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Chris Messinastarted a discussion

2d ago

Digg shuts down again — succumb to bots!

Well, that was fast. Digg only just relaunched — but now will be shutting down because they couldn't fend off the SEO bots: When the Digg beta launched, we immediately noticed posts from SEO spammers noting that Digg still carried meaningful Google link authority. Within hours, we got a taste of what we'd only heard rumors about. The internet is now populated, in meaningful part, by...

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5d ago

Thrilled to back @hanghuang and the InsForge team on their Product Hunt launch. InsForge is an AI‑native backend built for agents. This isn't “AI bolted on,” this is starting with agent experience, and building on that foundation. The unlock is a semantic layer that agents can actually read and act on. Agents introspect policies and provision resources, so you can ship full‑stack apps...

InsForgeGive agents everything they need to ship fullstack apps

Chris MessinahuntedInsForge

5d ago

InsForge is the backend built for agentic development. We offer everything AI agents need to build fullstack apps that scale. Our open source backend (2.3K stars on GitHub) provides databases, auth, storage, model gateway and edge functions accessible through a semantic layer that agents can understand, reason about, and operate end to end. Say the word, and you can deploy to InsForge Cloud or your own domain.

InsForgeGive agents everything they need to ship fullstack apps

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5d ago

Personally it's a combination of many factors: Does the tagline clearly communicate an outcome that is relevant or interesting to me? Is the tagline describing a verb or a noun? Do I relate to either? Are there keywords or phrases in the tagline that attract or repel me? Is the logo attractive or does it indicate aesthetic sophistication? Is the name clever, clear, funny or... lame? Has this...

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Chris MessinahuntedVisual Translate by Vozo

6d ago

Fully translated videos — finally. Visual Translate adds the final layer — translating text inside videos — on top of voice dubbing, lip-sync, and subtitles. It detects and translates on-screen text, from slides and diagrams to callouts and labels, while preserving the original layout, style, and animation. Turn slide videos and explainers into multilingual versions and reach a global audience — without recreating visuals from scratch.

Visual Translate by VozoTranslate text in your videos without recreating visuals

Chris MessinahuntedYour Next Store

6d ago

YNS is an opinionated commerce stack for agencies and software teams building design-forward brands. You can create a store by chatting with AI but the real advantage is the foundation: well-modeled commerce primitives exposed through API. Each store is a structured, Stripe-native, production-ready Next.js app that plugs into AI workflows (Codex, Claude Code), with full code ownership when needed. Commerce rebuilt for the agentic future, where agents build, reason about, and operate commerce.

Your Next StoreAI-first platform for building commerce stores, fast

Chris Messinastarted a discussion

6d ago

To hard paywall or not — that is the question!

According to @RevenueCat 's State of Subscription Apps 2026 report, "hard paywalls convert 5x better than freemium, but with significantly wider variance." Day 35 download-to-paid, freemium vs. hard paywall Does access method impact download-to-paid conversion within 35 days? Quoting the report: Median D35 conversion sits at 10.7% for hard paywalls. Freemium is 2.1%. That gap alone should make...

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6d ago

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down

Bluesky CEO @arcalinea has announced she is stepping down, transitioning to Chief Innovation Officer. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as the board seeks a permanent replacement, staying active in his role as partner at True Ventures.

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7d ago

Thrilled to co-present On Deck alums @harryzhangs and @henk_pretorius1's Timelaps. Brand building in the age of AI requires constant vigilance and adaption. Customer attention is fickle; keeping it means seeing shifts early. This requires a tighter feedback loop. Historically, brand tracking took months and cost $100K–$500K+. Useful, but way too slow now. Timelaps gives you an instant-replay...

TimelapsKnow if your marketing is working with real-time insights

Chris MessinahuntedTimelaps

7d ago

Timelaps conducts primary research, collects responses from 4,000+ real consumers in target demographics, and tells you whether your brand marketing is working. Compared to traditional agencies or trackers, Timelaps is 5x more affordable, based on the latest science of brand growth, and continuously updated in real time.

TimelapsKnow if your marketing is working with real-time insights

Chris MessinahuntedTestSprite 2.1

9d ago

Meet the missing layer of the agentic workflow. TestSprite MCP connects to your IDE and autonomously generates your entire test suite — no prompting or manual work. New in 2.1: a 4–5x faster testing engine that finishes in minutes, a visual test editor where you click any step to see a live snapshot and fix it instantly, and GitHub integration that auto-runs your full suite on every PR against a live preview deployment — then blocks the merge if anything fails. Your AI codes. We make it right.

TestSprite 2.1Agentic testing for the AI-native team.

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11d ago

Apple's answer to Google's Chromebook. Powered by an iPhone chip. Wild!

MacBook NeoThe magic of Mac at a surprising price

Chris MessinahuntedMacBook Neo

11d ago

Introducing MacBook Neo — Apple's all-new MacBook features a durable aluminum design, a stunning 13-inch Liquid Retina display, the power of Apple silicon, and all-day battery life — all for the breakthrough starting price of just $599

MacBook NeoThe magic of Mac at a surprising price

Chris Messinastarted a discussion

12d ago

Did you miss Spotify's Developer Access and Platform Security update?

I noticed that my Spotify @Raycast extension had stopped working and discovered that Spotify clamped down on its platform as of last month: Over time, advances in automation and AI have fundamentally altered the usage patterns and risk profile of developer access, and at Spotify's current scale these risks now require more structured controls. In response, we are making changes to Spotify for...

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12d ago

Website is down?

Springfield OracleEvery Simpsons prediction sourced, scored, fact-checked

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12d ago

Wait until you see @hemeon's @Mirror app!

Deep PersonalityScience-backed personality insights for you and your partner

Chris MessinahuntedKrisp Accent Conversion

13d ago

Accent Conversion for the Listener removes accent friction in real time. It converts accented English into neutral American English on the listener’s side, so speakers don’t change how they talk — you just understand instantly. Fully on-device with near-zero latency and works across Zoom, Teams, and Meet. Built for global teams where “can you repeat that?” quietly slows everything down.