This week’s Founder Finds includes:
🛡️ A terminal safety tool
💼 An essay on AI job loss
🖥️ An OpenClaw alternative
⏳ Basecamp’s six-week cycle
💪 A minimalist workout routine
➡️ And more…
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🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
🖥️ Happycappy shared by Shushant Lakhyani
A secure OpenClaw alternative that runs in your browser
🛡️ Tirith shared by Elia Zane
A security tool to detect terminal based attacks before execution
💼 Why I’m Not Worried About AI Job Loss shared by Fausto Teles
An essay on why AI driven job loss fears are overstated
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
🧿 Dru Riley published “Micro-Failure vs Macro-Failure”, on the cost of slow feedback loops
🤖 Reme Ekoh published an AI agent playbook
💻 Jd Fiscus made a video on why MCP isn’t dead
📅 Knight wrote about his product plans for 2026
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What’s the Secret Behind Basecamp’s Six-Week Cycle That Eliminates Endless Projects?
Basecamp’s “Shape Up” methodology solves pains that kill product velocity:
- Shape projects before betting on them by drafting problems and solutions
- Work in six-week cycles to feel deadline pressure from day one
- Define clear tasks and work on vertical slices
🛠️ Tools of the Week
🎞️ Gling.ai — Let AI edit your videos
🖼️ Aragon AI — Use AI to do a photo shoot
🎙️ Podsqueeze — Automate podcast content creation
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How Can You Get Stronger With Just 30 Minutes and a Barbell?
Here’s how to get stronger when your job drains you and your family needs you.
- Choose the volume, frequency, or effort that suits your life.
- Use compound movements only: squats, deadlifts, presses, rows.
- Train by daily ability instead of a fixed calendar. It’s okay to have bad days.
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