... Agent to have long-term value, it must be able to understand, remember, and adapt to a user's evolving preferences and context ---- something LLMs still struggle with due to their limited memory and continuity. Also, not many vertical AI Agents seem to be breaking out yet. Off the top of my head, I can only think of Icon, telli, and Exa. Curious to see what other intereating vertical

... more than $200M, so it must be decent. They just announced the release of a CLI tool, Auggie, to compete with Claude Code. Here's the launch announcement . Does anyone use Augment day to day? Is this a viable alternative to @Claude Code ? I tried it out the other day and couldn't get used to not being able to see the diffs like you can with other tools. Comment from Deepjyoti Nath(@deepjyoti31): I use Augment code for long ... ... that stable and constantly crashing), and I have to revert to the version of one week earlier which seems to be stable on my end so far. Comment from Ricky Guo(@rickyguo): @steveb  I used with VS

... Been building something behind the scenes that I m really proud of: our Community Contribution Program. It s focused on 3 key areas: Active presence in Telegram Creative use of Vertical Stream Supporting our raids and outreach This isn t just about rewards, it s about building a system that truly reflects the people behind Vertical

... your pricing model? Is it the fear factor? Are you worried about picking the "wrong" price and scaring customers away? Stressed about not having enough customer research or willingness-to-pay data? Paralyzed by all the big decisions (freemium vs. paid, tiered vs

... creating. Anyone from individual content creators to small business teams can get professional graphics through natural conversation. No prompts, or design knowledge is required . For our POC we have focused on logos but soon will be expanding to other verticals Comment from Joshua Varghese(@joshua_varghese2): I'm applying with my AI-powered furniture e-commerce platform Dollhouse ! Very early in our dev, but our mission is to bake AI interior design and 3D room building into the furniture browsing ... ... focussed on younger generations (16-21) which is not an audience that s as much interested in reading the news. Comment from Axel Brunet(@axel_brunet): Hey , I m applying to YC (Fall 2025). I m building Aelya, a vertical

... Here's everything you need to know Vertical AI is made up of 3 core products : Vertical

... everyone! I'm Lucas from Vertex (Spain) and I'm building Aura Financial, a web app to help small businesses, freelancers and startups make better data-driven decisions even without finance expertise. What it does: Upload Excel, CSV or PDF get instant analysis. Ask questions in plain English: Where am I overspending? , What if I raise prices 10%? Generates automatic insights, projections & what-if scenarios. Why? Financial analysis often costs thousands , out of reach for small businesses. Aura wants ...

... made. Most tools today help you make ads faster. But no tool tells you what to run, why it will work or why will it not work. Every decision seems so much guess-work. That s where ad-vertly comes in. We re building a creative reasoning engine that: Understands ads like a strategist Benchmarks like an agency Simulates emotional impact like your audience And answers the hardest questions in advertising: What should I run next?, What should ... ... next A/B?, Why this ad worked etc." We just released the first Creative Reasoning Benchmark and ad-vertly

... only using ChatGPT, you're missing out on the full potential of AI. With Vertical Stream, you can access and compare top-tier models like GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Llama, DeepSeek, Flux, and many more, all from one simple interface. Here s what you can explore: Text Corner Generate any text you need using leading AI models. Easily compare outputs from different tools Image Corner Create whatever you can imagine. Choose lighting, camera angle, art style, and upload ...

... also introducing a pay-as-you-go subscription, it s $0 per month and you can top-up credits whenever you want. You can buy any amount you need, whether that is $0.01 or $100, and use $VERTAI for 15% off. Credits won t expire for 12 months, so you have plenty of time to spend them. $20 monthly subscriptions are not accessible to everyone - and they usually get you access to only one AI model. At Vertical

... just update our pricing model on Altern. More info: Introducing New Submission & Advertising Plans for AI Tools on Altern

... around B2C mobile growth, better tools for keeping chaotic brains (like mine) organized, and finding smarter ways to connect people around shared interests. Things I can contribute: Full-funnel marketing strategy and execution B2B GTM stacks and system design Verticalized enterprise campaigns Wearing too many hats and surviving it Glad to be here ...

... fast, learning even faster What I'd love to hear from you: Have you tried building SaaS for field-heavy or ops-driven industries? What s worked for you in replacing Excel and legacy tools? Anyone here scaling a vertical SaaS or infra-focused platform? Thanks for reading! If you re building for overlooked workflows, non-sexy problems, or physical world operations I d love to connect! And please follow again the Energos.ai journey ...

... first law firm? Instead of helping developers write code, why not launch a fully automated dev agency? Why sell to customer service teams when you can eliminate the need for them entirely? This new wave of startups reimagines entire verticals from the ground up with AI at the core, not as a layer on top. It s a radical shift from productivity tools to industry-level disruption. The opportunity? Massive. The risk? Equally massive. Curious to hear what you think ... ... edge? Comment from John Campbell(@deleted-8504473): That's a fascinating angle. Full-stack Ai feels like the Tesla of software it's building the whole experience end-to-end. I'm excited by the potential especially in verticals

... that I miss. I'd love to share what we're doing to get feedback and see if there's a fit for design partnership. I'm an inactive CPA and former product lead spending nearly a decade helping vSaaS companies build financial tools that customers loved and used daily. From talking with many CEOs and founders at vSaaS

... that: Bans all ads and sponsored results Explains every recommendation (sources: blogs, Reddit, trusted reviews) Why It Works : Week-over-Week Growth : Week 1: +23.56% Week 2: +18.70% Week 3: +59.90% Week 4: +67.70% Week 5: +262.88% CTR : 16.67% (vs. Google s 2-3%) Potential Cart Value : Almost 500K (no ads, just honest affiliate clicks) We re shocked by your support over 12,000 users joined in 30 days. Now, we need your feedback to shape Lumigo s future: What ... ... missing? Should we add vertical

... attention. I wrote my most viral post in 10 minutes while having morning coffee. You never know what will take off. Don't overthink it, just start writing and posting. 2. Don't be afraid to help competitors Some people say building in public I only give my competitors

... aggregated and anonymized You can currently select CPC , CPM or CTR. And slice the data by industry, campaign type and country. Is your CPM spike an industry-wide trend? Is your CTR truly exceptional or just average for your vertical? These are questions you can now answer with data , not gut feelings. Comment from steve beyatte(@steveb): @andreslevinton  Cool- how does that translate into how you'd advise founders to use Facebook ads? Try a ton of ads, monitor ... ... long tail. The best ads drive disproportionately good results. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. So we decided to display median values, instead of averages. re: Facebook vs

... been helping out our marketing team recently with product marketing on socials, and one challenge that keeps coming up is: How do you define the right North Star metrics for social and content marketing when everything is shifting? Engagement vs. Reach Is virality more important than meaningful interactions? More Followers vs

... short video format originated primarily on TikTok as "TikToks." Of course, it was then picked up by Instagram ("Reels"), YouTube ("Shorts"), and later other platforms began to embrace this trend of short, vertical videos (LinkedIn, X). For these purposes, TikTok created a mobile video editing app and later a desktop version, CapCut. (2019) And guess what... Instagram is planning to launch its version (expected on the 31st of March, 2025) called Edits . Do you think that Instagram's product will ... ... Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): We will see over time. Meta has a bigger audience but it doesn't guarantee the success. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Unfortuantely, I was forced to pay it. The alternative

... discover some new products I hadn't seen before. I'm also just a big fan of desktop apps over web apps. I find it a lot easier to stay focused when I'm flipping between apps vs flipping between tabs. These are the apps in my dock: @Google Chrome - Pretty basic. I've really been considering switching over to @Horse though. @Slack - The de facto option. @Superhuman - Maybe the fastest I've become a fan of a product ... ... pretty well and like it. But I've heard good things about Granola. Comment from Jake Crump(@jakecrump): @steveb  Oh man, I'm about to totally out myself here. I use @Neovim in @iTerm2 and have a vertical

... using Firebase's Vertex AI in my new iOS app, UI8: AI Magic 8 Ball (Launching on Wednesday). Has anyone else used Vertex

... Google introduces Google-Extended, a new control for web publishers in the wake of rapid generative AI growth. The control allows publishers to decide how their sites contribute to the evolution of Bard and Vertex AI generative APIs. The initiative highlights the broader challenge web publishers face of managing access to various companies training data ...

... might have noticed we added "categories" today. Over time, "topics" became more like keywords rather than useful for goal-directed searches within specific product verticals (which is most PH searches). Categories will help us improve search and browsing, as well as eventually a lot of other downstream features. Ex. Zoom *is* video conferencing software, not "tech, productivity, video, SDK, meetings" Categories are what your product is or what problem it solves. Topics might include general industries, specific features, technologies ... ... moment, categories are meant to supplement topics. Topics will still exist, although you can think of them more as tags than a primary taxonomy. We built out the a lot of this from scratch, so please suggest verticals