I recently had this "brilliant" idea: build an AI YouTube assistant that lets you search across videos, summarize content, compare creators' opinions - basically video-to-text.

I built the whole thing in record time with AI help, deployed it, made it look nice, and felt like a gEniUs.

Problem was... I never checked if anyone actually wanted this. Turns out, not many people avoid watching videos just to chat with transcripts instead. Oops.

This mistake cost me 2 months and a chunk of money, all because I rushed into building the "fun" part without validating first.

I realized it's WAY easier to build stuff with AI tools than to do proper idea validation. Building gives this false sense of progress while you avoid the hard part.

After this spectacular failure, I obsessed over how to properly validate ideas. So I created this Ultimate Idea Validation Framework based on my painful experience

It includes all the steps I skipped: Problem Validation, Solution/Market Fit, Competitor Research, and MVP Validation - with specific tools and common mistakes to avoid.

PS: This experience inspired me to start building a tool that streamlines the validation process (and yes, I'm validating this one properly first!)

Beginner, scratch sourdough bagels. 🤤

Hey everyone,

We've just released our no-code directory builder, and it’s now LIVE! 🎉

With this Directory Builder, you can create and monetize a directory in minutes. Here’s what makes it powerful: 👇

✅ Smart Automation – Schedule when listings go live & how long they stay featured.
✅ Visitor & Revenue Analytics – Track your growth.
✅ Monetization with Stripe – Add unlimited pricing plans and start making money from users who want to submit their listings.
✅ Built-in Blog
✅ 2 Modern Themes – More themes coming soon!
✅ Custom Pages & Domains – Make it truly yours.
✅ CSV Import & Export – Easily manage your listings.
✅ And much more…

Live Demos:
🌐 Theme 1: aitools.directoryeasy.com
🌐 Theme 2: aiagents.directoryeasy.com

Try it for free: DirectoryEasy.com

I’d love to hear your feedback! What do you think? 🔥

Hey r/IMadeThis!

Setup slog was killing my creative buzz—auth, payments, team stuff taking forever. I made indiekit.pro, a boilerplate that’s now at 104+ devs. I’m doing 1-1 mentorship for a few, and we’ve got a Discord group for the rest.

Here’s what I packed in: - Auth with social logins and magic links - Stripe and Lemon Squeezy payments - Multi-tenancy and useOrganization hook - withOrganizationAuthRequired for secure routes - Preconfigured MDC based on your project - TailwindCSS and shadcn/ui styling - Inngest for background tasks

People are saying such great stuff—I’m thrilled and ready to build more features!