... what actually changed: why pre-seed is now about MRR, not MVP how investor requirements shifted why solo founders suddenly became viable and where moat actually lives when your product can be cloned in two weeks Full breakdown here https://substack.com/home/post/p-191962756 And I have a qustion to you: Did AI kill innovative startups and turn venture into short-term revenue games? What do you think ...

... experience with Claude Code was much more positive than with Amazon Q. Comment from nim(@sup_nim): building speakeasy ios app that converts article urls into audio. paste a link, get a podcast-style listen. works for substack, medium, blogs, twitter threads etc stack: mobile: expo (react native), nativewind for styling, revenuecat for subs - backend: fastapi + postgres, deployed on hetzner via coolify - tts: inworld ai (primary), openai tts as fallback - storage: icloud drive via react-native-cloud-storage - auth: device ... ... auth its just device id stored in keychain no accounts needed which keeps onboarding super minimal biggest challenge has been text extraction different sites block scrapers differently. revenucat for subscriptions has been great tbh, saves a ton of time vs

... entertainment, which meant it also disrupted to incumbent world order = great swell for startups. These days I'm obsessed with this same opportunity as we move into a more agentic internet . I wrote a longer form piece on Substack I'll link at the end, but to avoid UI hopping I wanted to provide the basic summary here. If you've been trying to build something but you're fighting against entrenched user behaviours with a competitor

... what their past investments have in common. 2. Start with one great anecdote; if it lands, you ll see it instantly. I now have one that I love to tell and the flashes in their eyes feel rewarding. - US vs EU: US wants vision + return the fund. EU wants GTM, repeatability, CAC/LTV comfort. - Fundraising is random. I met one founder at $2M ARR who can t get funded and another at $3M ARR with a hyper-competitive round. - Rejection ... ... real. Meeting with Google, Microsoft and OpenAI opened new doors for Ting. Any other lessons or wisdom hiding in the community here? Let me know! If you re building or fundraising, I hope this helps... Full post on Substack

... however, I wasn t in the mood to pay the costs without yet earning any revenue in my opinion, Beehiiv has the best monetisation model (subscriptions, ad revenue sharing, sponsorships, etc.). Considering costs... ... I went with a backup plan Substack . They offered fewer email formatting options, but at the same time allowed newsletters/articles to be publicly accessible. Since then, they ve added subscriptions and email testing, and so far, I m satisfied. At the same time, I m still exploring ... ... your experience with newsletter services and potential monetisation? Can you recommend a good email or newsletter service, along with additional tools that are useful for email marketing? Comment from Karthik Tatikonda(@karthik_tatikonda): We've used Mailerlite, Convertkit, and substack

... sent 50+ meetings booked ~30 weekly actives using it regularly I ve just written up the full story of how we raised before our launch - including the hacks and step-by-step approach we used (UK-focused) - on my Substack . I m a first-time founder, so if this can save you hours of podcasts, GPT prompts, and late-night desk research, I hope it helps! Here are a few highlights: 1) SEIS is a cheat code for UK founders ... ... First time doing it so I m sure there will be moments ahead where you reflect more deeply on the decision, but so far it s felt like an advantage and not limiting. I think had it been VC vs

... analyzes products and generates guides that influence buying decisions. Creators generate revenue when an audience gains insight and makes purchases. Not here to promote the product but I just wanted to introduce myself and gauge the temperature for a Substack for Products. We initially launched as a content play for bloggers trying to stay relevant in the age of AI with high value content and easy monetization, but with Google killing SEO, unless you have an existing blog and audience ... ... would have a mountain to climb to realize value from Roundups. So, our thinking is that if creators are embracing platforms like Substack

... Product Hunt to learn the ropes. It s been great connecting with some of you - turns out a lot of us are figuring things out as we go, which is honestly a good vibe! I m building in public (Substack below), partly to share what I learn - no point keeping the research to myself - and partly because my background is in marketing and comms, and I m hoping that can help cut through the noise when we launch ... ... haven t read The Power of Moments by Dan Heath, it s a great lens on how to make things memorable (spoiler: don t do what everyone else is doing). Product Hunt coming soon page: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... Substack

... building a personal brand, I guess, keeping up with the onslaught of notifications is not the easiest thing to do. I personally open some notifications after a month (like today on Bluesky, Substack and Twitter), not to mention that I reply to some messages after months. It helps me keep my sanity. But it took me almost 4 hours to handle these today. On the other hand, I manage ProductHunt and LinkedIn quite regularly. How are you doing with this ... ... dedicate to each? Do you have a VA, or do you manage everything yourself? Speaking about me: ProductHunt, LinkedIn, Twitter are my main channels atm but I do not treat them equally :D The best earning are Substack

... been active on Substack for almost a year, and I'm thinking about charging for some of the content (currently, I only have archived articles behind the payment gateway). The reality is that with AI, anyone can find information, so I'm wondering what the decisive benefit would be that would convince people to pay for a subscription (private chats with the community, monthly webinars, specialised premium articles based on personal experiences, e.g. case studies???). If you happen to support ... ... only Substack

... weekly drop where we share raw product ideas, highlight early-stage tools, and experiment with building a community around curiosity and creativity. It s scrappy. It s messy. It s ours. Here s what we ve learned so far Substack Traction We started on Substack

... know that. I wasn t a regular user myself, but I did test the app about a year ago. From what I m seeing in the comments, long-time users are understandably panicking. There are plenty of alternatives out there, but it seems like people are struggling to find something they can easily switch to. So I m curious - how did you use Pocket? And have you found a replacement that actually works for you? I wrote an article about ... ... collaborative alternative

... Product Hunt! I m Emmanuel Christiana I help creators and small businesses grow using content, marketing, and platforms like YouTube, Substack, and Airbnb. Recently, I launched a new Substack

... weeks ago, I started to feel like I had hit a plateau on social media, especially with my Substack newsletter. I couldn t seem to get past a certain number of subscribers (stagnation). In similar situations, I ve noticed that people often either: run a giveaway pay for ads These techniques are generally fine, but I don t want to rely on external incentives like giveaways. People are usually only motivated to follow for a short period ... ... Sunny(@ajinsunny): I think the reason why you stagnate is not really social media but the quality of the product you are working on. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @matt__mcdonagh  BTW, thanks for that take with Substack

... have both @Substack and @beehiiv newsletters. Both have pros and cons. But honestly, I don't know what one to commit to. Substack

... TikTok-like launch party / AMA livestream "Where Are They Now?" Tracker of products 3-6-12 months post-launch Feed of launch stories sharing successes, failures and tips like a substack community/feed Pre-launch AI scoring + domain-specific expert advisory Generative launch creatives for social media distribution "This vs

... Which platform for "open" newsletter curation do you use? Which platform would you defend? Name its pros, you maybe convince people to make a switch. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): ATM, I am team of Substack. Today, I will post an article, how to grow it through outreaching (my little experiment). Feel free to sign up: https://businessandmarketing.sub... Comment from Ilya Reznik(@mlepath): I have started on convertkit. The growth was reasonable, but had to be driven from other ... ... sources (mostly my YT channel). The open rate was 80%. I moved to substack

... Here is my ratio (in the order): Bluesky X Product Hunt Substack LinkedIn YouTube What are your "social media priorities" so I can know where most of the audience is? :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @elenat Do you have any customers from these? Comment from Maia Iva(@maia_iva): Linkedin (I truly love it) Reddit (read-mode mostly, ultra specific subreddits) Bluesky Comment from Pierre-Yves Dubreucq(@pydubreucq): LindekIn and X but I'm spending more and more time ... ... more calm it is like early stages of Twitter (pure content). Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @andrew_white_13 PH for me too! Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): I could change this with the primary focus on: Substack

... Would love to hear the reasons why you would pick one over the others. Also if there is another platform that you think should be considered please do share! https://substack.com https://www.getrevue.co https://mailchimp.com https://ghost.org ...