Jason L. Baptiste

Starting to see “AI will eat software” predictions slowly coming true. My barber just moved his booking system off booksy after 5 years because a friend of his learned about Claude and vibe coded nearly the same thing for his website in a weakened. He told me it makes no sense to pay booksy anymore. I think this trend might accelerate starting from low margin and mom-and-pop businesses then spreading.

It’s such an interesting choice to look at Ed Zitron’s track record on AI predictions and then decide to broadcast his views to millions of people as an “expert”

$114K in revenue. Apple is deleting my account for "fraud". Over a tiny update I tried to ship 6+ months ago. 8+ rejections. 1 call with App Review. 1 full app rename. Still rejected. Now my app is off the store, and my whole account is next. Here's the full story: The update added one new library. That's it. Rejected: change keywords that had been there for over a year. mm okay. Rejected: change a subtitle in some random localization. if it helps.. Rejected: screenshots. Rejected: the same stuff, all over again. Rejected: rename the entire app. That one hurt. Most of my traffic comes from people searching that exact name. So I asked for a call. Surely we could clear this up live. The reviewer was genuinely great. He said the name was the last thing, everything else looked good. So I renamed the whole app, submitted, went to sleep. 3 days later. Woke up to a generic rejection. Subtitle, screenshots, the full combo. Again. So I asked myself: do I REALLY need this update? I didn't. I dropped it and moved on. Today, in that same old thread: "Pending Termination Notice. Evidence of Dishonest or Fraudulent Activity." My appeal is with the App Review Board. If it fails, this is what termination means: Every app I've built, gone. Every user, gone. And I can never open a new developer account. Ever. All over one library update I never shipped. How do we solve a miscommunication like this?

Ok, here’s something I can’t figure out: Polsia is at $25M run rate, which is an impressive achievement for any company, never mind a one-person company. I’d just love to see some examples of successful companies that are using it. Why aren’t there examples or case studies on the website? I tried the product again, and my first impression is that the experience below hasn’t changed much from earlier this year. Of the info it’s showing me here: 1. The task list and product roadmap feel irrelevant 2. The Twitter feed is for what? 3. Maybe the Meta Ads feature is incredible? I respect any founder who is out there trying to make it happen. I'd just love to some examples - which customers are letting Polsia run their business and making money? If anything, seeing some real examples will convince more business owners to try this.

The two years I spent trying to invest in a Formula One team were defined by three key challenges, starting with market access. F1 is an extremely closed market; you cannot simply buy shares. Many teams are owned by car companies, making them very difficult to penetrate. Furthermore, many teams were not available. These are large, illiquid assets, meaning you must gain management's approval to invest. Finally, building a great investment syndicate was essential. Deep trust with partners is necessary, especially if you aren't seeking a control position.

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As a builder in the AI video space, I was terrified about how much markup API providers charge for simply routing the models. Higgsfield API adds a 40% markup even with its maximum advertised discount. Fal adds 100%. Runway adds 414% (Seedance 2 480p) I might be hated by the industry, but : 
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I would assume every SMB website is compromised rn. Just encountered this fake Cloudflare prompt (ClickFix).

still amazed how they turned opus 5, an unusable model, into opus 5.5, the best model ever and somehow made it extremely hard to hit your usage limits insane

What’s it called when the Uber driver isn’t moving for 20 minutes and you’re both playing chicken to see who cancels first?