Software and Business Technology Spotlight
End-To-End Testing Tools
- https://playcode.io/ (got it recommended via https://jvns.ca/blog/2021/12/15/mess-with-dns/)
- Cypress (got that tool recommended by a friendly developer colleague)
DNS
- A great learning resource for the DNS topic is https://messwithdns.net/ (got it recommended via Hackernews and this is a great blog post - created by the application author - about how the platform was built (and that is interesting because it's built well and super solid!). https://jvns.ca/blog/2021/12/15/mess-with-dns/
Data processing and APIs
- Yao > It’s a low code engine to create web services and dashboard. https://yaoapps.com/en-US
Development Browser Plugins
Fonts Ninjato identify Fonts from any websiteSVG Grabberto get all the SVG assets from a websiteCSS Peeperto inspect the CSS of a page with proper enhancements
Start Up(ing)
The Problem Solving lie
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30877970
... great “Shutting down my baby” article and as a result insightful discussion about the “wishful truth” to have a startup by solving problems you seem to have and solve for yourself.
Great software tools for growth usage
Business and strategy tools
Typedream to build no-code landing pages
Copy.ai to produce content
Canva to create basic designs
Figma to create professional designs and mockups
Pitch to create downloadable ebooks or presentations
Buffer to manage social media
tally.so to create forms to collect user data/interests
Airtable to check the early signup forms in one place
Mailchimp to manage mailing lists
Make to create tasks and workflows in the backend
Panomarata to do commerce marketing strategy benchmarks
Segment.io to achieve proper customer data tracking
Clarity to analyze digital product performance
... summing up and to show that even the proof of concept can be an easy step to achieve:
- get a wonderful, performing landing page
- demonstrate what the product looks like
- spread the word
- collect early interest
- build a community around it
Primarily AI-driven tools we admire and (plan to) use to ensure progress
(src: Linkedin Post of Simon Obereder)
1. Finta: Automate your entire fundraising workflow
2. Cleanvoice: Automatically edit your podcast episodes
3. Podcastle: Studio quality recording
4. Flair: Design branded content in a flash
5. Illustroke: Create killer vector images from text prompts
6. Beatoven: Create unique royalty-free music
7. Patterned: Generate patterns for your product using AI
8. Stocking: Generate the perfect stock photo you need
9. Copy: AI-Generated copy that actually increases conversion
10. CopyMonkey: Create Amazon listings in seconds
11. Ocoya: Create and schedule social media content
12. Unbounce: Write high-performing cold emails
13. Vidyo: Make short-form videos from long-form content
14. Maverick: Generate personalized videos
15. Quickchat: AI chatbots that automate customer service
16. Puzzle: Build an AI-powered knowledge base
17. Soundraw: Stop searching for the song you need. Create it.
18. Cleanup: Remove any wanted object from your pictures
19. Resumeworded: Improve your resume and LinkedIn profile
20. Looka: Design your beautiful brand
21. theresanaiforthat: Comprehensive database of AIs
22. Synthesia: Create AI videos by simply typing in text.
23. Descript: New way to make videos and podcasts
24. Otter: Capture and share insights from your meetings
25. Inkforall: AI content
26. Thundercontent: Generate Content with AI
27. Pragma: Centralizes knowledge for easy reference
28. Murf: Turns your text into a human-sounding voice
29. StockAI: Massive collection of free, AI-generated stock photos
30. Lex Page: An AI-enhanced word processor
31. Browse: Extract data from websites easily
32. AssemblyAI: Turns audio content into transcriptions
33. Krisp: Krisp's AI removes background voices from calls
34. Lexica: Search a massive library of curated AI images
