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I enjoy discovering new products, exploring how they solve real world problems, and understanding the thinking behind their development. I’m particularly interested in branding, user experience, product positioning, and the way great teams communicate value to their audience. I like engaging with makers, asking thoughtful questions, and sharing constructive feedback that helps uncover strengths, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Whether it's a new startup, an AI tool, or a creative project, I'm always curious about the people, strategies, and ideas that turn innovative concepts into products users genuinely love.

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13h ago

What’s the first technical decision you lock in when starting a new SaaS product?

For me, I feel like the hardest part isn't choosing between tools like React, Firebase, Railway, etc, it's really deciding which parts of the stack I should commit most of my time and tokens early and which ones may become painful to replace later.

Do you stick with a familiar stack and avoid overthinking it, design around expected scale from day one, let your coding agent influence the architecture, or start with the cheapest setup and migrate later? Also, curious which early technical choice has saved you the most time, and which one you wish you probably shouldn't have overthinked on.

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7d ago

Which email flow do you know you should be sending, and aren't?

Genuine question. I keep meeting operators with a warm list, a good offer, and no abandoned-cart flow. Or a welcome series that's one email long and just stops.

If that's you which one is it, and what's actually stopping you? The time, the build, or not knowing what email 3 is supposed to say?

Asking because I've been building for exactly this.

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14d ago

Do resumes actually tell you if someone can do the job?

Something I keep thinking about:

We still hire mostly off r sum s a one-page document someone wrote about themselves. But a resume can't really show if a person can do the actual work, solve real problems, or handle pressure. Yet it's usually the first and biggest filter.