... exploit psychological vulnerabilities. Advertisers often target consumers deepest fears, desires, and insecurities. For example, beauty ads regularly portray airbrushed models to sell products, fostering unrealistic beauty standards. This not only promotes unhealthy ideals but can also harm individuals self-esteem. Deceptive Practices : Deceptive advertising is another major concern. Examples include misleading claims about the benefits of products, such as health supplements or weight-loss aids that lack scientific backing. These deceptive tactics not only breach trust but can cause real ...

... andrei_juc  Do you use social media when you are with your kids? Comment from Andrei Juc(@andrei_juc): As a father of 2, I believe social offline interaction is the most important for communication skills and self esteem. So, please try to have it as late as possible for social media and other stuff. Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): Interesting topic, Nika! You hold a very similar position to ours on this. As still relatively young parents ...

... technical side of the founder house, like me. What s it really like to move from prototype to closed beta with an AI product? Some of this might be basic for a lot of esteemed brains here, but if you re a dummy like me, hopefully this guide helps: Your devs need to know how to work with AI. Experience really matters - it s not traditional software development. AI isn t binary. You need an eval framework to measure progress ...

... Fear of succeeding/or the opposite  messing it up Bureaucracy law, taxation, accountancy Not having funding or savings (resources), some solutions are cost-demanding Not having the right skills The laziness Not having a background and support (low self-esteem can hurt your start as well ...

... then and there I guess). I don't think it's too much to ask for that the AI dont take these kind of decisions by itself. I generally think that its better to take down the AIs self esteem (cockiness?) a few notches until it gets a better understanding of what it is doing. Comment from Andr J(@conduit_design): I'm definitely not getting my startup replit credits now Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @kody ... ... Transformative. Being code-inclined, I rarely use the Agent and instead use the assistant ... I find it works amazing when collaborating with AI within the code. Plus, assistant advanced iterations are $0.05 and basic ones are free. (code vs

... have 14 ish products, and we're working on adding way more. we've cut pricing when everyone else increases it. we've hired more people into support and they're all pretty technical. developer brand is getting weirder vs us saying things are "good enough", like I'm sat live with our graphic designer and lead designer right now redesigning our website despite everyone saying it's awesome what we didn't do: 1. outbound 2. growth hacking stuff ... ... competitive markets, so standing out is important and we felt there was a clear gap for most of our products in caring about end users instead of "buyers". our branding is all oriented around "1 developer" vs

... useful female advice you have ever been given? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @evakk   @leah_madden  That is interesting. I haven't been so close to VCs in such a point of view (from the women vs. men perception). Comment from Evak Chen(@evakk): Thank you for sharing your perspective. :) it s true that things are changing. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @evakk   @leah_madden  With what VCs do you collaborate with? Comment from ... ... Thank you Kay! :D Do you have any favourite/popular female founder? BTW, you are right  males are probably bigger risk-takers :D Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @alagerrka  Well said! :) I also struggle with self-esteem

... mine is conducting customer development interviews with startup founders and small business owners for a project: a mental health service explicitly tailored for founders. We all know how challenging the entrepreneurial journey can be burnout, anxiety, unstable self-esteem, insomnia, and decision fatigue are every day and shared struggles. Often, general therapists and coaches don't fully understand founders' unique pressures, and support from loved ones can sometimes fall short. Having experienced some of these challenges, I'm excited ...