I really like the viewpoint and focus on consumers. Something I've been doing lately is making up for gaps in products with things that I make myself (i.e., a Facebook marketplace poster, a meta-knowledge app that handles things a little better than Notion, Evernote, etc.). The goal isn't to monetize these things, it's to fill needs that existing solutions skip. Because the cost of a vibe coding stack (Lovable + Cursor + Supabase in my case) is so affordable, it's actually cheaper than paying subscription fees to the more generic apps (Evernote, Notion, etc.) and it's built around my workflow by design.
Great insight, Jordan. I’m curious. In a pre-ChatGPT world, wouldn’t some of those gaps have led to a standstill? Your FB Marketplace project is fascinating because metaphorically “cleaning out the closet” isn’t something we would say is priority #1, it’s an easy one to procrastinate on. Yet, ChatGPT helped you get started. Sometimes I like to go to ChatGPT and say “Here is a project that I know I need to get started but I just can’t seem to find the motivation to do it. Let’s make a plan.” Feels like in this way, AI is a productivity boost because I sure wasn’t cleaning out the closet previously.
I really like the viewpoint and focus on consumers. Something I've been doing lately is making up for gaps in products with things that I make myself (i.e., a Facebook marketplace poster, a meta-knowledge app that handles things a little better than Notion, Evernote, etc.). The goal isn't to monetize these things, it's to fill needs that existing solutions skip. Because the cost of a vibe coding stack (Lovable + Cursor + Supabase in my case) is so affordable, it's actually cheaper than paying subscription fees to the more generic apps (Evernote, Notion, etc.) and it's built around my workflow by design.
Great insight, Jordan. I’m curious. In a pre-ChatGPT world, wouldn’t some of those gaps have led to a standstill? Your FB Marketplace project is fascinating because metaphorically “cleaning out the closet” isn’t something we would say is priority #1, it’s an easy one to procrastinate on. Yet, ChatGPT helped you get started. Sometimes I like to go to ChatGPT and say “Here is a project that I know I need to get started but I just can’t seem to find the motivation to do it. Let’s make a plan.” Feels like in this way, AI is a productivity boost because I sure wasn’t cleaning out the closet previously.