This week’s Founder Finds includes:
👨💻 An AI software engineer
🦉 The Duolingo Handbook
💰 Finding purpose after success
👥 Getting your first 1,000 customers
🔥 How to speed up typing in Chrome
➡️ And more…
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It’s okay to shine without the desire to be seen.
🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
👨💻 ERP.AI shared by Sam McKay
A tool to build custom software with a single prompt. See it in action here
🦉 The Duolingo Handbook shared by Barun Pandey
A framework by Duolingo on how to build a great product
🔥 Text Blaze shared by Gary Leech
A Chrome extension to speed up typing
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
💸 Hitesh Kar reached $1,000 in revenue for Horsy.ai
🤖 Eddie Forson wrote about DeepSeek v3
♻️ Alejandro Arango built a recycling sorting app
🌐 Simon wrote about 4-letter domain names
🧠 Josh Walker unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching a 30-day standup streak
🐦 Tweet of the Week
🛠️ Tools of the Week
🎨 Relume — Build React websites with AI
🔎 GummySearch — Discover new markets on Reddit
⏱️ Rize — Maximize your productivity with AI
🔧 Try This
What Are Proven 34 Tactics to Get Your First 1,000 Customers?
Here are proven tactics for getting your first 1,000 customers:
- Find pain points everywhere: Watch negative reviews, Reddit complaints and competitor outages. Swoop in with solutions and custom demos for high conversion.
- Target decision makers: Connect with companies during key moments – new CTOs, remote policies, security audits. They’re actively looking for tools then.
- Use AI as bait: Create free niche AI tools, filters and chatbots. When they go viral, convert users to your main product.
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How Can Wealth Create a Life Crisis?
Learn from the founder of Loom after selling his company and never needing to work again:
- Realize that doing hard things and embracing uncertainty can lead to personal growth
- Accept that finding purpose takes time and doesn’t require constant productivity or achievement
- Focus on inner growth and authenticity instead of chasing external validation and grand missions
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