Whether it's employing people with disabilities or making products more accessible, I ve been noticing efforts by major companies to support inclusion.
AMA HOST WILL GO LIVE ON MAY 7TH @ 11AM EST Hello everyone! Matthias here. As Chief Product Officer at KAYAK, I lead our AI initiatives and development of intelligent travel interfaces.
First thing I'll say is that AI in travel is deceptively complex. Many companies claim to have "solved" it, but most solutions fall short in critical ways - either they don't access real-time pricing, they hallucinate travel information, or they create frustrating user experiences.
AMA HOST WILL GO LIVE ON MAY 7TH @ 11AM EST Hello everyone! Matthias here. As Chief Product Officer at KAYAK, I lead our AI initiatives and development of intelligent travel interfaces.
First thing I'll say is that AI in travel is deceptively complex. Many companies claim to have "solved" it, but most solutions fall short in critical ways - either they don't access real-time pricing, they hallucinate travel information, or they create frustrating user experiences.
I m building SaaS product on a ramen budget. The painful surprise? My burn on must have SaaS and Cloud is eclipsing what I can put into marketing and product.
I keep hearing legends about founders stacking thousands in AWS credits or discounts. But every blog post feels dated or locked behind an accelerator gate.
If you ve personally snagged legit credits (not referral spam), could you share:
Lately, I ve been reflecting on the quiet fear that, as AI tools become better at creating art, writing, and design, creativity itself might lose its meaning.
It feels like a valid concern because:
AI can produce beautiful art and music faster than a human ever could,
Many creative fields are shifting from original creation to "curating" or "editing" AI outputs,
Instant generation often replaces slow, imperfect human exploration,
Younger generations are growing up with AI co-creation as the norm, not the exception.
I wonder: Will true creativity still matter when "good enough" is instantly available?
A few weeks ago, I started to feel like I had hit a plateau on social media, especially with my Substack newsletter. I couldn t seem to get past a certain number of subscribers (stagnation).
In similar situations, I ve noticed that people often either: run a giveaway pay for ads
I ve been building products for a long time (15+ years), and I recently tried using v0.dev for the first time. Honestly didn t expect much, but I was surprised how quickly I got something real off the ground - not just a playground UI, but a fully working fitness app with protected routes, dashboards, flow logic, the works.
It s called The HIIT PIT and it s live, but that s not why I m posting.
I m more curious to hear from other devs and indie makers:
I remember reading an essay by @rrhoover about how he moved from his native Oregon to San Francisco after university studies, where doors full of networking opportunities opened up for him.
I saw the same thing in my country after graduation. About 80% of my classmates went to the capital, where there are the most opportunities in marketing and tech. (Or they went abroad.)
I recently started building Couples Hub (https://coupleshub.io/) a React-based application and Next.js based landing page using Bolt.new. Couples Hub is a product of my hobby brand "MD Meets Techie" which I've run for the past four years, creating digital products specifically for couples. Given my technical background, diving into Bolt.new was kind of a fun experiment (esp given how drab and boring my day job is). I noted several challenges along the way and I thought I'll share a few tips on what I've learned thus far.
Recently I've worked with a group of non-corders trying to "vibe code" their apps with AI. While knowing code is clearly not a must these days, it helps to get technical. People who were familiar with basic software engineering concepts were 10x more likely to success and get better results. So, with the hope of providing value to the non-coders people, I've created a quick roadmap for the basic terms and concepts you should be familiar with.
Requirements: Building apps with AI is all about being able to clearly guide AI and express your app features and requirements. You need to be able to express those ideas and explain them as you d explain to a human developer. Think like a Technical Product Manager.
Frontend: The face of your app. It's what your users see and interact with. It could be a website, a mobile app, or a desktop app. Most popular frontend libraries and frameworks are React, Next.js.
UIs: They are the buttons, the forms, the modals, the tooltips, etc. In React, the UI is built with components. For design & styling, Tailwind CSS is the most popular library. For animations, Framer Motion is the most popular library.
Packages & npm: Apps are not built from scratch. They are built on top of existing libraries and frameworks, like lego blocks.
The most popular package manager is npm. For example, "react-hook-form" is a famous package that helps you build forms.
Backend: The backend is the part of your app that runs on the server.
It's where you store your data, your business logic.
e.g: If you want to send an email, or process payments - this is where you'll do it.
Vibe tip: Use minimal backends with serverless functions.
Database: The database is where you store your data.
It's where you store your users, your projects, your tasks, etc. Think of it as a big spreadsheet.
I recommend using a database that is integrated with your frontend.
For example: Fine, or Supabase.
API: Real-life apps almost always need to integrate with other apps.
For example: if you want to send email, or get weather data, or integrate with AI - it's all done through APIs.
Hosting & Deployment: For your app to be accessible to the public, you need to host it.
The code is usually hosted on GitHub, and deployed to platforms like Fine, Vercel, Netlify.
Finally, being comfortable with code is helpful - even if not a must.
AI often makes minor mistakes (like importing a wrong package), and if you re not afraid of reviewing code - you will get better results faster.
I am the CEO of Movitalis, an activity tracker focused on longevity. I am here to make noise about my upcoming launch and provide as much value as I can in the process. While building this product I got to learn a lot about activity trackers, important and useless metrics, common mistakes and hidden gems. I've also learnt what the science has to say about these metrics and trackers, so if you have any questions, fire away!
I graduated 4 years ago, and I had the opportunity to go on to a PhD, but I gave up on that option.
Instead, I chose the "real world".
Many public universities in my country offer free tuition, while in the US tuition is very high, and people take out student loans that take decades to pay off.
Forget the pitch deck for a second. This is about grabbing attention fast. Share your startup in five words or less. The goal is to be clear, clever, or just bold enough to make people stop scrolling. Who knows, it could be a good marketing exercise
