer Summaries See account transfers and credit card payments in one unified view. Compare changes from previous months to understand credit

... Lovable competition:- https://jobscraper.ai/ Job Scraper searches LinkedIn for jobs based on your criteria and then finds the CEOs or exec's email address. Unfortunately it did not win. But I still have a number of spare credits and it'd be a shame to waste them? Anyone want to try (for free:-) All I ask is for a bit of feedback and to report any bugs ...

... month we will refund it.. -- Does the language i am using make sense? I heard someone smart at YC talk about this method i.e. no trials, but refunds. Thank you! Comment from Rishi Uttam(@rishiuttamhk): Credit card up front Short 7-day trial 30 day NQA (No question asked refund) No free plan Roast : https://sinosend.com/pricing Comment from Saritta Hines(@saritta_hines): @laura_cruickshanks  Ty Laura! This is very solid feedback and thank you for taking ... ... this for me?" A few things to consider: As a software buyer, if I spend more money with you, I would like to get a bigger discount. I don't love how the discount percentage for annual basic vs

... This Week : After listening to your feedback (and some late-night coding sessions), I've shipped some exciting updates: Deep GEO Auditing: Now analyzes 19 comprehensive parameters across 6 categories: Technical SEO optimization Brand authority signals Content quality assessment Credibility indicators Social presence analysis Entity recognition Country-Specific Competition: Many of you requested this! Now you can analyze competitors

... cool tech-stack, build perfect product for months only to find that the world doesn't care . So, how to validate your product idea? Having failed multiple times; the only form of acceptable validation is people swiping their credit card for your software. Your long waitlists, cold promises from contacts don't count. Go step by step: MVP : An MVP is not a shitty, broken-ass product. It's a complete product but with a very limited feature ... ... Glad you found it useful. An MVP is a complete product; but with limited feature set. Let me explain. We're building a community platform that allows businesses to build organic communities. This is a high-competition market. Our competitors

... wondering does all software companies allow their employees to use AI code editors like Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code + Copilot, Webstorm AI? Myself currently I am on the fence for using AI Editors at Work, I only use Cursor for my own project Because I think it could potentially expose a risk for the company What if there is a Supply Chain Vulnerability and one of those editors sends an update that could steal your corporate credentials

... especially for repetitive workflows like form filling or actions in systems without an API. One thing I noticed is that each time the agent performs the same action (like registering multiple people), it reprocesses the task from scratch, consuming credits for each new step, even though the logic is exactly the same. My suggestion: Once the agent successfully completes the first execution of a repetitive task, allow an option to reuse that exact execution logic for the next steps without ... ... prompting the AI again. This would: reduce credit

... been working on our payment system for some time now. Here's what really excites me about it: We created this ecosystem in which people can pay using fiat or crypto. Both will convert to platform credits that can be used across fine-tuning, hosting, or streaming tasks. We re also introducing a pay-as-you-go subscription, it s $0 per month and you can top-up credits