Patel Smit

Actually good point @busmark_w_nika I wasted a year on apps until a friend told me to stop “learning” the language and start using it. 10 minutes a day speaking with a real person taught me more than months of streaks. Apps help, but your brain only locks it in when your mouth struggles through it.

I must say ,.. X. Most of the people building new things hang out there. I see raw feedback, fast reactions, and real users who speak their mind. If your idea makes sense on X, you feel it quickly. It’s like a live pulse check for founders.

There is an interesting take that .. I tried helping a friend rewrite his dating messages with AI. It worked. He got more matches, smoother chats… but when he met someone in person, he didn’t sound like the guy she “met.” That’s when it hit me. If AI starts dating for us, who’s actually in the relationship?

Yes it's little bit Funny how “move fast” feels smart at the start, until you realize the real speed comes from building in a way your future self doesn’t have to untangle right .. @Mariana

I once met a founder who treated each failed product like a bad breakup. Swore it was “the one” until it wasn’t. Years later he laughed and said the twist was simple. The wins came only after he stopped chasing ideas and started solving the pain he could feel at home. That’s when the story finally moved forward. and really that's the game .. Worth it to read :)

I once stuck with a tool that was slower and pricier than a competitor just because their support treated me like a human, not a ticket. When things break at 2 AM, the “feature list” doesn’t save you. A real person who shows up does. That’s worth paying for.

If a tool promises prompt to SaaS, it should also teach users what a real business needs. Not just buttons and UI. I’d expect built-in guardrails for pricing, onboarding flow, churn prevention, data ownership, and handoff to engineers when growth hits. Otherwise we’re just shipping prettier prototypes that die at 50 users.

I had a call last month that reminded me of this. I went in ready to “win” the deal. Arda just wanted someone to hear why their last solution burned them. Once I stopped trying to be smart and just listened, the whole tone shifted. Yes it's Funny how trust shows up when ego shuts up...