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Xkcd: Game AIs

https://xkcd.com/1002/
1•ravenical•1m ago•0 comments

Windows 11 is finally killing off legacy printer drivers in 2026

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-finally-pulls-the-plug-on-legacy-p...
1•ValdikSS•1m ago•0 comments

From Offloading to Engagement (Study on Generative AI)

https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/10/11/172
1•boshomi•3m ago•1 comments

AI for People

https://justsitandgrin.im/posts/ai-for-people/
1•dive•4m ago•0 comments

Rome is studded with cannon balls (2022)

https://essenceofrome.com/rome-is-studded-with-cannon-balls
1•thomassmith65•10m ago•0 comments

8-piece tablebase development on Lichess (op1 partial)

https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/op1-partial-8-piece-tablebase-available/1ptPBDpC
2•somethingp•11m ago•0 comments

US to bankroll far-right think tanks in Europe against digital laws

https://www.brusselstimes.com/1957195/us-to-fund-far-right-forces-in-europe-tbtb
3•saubeidl•12m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Have AI companies replaced their own SaaS usage with agents?

1•tuxpenguine•15m ago•0 comments

pi-nes

https://twitter.com/thomasmustier/status/2018362041506132205
1•tosh•17m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Crew – Multi-agent orchestration tool for AI-assisted development

https://github.com/garnetliu/crew
1•gl2334•17m ago•0 comments

New hire fixed a problem so fast, their boss left to become a yoga instructor

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/06/on_call/
1•Brajeshwar•19m ago•0 comments

Four horsemen of the AI-pocalypse line up capex bigger than Israel's GDP

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/06/ai_capex_plans/
1•Brajeshwar•19m ago•0 comments

A free Dynamic QR Code generator (no expiring links)

https://free-dynamic-qr-generator.com/
1•nookeshkarri7•20m ago•1 comments

nextTick but for React.js

https://suhaotian.github.io/use-next-tick/
1•jeremy_su•21m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I Built an AI-Powered Pull Request Review Tool

https://github.com/HighGarden-Studio/HighReview
1•highgarden•22m ago•0 comments

Git-am applies commit message diffs

https://lore.kernel.org/git/bcqvh7ahjjgzpgxwnr4kh3hfkksfruf54refyry3ha7qk7dldf@fij5calmscvm/
1•rkta•25m ago•0 comments

ClawEmail: 1min setup for OpenClaw agents with Gmail, Docs

https://clawemail.com
1•aleks5678•31m ago•1 comments

UnAutomating the Economy: More Labor but at What Cost?

https://www.greshm.org/blog/unautomating-the-economy/
1•Suncho•38m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Gettorr – Stream magnet links in the browser via WebRTC (no install)

https://gettorr.com/
1•BenaouidateMed•39m ago•0 comments

Statin drugs safer than previously thought

https://www.semafor.com/article/02/06/2026/statin-drugs-safer-than-previously-thought
1•stareatgoats•41m ago•0 comments

Handy when you just want to distract yourself for a moment

https://d6.h5go.life/
1•TrendSpotterPro•42m ago•0 comments

More States Are Taking Aim at a Controversial Early Reading Method

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/more-states-are-taking-aim-at-a-controversial-early-read...
2•lelanthran•44m ago•0 comments

AI will not save developer productivity

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4125409/ai-will-not-save-developer-productivity.html
1•indentit•49m ago•0 comments

How I do and don't use agents

https://twitter.com/jessfraz/status/2019975917863661760
1•tosh•55m ago•0 comments

BTDUex Safe? The Back End Withdrawal Anomalies

1•aoijfoqfw•58m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Compile-Time Vibe Coding

https://github.com/Michael-JB/vibecode
7•michaelchicory•1h ago•1 comments

Show HN: Ensemble – macOS App to Manage Claude Code Skills, MCPs, and Claude.md

https://github.com/O0000-code/Ensemble
1•IO0oI•1h ago•1 comments

PR to support XMPP channels in OpenClaw

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/9741
1•mickael•1h ago•0 comments

Twenty: A Modern Alternative to Salesforce

https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty
1•tosh•1h ago•0 comments

Raspberry Pi: More memory-driven price rises

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/more-memory-driven-price-rises/
2•calcifer•1h ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Ask HN: Launching niche service soon, how should I prepare?

2•thedangler•1mo ago
Hello, I've been working on a niche product MVP for little over a month and I believe its ready for beta testing.

What are some steps to help with a solid beta launch?

Here is my list before launching:

1. Web page demonstrates features and what problem it solves. 2. Join a beta wait list that adds to a community, for support, videos, feature requests. 3. Posting messages on specific communities on social sites like Reddit, discord. 4. Offer lifetime pass for decent price that will give the users a boosted plan.

Current issues: I have no idea how to price it out. It will be broken down into 3 plans for most people, then special cases will have 2 additional plans.

Some features have real measurable costs for example bots, SMS, etc. Not sure how to mark those up. Make them A-la-cart?

I still need to build iOS and Android applications but won't do that without real feedback and an API built.

Any thoughts, feedback, how to figure out price, how to market without making it feel like marketing? Different Prep ideas?

Appreciate your feedback.

Comments

realityfactchex•1mo ago
You probably built enough to start finding out from others. Try to find one person who wants it (or why they don't). Then another, and another.

Some ideas, distilled from [0]:

  1. Find subreddits who would find it helpful to solve their real problems
  2. Build karma there for a week or more, be helpful without advertising
  3. Only if the sub allows self-promo, offer it for free for first 500 people (or however many)
  4. Collect their feedback, build on wahat they demand, always be shipping and listenign (have easy way to receive feedback
  5. Take the top requests on the public issue-lists/ideaboards for your compeitors; nail those
  6. On socials (YouTube, TikToik, post in 2 or 3 consistent formats, don't just copy stuff)
  7. When you find places with people you suspect would be receptive (on social media), suggest "Hi, I made this ____" in a helpful way, don't be overly self promotional, but be modest and share what you have to help
So,

  a) Keep it free long enough for users to know what product is and you to learn what they need
  b) Constantly be listening and improving.
  c) Always be launching
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/MobileAppDevelopers/comments/1pzchh...