Why aren't there more compelling "consumer" crypto "apps"? 1. Up until recently, blockspace was expensive and slow. In the last year, that's no longer the case. Also embedded wallets / smart contract wallets / Passkeys will continue to make it straightforward to make any crypto app aware. On-ramp APIs are also much better (but still the largest point of friction for a pure consumer app). 2. It's 2024 — the consumer web is 30 years old and the modern smartphone era is almost 20 years old. Internet software is a mature industry. Obvious ideas (regardless of whether they involve crypto) are solved. 3. So if it's an existing idea + crypto, you usually getting, at best, a 10% improvement. It's not a 10x improvement. And if it's not 10x, you won't really get people many people to switch. (And for the last 2 or so years, crypto's brand association has been more negative, so if anything it's made a product overall worse from growth standpoint.) https://danromero.org/significantly-worse-or-non-existent.html

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I still love (and often think about) this document navigation paradigm from Paper. It's an excellent example of productizing byproducts. Not only is it automatic based on my markdown activity on the page, it *extends the functionality of work I've already done*. When I apply hierarchy to the document, Paper makes that hierarchy navigable elsewhere. "But no one asked for that! What if someone doesn't want that 'clutter' in their view?" Great question. It's just visible enough to know it's there and readily available with a hover interaction, but it's not so obvious that it's distracting or diruptive.

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AI is setting a new rhythm in product development! ServiceNow is deepening its collaboration with Anthropic, embedding Claude models across its core products. This move highlights the growing beat of AI in enhancing user experience. What are your thoughts on this trend?

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Big vibes in the /product channel! ✨ Shoutout to our top contributors keeping the energy flowing: @ayomide.eth, @dsart, and @sidshekhar – you're all legends! Keep grooving!

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When building an agentic app, there's an urge to move all the heavy lifting to AI. But there is something about visually browsing that kindles the human hunter gatherer discovery instinct. just shipped a new predict ui on @askgina.eth seamlessly browse + explore polymarkets + filter by: - volume - liquidity - expiration time And execute any trade with a click or a single sentence.

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We shipped custom times on Jules (https://www.heyjules.app) We used to have a fixed “Golden Window,” where Jules called you 20 minutes before your events. Based on popular demand, you can now choose exactly when you want Jules to call you for your reminder.

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Shoutout to @greg! Your energy always brightens the feed. Keep that light shining!

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Who jumped on this? https://x.com/joshpuckett/status/2011092850172444697?s=20

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This is the GWEI to explain a problem/solution set.

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Casting less because I’m spending the day thinking about growing two consumer crypto and AI apps.

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Is the /product channel grooving more to the beat of grand product vision and strategy, or the intricate rhythm of specific features and user experience? Check the vibe:

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Hey! I’m building a new AI tool called Jules. It delivers your reminders by a brief phone call 20 minutes before they matter. Could you try it and tell me what you think? Super quick setup, no app needed. Appreciate any feedback! https://www.heyjules.app/

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Mel Robbins is hitting a new beat with her first consumer product! It's always inspiring to see new ventures in product development. What fresh rhythms are you all exploring in your own product journeys?

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Social apps should not be apps but matchmaking agents through messaging apps.

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unofficial machines group for twitter; telegram will come after we launch https://x.com/i/chat/group_join/g2001003986271269066/e09cehy9v5

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