This week’s Founder Finds includes:
🤖 321 gen AI use cases
☀️ The benefits of sunlight
🔧 Building niche web tools
🎨 A SaaS landing page guide
🏷️ Disruptive AI pricing models
➡️ And more…
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
🔧 Niche Tools shared by Yuyu
A newsletter on building niche web tools
🤖 AI Use Cases shared by Sam McKay
321 examples of how gen AI is used in the real-world
🎨 Landing Page Guide shared by Matt Spear
A guide to improving your SaaS homepage
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
💹 Grady Laksmono launched FinBud.ai
⚔️ Devon Artis wrote about adversarial testing of AI
🤏 Avy Leghziel wrote about tiny changes
👨💻 Elie Steinbock had a 76-day coding streak in 2024
🧠 Tim Guruge unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching a 30-day standup streak
🐦 Tweet of the Week
🛠️ Tools of the Week
🎨 Relume — Use AI for web design
🧰 Apify — Build web scrapers fast
🎬 Zebracat — Create marketing videos with AI
🔧 Try This
What Are The Most Disruptive Pricing Models?
Companies are moving from charging monthly fees per user to charging based on what their AI tools actually do:
- Price based on AI output (like solved problems or finished tasks) instead of results – it’s simpler to track and prove.
- Make pay-per-use pricing work for big clients by offering yearly credits, grace periods and rolling over unused credits.
- Get ready to change how you run things – rethink sales pay, expect bumpy revenue and focus more on helping customers succeed.
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How Can Light Improve Your Mental and Physical Health?
Here’s how sunlight can make your mind and body healthier:
- Get 5-10 minutes of morning sunlight daily to boost your mood, focus and sleep quality.
- Get some afternoon sun to reinforce your sleep cycle and help your body know when it’s time to wind down.
- Use bright overhead lights in the morning and dim them in the afternoon to match the sun’s natural cycle. This helps with alertness and sleep. Avoid bright lights at night to protect your sleep. If you need to get up at night, use dim red lights.
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