... happening, but it's not the death of SaaS. It's the death of bad SaaS. For years, you could build a mediocre product in an uncrowded category and charge for it simply because the cost of building an alternative was high. Those days are gone. If your product is a thin wrapper around a CRUD database with a nice UI, you are indeed in trouble. The SaaS products that will thrive

... long essay following a talk I gave at AI DevCon in Brooklyn last month. It starts out with an anecdote about hunting ChatGPT in December 2022 and goes on to explore what I think will be necessary to thrive as code becomes a commodity : In December 2022, I hunted ChatGPT on Product Hunt. It ranked #1 product of the day, then the week, and went on to be named Product of the Year. Having co-founded a YC-backed conversational ... ... flood of AI products is wild - I'm seeing it firsthand. launched a desktop tool for reddit scraping a few months ago ( Reddit Wappkit ). nothing fancy, just solves a specific problem I had. but the interesting thing? most "competitors

... When Android & iOS arrived in 2007 08, it kicked off a golden era for indie developers. From simple utilities to quirky experimental apps, anything could thrive , even without high-end graphics or complex systems. That window kept expanding till ~2017. But post-2021, everything changed. The mobile ecosystem matured. Almost every domain now has saturated solution stacks finance, fitness, productivity, media, social, commerce. In today s landscape, a fresh UI or design refresh alone rarely wins . To build something ...

... hotkeys for everything So far this tiny stack is enough to ship fast without drowning in tools. Comment from Raf Vantongerloo(@rafvantongerloo): I use @Lovable a lot to create websites, then @Replit to make Chrome Extension, but I use @VS Code with @Claude Code frequently as well. I also love the "agentic IDE/terminal" Warp , especially for ssh sessions, as you can activate the "Warpify" function on VPS as well. Recently discovered the popular "agentic vibe coding" tool Emergent , it should ... ... same tools. :) I've only recently discovered Emergent, they claim to be the first "Agentic" vibe coding tool, so I have high hopes! Comment from Paul Tseluyko(@paultseluyko): I actually prefer Claude code or GPT Copilot extension for VSCode

... across the entire organization. That s why we re excited to announce our transition from Polite AI to PoliteHub a bold step forward in building the all-in-one AI workspace for modern teams. PoliteHub is more than an alternative to Slack or Discord. It s a vision for a unified platform where teams can chat, collaborate, and harness the best AI models (GPT-4, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, and more) in a secure, flexible workspace. We believe the future ... ... team from projects and docs, to workflow automation, to building your intelligent assistants. Our mission with PoliteHub is simple: Empower teams to work smarter, not harder Bridge human collaboration and advanced AI Create a workspace where ideas and innovation thrive

... Folks I m Mindaugas 10 years experienced software engineer who thrives in startup chaos. Through the years I ve spent working in fast-moving teams shipping frontend features and backend services, talking product, or setting up CI/CD. I kinda love it that way. I just left my company due to contract expiration and looking for a more challenging adventure. Startups are where I feel most at home not because things are perfect, but because I get to build things that ... ... that s more casual, more technical, or more founder-style ! You can visit my linkedin profile if you want to learn more about me. Comment from Borja DR(@borja_diazroig): Hey Mindaugas! Love your energy and totally relate to thriving

... Stefano, the founder of ThriveOn a web-based onboarding solution designed to simplify and enrich this vital process. What you ll find on ThriveOn

... excited to connect with you ahead of the launch. Over the past years, I ve founded and built several companies at the intersection of community, technology, and new ways of working. From an innovation hub that became a thriving ecosystem for collaboration, to coapp a platform designed for one purpose: To help people organise, communicate, and collaborate in ways that strengthen relationships and create measurable impact. At coapp, we asked ourselves: Why do so many of the tools ... ... create more noise than real connection? And why do we spend so much time and energy on platforms we don t own, just to maintain our own communities? We believe it s possible to build products that help communities thrive

... businesses build organic communities. While most platforms focus on 'discussions' as a mode of interaction among the members; we go beyond and offer native support for Discussions, Articles, Quizzes, Chats, Events, Jobs, Changelog, Feedback - and more. Jatra is an alternative to Discourse, Circle, BetterMode, Flarum, xenForo and similar platforms. We are strong advocates of building open communities to drive organic traffic. If you are looking to build an open community for your customers or around a niche, consider talking ... ... happy to show you how your community can thrive

... read it later" solution in their browser. I was definitely a tough business to be in, very hard to monetise, hence why we ended up pivoting. Comment from Jake Crump(@jakecrump): @ellenli  That seems to be the main alternative I see people recommend. Is there a particular standout feature you enjoy? Comment from Fabri(@fabri1): I was on the top 5% of pocket readers. I used to save an tag thousands of articles. I changed. Now i just read ... ... gamifykaran): Pocket has been my favorite read-it-later app for saving articles, stories, and videos to read later. I m really going to miss how easy and dependable it has been. I have shared the best 5 pocket alternatives

... waitlist 2 days after the APIs became public. Month 9 19: Pivoted to work with travel agents (made a few $k), but realized the future wasn t human agents it was agentic AI. Month 15: Went viral on a competitor s Instagram gained 1,000 users overnight. Month 22: First big Product Hunt launch 300+ upvotes, newsletters w/ 1M+ subs mentioned us, even the director of Deadpoo l became a user. Month 23 26: Airports started reaching out Rome Airport ... ... women). What Worked, Surprisingly Keeping it free longer than comfortable was the best way to get feedback quickly Obsessing over UX and user feedback Shipping constant updates (even when no one was asking) Product Hunt + Reddit launches Commenting on competitor

... growth. MailTock is here to change that, helping you take charge of every critical interaction. What s Next? Smarter Tools: Advanced analytics and proactive monitoring. More Integrations: Support for even more platforms. Success Stories: Real examples of businesses thriving with MailTock. Your Thoughts? Does this evolution excite you? What would help your business thrive

... month, we had two big launches: the Changelog Module and the Product Dashboard. These new features are designed to make your product management experience smoother, more efficient, and more enjoyable. After these launches, we saw companies switching from our competitors, and users reactivated and of course some are starting to use Producter actively. This is truly inspiring for our team, and we're grateful for the trust you've placed in us. Our Weekly Active Users increased by a whopping ... ... amazing to see our community grow and thrive

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