This week’s Founder Finds includes:
🤔 What is the Claude “think” tool
😈 Subversive marketing strategies
⚖️ Trusting your gut vs. facing reality
⚡ How LLMs benefit individuals first
💻 A collection of Cursor project rules
➡️ And more…
🪶 Remember This
Daily small steps beat occasional big jumps.
🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
💻 Cursor Playbooks shared by Elie Steinbock
A collection of Cursor project rules to build better apps
🤔 Claude “Think” Tool shared by Eddie Forson
A new approach that improves Claude’s problem-solving skills
⚡ Power to the People shared by Sam McKay
An essay on how LLMs benefit individuals before organizations
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
⭐ Kevin Galang is starting The $1M Year Project
🖼️ Eddie Forson wrote about OpenAI’s image generation model
🎮 Elie Steinbock made a game about cleaning your inbox
🎧 Hj Barraza reached 1,000 subscribers for Audioresúmenes
💿 Darren Travel made a music album for vibe coding
🐦 Tweet of the Week
🛠️ Tools of the Week
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📘 Read This
How Can You Use Uncomfortable Truths to Fuel Growth?
Balancing founder optimism with brutal honesty is often what separates modest startups from breakout successes.
- Don’t assume “you know better” – by dismissing feedback, you’re missing something important
- Watch for true product-market fit beyond friendly customers – word-of-mouth is a better indicator than when they just pay you money
- Build deep market insight before picking an idea – many startups struggle because they chase trends without understanding where the market is heading. Breakout solves this problem.
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With lower entry barriers to building products, finding clever ways to get attention is crucial:
- Find your unfair advantage: analyze your product, market and distribution channels for unique opportunities others miss.
- Turn weaknesses into strengths, find new buyer segments or combine complementary products to boost perceived value.
- Stay ethical – never assume consent, use dark patterns, break laws or punch down. The goal is being clever and original, not harmful.
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