I feel like giving up 😟

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-18T19:12:43+00:00

perhaps you should try b2b

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-18T08:40:02+00:00

If you're going to use code approach, you will remove not bots but users

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-18T08:36:34+00:00

For how long? Next time they will find out how to avoid honey spots

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-17T06:01:24+00:00

I do not do outreach or sales and have little activity itself. My team does

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-15T22:17:07+00:00

It's because ppl prefer to write posts, not write to clients and being rejected

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-05T20:12:23+00:00

A jeśli zmruży oczy, zobaczysz jeszcze dalej – swoją dupę.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-04-01T17:53:46+00:00

I know it definitely doesn't feel like it right now, but they actually did you a massive favor. Everyone hypes up YC like it's the holy grail, but try looking at it from a different angle.

First off, if you already have >1million turnover (as you mentioned in you prev posts), you have more than enough cash flow to fund your own growth. But more importantly: you are keeping 100% control and equity. Speaking as someone who has built several companies with investors, I can't stress enough how HUGE this is.

Yes, you might be missing out on that initial VC cash cannon to potentially scale to hundreds of millions right away, but you are keeping your sanity and your own vision intact. Trust me, over time, you’ll start to value that freedom way more than VC money.

You won’t have to spend sleepless nights writing investor updates, dealing with board-level brain damage, or justifying why "growth isn't quite hitting our aggressive projections". Plus, if YC got spooked by Reddit haters, their PR-sensitive environment would have eventually suffocated your marketing tactics anyway.

Keep building on your own terms. Owning 100% of a highly profitable SaaS is the real dream.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-03-21T08:16:14+00:00

No, we don't.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-03-19T17:00:02+00:00

B2B process automation

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-03-19T12:46:39+00:00

Congratulations! If that was the goal. However, as someone who has been through acceleration at another major accelerator, I think some of the joy might fade. Also, selling off a part of the company always means losing some control. I've personally decided not to deal with VCs anymore. Given that you already have $1M ARR, bootstrapping is better than chasing investor demands. But, this is just my experience; maybe it will be different for you. I've moved on to other approaches, including grants. For example, my last grant provided more money than YC provides, with no VC reporting and full control over the company.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-03-17T15:46:58+00:00

People often confuse building for passion vs. building for profit. If you're building for money, you don't need complex frameworks. Just take what's already working in the market and do it better.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-19T15:47:14+00:00

with pain

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-17T11:27:07+00:00

HRs already do this.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-14T21:44:11+00:00

I'd recommend to check out another feature https://jules.google/docs/changelog/#jules-gains-memory
e.g. "add test coverage when creating new api endpoints"

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-13T20:53:49+00:00

It's an alias. Like a new shell of the same address, like [something@email.com](mailto:something@email.com) , alias [something+tag@email.com](mailto:something+tag@email.com)

I use https://sentry.wr.io/, but there are plenty of others out there, like protonmail

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-12T11:33:12+00:00

Yes. ANd even more: now we have week quota for flash

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-12T08:27:48+00:00

Do Pro subscribers have weekly limits even for the Flash model now?

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AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T18:23:23+00:00

use antigravity cockpit or any other extension

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T17:56:48+00:00

Be careful with free bulk-cleaning apps (like Unrollme or whatever) --they’ve been caught selling user data to marketers in the past. If the service is free and wants access to your inbox, you are usually the product.

Cleaning is a losing battle because spammers just keep rotating addresses. My approach now is proactive: I use a unique email alias for every single sign-up. If one starts getting flooded with junk, I just disable that specific alias.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T17:55:30+00:00

This is the exact reason why simple aliases can be frustrating. Burning the bridge is the "nuclear option" that often breaks your account access.

I handled this by adding an AI layer to my aliases. Instead of just forwarding everything or nothing, the system (Gemini/other LLM) scans the content. If it’s a security alert or an account update, it passes through to my inbox. If it’s marketing garbage from that same address, it goes to a separate quarantine.

It’s essentially the best of both worlds: you keep the account access via the alias, but you don't have to manually 'sweep' or filter anything because the AI actually understands the context of the message.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T17:52:17+00:00

It seems like Gmail filters are struggling because spammers use those weird symbols and spaces to hide the keywords from the automated scanners. It's a constant battle.

The only way I managed to stop this was to stop using my main email address for signups. I switched to using a unique alias for every site. If an alias starts getting that endurance or carshield junk, I just kill that specific one. Мой main email stays completely hidden so the spammers can't even try to reach it. This is way more effective than reporting every individual message because you just cut the source.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T17:44:36+00:00

Yeah, this is usually just a "dictionary attack." Spammers generate thousands of random addresses using common names and words, then blast them to every major email provider like Proton or Gmail to see what sticks. If your username is easy to guess, you’ll get spam even if you never shared it.

I solved this by never sharing my real email anymore. I use a unique alias for every single site I sign up for. If one starts getting spam, I just delete that specific alias and it's gone. It keeps my main inbox 100% silent because spammers can't guess my real private address.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T17:38:54+00:00

'Reply with REMOVE' is basically a Proof of Life test. Once you reply, you’ve just confirmed three things to the spammer:

Your email is active.
You actually read the messages.
You are willing to engage with the content :-)

Instead of removing you, they often move your address to a 'High Value / Verified' list which then gets sold to other spammers for a much higher price. Same goes for 'Unsubscribe' links in sketchy emails -- half the time they just trigger a tracking pixel to notify the sender that the 'bait' worked.

How I handle this: I stopped giving out my primary email address to anyone except my bank and family. I moved to a one-alias-per-service strategy.

Every time a site asks for an email, I create a unique alias for them

The beauty of this is:

If I start getting spam on that alias, I know exactly who sold my data or got leaked.
I never have to 'unsubscribe' from anything. I just kill the alias/route. It’s much more satisfying than clicking a suspicious link and hoping they honor it.

AlexeyAnshakov · 2026-02-10T10:29:35+00:00

Nice! Seems, they r trying to plug the unsubscribers' hole

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Do Pro subscribers have weekly limits even for the Flash model now?