There are a lot of products being hunted, launched, and competing for attention here.

But I still see some makers missing the very basics.

Whenever I travel abroad, I can usually get by with English.

In the rare cases when I visit countries where very few people speak English, I can still manage with a translation app.
And now, AI can even translate conversations in real time.

I only learn foreign languages these days to fill my free time (if I have any left).

Today, I came across a LinkedIn post that reported rough data on how many people were laid off across the biggest tech companies due to AI:

- canva: 1,271
- microsoft: 5,300
- meta: 10,400
- uber: 3,300
- atlassian: 1,380
- ebay: 1,100
- netflix: 1000
- hubspot: 600
- squarespace: 300
- dropbox: 200
total humans affected: 24,851

I understand the need for the founders to make the processes as effective (AKA layoffs), but it somehow reduces the economic power and ability to buy products (in the long term)

If you're applying, reply below with what you're building so we can cheer you on!

If you're doing a startup and not applying, why aren't you applying?

I don t want to rant here (but I probably will a bit)...

Almost every ad visual, but also a lot of organic content on social media, is very generic and created by AI (I get it, it s a cheaper and more scalable way of promoting). But when everyone does it, it becomes really hard to stand out and differentiate yourself.

I am a Computer Science student doing research into how solopreneurs and small startups create new apps and what their stack looks like. Particularly, I'm interested in how you handle things like authentication, billing, and permissions/authorization in your apps.

Let me know what you're working on below and how you're going about it -- I'd love to connect for some quick calls to learn about your product and talk about your process in building it!