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A week ago I asked how to open-source TOL (AGPL + CLA + paid cloud). Best answers so far: - CLA kills 10-line fixes. Use a DCO for small PRs, full CLA for big ones - Trademark does more work than AGPL - Free self-host costs you support, not revenue - Contributors come from a labeled first issue and fast replies, not the license - Cloud buyers fear lock-in: publish an "if we shut down" promise - Scan the full git history for old keys before going public What would you add?

AI Overviews do capture most simple answer-seeking queries, and a lot of that traffic was short-lived on the website anyway

60 calls a day × 6 min of intake = 6 hours a day. That's one full-time person at a typical helpdesk, just typing tickets. I help Exelor with marketing (part-time CMO), and their voice agent takes that part over: answers every call in seconds, in any language, and opens the ticket itself. Biased, sure. Call the demo and judge for yourself ↓

I'm open-sourcing one of my startups, TOL (The Only Link). It's my first time, so I'd love feedback from people who've done it. TOL does smart short links, dynamic QR codes, redirects that change by device, country or time of day, and bio pages. The plan: License: AGPL-3.0. Anyone can self-host it for free. If someone runs a changed version as a service, they have to publish their code. We'll keep running the paid cloud for people who'd rather not deal with servers. CLA on every PR. That keeps the option to sell a commercial license to companies whose lawyers won't touch AGPL. Same model as Cal.com and dub.co. Why? A small team can only move so fast. Open code means more eyes on it, more ideas, and the people who actually use the product helping to shape it. The part I had to accept: AGPL doesn't stop anyone from running a paid copy. What I'm unsure about: 1. Does a CLA kill contributions? 2. Is trademark + cloud enough against copycats? 3. Does open source really speed things up, or mostly add issues to triage? Tell me what you learned. Anything you wish you'd known before going public helps.

Claude keeps getting better at security audits. I still don't launch anything public without a human review. AI code fails security checks 44% of the time (Veracode). 5,600 vibe-coded apps: 2,000+ vulnerabilities (Escape). Extra step, costs a bit. Pays back with quiet nights.

ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode are already sending people to your site. You just can't see it. It hides in Referral, Organic and Direct. 5 free tools that show it, with the exact clicks 🧵

Every $1 our clients pay Mobizy brings back $91 in online sales. - Average: $91 - Smallest: $13 - Biggest: $240 (restaurant with delivery) No commissions. No per-order fees. One fixed monthly fee for a store + iOS/Android app under your own brand. Link below 👇

Do you talk to Google Sheets? My clients do. They type a question in plain English and get a new tab with the answer. Not one number in it comes from the AI. Setup takes days. Works for any business. The only limit: 20M cells. What would you ask yours?

Why I did it: AI chats have taught us to expect an instant answer with a link to the source. A translated page can't do that. Powered by @WordPress and @WooCommerce Created with WP Studio

Months later, it still makes me feel crazy! “Minimum 1 litre of beer per person" This chatbot was built in-team and it: - knows the menu/assortment - what is in stock and what is not (suggest alternatives) - talks to you as a water: learns tastes, suggests (on ingredients level), asks about allergies, etc. - puts products in the cart - upsells - it even can suggest combos for the event like going to watch football with my friends → suggests a minimum of 1 litre per person (my man 🤗) The most incredible part is the built price that stays under $1000 (one-time) and later just your whatever AI API key you have

My wife and daughter wanted to know where we come from... They chased relatives for the stories: calls, messages, scraps of paper - it all scattered So I built them a family tree, the story, the whole family can write: 179 people, 37 branches, built on weekends Details are in the comment

1/ A "client" submitted a form about a medical supply-chain platform: - Polished docs - A roadmap - An NDA - A Dropbox link It was malware And honestly? One of the most organised outreach campaigns I've seen all year. Here's the trap 👇

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Solve a Problem vs. Fix a Problem In 99% of cases, I’m motivated to build something by one of two desires: “solve a problem” or “fix a problem”. Sounds similar, totally different beasts. “Solve a problem” comes from clients, team, or my own needs when a solution simply doesn’t exist or is way too expensive. If it’s a one-off for a specific client, I build it, charge them, everyone’s happy. But if the same pain keeps showing up across multiple clients or I keep hearing about it, that’s a signal- it has scale potential. If I have time and will, it becomes a product. Pretty obvious stuff, probably nothing new here. “Fix a problem” comes from the other side: the solution exists but is missing one or two features that would make it actually great for me, my team, and our clients. I used to reach out to those product teams to talk about it. The response? Either silence or “not now”. So me and a bunch of people stay stuck with our problems. And yes, it can push me to build a product, but honestly, I rarely have the time or will. You need to develop the whole thing first, then go-to-market, then budget to compete with well-positioned players. Sometimes it’s worth it, but most cases – it’s not. Al coding is changing that second scenario completely. You can ship an MVP over a weekend, test it with a few clients, and push it live. So here we are. I just submitted a small plugin for review to @WordPress that solves a persistent headache: getting Notified about form submissions and WooCommerce orders on WordPress without the usual pain: - No dancing with SMTP plugins - No sharing your email credentials with third-party services - No paying money for what should be a simple, obvious feature Well Web Notify plugin sends instant notifications to Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Google Chat, all for free. It auto-detects popular form plugins (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Jetpack) and hooks into WooCommerce orders out of the box. Phone numbers in submissions get clickable links for Call, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber. Unlimited notifications, no quotas. It’s free because it doesn’t cost me anything to run: I have no recurring infrastructure expenses on my side. Need notifications to WhatsApp or Viber too? That’s possible, but those platforms require paid APls. You can wire up your own WhatsApp Business APl or Viber bot, or reach out to me – I can set it up for you on a small subscription basis using my own integrations. Both cost me monthly to maintain, so they’d cost you too. Fair is fair. Interesting time to be alive! PS1. Yes, the plugin was built with @claudeai PS2. Yes, I’m aware of the security audits that should be done by an experienced developer after

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Wrappers or Trappers? OpenAI’s token costs are dropping, but the $600B hardware bill says they can't stay cheap forever. It feels like the early AWS "hook & lock" But this time, Sam seems ready to eat all wrapper startups at once (soon) I wish to be wrong. Thoughts? 👇

66.5% of links eventually rot 🪦 A new @ahrefs study reveals the silent killer draining your SEO But what if your links could fix themselves? With The Only Link (TOL), use Smart Routes & fallbacks so your campaigns never hit a 404

If 99 out of 100 times, you’re told to f@ck off - your business is on the verge of profitability This isn't my line, but the man who built one of the most impressive retail networks in post-Soviet countries, a company I was proud to work for during my university years 1/8

Since I started taking LinkedIn seriously and connecting with more amazing people, my network has grown from 1,700 to 3,700 connections in just several months - an incredible milestone for me What’s even more exciting is how open people are to chatting and hopping on calls. I approach these conversations with enthusiasm, not only to share information about my services and products but also to explore synergies, exchange ideas, and offer insights when relevant and helpful. What truly stands out, though, is the unexpected feedback I’ve received. I had a call with Daniel to discuss our ventures, including his Better.ette app, and share ideas on improvements and strategies to avoid potential pitfalls. The conversation was engaging and productive, but I was truly surprised and touched to receive a heartfelt video thank-you message from him afterward. Thanks Daniel, It’s these small gestures that make all the difference 🙏