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Every now and then, I treat myself to a workshop to learn something. (Officially, I do it because I work from home and sometimes the lack of socialising makes me sick.) :D
Today I'm going to an art-related workshop. It's a bit outside my field, but on the other hand, marketing also uses creative (I wonder if it will give me something relevant).
I like working (a lot of working), but sometimes I struggle with my time. Understand that I am not able to manage/fit everything that I wanted to do in my schedule.
So I had to "re-organise" some activities and was able to learn something or make myself productive.
Quick update from us at Purpose:Labs we just wrapped launch week with the beta of LifeOS at #15 on Product Hunt this week. Huge thanks to everyone here who upvoted, commented and sent us notes!
If you missed it: https://beta.yourpurpose.ai/
The pitch is simple: it reads your LLM context, LinkedIn, or CV and finds the exact people who can change your life right now - then keeps tracking in the background and pings you when new matches surface.
"Just launch. The market will tell you what it wants."
That advice sounds brave. It sounds like action. It is wrong.
The market does tell you what it wants. It tells you by ignoring you. By not buying. By churning. By the time you hear that feedback, you have already spent months building, thousands of dollars, and a lot of goodwill with your team.
Over the last few weeks, I reviewed more than 15 vibe-coded fintech and startup-style web apps.
The surprising part was this:
Even when teams were using AI coding tools, security agents, framework defaults, and modern deployment platforms, I still kept finding serious external security gaps.
Not always one-click hack type issues, but the kind of problems that slowly stack up into real risk:
Just wanted to share a little "behind the scenes" pain from the OptiClear launch. We all know the Apple App Store review process can be a rollercoaster, and I definitely hit a loop.
I had built this sweet "Invite a Friend" feature. The logic was simple: generate a code, share it with a friend, and both of you earn free premium days. A classic, organic growth loop, right?
Well, Apple hit me with a rejection. Apparently, unlocking premium features outside of their standard In-App Purchase flow (even as a reward) is a big no-no.
I've always been on the personal brand side. More and more founders are building it now (sometimes even before the product is ready while it's still in development, before seed fundraising). The CEO builds their position so the product sells more easily at the official launch.
But I have experience with people who built the product, scaled it, and only then did we discover who was behind it.
Honestly, with the first approach, I'd be concerned that people invest more in me as a person than in the product. People would idealise the founder and overlook the product's flaws (which could hurt development and constructive feedback).
+ I noticed the most common mistake that many people who started building a personal brand first, connected their product to their personal accounts (emails, social media, etc.) and started having a problem selling these things, because they cannot "give someone keys" to their personal profiles.
It featured individuals who managed to build significant profit while running their businesses solo, without employees. Until now, I ve seen these more as exceptions rather than the norm.
