... give space versus when to gently prompt. But here's what keeps me up at night: we know things about our users that their closest friends don't know. This isn't like a social media company knowing your shopping habits. This is an AI that has read someone's rawest, most vulnerable thoughts -- their fears about their marriage, their struggles with self-worth, their grief they haven't told anyone about. The temptation for any product team would ... ... might be making the restraint legible to the user without turning it into a scary privacy dashboard. For example: used for this reflection only, not saved as a profile, not used to time prompts, or intentionally simplified because this topic

... need it? That shift from demand to anticipation is where the real product decisions live. Comment from Ricardo Cuba(@ricardo_cuba_alvan): what is AMA? Comment from Robin Peter M ller(@robincostmyai): @busmark_w_nika Tobi L tke. Easy. Not the Shopify origin story, that one s been told to death. I d want to get into how he thinks about the moment a company stops being a product and becomes infrastructure. That transition breaks most founders because they re still solving ... ... Valve, the company behind Counter-Strike, Half-Life, the Steam game store and a bunch of other amazing things :D Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): Oh wow, Nika, that s a great topic

... have an indicative icon. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @tijogaucher  If the product reflect the problem of the founder, it is better to present it, esp. also from the foudners perspective (he/she is more passionate about the topic) and you feel that vibe :) Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @jack_sullivan5   @dstr88  I noticed that many people started using UGC creators for that to be seen as more authentic. But to be honest, I need ... ... agree with your point. I actually made that exact mistake with my first e-commerce store, specifically with my emails and Facebook account. Back then, it didn't cause any major issues because it was just a small e-shop

... Nolan Vu(@nolan_vu): @busmark_w_nika  and if you don't mind I have another irrelevant question about PH Do you know how to avoid being rejected for thread on p/general, since I want to share some topics about AI and my expertise but the system keep rejecting my request so it's kind of upset to not know the reason, thanks in advance Nika Comment from Nolan Vu(@nolan_vu): Great thread though Mine are honestly pretty ... ... spent designing and iterating Fathom probably the tool that saves me the most time every week Reddit equal parts research and doomscrolling Crop Photo AI recently started using it to standardize and resize product images for a Shopify

... most common topic of nowadays. Forums and blogs flooded with content parsing AI, but this one made me dive in somewhere mysterious and realize that there are ,,abnormal,, artists yet, with not usual thoughts ! From your thread I'd venture to guess that you are a bit of one of those Luddites) Do you use AI in your everyday tasks? Comment from Ghost Kitty(@ghost-kitty-9736953): Comment Deleted Comment from Bogomil Shopov

... structured-finance team you sit across deals you could never put together as a founder or freelancer: nine-figure renewables transactions, regulated-utility refinancings, multi-counterparty PPP structures. The institution buys you access to scale that a one-person shop simply cannot replicate. That access has a price, and the price is your weekday hours and a chunk of the upside. What the side project does is invert the trade quietly. The templates I sell are built from problems already ... ... less pressure than running a company. Comment from Evan Sterling(@evan_sterling): Being a founder sounds freeing until things go wrong then it can feel heavier than any job. Comment from Amine EL KABIRI(@amine_el_kabiri): Cool topic

... move rankings, pipeline, and product narrative. Each piece is built from the inside out grounded in real campaign data, semantic SEO, and the kind of linguistic precision that most content shops skip. What you'll find inside: Deep-dives on content strategy for AI and SaaS brands Frameworks for topical

... first: does this need a document lookup, a live database query, or an external API call? The agent decides automatically and hits the right source. This is powered by MCP (Model Context Protocol) agents connect directly to SQL databases, Shopify, Odoo, Google Sheets, Notion, Zendesk, and 16+ live data sources. When a customer asks "where is my order?" the agent queries your actual database and returns a real answer in real time. On top of that: - Voice AI agents answer ... ... across channels. Switch from WhatsApp to a phone call, the agent remembers everything. - Multi-LLM failover if one model goes down, traffic shifts automatically. Zero downtime. - Safety guardrails responses scoped strictly to your data. No hallucinations, no going off-topic

... strict markdown schema (like a CLAUDE.md or similar instruction file) to tell the LLM how to summarize and map the data. Let the AI build a flat, interlinked wiki overnight with directional backlinks (e.g., Supports [[Topic A]] or Contradicts [[Topic

... robert_vassov  The point about new income streams morphing into new control nodes is also a real concern, especially when identity and biometrics get involved. Thanks for bringing a bit of storytelling and humor into an otherwise heavy topic. :D Comment from Rohan Chaubey(@rohanrecommends): @daniel_dorne  Maybe that's what happens when the social platforms want to become governments of the world virtually :D Comment from Rohan Chaubey(@rohanrecommends): @busmark_w_nika  I second you, hence ... ... different communities about the scraping api I did and I got a bunch of bots talking about proxy and sending me DM. If reddit starts working on anti-bot system like fingerprints, and other types of captcha like Shopee

... Shopov - (@bogomep): This is going for years :) Why change it. The fake votes can bring your project up, but it will not convert users, right? Am I missing something? Comment from Johannes N(@jollife): i was also really surprised how many people reach out on linkedin after i submitted my latest product here. this definitely changed over the last few years and is kind of annoying. I blocked all of those people reaching out to me - unfortunately the topic

... News. I will try to do it free, I will then invest some money in ads. I will try vloggers and directly contacting people that might be interested. I really don't know. Any suggestion and help on the topic will be highly appreciated. I am thinking to do something 'old school' next time, and buy a few books first :D Comment from Stoyan Minchev(@stoyan_minchev): That's why they write in the big books, you need to make ... ... create ideas to pitch to our customers. We only work on pain points that our potential customers have. In other words, we only build when there is a customer. It does sound like a dev shop

... just rank-worthy. Pipeline 3: Topical Authority Builder Publishing is not topical

... Records conversation history and user preferences per persona Emote Learning : Tracks preferred emotes and animations based on user feedback Relationship Metrics : Calculates rapport, familiarity, and trust scores over time Favorite Topics : Automatically identifies and remembers user's favorite conversation topics

... security concept that translates into a practical daily rule when working with AI agents. Every program must be able to access only the information and resources that are necessary for its legitimate purpose. Comment from Cait M(@pacalacait): This topic is close to my heart. I'm actually building a web-app (a visual management system) using agentic coding tools (what that one guy called vibe coding). It's a bloody great app and I know I've built something ... ... trust AI? it s how tightly is the scope constrained and how observable is the system. One thing I ve noticed working around privacy-sensitive setups (I help out occasionally with a small infra shop

... took me 15 minutes). It's almost like how, once someone starts using an iPhone, they don't want to switch back to Android. My main headache with auth/permissions was trusting Lovable to do it well. Those topics have to do with security, and that itself is a very important part of an app. Lovable has a security system that finds all vulnerabilities, but even Lovable themselves say it's not perfect, and multiple runs are recommended. I haven ... ... logic. Happy to share more details if that helps your research. Comment from Adam Pichardo(@adam_pichardo): CS student doing real research, love it. Solo builder here, won't say much about the product yet but happy to talk shop

... focusing on a mix of scaling and finishing chapters: Reading: Read more books (I have some favorites in mind, happy to share/chat about them if anyone is interested!). Business: Continue building my website and scaling my new Shopify app business. Education: Finally finish my degree in E-Commerce. Life: Simply enjoy the beautiful things in life (balance is key). Let's make this a great quarter! Comment from Peter Shu(@peterz_shu): Hey Everyone Work Goals --> Scale my startup ... ... attend a full-time language school. I lived with a family that spoke only Spanish. Immersing really works for me. Unfortunately, I haven't used it since then and forgot most of it. Comment from Tetiana(@tetianai): Great topic

... everyone! We ve just pushed a major update to Tutorials-Shop , focused entirely on improving learning quality, global accessibility, and the overall user experience. What s New Multi-Language Interface - Now fully supports English, Arabic, French, and Spanish. Create Tutorials in 4 Languages - Generate structured tutorials directly in EN/AR/FR/ES. Free Summaries for Every Tutorial - Quick, AI-powered overviews to help you understand topics

... Sometimes that works faster than any growth tactic. Comment from Mu Joe(@mujoe): @makerping   @jollytango  OK thanks Comment from Ping He(@makerping): @mujoe  depends on a lot of things but end of day all negotiated, shop a few and you will get a feel for it quickly. Comment from Mu Joe(@mujoe): @jollytango OK thanks Comment from Mu Joe(@mujoe): @yvonne_jackson1  Totally agree with you! At this stage, rather than buying ... ... sharing progress. Comment from Yvonne Jackson(@yvonne_jackson1): @mujoe  Sustainable is the key word! I have a mantra right now that says: Peace is my content strategy. So, I m leaning into community and writing about topics

... Facebook helps some businesses forget to delete bad reviews from their old, abandoned Facebook pages, and thanks to that, I ve managed to avoid a few scams.) P.S. When we talk about this topic, Google Chrome just added AI-powered store summaries to help US shoppers

... only have data for TikTok videos, might expand our database in the future :) Comment from QIQI(@qiwap): @sumitgoel   @busmark_w_nika  I actually have a list to show how many sale each TikTok shoppable video made. Check out this link and u will know what I'm saying   https://www.fastmoss.com/e-comme... Comment from Chris(@ngmi): Made a quick Claude artifact based on this thread discussion to find the best prices https://claude.ai/public/artifac... Comment from Chris ... ... works..it blew my mind..they have recently also raised an undisclosed big amount of funding (can't mention).... Comment from Atique Bandukwala(@atique_bandukwala1): @busmark_w_nika  also to add something here while we are discussing this topic

... creative outlet here are a few things I ve built recently: A simple task management site A resume template site A wedding photography studio landing page A personal portfolio site A retro-style landing page for a beverage shop None of them are perfect, but building them without code felt so rewarding. Trickle helped me get from idea to done and now I m working on improving it for others too Comment from Nina Dou(@ninaaaa0913): @busmark_w_nika ... ... cross-platform, multimodal agent that sees , hears , thinks , speaks , and acts on your machine. Free & open source. A deterministic, AI-powered timeline intelligence engine that assembles precise, interactive 2D and 3D timelines to explore the journey of any topic

... have heard that users of that platform are still complaining and it is not so profitable. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @nishargo  what was the product you wanted to fund? Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): Oh, awesome topic! This is one of my absolute favorites. Since I have experience with Kickstarter, here s what I can say: There are a lot of similarities with Product Hunt. You have an active community, you have rewards and 95% of your ... ... Comment from Anas Alshanti(@alshantianas): I ve seen a lot of creators here mention the same challenges building momentum, managing fulfillment, and losing visibility once the campaign ends. That s exactly what inspired me to create Fundlify Crowdfunding, a Shopify

... tools across different teams, the more I ve seen it play out in reality. Yes, AI speeds things up. Yes, it automates tasks. But what happens with the time it frees? Often, it disappears into distractions - social media, online shopping, context switching. And sometimes, the saved time is misleading because reviewing and editing the AI output can take just as long. The data reflects this too: Generative AI boosts productivity in specific tasks and groups (especially less experienced employees ... ... minutes with the fact checking, when before it was at least a couple hours Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): @sanskarix  Absolutely. Only good planning is the solution. Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): @dariawind  Super post. Very on topic

... busmark_w_nika): @manu_goel2  so, at that point, do you have any pricing on your page or rather have some formula where you can quote a price? Comment from Hamza Afzal Butt(@hamza_afzal_butt): Great topic! I still find the 4P s (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) super helpful when thinking about pricing. Comment from Hamza Afzal Butt(@hamza_afzal_butt): @busmark_w_nika  yesss , after seeing this I just remember my lesson Comment from ... ... looked at cost, competitors, customer usage, and feedback from sales calls. The main problem was how we were communicating value and framing it, especially on our pricing page. We tested a few things: tied pricing to usage, used mystery shoppers