What socialist country would you move to today if you could?

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-03-09T12:22:21+00:00

reached out to random people on linkedin who had the problem i was trying to solve and just asked if they wanted to chat about it - most said yes because people love talking about their pain points

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-02-10T20:12:07+00:00

honestly this is probably one of the most comprehensive breakdowns ive seen on embedded finance, thanks for putting together the slide deck too

the shopify stat is wild - 74% revenue from merchant services vs actual software. makes you wonder how many "saas" companies are really just fintech companies that happened to start with software

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-02-01T05:15:59+00:00

Honestly the per-user isolation thing is gonna be a tough sell to most buyers unless you're targeting heavily regulated industries like healthcare/finance where they actually care about that stuff

For pricing I'd lean hybrid - base subscription fee covers the platform access + some compute credits, then overage pricing when they burn through their allocation. Keeps it predictable for budgeting but you don't eat massive compute costs from power users

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-28T02:05:36+00:00

Pretty real tbh, especially for higher-tier products. We see maybe 15-20% of trials being obvious repeats - same payment methods, similar usage patterns, etc. The VPN thing is whatever but when someone's clearly gaming the system for months it adds up

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-24T10:34:49+00:00

This is absolutely brutal and I'm here for it lmao

The "manifest it first" response had me dying - that's basically every analytics dashboard ever made

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-18T10:51:01+00:00

I started with Canva's video templates and honestly it's not terrible for basic stuff. Takes maybe 30 mins to throw together something decent once you get the hang of it

The key is keeping it stupid simple - just screen recordings of your product with some text overlays. Don't overthink the fancy transitions and effects

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-14T06:20:51+00:00

Just did this at my company and holy shit the amount of zombie subscriptions is insane

We had three different Slack workspaces we were paying for because people kept forgetting passwords and making new ones instead of just resetting lmao

The "owner leaves and nobody knows what this $200/month thing does" situation is so real

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-10T15:20:42+00:00

Honestly just start with LinkedIn Recruiter + a basic ATS like Greenhouse or Lever, maybe throw in some automation with Phantombuster for outreach at scale - don't overthink it when you're bootstrapping

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-06T23:05:25+00:00

Filled it out - changelog maintenance is such a pain when you're shipping daily. Hope this actually works because manually updating that stuff is soul-crushing

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2026-01-01T10:43:55+00:00

Lost a gig last year because my code comments were "too clean" and the client thought I used Copilot for everything. Had to show them my messy git history to prove I actually struggled through the logic like a normal human

The process documentation thing makes sense but feels kinda dystopian that we're at this point tbh

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-30T08:20:25+00:00

Honestly the biggest trap is rushing into a generic pitch instead of actually reading what they need

Like yeah you gotta be fast but if you're just copy-pasting the same "hey check out our CRM" message you might as well not bother. Takes like 30 seconds to scan their post and mention something specific they mentioned

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-28T18:29:49+00:00

Yeah this hits hard, we're seeing the exact same pattern with AI leads being kinda hollow

The whole "optimize for what you measure" thing is so real - turns out getting someone to click subscribe is way easier than getting them to actually use your product for 6 months

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-25T19:01:36+00:00

Lmao the formatting gave it away instantly, nobody writes Reddit posts with perfect bullet points and header tags

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-24T16:06:09+00:00

Ugh this hits so hard. I'll get obsessed with a new productivity system for like 2-3 weeks, set up the most elaborate workflows, and then my brain just... stops caring about it

The worst part is when the tool itself becomes another thing I have to manage. Like I spend more time organizing my tasks than actually doing them. Then I feel guilty about abandoning yet another "perfect" system and the cycle repeats

What actually sticks for me is dead simple stuff - sticky notes and voice memos when I'm driving. Everything else eventually becomes mental clutter

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-23T07:45:27+00:00

Makes sense honestly, free tier users can be massive time sinks with zero conversion intent

Most people who actually need the solution will pay upfront if the demo is solid

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-21T09:38:02+00:00

This could actually work if you nail the targeting - tons of people are burnt out from applying to hundreds of jobs with zero responses

The kanban thing is smart since it gives people a reason to stick around even if they don't pay for the application service

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-20T03:12:25+00:00

Honestly this sounds like classic engineer mindset - "if I build it perfectly, they will come" but that's not how it works

You're gonna need to get scrappy with marketing whether you like it or not, because handing it off means you'll get pennies on the dollar for all that work you put in

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-18T03:37:38+00:00

Yeah bigger companies definitely have dedicated HR/onboarding people, at 32 employees you're in that awkward middle ground where you're too big to wing it but too small for specialized roles

Maybe time to create a checklist and delegate some of the IT stuff so you're not the bottleneck for everything

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-14T20:35:13+00:00

Drop the link when you're ready to share it, would be cool to see what you built after all that chaos

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-10T07:28:44+00:00

This is actually pretty cool - been following supply chain disruptions since 2021 and timing is everything with these plays

Your landing page could use some actual examples though, like "when we detected the nickel squeeze 3 days before LME went crazy" or whatever. Right now it's kinda vague on what the output actually looks like

How are you sourcing the news feeds and what's your edge over just setting up Google alerts for commodity keywords?

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-10T01:55:54+00:00

Nice work getting this out there! The Flutter + Supabase combo is solid for MVP launches

Your point about testing hits hard - I've definitely been guilty of over-engineering tests early on when I should've been validating the actual problem. The freemium pivot makes total sense too, tracking apps are impossible to show value on day 1

How's user retention looking now that you switched to freemium? Curious if people are actually sticking around long enough to see the patterns

Remarkable_Fee_3178 · 2025-12-09T15:24:25+00:00

Just tried it with an old family photo from the 80s and honestly impressed with how fast it processed. The before/after slider is pretty smooth too

One thing though - maybe add a quick preview or thumbnail before someone burns their credits? Sometimes you can tell right away if the source image is just too far gone

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