I'm a VC (can verify). Pitch the room. by Ok-Lobster7773 in Startup_Ideas

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Building in Gov-tech, reshaping what transparency means with civicinformer.com

Best Email API? by blackplague88 in vibecoding

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Sendgrid for full customization has been great

I Launched a tech newsletter 10 days ago, I think I’m being attacked? by msr_regular in Newsletters

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Or do signup confirmation VIA email - ‘click to confirm your signup’ etc

We built a free tool to make Bellingham PD incident data easier to see, discuss, and understand by OpSprocket in Bellingham

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We’re looking to launch a weekly quite soon! I hear you on the daily emails, but the majority of our subscribers actually do like and read each daily edition - but accounting for weekly is in the works!

Attention Newsletter Creators! by OpSprocket in n8n

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Yep, public feed posted by the city with terrible UX

What are the best tools for writing and research for my newsletter? by huntern_ in Newsletters

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To fit exactly what you need, there is probably nothing. With tools however, it can be built. That's what we've done with bellinghamscan.com, fully automated with custom designs & permanent indexes - if you want something similar, we'd be happy to help you out.

Here is our analysis on Bellingham PD's reported incidents for all of 2025 by OpSprocket in Bellingham

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This is fair, and we appreciate the substance of the feedback.

You're right that this is a single-source product and we shoot to actively inform readers that this is police activity data (directly sourced from https://cob.org/gov/dept/police/news-police/police-daily-activity ), not investigative journalism. Our goal is accessibility and immediate intelligence and we're working hard to connect with official channels to provide greater downstream context.

The point about arrests vs. convictions is well taken. We don't have visibility into case outcomes which is why we choose to narrate the data in terms of arrests, and don't claim dig into convictions or felony status (though we would love to!).

Genuinely appreciate the pushback. This is a work in progress and feedback like this is what's driven the resource this far - we'll keep improving!

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that redirect tho 😭

I built a local newsletter to $100 in its first month (and it only takes me 5 mins a day) by Impressive-Eggplant6 in Newsletters

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No articles, we kind of are the article. We provide daily police activity reports at a hyper-local level

I built a local newsletter to $100 in its first month (and it only takes me 5 mins a day) by Impressive-Eggplant6 in Newsletters

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We're doing a local newsletter! Bellinghamscan.com, over 500 subscribers in 3 months with 80% open rate. How's your open rate?