... market: I speak Portuguese, Mariana is Portuguese and my wife is Brazilian. We ran a test in Portuguese. We recruited 100s of Brazilian users in three weeks, mainly thanks to Ting on WhatsApp. IYKYK . December Based on competitors communications, social activity and web traffic, Ting appeared to have become the most-used scheduling agent of its kind. But the category was filling up. Sequoia had backed a competitor

... This is garbage, it hung up on my mother" is rude and actionable. "Love the vision, excited to see where this goes!" is lovely and worth nothing. Second, the distinction that changed how we respond: hate at your product versus hate at your category. A lot of what looks like hostility toward us is not about us at all - it is people who object to the whole idea of software answering a phone. That is not a bug report ... ... boundary I walked into. I build photo-based color and makeup analysis, and beauty communities have a hard rule that you never "type" someone who didn't ask so early comments that read as hostility were people defending a norm

... Battran(@albattran): @maryam_nafees1  I think both will co-exist but many platform are trying to prioritize communities over global town square Comment from Samir Al-Battran(@albattran): @jbrio  you are so right, juggling apps is the norm now unfortunately! As for having an app to view and interact with multiple social networks, that does exist on different levels, the challenge is what platforms allow. There are apps that allow publishing and interacting but not viewing. Fedica probably ...

... founder of Abroad. I'm the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, and Spain is the fourth country I've called home. For a long time, I thought my story was unusual. Now I think it's becoming the norm. Look around, your coworker is probably from another country. Your neighbor just arrived, and your best friend is thinking about leaving. We're living through one of the biggest shifts of our generation. Millions of people are choosing to build their ...

... developer from Florida. I have been coding for a while but never thought any of my ideas were 'good enough' to let others see them. About 3 months ago I finally committed myself to doing something out of the norm, which, at the time, was building something and letting it sit in my private repo for all of eternity. I just launched Capsule: AI Expense Tracker, and I couldn't be more proud. The intention wasn't for revenue ...

... other features (like formatting texts, sharing, etc) but we are working on that. Your observation is one I have noticed too, they do find it difficult to focus on two things at a time whereas it has become a norm for the younger generation. But then, most of them can focus on multiple non-technical activities. I wonder why that is. Comment from Alochukwu Dibor-Alfred(@alochukwu): @busmark_w_nika  So true Comment from Pranay(@pranay19): It depends ...

... contenu + SEO + confiance. Les ads meurent, les t moignages r els restent. T as test Reddit Nika ? Quel subreddit convertit pour toi ?@@ Comment from Ajin Sunny(@ajinsunny): @busmark_w_nika  The feeling will go away eventually when it becomes the norm. We lived in world where no one had internet, and look at us now. It's a paradigm shift. Comment from Tina Chhabra(@tina_chhabra): reddit is the one I'd double down on. not the "post a link ... ... makers try a channel for 2 weeks, see nothing, and bail. The ones who win usually just stuck with one thing long enough for it to compound. But for an actual tactic: read your own ad comments and your competitors

... Every tool I've shipped follows one rule: your data never leaves your machine. Private Resume Builder: because resume builders shouldn't hold your PDF hostage. Norm because habit trackers shouldn't surveil your habits. batch.pics because an image editor doesn't need to know who you are. And today: Agent Skill Generator a registry of 150+ AI agent skills. Author them, fork them, download them. MIT licensed. Runs in your browser. Bring your ...

... premi re partie du sc nario. POUR CANDIDATER Envoyez-nous un mail d intention, le poste que vous aimeriez occuper et un CV court. Mail : danmichel@wanadoo.fr Cr ons autrement. En esp rant vous compter parmi nos nouveaux collaborateurs. Bienvenue dans une aventure hors norme. Comment from Fabian Maume(@fabian_maume): Apify is hiring for multiple positions: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/apify?u... Mainly in Prague (Czech Republic) Option for remote work after completing the probation period. Comment from John Oshalusi(@greatertomi): Hi, I'm on the hunt ... ... from Wasi Uddin Sami(@wasi_uddin_sami): Looking for SALES representative for my SaaS, this system is dedicated to solopreneurs who make content. This system helps people in writing scripts helps track market trends and also allows to monitor competitors

... Maybe the fun comes back when creators stop chasing upvotes and start shipping strange, creative, imperfect ideas again. Comment from Bengeekly(@bengeekly): @adana   Suure, Spotify started it! They got criticism because every design is flat in today's norms. But other brands fired back! https://x.com/NotionHQ/status/20... https://x.com/moonpay/status/205... https://x.com/Uniswap/status/205... https://discomorphism.lovable.app/ You join ? Comment from Bengeekly(@bengeekly): @adana   How did you animate it ? Comment from Bengeekly(@bengeekly): @kate_ramakaieva  It's properly done ...

... will build it up a bit longer thanks for the advice Comment from Bengeekly(@bengeekly): It's refreshing to see people applying early. I have seen some solo founders during my YC batch, even if it's not the norm. With AI, I don't know the statistics, but it feels like there is more people building solo in general. I believe the most important thing is to show that you can build something, whether you are alone or with ...

... them, photo profiles were special in a similar way. When I double checked the profiles, the links were not working. And I hate finding myself interacting with bots. What is the limit that bothers you in interacting with AI vs what feels fine? A/ Interacting with a bot B/ Interacting with content being 100% generated C/ The person giving the idea, and asking AI to write an answer. D/ Asking AI to rewrite E/ Correcting with AI It was funny ... ... safe and always AI-compatible. The thing that can get you fired if you apply it to the wrong deal that's the signal. On images and video: agree with Saad that effort is the better frame than AI vs

... thought we knew We assumed enterprise customers wanted the same things as our small business users, just more of it. More security. More control. More features. We never talked to them. We read blog posts. We looked at competitor pricing pages. We guessed. Here's what we missed: Procurement cycles. Enterprise deals take 6-12 months. We had 30-day sales cycles. We weren't built for that. Security reviews. We needed SOC2. We didn't have it. Customers asked ... ... They don't exist anymore. We also need to keep in mind the communication channels and the way we worked were different in the pass. 10 years ago, I did not know such things like Product Hunt and its alternatives

... whole. Rather than create products to take advantage of people's attention, I wanted to find ways to give it back. From that time came Nown (Own Your Now), an app centered around making presence a social norm. We provide tools to pause distracting apps, but the real power lies in the social component - friends & like-minded community also choosing to step away from our devices, and making that known to others. Scientifically, social norms

... Today, this graphic caught my attention: It featured individuals who managed to build significant profit while running their businesses solo, without employees. Until now, I ve seen these more as exceptions rather than the norm. But with AI, nothing seems impossible anymore. I believe this model could start to dominate: Companies will shrink their workforce structures, lean teams of senior talent will remain, and use AI to multiply high-quality output. Highly capable individuals will compete with these companies, with ... ... successful " mean? Working remotely? Having 1B+?) I think that this image describes it pretty well: The words of Alex Karp: Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @alexeyglukharev  IMO, teams will win, but not to such an extent (200 vs

... service provider. on a B2B call neither party is "the provider" so there's no clear authority on who sets the rules. it defaults to whoever hits record first. the uncomfortable reality is that silent recording is already the norm and consent theater is catching up slowly. most people don't even notice the bot joining anymore. but I think the move isn't regulation or waiting for platforms to fix it. it's just normalizing what you did: asking ... ... wiggle room. Comment from Farhad Asbaghipour(@farhad_asbaghipour): I d probably drop immediately trust is gone at that point. It s interesting how many modern workflows are becoming record first, ask later. Curious how others balance efficiency vs

... pronunciation, and gibberish. Conversational Logic: Measuring silences, interruptions, and termination triggers using precise statistical baselines. Statistical Intelligence: No more noisy, fixed thresholds. Our engine learns your agent's baseline and only pings Slack when metrics shift 2 from historical norms. The Metric Optimizer: Define a goal, tag 20 calls with your feedback, and the system "compiles" the logic to align with your specific standards. The Goal: Turn a "wall of noisy logs" into actionable signals without your team spending ...

... forced to something, you will hate it (averse) :D Comment from Calvin Lim(@calvin_lim_1): @busmark_w_nika   We are not lawyers (with a few exceptions). Pro Bono should not be the norm. I once had a friend working for a company that leveraged their employees LinkedIn. The team would check if employees shared company content. Comment from Felix Nolan(@felix_nolan): For me, the tricky part is authenticity. If I'm posting because I genuinely believe ... ... when personal branding quietly becomes an unspoken job requirement. Building a public presence takes time, energy, and a level of personal exposure that not everyone wants or should have to want. So to me, the key difference is voluntary vs

... schema 71% 19% Cite data sources 68% 27% Part 3: What content wins AI citations? This is the question everyone asks. Here's the data: Top 5 content types by citation rate: Comparison pages (X vs Y) 3.2x average Structured FAQs 2.8x average Data-driven articles (with stats, tables, studies) 2.4x average "How to" guides (step-by-step) 1.9x average Original research 1.7x average What performs poorly: Short opinion pieces Thin content (<500 words ... ... great for blue links. But none of them show you how you appear in AI answers. Here's what we track: Actual AI-generated answers mentioning your brand Citation rates across ChatGPT, Google SGE, Perplexity, Gemini Share of voice vs

... founder" leaves very little room for anything that slows you down. My 5 cents. Comment from Joao Seabra(@joao_seabra): @emily_schubert  The 6-8 pm boundary example is perfect. It works because the team built the norm together rather than having it imposed or hidden. That's the environment piece in practice. Most founder cultures don't have that conversation explicitly, so people either sacrifice the boundary or feel guilty about keeping it. Comment from Joao Seabra(@joao ...

... Today, I m doing a slightly more relaxed and bizarre corner. The internet is full of things that are either amusing or scary, but mostly things that capture something outside the norm (and over time, even these weird things tend to become normalised). What are the 3 strangest things in AI agents you ve come across recently (or in general)? Here s my list: An OpenClaw bot sent an inappropriate message to a boss on behalf of an employee ...

... behalf. The future is not unlimited access. It is tightly scoped permissions, clear guardrails, and agents that earn more trust over time. New interfaces where getting 90% of work done before you see the request... becomes the norm! Comment from Ben Sabic(@bensabic): Like with most people, I'd trust AI for most things, except for the things you listed (e.g. personal finances). At least not without approval processes built in (e.g. get a push notification to approve paying ... ... your interpretation of it. That's where most founders get stuck. Do you find they trust the numbers too much, or not enough? Comment from Henrik Pedersen(@henrikpedersen): The distinction I keep coming back to is read vs

... they're being "metered" on every interaction, engagement drops. but if they have a generous base allowance + transparent overages, they're way more comfortable. curious what others have found does anyone have data on conversion rates between pure SaaS vs hybrid vs

... funded. Product quality might keep users. But marketing gets you seen. So maybe I do agree with the tweet, huh? Thanks for reading! Dan Comment from Narmin Farzaliyeva (@narminfarz4): Anyone can generate content now, but knowing what's right vs just what's good is genuinely rare and hard to hire for. Coming from a product and marketing background, I'd add that the best marketers today are also the ones who understand the product deeply enough to translate ... ... media and content; 2026 will be dominated by AI slop products. Breaking through the noise will be more difficult than ever, but finding ways to generate tasteful UI that breaks rules and feels more human. Going against the design norms

... Substack for my writing Keep learning Japanese so I can finally hold a conversation with my partner's parents Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @uchenna_nwaorgu  What is a reasonable level for screen time? :D Because the norm of many people worldwide is in avg. 3 or 4 hours :D Which is a lot :D P.S. What does Trevidia do? :) Comment from Matthias Biehl(@matthias_biehl): @busmark_w_nika  At its core, it is a platform that ...