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There’s something very powerful about collective community impact. You will often hear that finding community or giving back can be really difficult and that the price of community can sometimes be inconvenience, but what if we removed the inconvenience?

Here’s the deal: I have a thousand dollars to spend on any social good or community benefit project in New York City, and I want to use the power of community to decide where it goes. What speaks to you? Is it filling potholes? Picking up trash in Central Park? Taking shelter dogs out for walks? Contributing to a food bank?

The point of this project is just to see what good people can do when the PEOPLE decide what they’d like to see and, most importantly, it gets done.

My guarantee: over the next 72 hours, I will share this page with as many people as I can possibly think of who’d like to see something in New York get done. You can submit an idea by typing into the little icon and/or you can vote on the idea you think should get the most attention. At the end of the 72 hour period, we will see which idea wins, I’ll document the process, and share it with the community.

I will be 100% clear: this is my own money that I am pledging to a cause of the community’s choosing. I love this city and there have been so many times where I’ve said, “Wow, it’d be great if someone did that thing” and just moved on. I imagine that’s what a lot of people must feel like when they love their city and want the best for the people living in it.

So I’m removing the friction. Your suggestions, your votes, you decide where the money goes and I’ll make it happen.

https://phil72.com/

Hi guys, i always try to better founder,

so I’d love to know what your actual day looks like as a founder, from the moment you wake up until you sleep.

this might help me and anyone because you will never reach the perfection

what do you focus on every day?

how much time do you spend on product, sales, marketing, hiring, or networking?

what habits helped you become better?

what mistakes should new founders avoid?

what thing that helped you and your company.

Also, are there any good resources, YouTube channels, books, or podcasts you recommend for learning startup/business thinking?

Right now, the main person I follow is Alex Hormozi, so I’d love more recommendations from experienced founders.

Reqflow : pick an architecture (WhatsApp,
Uber, Netflix…), hit play, watch a request flow through it step by step. Click any component for purpose + tradeoffs. Kill the cache and watch the path change.

15 systems, 18 concept guides, a drag-and-drop Builder with AI review, and a timed Interview mode.

Feedback welcome — especially what's missing from the 15.

Listened to some podcasts in the past weeks, where go to market experts of start-ups say: audience first. Reason: Listen to their problems so you can built the right solution.

But I find it quite hard to build an audience. What is your take?

I had a conversation recently with someone working in property technology, and he described this sector in a way that completely changed how I think about a lot of these newer asset-platform companies.

His point was that some of them may not actually care about becoming recognizable consumer brands at all. Instead, the real opportunity might be in building the systems and operational layers that other businesses plug into behind the scenes.

t also made me think that this space may slowly be shifting away from ecosystem narratives and toward more practical service-oriented infrastructure.

And realistically, that path feels much easier to imagine scaling over time than the earlier idea that entire industries would suddenly rebuild themselves overnight

Hey everyone,

I’ve been building an AI space to vent, reflect, and talk (not a therapist) over the last few days. I work as a PM and wanted to build something that feels more personal and human (and safe).

The idea was simple: most AI chats feel temporary and robotic. I wanted something that feels more personal, consistent, and human over time.

Right now it has:
> voice-to-voice conversations
> text mode
> a journaling feature
> memory, so it remembers things about you and your past conversations
> vector DB based memory architecture so your conversations stay isolated and private to you

I’m trying really hard to make it feel calm, natural, and emotionally aware instead of sounding like a productivity bot pretending to care.

Still super early and I know there’s a lot to improve. Would genuinely love feedback :)

you can try it on - https://www.thecoree.com

I’m struggling to see the actual ROI with my team.

On paper, A͏I is supposed to save us hours. In reality, I’m seeing a lot of AI-grade mediocre output that my senior staff then has to spend time fixing. It feels like we’re just generating more noise and paying for expen͏sive lice͏nses to do it.

Be honest: have you seen a measurable increase in your team’s velocity or are we all just subsidizing the hype cycle? Is anyone actually hitting better KPIs or are we just using AI to polish emails?

Hi guys, I'm a marketing nerd, 9 years of experience, worked with startups, scaleups, mid-market, and enterprise brands, particularly in the growth function of marketing tied directly to revenue.

I've doing the 9-5 and have gotten solid results for the companies I worked with but now thinking more and more of starting something of my own.

I've been working with a Hungarian corporation for 2 years now and have generated over $20million in qualified pipeline, this year we've closed contracts worth $4.5million all through E2E LinkedIn lead gen which was a breath of fresh air given those leads were in the pipeline for like 8 freakin months.

Thought I'd give it a shot to network and connect with other founders, help out. Lemme know questions in the comments.

Hey everyone 👋

Looking to join some active WhatsApp communities for:

• founders
• startup builders
• indie hackers
• SaaS/AI people
• early-stage startups

Mainly interested in networking, learning, discussions, feedback, and connecting with other builders.

Would appreciate any invite links or recommendations 🙂

Non-Technical Co-founder Needed for Automation Agency

Non-technical cofounder needed, let's build together

I'm a software engineer who's built products and worked in startups. Launching an automation agency for hotels, SMBs, and service businesses for automating reception, calls, customer workflows.

What I bring: full technical execution, product thinking and someone who doesn't ghost things when they become hard.

What I need: looking for someone with sales or client facing experience, can talk to customers and validate problems and can close deals.

Not looking for someone with a perfect idea, but someone who is hungry and wants to build something together from scratch. We find the right problem together, figure out and then build it.

If this sounds like you, DM me!

Me and one of my friends is developing a product for creators and freelancers looking to expand their follower base and clients globally.

The product is almost built and we know who our potential users are. But we have never done outreaching Or sales before and we are very bad at it so we are looking for someone who is experienced in this field and can handle this and is willing to go all in like us.

Key skills we are looking for - Someone with experience and proof of work

Stay active consistently

Understands algorithm and consumer behavior

Understands marketing and distribution funnel

Understands growth loops and can grow audience

We don't want an agency guy or an ad runner or social media manager.

Our offer is equal equity split with documentation of commitment. Which means people can't just runaway with equity whenever they want, we all will be committed to it for the defined time.

If you're up, drop me a DM

Hi everyone,

I currently have 6 operational micro SaaS , which generate a little over $20,000 in recurring monthly revenue.

The craziest part? I hardly wrote a single line of code. I used AI to generate everything, from the database to the user interface.

It wasn't magic the first time. I spent hours stuck on faulty code before finally finding the solution:

• Keep the idea minimalist (a true MVP).
• Guiding AI step by step.
• Launch quickly to get real traction.

Lately, I've seen too many non-technical people give up at the first AI bug. It's a shame, because the technical barrier has practically disappeared.

So, I'm launching a Skool community.

To be completely transparent: I will likely charge for the full course later. This makes sense, given the specific workflows and copy-and-paste examples I will share.

But our main objective for now is to build together. Working alone is the best way to give up.

If you'd like to join us and create your own AI SaaS with us: leave a comment or send me a private message, and I'll send you the invitation!

I’m a young builder working on a startup idea called Nexsap.

The goal of the platform is to help people discover opportunities instead of only finished products.

The idea is to show things like:

• business opportunities
• real problems people are facing
• early trends
• ideas that could become useful products or services

Right now I’m focusing on developers and entrepreneurs because they are the people who usually look for what to build next.

I started this project using modern tools (including AI assistance), and I’m trying to improve it step by step based on real feedback.

I’m not here to promote anything, I’m mainly trying to understand:

. if this kind of idea makes sense

• what people would expect from it
• and how it could be improved

Any honest feedback is welcome.

I am planning to register a pvt ltd/ LLP, i asked to a consultant they are asking 1.2 L including all fillings. Is that reasonable?