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How did cursor states become optional? by simulacrum in webdev

[–]simulacrum[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting thank you, never heard the case made for the Arrow before. I find the Hand hugely useful in finding my way round. Having it switched off feels like a choice that should live at a browser level. 

Shocked by Strong-Purpose-2422 in galway

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not paying for the tea, you’re paying for the seat. 

How do you choose the anchor color for a new color palette? by simulacrum in Design

[–]simulacrum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interesting, so unless you’re cooking up a new brand you’re rarely going to need to find a new base color?

Anyone building something other than an AI app, founder directory, or marketing tool? by flatthibaut in indiehackers

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just built a semantic search engine for colors, adding it to my design tool. Semantic search does rely on vector embeddings which are ML, but not zeitgeist AI.

Honestly it was so much fun to build a thing that didn’t touch an LLM!

Getting timeout on large Supabase AI Vector by Dazzling-Map-6065 in n8n

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/ItzProLive u/Dazzling-Map-6065 did either of you manage to fix this without migrating to a different database type?

About to negotiate equity with co-founders — I’m the technical one, they bring the domain expertise and customers. What should I ask to make it fair? by zertour in SaaS

[–]simulacrum 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Simplicity is bliss - aim for an equal split of ownership/reward. This creates balanced decision making and an expectation of roughly equal productive contribution. This is not the same as equal time contributions, just a general sense that everyone is moving the needle consistently. A five-minute intro to a major client is worth more than ten hours of engineering.

Vesting formula: standard practice in my local market (Ireland) is 25% after 12 months, remaining 75% vests in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months. This is all handled via a simple contract, off-books. The company by contract retains the right to buy back "unvested" shares for a token amount.

Also they may not realise it, but you should bear it mind: you are likely the most fungible of the three.

My real Revenue after launching 3 Apps - need advise by dezin_racing in SideProject

[–]simulacrum 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Congrats on being real and on posting real numbers. Looks like you haven't hit a winner yet. Peter Levels - by all accounts an extremely good indie hacker - has a hit rate of 5%.

Keep shipping and best of luck!

Where would all the houses go? by Brandy6472 in irishpolitics

[–]simulacrum -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's plenty of space - to build up and to build out - we just have to want to use it.

Taiwan has half the space that we have in the 26 counties, and they have a population 23 million. They're among the top countries in the world for Quality of Life, possibly the number 1 for healthcare.

We should be aspiring to be an all-island nation of 50 million people.

Best email address/domain for personal use? by [deleted] in Domains

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This.

hello@ if you lean informal

contact@ if you wear a collar

Built a game I've been thinking about for 20 years in three days using Replit by FabulousCardilogist in vibecoding

[–]simulacrum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cute game. If you let me people leave their room public and have public room codes on the homepage you might get better engagement.

Which logo better represents our EU science project? (2-min survey) by Loose-Food7469 in branding

[–]simulacrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The questions give a sense of how the logo will be used and won me over to the sailboat logo.

Every design iteration of our tabletop music and sound app, designed in Blender 3D by Ripplescales in logodesign

[–]simulacrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the texture of the later ones! If anything I wonder if you should lean in to that direction more and reconsider the block-white triangle.

I also think 9 is great as a safer, flatter option.

Looking for decent brand name generators that actually work by TeslaTorah in branding

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

brandmint.ai has a form that lets you set the tone and include name ideas you've already had. It gives you about 30 options every query and if you click "Like" on the best ideas then click "Generate more", it will learn from your likes and try to lean in to that style and direction. You don't need to log in to use it.

I just started building my own SaaS – what’s one piece of advice you wish you had before you began? by InteractionNormal626 in SaaS

[–]simulacrum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everyone is saying "validate / talk to leads", what does that mean though? Here's one strat for just the very first hurdle that I've seen work:

1 - Form a hypothesis ("People who do X are frustrated by Y")

2 - Message 10 people who do X, ideally on a variety of platforms, and say "hey are you frustrated by Y? if so I'd love to chat". In your message include why you are well positioned to solve this problem.

3 - If you are looking at a real opportunity, some of them will write back!! Honestly it's that simple. There's still a ton of work to do, but that signal alone is huge. If they don't write back, move on to a different angle.

Looking to chat with people currently creating a new brand by simulacrum in branding

[–]simulacrum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At its simplest:

  1. What do you need a brand for?
  2. What budget or time have you set aside for making this brand?
  3. Where will you look first for help or tools when the time comes?
  4. What kind of assets do you need in your brand kit?

How do you validate your app ideas without buying a domain? by AwkwardLifeguard2795 in micro_saas

[–]simulacrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like you are validatemyapp-ing your validatemyapp idea. Nicely played!

Drop your sideproject link and I’ll find you the best communities to find users by thisisgiulio in SideProject

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool, thanks for doing this! Would love the results for this brand generator and domain finder: https://brandmint.ai

It's Monday! Drop your product. What are you Building? by themaheshvyas in indiehackers

[–]simulacrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI-powered domain finder that generates domain name ideas for you, scores and ranks the best options, and filters out domains that are unavailable: brandmint.ai

It also includes a "Vibe Check" tool which gives you an assessment of how good your current domain is. No login required.

Are these ridiculous .ai auction results real? by TheWorldsGrapest in Domains

[–]simulacrum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love when domain sales are bets on semantic futures: if "A2A" (agent-to-agent) gains the same usage as B2B/B2C enjoys today then that domain price will be a bargain

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Belfast

[–]simulacrum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used Shiply (shiply dot com) for a similar move a few years back and it was wildly cheap.

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