... doesn't make money." I heard this for years - from market leaders, from VCs, from people I respected. "This is a regulatory problem, not a technical one." "This is a feature, not a product." "People don't pay for idealistic things." <<Back story>> In 2019, my team and I went deep into Self-Sovereign Identity: wrote research papers, ran experiments, and found ourselves at the intersection of data, identity, and web3. Right at that intersection ... ... really sure if the market would shift but I'm not complaining that it did :D We just thought we'd build something and open source it if nobody pays for it. But we wanted to put this alternative

... failure of foundational principles. OpenAI misses the point about what is truly beneficial for humans, while Anthropic seems to strive to keep that in mind. Anthropic's philosophers strike me as the rare kind of people who are idealists and pragmatists at the same time. Comment from Girik Gangwani(@girik_7): It's funny how @OpenAI claims to have the same exceptions as @Claude by Anthropic and having got the deal. That's what doesn't sit just right with ...

... time.... Even if it improves their outcome, it doesn t matter unless they actually use it. That s the tricky part - figuring out if it s a real need or just something we (as builders / maybe idealists - think is valuable. Comment from Daniel Zaitzow(@dzaitzow): @manu_goel2  curious how you handled support docs / onboarding to create 0 learning curve! Comment from Daniel Zaitzow(@dzaitzow): @vivek_sharma_25  Same - oftentimes with an enterprise level / hubspot like tool - I think ...

... wondering... if a company wanted to acquire someone's app or tool that was built via vibe coding, would it matter how it was built? Does the method of how it was built impact the valuation? In my idealistic eyes, I'd like to think it doesn't. As an acquisition is often much more than just the tech but also the user base, brand, and even team behind the product. If anything I think that acquiring a product that ... ... traditionally written. If the product delivers value, scales well, and has a strong user base, the method of creation is secondary. Comment from steve beyatte(@steveb): I have a different take on this. Most acquirers are deciding between buy vs

... party punch. The EU doesn't include Switzerland (where I live) or the UK (which are certainly Europe too) and it represents a certain (failed imo) philosophical approach to European coherence to which you're proposing an alternative. New logo please! Comment from Alexander Isora (@alexanderisora): It is hard to build a startup in EU because EU people made it this way. They have chosen to build a Soviet Union v2.0. Everybody is equal, no one is offended, all live ... ... your initial approach - 12 startups in 12 months) build the most barebones version of each idea quickly (e.g. 1 month per idea) and see if it gets traction/paying customers? How did you ultimately narrow down on building PhotoAI/InteriorAI vs