"Slow" can mean a lot of things: a heavy home page, a checkout that hangs, an admin panel that lags, or just a bad connection on the client's side. A speed score does not always tell you which one it is.
My own habit is to ask which page and on which device before I open any tool. Half the time that question already narrows it down.
Hi Makers! Post your product in this thread if you are: (1) launching soon or recently launched (2) looking for feedback on your landing page
(3) looking for someone to beta-test your product and give feedback on the product before launch I believe in giving before asking. Start by helping someone who have posted their product, help them with their question, give a suggestion, write a review or a comment on their launch page. Once you have helped someone else out, share your product link here and clearly state what kind of help you need.
Quick confession I opened my browser today and counted 14 tabs. 9 of them were "utility" sites: - 2 different JSON formatters (one for big files, one prettier) - A JWT decoder - A base64 encoder - A regex tester - A UUID generator - A cron expression parser - Two SQL formatters (because one doesn't do BigQuery) Every single one has ads. Half of them upload my data to "the cloud" for a task that's literally 3 lines of JavaScript. Here's what's wild I've been doing this for 8+ years. Every dev I know does this. We just accept it. So I wanted to ask the PH community: 1. What's the ONE utility tool tab you can never close? 2. Have you ever pasted something sensitive (JWT, API response, DB dump) into a random online tool and later thought "wait... where did that data just go?" 3. If you could merge 5 of these tools into one keyboard shortcut ( K style), which 5 would they be? Genuinely curious what your daily "utility stack" looks like I've been building something in this space and the patterns I'm seeing are wild. (No link drop this is a real question. Happy to share what I'm working on in the comments if anyone's curious.)
In my case, building my startup Selftalk - an app for self-therapy, transformed my character big time.
1. I became much more grounded, and connected to reality.
2. I discovered so many things about myself, good and bad, which significantly deepened my self-awareness.
3. I ve developed immense respect and compassion for fellow entrepreneurs, creators, and doers. It s easy to critique from the sidelines, but it s an entirely different experience to be in the arena, facing the challenges head-on.
Just yesterday I prevented my team from adding an exotic feature to our product.
My hypothesis is that people don't like many features in a product as that complicates the product adoption e.g. many sales guys hate CRMs for this reason. In that sense, more features might equate to no features as users don't adopt/use the product. So, minimalistic products that solve 1 big problem (80% of the problem pie) is what people like.
How are you covering the monthly costs of building your B2C or B2B startup? The virtual office, phone service, domain hosting, Supabase or Firebase, and other recurring expenses add up. How do you fund these odds and ends, and what cost-saving hacks help you get the most bang for your proverbial buck before revenue starts coming in?
I have two startups, so the overhead can be overwhelming. Still, I decided long ago that it was in my best financial interest to focus primarily on my startup needs and find free workarounds for my wants. For example, Canva is a low-cost design service, but I opted for a free Affinity account for most of my immediate needs. It requires more manual labor and a bit of design skill, but I m saving $15-$20/month. It s minimal, but I would rather spend that $20/month on Resend for my email needs than on design extras. How are you managing?
