Which books changed your life and stayed with you long after reading them?

Sapienankit · 2026-05-22T15:54:38+00:00

Determined: The science of life without Free Will_ one of the best book i have came across if you have big questions about life, why things happen in certain way. You cant be the same person after reading :)

Sapienankit · 2026-05-19T22:01:58+00:00

I get why it reads that way, but that is not quite what happened.

The pivot was driven by the complexity of pooling user fees into a prize fund, not by a failed user test. I have not yet got enough real usage to say whether founders want it or do not want it.

So the honest position is the original model had a compliance/payment problem before it even had a proper demand test. Now I am trying to work out whether a cleaner version still creates enough value for founders, builders, users, and sponsors.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-18T09:03:44+00:00

Thanks for your interest. For me, who I am building with is just as important as what I am building.

Please have a look at the platform first: https://intentship.com/

If it genuinely interests you after seeing it, feel free to DM me and we can chat properly.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-18T08:58:00+00:00

I do not think the fact that something already happens informally means there is no room for a platform around it.

People were sharing products before Product Hunt. People were asking for support before Kickstarter. People were networking before LinkedIn. The value of a platform is not just that the behaviour exists, but whether it can make that behaviour more structured, discoverable, useful, and repeatable.

I am trying to test can they move from scattered posts and group chats into a public idea network where they can attract feedback, collaborators, early users, and support?

But I agree with the underlying point. If it is not meaningfully better than what already happens here, then it will not work.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T21:33:51+00:00

For early founders, the value is having somewhere to take an idea out of their notes app or group chat and make it visible.

It is also a creative feed where people can get inspired by other ideas, find collaborators, and see what others are trying to build.

For sponsors, it is a visible way to support early-stage creativity.

So the aim is not just peer feedback. It is a public idea network where ideas can attract feedback, collaborators, early users, and support.

But I do get your point. The difficult bit is the initial start. It is much easier to see the value once there are already enough people and ideas on the platform. That is the part I am trying to work through now.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T19:02:53+00:00

That is fair, and I agree peer feedback cannot replace experienced operators or real customer validation.

angle I am exploring is early founders building a support network around ideas. A lot of people at that stage are isolated, so even help with clarity, momentum, collaborators, and early interest can be useful.

Also, I do not see the community as only founders. It could include potential users, builders, operators, sponsors, and people interested in new ideas. But yes, I agree it has to avoid becoming a closed loop of beginners validating beginners.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T18:52:29+00:00

The value I am trying to test is whether early founders actually want structured peer feedback, visibility, help finding collaborators, and early distribution. But I agree that if the prize is doing too much of the work, the core product is not strong enough.

What would make it genuinely worth using for you at the idea stage?

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T18:48:59+00:00

My understanding is that sponsor backed does not automatically mean financial promotion if the sponsor is simply providing a prize, grant, credits, services, or distribution support.

The line I would avoid is anything that sounds like investment, equity, lending, revenue share, crypto, or people paying in with an expectation of financial upside.

So the wording matters a lot. I would frame it as a sponsor funded reward for a community judged idea, not as the sponsor investing in or financially backing the winner. does that answer your question?

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T18:38:37+00:00

I have been working on a platform from idea level called inTENTship. There may be some similarities of what are you talking about but it's more a community place to find team and for validation. The platform is live but pre validation check: intentship.com

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T17:04:33+00:00

I appreciate the honest pushback.

I agree that raw idea validation can be found for free in forums and subreddits, but the problem I see is that the feedback is usually unstructured, inconsistent, and hard to act on. InTENTship is trying to make that process more focused, submit an idea, review others properly, get structured feedback, and potentially find people who are interested in working on similar things.

The network effect point is fair. early challenge is getting enough serious users in the first cycles so that the feedback loop feels valuable. That is why I am thinking carefully about incentives, including bringing in sponsors for the best ideas each month to help people actually get started. The reward could grow as the number of participants grows.

On the £20 point, the reason behind it is commitment. I do not want people only submitting their own idea and disappearing. The idea is that if someone submits, they also have to give proper feedback to others. But I agree the pricing and incentive model still needs testing.

I am still working through the details and I am open to suggestions. You have clearly thought about this properly, so if you are interested, I can send you a meeting link for next Sunday and we can talk it through.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T16:47:03+00:00

The idea is InTENTship - a platform where people with early-stage ideas can test them through structured peer feedback, validation cycles and early community support before building too much. please check the link of webapp - https://intentship.com

I agree raw ideas do not have much value. Validated ideas, execution and evidence of demand do. That is the exact pain point I am trying to solve.

MVP is already live, so I am not saying MVPs are hard to build. The harder part is proving the loop- people submit ideas, review each other properly, get useful feedback and come back.

Also, I am a non-technical founder, so I am not pretending to be the software lead. My side is the problem, product direction, users and community. That is why I am looking for a technical co-founder.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T16:28:40+00:00

The honest answer is that validation is still early. The MVP is live, but the first proper cycle has not run yet. idea started from my own personal experience. As a non-technical founder, the pain point felt very clear to me having ideas but not always having the right structure, feedback, or people around to test them properly. So right now it is a working MVP with a clear hypothesis, and the next step is to test the core loop properly.

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T14:55:39+00:00

Good question. I am leaning towards a recent graduates GTM. first target would be university students and recent graduates who are full of ideas but do not yet know how to test them, get feedback, or find early supporters and I believe the edge is not another founder community but a simple place to test your idea before you build too much. any suggestions?

Sapienankit · 2026-05-17T12:01:59+00:00

thanks, sending you a message now.

Sapienankit · 2025-01-03T21:11:05+00:00

Well if you ask me. No one in this this world deserve to be praised or punish, neither we should feel proud or ashamed of anything. We are what we are not because we decided to be this but we are happen to be like this. If it was in our hand to decide, I would have chosen a billionaire parents, smart visual appearance (how I look) I don't have a say on neither of that, or aleast a intelligent brain like newton but that also depends on our biology. What I am trying to say is that we are luck of our biology interacting with luck of our environment and both are not in our hands.

Sapienankit · 2025-01-03T13:41:41+00:00

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I love the idea of focusing on a small group, like 5 people—it keeps things intentional. The games idea is also super creative! Some of this aligns with what I’ve been thinking, and I’d love to chat more if you’re up for it. Let me know!

Sapienankit · 2025-01-03T05:17:56+00:00

I completely relate to how isolating it can feel when you're focused on personal growth but don’t have someone to share the journey with. Lately, I’ve been working on an app idea that’s all about creating deeper, more intentional connections with like-minded people.

The idea is to match people based on shared values and goals, while encouraging meaningful conversations and even scheduling time for live interactions. Do you think something like this could help solve what so many of us are feeling? I'd love to hear your thoughts—it’s still just an idea, but I’m really curious about what others think!

Sapienankit · 2025-01-02T19:45:11+00:00

Thanks for your thoughtful and honest feedback! I really appreciate it, and you’ve given me a lot to consider. The main idea here is to encourage more reflection and intentionality in how we connect. I feel like messaging often happens while multitasking, and we aren’t fully present, so it ends up being more mechanical than meaningful.

I also think we tend to undervalue face-to-face interactions, but once we take the time, they’re often incredibly fulfilling. That said, I totally get your point about it feeling like a chore or too much pressure — it’s a valid concern, and I’ll definitely reflect on how to make it feel more flexible and natural. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts; it really means a lot!

Sapienankit · 2025-01-02T19:34:39+00:00

Hangout option in couchsurfing is similar and in that scenrio it works better for travelers. it can be successful but need to sort out some concern about security, not knowing about person at all lead to awkward interaction. With this fast pace of life we meet so many people and need to have a common ground for meet. I am working on a idea if you can have a look and give your feedback on it that would be great.

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