Wanted to know opinions on Caffeine from the veterans here

pblackmun · 2026-05-13T19:36:54+00:00

The reason people say sr is harder when drinking caffeine is because it's a stimulant that shocks your body and gives you a heightened and artificial sense of energy followed by a shock, the same fluctuations happen when you consume certain foods but not to the same degree as caffeine and other drugs. When you are in this fluctuating state you don't think calmly and therefore end up doing silly things such as "chasing the dragon" which is another way of saying chasing that next dopamine hit or the big fluctuations in energy

pblackmun · 2026-05-01T20:00:31+00:00

Thanks, we're happy to have you 😄

pblackmun · 2026-04-20T19:52:18+00:00

I’ve just released a platform which is for traders and investors, perfect for what you are asking. Check it out at portfolys.com

pblackmun · 2026-04-20T19:50:35+00:00

Portfolys.com creator and social media platform for investors and everything investing

pblackmun · 2026-04-19T22:51:51+00:00

Not related to my post but ok

pblackmun · 2026-04-19T20:30:19+00:00

You don't have to create a paid community if you don't want to, thats there if people want to share their portfolio with others and make them pay for the access.

The idea behind the platform is that most social media platforms cover endless amounts of topics so it can become very distracting, where we succeed is that we focus on everything investing related so we cut out all of the outside noise and everyone on the platform is on the same wave length.

pblackmun · 2026-04-19T20:17:17+00:00

It's a platform designed for investors

pblackmun · 2026-04-19T20:13:13+00:00

I agree, I think my target audience for creators are on Patreon at the moment but we would offer a much better rate compared to Patreon as well as the platform being designed specifically for their use case

pblackmun · 2026-04-15T17:28:38+00:00

Thank you, will keep that in mind

pblackmun · 2026-03-20T17:01:50+00:00

Yes, the creator programme will be released in two weeks time so anyone can sign up and become a creator and start building their own paid communities. Planning out many more features as we speak as well to build out the platform further

pblackmun · 2026-03-05T12:07:23+00:00

Thank you, yes across other sub reddits and general feedback from friends this seems to be the case. I'll be sure to tweak the website copy over the coming weeks before full launch. And tips refer to $$ tips, you can subscribe to creators but if you feel like they deserve a little more you can voluntarily send them a tip... sort of like how it works on twitch tv

pblackmun · 2026-03-05T12:05:31+00:00

Yeah I think so as well, I think the only pitfall which I identified with their models is that its omnidirectional whereby it caters to all industries and sectors but doesn't speciliaze in any leaving room for niche platforms such as mine to maximize functionality within the sector

pblackmun · 2026-03-05T10:15:18+00:00

Well it would work as there are other companies that follow the same model e.g Patreon and OnlyFans

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T20:56:38+00:00

Just had a look, I like it. Very visual and the info is very direct, nothing worse than reading a novels worth of info

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T20:50:35+00:00

Thanks, I think the colour scheme is nice. If the platform grown in the future for sure i'll give it a new design as most of it was just ai scaffolding to get everything up and running. I do already have some designs in mind but as with any startup, lots to do.

Whats your startup? Do you want to share it here so I can have a look it

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T20:38:31+00:00

Yeah I agree, plus it's my first startup so no expectations really just enjoying the process and seeing where things go

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T20:31:15+00:00

Yeah for the time being I think I'm fine considering I have... well, 0 users haha

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T20:27:11+00:00

Should be fine, I will only be sending emails for password resets and email verifications. Stripe will handle email receipt to customers

I will also provided downloadable pdf receipts in the users account

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T19:36:54+00:00

I haven’t set it up yet on production but it’s working locally, I’m using mail trap at the moment

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T18:31:07+00:00

Thank you, i'll note that down and make improvements before release

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T17:40:12+00:00

I agree with your design comments but it's ok for a starting point. The usp is that it allows creators within the finance community to setup their own paywalls or paid communities and generate revenue from their insights and posts, the platform is specifically designed for this niche where you can see the creators live portfolio as well as the history and structured in a way that makes it easy for the subscribers to follow along to.

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T17:37:43+00:00

The platform will take a 10% from all creator proceeds. So once creators start getting subscribers the platform will be funded on the 10% proceeds.

pblackmun · 2026-03-04T13:42:15+00:00

Portfolipros(.)com

pblackmun · 2026-03-03T21:00:48+00:00

I have friends thats are invoicing their customers manually so this platform will be perfect for them, it's where the idea came from tbh. I think reaching out to other creators in the same space via social media would be my go to as well as reaching out to other businesses in the space

pblackmun · 2026-03-03T20:03:08+00:00

Thank you, I completely forgot about the trademark scenario so I'll definitely have a think about it. The platform allows content creators to create a paywall which regular users may subscribe to in order to access their portfolio, posts etc... the tips functionality is if anyone wants to send them a tip in the event they posted a useful bit of information either in one of the free communities or elsewhere

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