... years by people who cared about how it feels to use. Dark, considered interfaces. Whitespace that isn't accidental. Content that is the product, not decoration bolted onto a spreadsheet. The short answer to "what's the best LinkedIn alternative in 2026" is this: builders aren't looking for another feed. They're looking for a professional network that was actually designed, not just maintained. That's the gap forg.to is built to close. Here's why the gap exists ... ... matters more than most people give it credit for. LinkedIn Is the Facebook of Professional Networks Facebook's core layout hasn't fundamentally changed in over a decade. A vertical

... always clear on that, the real work was just making sure every step we added still felt as easy as the first one. Comment from Sharun Kanan(@sharun_kanan): @rohanrecommends  Thanks Rohan, and yeah, #2 feels good. Your vertical-vs

... creators have access to more data, dashboards and idea generators than ever, but many are still unsure what they should publish next. UploadPack is designed to help solve that gap. It reviews a creator s channel, previous uploads, selected competitors, audience search behaviour and saved channel context. It then identifies opportunities worth investigating, explains the evidence behind them and turns the chosen direction into a complete publishing workflow. Some of the areas I am focusing on include: Finding opportunities without ... ... requiring the creator to begin with a topic Identifying channel-specific audience, competitor

... working with WordPress and education technology products, and I m returning more actively now to learn from other founders, share what I m building, and get honest product feedback. I m especially interested in connecting with people working on: Vertical SaaS CRM and productivity tools Fundraising and nonprofit technology Email and workflow automation Products designed for small organizations For other founders building industry-specific SaaS products: What has helped you communicate a broad product s value without overwhelming new visitors ... ... with too many features? Looking forward to meeting everyone and learning from the community. Comment from Abdullah Javaid(@abdullah_javaid3): The thing that actually worked for me on a multi vertical

... started learning about ASO and app marketing, I was struck by their similarity to SEO: because everyone has access to the same information, the playing field eventually levels out. Anyone can use effective keywords, so without targeting a specific vertical, you are bound to fall behind. I call this the "entry phase." Like you, I successfully navigated this stage. However, the next challenge awaits: conversion. Anyone with experience in e-commerce knows that the 4P strategy is used to boost ... ... conversions. Alternatively

... users can review and correct the result before saving it. They can change the food name, portion, preparation method, quantity, or ingredients. When confidence is low, FitBin can request another picture, ask a short clarification question, or provide likely alternatives. In addition to taking pictures, users can search for predefined foods by name. Search results can include common foods, branded products, restaurant items, recent meals, favorite foods, and previously saved combinations. This allows FitBin to remain useful in situations where ... ... information For example, FitBin may explain that a meal provides enough protein for the user s muscle-building goal but contains more sodium than their remaining daily target. It may recommend a smaller portion or suggest a lower-sodium alternative

... match the client's branding. Day 3: The Customization Friction (and How I Solved It) By day three, I was building out the portfolio section. The client wanted to display their mobile app designs. Since mobile screens are vertical, they needed portrait-style thumbnails. This is where I hit my first real technical bump. The theme s portfolio grid was hardcoded to use square images (1:1 aspect ratio). When I uploaded the vertical

... YouTube Shorts-ready 9:16 video from a finished audio track the same day the mix was done. This is what we found. The Problem We Kept Seeing Musicians are flooding YouTube Shorts right now. The algorithm loves vertical video, and Shorts are surfaced to non-subscribers in a way long-form videos aren't. But the production gap is brutal: audio artists have polished tracks and nothing to show. A 30-second Short still needs a visual layer ... ... make the content." Not for lack of music for lack of video. Why YouTube Shorts Changed the Economics A long-form YouTube music video at 16:9 is a production commitment. A Short is 60 seconds maximum vertical

... solid according to the Spotify for Artists Canvas documentation , tracks with an active Canvas see higher listener retention and share rates during passive listening sessions. But the production requirement was a wall. The format is specific: 9:16 vertical, 3 to 8 seconds, MP4 file, no audio track, perfect loop. It's not a music video it's closer to a moving album cover. And yet the production stack it required was the same as building a full video ... ... structure to build. The visual has to work as an ambient loop: something that feels continuous, doesn't distract from the music, and reads well on a small phone screen. Spotify Canvas dimensions are 1080 1920 minimum, 9:16 vertical

... docs : https://netfox.app Notch HUD - A Dynamic-Island-style overlay grows out of your MacBook's notch with live device, risk, public-IP and traffic readouts a discreet pill that expands when you reach for it. - Four layouts: Horizontal, Vertical, Panel, and the Super Island a tabbed dashboard (Devices Risk Traffic Alerts) where clicking a row jumps straight to that device's detail. - Open it your way: on hover, click-to-pin, or hover-then-click. Off by default ...

... breaking, and so on. - Vaizle - I work with Vaizle, but it has very easily emerged as my fav platform. Not even lying. I can keep track of ad performance, check what competitors are posting on social. And best part is that I can feed it my own website + competitors

... that flag the agent contribution and other receipts that were 100 human. the market self sorts. some recruiters will value the verified AI disclosure. others will not. over time the receipts with agent transparency outperform on credibility because the alternative (resumes claiming pure human work that we all know used AI) has already lost its signal. the platform does not force the choice. it lets the market price it. Comment from Mustafa Arian(@thenameisarian): TAM Network. an AI-native alternative

... Hunt next week. Before I do, I want to be honest about what it actually took to get here. This is not a "I built a SaaS in a weekend" post. The real numbers: 10 live products across 5 verticals 139 ingest agents pulling from 300+ data sources 27 vertical

... actual insight, and it's bigger than it looks: making the notification say why it's waiting is what turns a ping into a triage. "Done" makes you tab back to find out what "done" means. "Needs approval vs finished vs

... only Switzerland of AI left and we embrace this role. As for me, I ll be transitioning from CEO of Windsurf to Cognition s President of New Enterprise, helping open new regions and verticals, accelerating velocity, and filling in gaps as usual. The story of Windsurf doesn t end here, it continues on as part of Devin s journey. I still rock Windsurf and love it, despite all the handwringing about pricing. Sad day. Comment from Francois de Fitte(@francoisdefitte ... ... name has survived more than two years! Comment from Chris(@chris_fischer_tia): Same here. Love Windsurf. Let's see what it will become Comment from Mehmet Kemal Ertu (@kemalertug): I m skeptical about the 'neutral' part. In a vertical

... recreating the same content as videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok or YouTube Shorts. Same message, double the work. So we built a way to skip that step. You pick any carousel you already made, choose a format (9:16 vertical, 4:5 portrait, or 1:1 square), and the AI animates every slide into a silent video ready to upload anywhere. A few things worth knowing: - It costs 15 credits per render - Available on the Pro plan - Works with every ... ... journey. Martin Comment from Martin Ramdane(@martin_ramdane): @ryan_cooper9  Great question. It's template-based motion, not frame-by-frame generation. The AI doesn't render pixels, it picks motion patterns based on the slide content (headline vs

... camera crew or editing software needed. Just write or paste a script, choose a region styled AI presenter and English accent, add your own footage (product demo, screen or camera), toggle captions on or off, and export a vertical 9:16 MP4 that s perfect for TikTok and Instagram. Why Reloop? Talking head UGC in minutes: Reloop generates speech from your script, animates an AI presenter with lip sync, composites it over your footage and burns in captions ... ... pipeline. Flexible layouts & captions: Switch between corner overlay and mixed B roll, choose whether captions appear, and keep everything sized for vertical

... your machine. 1. AI Co-Pilot Agent This is the big one. Tell the editor what you want in plain English and it creates a step-by-step plan, then executes it. Examples: - "Make this a 60-second vertical reel with captions and trending music" - "Remove all silences and filler words, then normalize audio for YouTube" - "Add cinematic color grading and auto-duck the background music under speech" How it works: 1. You describe your goal 2. The AI analyzes ... ... creator workflows, the scary version of AI video editing is not just bad edits it s edits that slowly erase the creator s style. If the plan preview can show which choices are being made for speed vs

... eigenst ndige Pr senz wirken kann, ist https://der-arkadenhof.at/ . Comment from YekSoon Lok(@ys_askodin): Having operated on both sides of the table as an allocator and a founder, I view this through a different lens. The binary of "personal brand vs. product" is a distraction. The actual prerequisite is Thesis and Positioning . At askOdin, before we wrote a single line of code for our Deterministic Compiler, we established the exact taxonomy of the market. We identified that the last mile ... ... there's probably nothing more efficient than a founder led audience. You're borrowing trust you haven't earned yet as a brand, and that shortcut can be the difference between getting your first 100 users in a week versus

... have 20+ live apps across iOS and Android everything from a teleprompter for creators (Promptr) to a church management platform (Ekklesia) to an NFC-powered review tool (TapTrust). Here's what I've learned: What worked: - Building in a vertical stack rather than random apps. Every app I ship cross-sells to another. Promptr users become Scribr users become Podcastr users. The portfolio compounds. - AI as a force multiplier, not a replacement; the product decisions, the positioning, the "does this ... ... solar users), but nevertheless the potential target audience is about 30K users, a few hundred current users is not 30K yet ... Comment from Rian Robertson(@rianbrob): Wow, shipping 20+ apps solo in 6 months is incredible! The vertical

... this guide isn't just a quick summary. We're going to go deep. We'll explain exactly what Snaply is, how it works, why privacy matters so much for dictation tools, how it stacks up against every major alternative, who it's best for, and how to get the most out of it. Whether you're a solo professional, part of a team, or evaluating dictation software for an enterprise deployment, this is the most complete breakdown ... ... find. Table of Contents Why AI Dictation Matters in 2026 What Makes a Truly Great Dictation App What Is Snaply? Snaply's Core Features: In Depth Why Privacy Is Non-Negotiable for Dictation Snaply vs

... answer zoning questions instantly - Investment analysis agents that screen properties before human review - ADU feasibility bots for homeowners Check it out on our GitHub or try ReadyPermit.ai directly. Happy to answer any questions about building MCP servers for vertical data or AI in regulated industries ...

... Bolt.new are our secret weapons for rapid prototyping. We're based in southern Utah and bootstrapping aggressively while exploring our next funding round. I'm here to connect with other builders, share what I've learned about vertical AI SaaS, and learn from this community. Always happy to trade notes on go-to-market strategy, freemium pricing, or building AI products for regulated industries. What are you building? Drop a comment -- I'd love to check ...

... real scene. The character shifts. The vibe drifts. The camera stops making sense. Kling 3.0 is one of the first models where we can genuinely feel filmmaker thinking. But the model alone isn t a workflow. That s why Vertical Motion was created. Motion isn t another prompt box. It s a structured way to plan scenes, keep details consistent, and end up with footage you can actually drop onto a timeline and edit like a normal production. The biggest ... ... shape in the edit. a wide to establish a medium for action and performance an insert for the sell moment a reaction or payoff to land the scene Kling 3.0 is strong when you think this way. And Vertical

... What is Vertical Motion? Vertical