As builders, we love tracking daily metrics: MRR, GitHub commits, daily workouts, Inbox Zero. Standard habit trackers are incredibly optimized for this gamification.
But lately, I've realized my "mental RAM" gets completely eaten up by the irregular tasks. The stuff you only need to do every few weeks or months:
Changing the AC filter
Watering specific houseplants
Following up with that one dormant enterprise lead
Hi all! We're excited to announce that we re trialing Maker Groups , these are smaller community-focused groups based around topics such as: Stage (pre-seed, seed, series +)
Topics (Developers, Marketers, Product)
Niche (female founders, based on geography)
Goals (finding a co-founder, finding beta-testers, getting feedback) If you're interested in learning more or would like to suggest your own group idea, fill out the form here. We will be reaching out with more info.
With today s tools, translation (UI, copy, even video) is no longer the hard part.
What slows us down instead are things like tax, legal compliance, hiring, support, payments sometimes even geopolitics. The moment users show up from a new country, a product problem turns into an operating one.
Traditional professions like doctors, judges, and the like need specialised academic guidance (certificate) + experience. I agree.
But what about technical and humanities? So far, everyone has argued that a university will bring contacts (I'm not arguing, that's true... but the same can be done with hustling/projects).
I have launched on PH twice but before launching, I always prefer to share the product with at least 20 potential users over DM. The goal is to get early feedback and testimonials. This helps me understand what s working (or not) in the copy, design, offer, value proposition, etc. Based on those early insights, I iterate quickly and it could be small tweaks or full rewrites, depending on what people are saying.
To make it easy for them to say yes and share feedback, I create a no-brainer offer (like 70 90% discount) and DM potential users on X asking for feedback. What s your pre launch strategy for collecting feedback and improving your product before launching on PH? P.S. Here s a sample DM I use to get early feedback for Boringlaunch: Hey [User Name]
We ve just launched (product name) for [Industry/Category/Domain/Target Audience]
I've tested so many AI Note takers as of late. @Fathom, @Fireflies.ai , BuildBetter, @Grain, and even Google's Transcribing feature. They're all pretty good but lately @Granola has been winning me over.
BuildBetter is really good for teams, has a nice chat function that lets you chat across all your meetings and get good insight from your team members, calls, clients, etc. But for personal, and individual notes - Granola is a champion. Recently I've been using Granola's new mobile app for in-person convos and it's amazing. Particularly for my conversations in Japanese, where the chances of me misinterpreting something, missing a key note, or simply not knowing a word are higher. Granola captures all key points and topics and WRITES THE NOTES IN ENGLISH. Literal immediate translating assistant. I'm not sure if other's do this, but Granola has been the easiest to quickly boot up and get my notes in a snap...without needing to translate. I'm curious what everyone else uses and why!
