... that time of year where if you re not writing a year ahead post, then what are you even doing? As a founder building in AI, you sit in a weirdly privileged spot for this kind of thing. You re building with AI daily, you re meeting with developer advocate teams, you re at events with other builders, you re talking to VCs, and most importantly, you re talking to customers (real people!). All of these people have totally different ... ... what s next, too.) Platforms: we ve spent time with Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Microsoft in the last few weeks. Their roadmaps heavily influence the entire industry. Other builders & events : it s amazing seeing what excites people. SF vs

... everyone, I m Sam I m a solo builder and I spend a lot of time writing long-form stuff: guides, frameworks, SOPs, little ebooks. Weirdly, the writing was never the hard part for me. The pain always started right after I typed the last line. Exporting to PDF. I d lose evenings fighting with margins, headings, weird

... been a weirdly active month for entertainment x tech VC: Omaha Productions (Peyton Manning s fund) is backing startups blending sports, media, and AI VO/D raised $5M to build plug-and-play brands for celebrities basically a "celebrity brand factory" Abridge and Thinking Machines Lab just closed $300M+ rounds (AI-driven voice + creative ops) Meanwhile, gaming VC hit a 2-year low just $627M in Q2. And vibe coding is bleeding into creative tools fast. Me myself ... ... powered creators raising like it's 2021 SaaS? Or are we still too early for infra-level AI tools in media to scale? Would love to hear what you re seeing or building in this zone. Especially anything niche, indie, weird

... kind - real stuff like noise-reducing stickers or "emotional exit signs"). I built this because I noticed how often "I wish I had a kit for this came up in real life. Now it exists, and it s weirdly cathartic to make. I also launched an affiliate program and am currently recruiting affiliate recruiters (yes, it s a thing). So if that s your jam, I d love to connect. You can check out the first kit I posted here ... ... Product Hunt (Toddler Airport Survival Kit [Launching 6/3/25]) or just ask me weird

... bring back everyone s favorite kind of feedback: brutally honest and weirdly helpful. Drop a link to your landing page in the comments. Then roast someone else s . Keep it real, keep it useful, keep it (mostly) kind We re talking: What s confusing? What s missing? What s great but buried? Would you actually sign up or bounce? The rules: Give a roast pick someone else s page and leave thoughtful feedback. Get a roast ... ... more to give a quicker and wider overview of various key benefits. For example, under the Get it Now button, could have 4 little "Plan | Build | Run | Improve" labels with links to sections, or single sentence summaries for each. - Alternatively

... Sometimes you get a shower thought and the next thing you do is ending up owning a domain for it. Drop the one you own that is weirdly funny ...