... resource to control, extract from, and when convenient ignore. The result? Apple now has the most hostile developer ecosystem of any major platform. Endless bureaucracy, shifting rules, poor support, and the ever-present potential of being Sherlocked make building apps for Apple's platforms a high-risk endeavour. And yet, many developers persist because for many, myself included , there s no other choice. So the question becomes: Is developing on Apple s platforms no longer worth the hassle ... ... felt like in the early app store days. it's become corporate, bureaucratic. but for many of us, it's still the best bad option. the question isn't really "is it worth it?" but "what's your alternative

... exactly what to do next. Right now I am inviting in the first 30 founders personally instead of opening it up to everyone. Curious how you are validating that people would actually pay to have less on their plate, versus just agreeing that the problem is real. Comment from nim(@sup_nim): great question i build a few apps under studio.gold and each one came from a diffrent frustration: speakeasy - i had 400+ articles saved in pocket that i never ... ... users in with zero marketing spend felt like all the validation we needed. Comment from Gaurav Singh(@gaurav_singh91): How I found the problem: Built agents for months. They could do everything except answer: "what ads is my competitor

... mattopmistro): I do my best to just evaluate on my own without relying on reviews. Look at their website, look at the LinkedIn profiles of the founders, see how 'legit' they are across social media platforms, & look up competitors to do side by side. My first job was at Gartner on the high-tech team, so I kind of put those lenses back on. Usually those steps do the trick to gut-check if it's worth investing time ... ... just reviewing products or an actual practitioner? I eliminate the first category and only lean on the second. But the thing is: it's evaluating the totality of everything I mentioned. Their website, their linkedIn, their socials, their competitors

... good area to prototype around - build a bad version of all the different things you mention and try to use them (and imagine what it could be when properly built). Comment from Rajiv Ayyangar(@rajiv_ayyangar): @steveb  getting "sherlocked" is indeed a risk, but on the other hand that's kind of a risk with most infra AI products ...

... logic to stitch it together is where the real value lies imo. It's a difficult problem, but we're taking small (humble) steps to solve it :) Comment from Bryce York(@bryce_york_ag): Man... multiple tools, siloed data, Sherlock Holmes level of detective work, and crossing your fingers that you were able to make heads or tails out of what's going on... this makes it very difficult to be a data-driven founder. You're not sure where ...

... interviews through a hidden in-browser window. And now has raised $5+ million. A lot of people started talking about whether this was morally right. On the other hand, we have tools that try to prevent "AI cheating," e.g. Sherlock . The truth is that we don't have to memorise anymore. In this decade, we've gone from googling to chatgpting, and the skill (in general) will be the option to collaborate with AI. Is using AI this ... ... good or bad thing? Whatever your take is, let's discuss and defend your approach. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @appsforhumans  Sherlock

... whole lotta caffeine. We've taken everything we learned from History Search, stirred in some awesome new features (instant recall, collections, personalized AI - oh my!), and baked a whole new treat for your browser. Webscape is like your digital Sherlock Holmes, making sense of your browsing habits and helping you navigate the web like a pro. Trust me, the journey to this point has been one wild ride - late-night code crunches, pizza-fuelled brainstorming sessions, and so many "Eureka ...