One of the toughest parts of scaling a community or a product is managing the feedback loop. You want the raw, unfiltered truth from your early users because that's the only way to fix broken features, but sometimes the feedback is just... harsh.
As founders and builders, how do you filter out the unhelpful noise from the constructive criticism? And more importantly, how do you pass that feedback along to your engineering or design teams without killing the momentum?
After launching, I noticed a big increase in inbound messages - agencies, tools, consultants, AI assistants, and more. Some of it is genuinely useful, some of it is unexpected, but I'm curious how other Makers approach this!
Do you have a system for prioritizing what to respond to? Do you categorize outreach, set filters, or use any tools to manage it?
Yes, I'm kind of referring to the Soham Parekh story that's now taking the internet by storm.
TL;DR: He worked on several startups at the same time, had the best interview results, but according to his employers, he never delivered results. (You can comprehend it from these tweets, e.g. 1, 2)
Hey PH! Let's brainstorm together. Social can be incredibly difficult... especially for B2B companies that may be considered "boring". What are some examples of B2B companies that do social well? Triple Whale, Figma, Zapier, and HubSpot are all doing great. What are some others?
I use ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor almost every day, and they're incredibly good at helping me think, write, and build.
But I've noticed something: As projects grow, my workspace becomes a collection of long chats, scattered documents, bookmarks, screenshots, and dozens of browser tabs.
Every business I run generates something on a schedule, a weekly summary, a sales recap, an ops checklist nobody asked for but someone still sends. In the beginning I read every line. Now I skim the subject and archive it without opening, because nothing has looked different in months.
The part that bothers me is I cannot actually remember the last time I checked whether that assumption was still true. Curious whether you have one of these too, the report that used to matter and now mostly proves itself irrelevant just by existing, and whether you have ever caught something late because you had already stopped looking closely.
Last week I attended Tech Week for the first time in my city and had a great time!
I was surprised by how much value came from conversations that weren't planned. It feels that in a world accelerated and misconstrued by technology, the best way to establish trust is often to meet face-to-face.
For those who regularly attend Tech Weeks, startup events, or hackathons:
