This week’s Founder Finds includes:
📊 An LLM comparison tool
✂️ The benefits of fewer features
👋 How to improve user onboarding
💸 A report on thriving online businesses
👩💻 How to keep Cursor context up-to-date
➡️ And more…
🪶 Remember This
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
👩💻 Context7 shared by Elia Zane
Provide LLMs and AI code editors with up-to-date documentation. See how it works
📊 WorkflowAI shared by Elie Steinbock
A platform to test top AI models in one place
💸 March 2025 Internet Income Report shared by Paul Metcalfe
A report on digital startup trends and opportunities
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
🛡️ Jordon McKoy launched the waitlist for Redactly
🦾 Eddie Forson wrote about building effective AI agents
🤖 Elie Steinbock opened the waitlist for Cursor Mastery
📈 Yuyu started earning ad revenue with his EMD niche sites
🧠 Nathan Sudds and Benhur Desta unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching 30-day standup streaks
🐦 Tweet of the Week
🛠️ Tools of the Week
🎞️ Gling.ai — Let AI edit your videos
⏱️ Rize — Maximize your productivity with AI
📊 Julius AI — Analyze your data with computational AI
❔ Ask Yourself
What Would Your Product Look Like With Only 3 Features?
The most beloved products often do fewer things exceptionally well:
- Start smaller than you think – take your minimum viable product and cut it in half, then cut it in half again to find your true core offering.
- Set a feature budget that limits how many features your product can have at once, forcing you to prioritize those most aligned with your core offering.
- Say no to feature requests even when it feels uncomfortable – compensate affected users when removing features to maintain excitement about your core product.
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What Makes Users Stick Around After Day One?
Great products deliver real value fast, not just show off features:
- Make value obvious before asking anything: let users experience what your product does before asking for a signup
- Watch where users drop off: analyze each step between signup and first value to find and fix the biggest loss points
- Personalize the journey: ask users upfront what they want to achieve, then personalize their path to get there faster
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