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@AndyMartinec I see your MRR is $335. How did you get there?

Hi, I'm Andy Martinec: Micro Saas Tools and Youtube

I have worked in the Food and Beverage space for almost 2 decades and now trying to build cool things to become financially independent.

Browser chat vs AI on my computer: does it matter for a small tool?

Honestly I've only used ChatGPT in the browser for my swap tracker, copying and pasting between it and my sheet. Is AI running on my own computer actually different, or just more convenient? I only have two free evenings a week, so I don't want to switch setups unless it really helps.

Two busy days, and the playbook works

Thrilled this week. MRR is $2,939 as of Nov 3, up from $2,533 on Oct 30. Better news: the launch playbook works. The AI team shipped several new micro-SaaS in two days. I just did sign-ups and codes. Packaging it as a kit for members next. Results are ours, not typical.

Week 2: building my listing template into Claude's instructions

This week I moved my listing format out of my head and into Claude's instructions: title pattern, a short scent or subject line, three detail bullets, then care notes. The surprise was that vague rules like "keep it cozy" got ignored, but a fixed order with a word limit per section stuck much better. It still drifts on the print listings, since it wants to describe candle-style details, so next I'll split the template into one block for candles and one for prints and test both on a batch of five. 🕯️

How do you check a quote draft is right before it goes out?

I'm in week 2 of getting ChatGPT to write quotes and follow-up texts that sound like me. It's closer since I fed it three real texts, but I don't fully trust it yet. What do you check before something goes to a customer, especially the numbers and the tone? Anyway, I'd rather catch a bad one myself than have a client catch it.

Hi, I'm Carey Rouse: Using AI to help other small businesses and to expand my 5-star bike trip company

Hi, I'm new here. I can help you use AI to run your small business. I run two. A 5-star bike touring company and an AI education/services company.

Week 2: the form works, the sheet is a little messy

My first prototype is up: a form that feeds a sheet, which ChatGPT helped me set up on one of my two free evenings. It runs, but honestly the sheet columns look like I built them at 4 a.m. (which, fair). Next I want to make the swap requests easier to read at a glance before I show anyone on my unit. When you've built a first rough version, what did you clean up first?

What are you working on this week?

One line is plenty: what you're building, what you're stuck on, or what you'll try this week. Pilot members and the team answer here too.

Week 2: three real texts in, it sounds less like a flyer

This week I gave ChatGPT three actual texts I sent customers, a quote, a follow-up, and a reschedule, and told it to match how I write. It's closer. Shorter sentences, no more 'we pride ourselves on quality,' but it still adds a greeting I'd never use. Anyway, next I'm going to tell it what to leave out and see if that fixes it.

Week 2: testing different prompts for turning notes into flashcards

This week I'm comparing a few prompts in Gemini on the same set of notes, like asking for one fact per card versus asking for questions that make me explain why something is true. The one-fact cards are quick to skim, but the 'why' ones seem to stick better when I quiz myself at the library at night lol. Has anyone found a prompt structure that keeps cards short without losing the reasoning behind the idea? 🤔

How do you check flashcard quality before trusting a deck?

I'm in week one and Gemini gave me a huge pile of cards from my notes, but I can't tell which ones are actually good versus just plausible-sounding. How do you check quality before you let anything ship, even if it's only for yourself? I'm wondering if a quick spot-check of a few cards against the original notes is enough, lol. 🙂

Hi, I'm Forrest: Micro SaaS and content assets

Hi, I'm new here and I work as real estate. I'm working on Micro SaaS and content assets, mostly with Claude. I'm hoping to learn what to try first and how others keep it going on a few evenings a week.

Passed $2K in monthly recurring revenue

A small one, and I'm still pleased. As of Oct 30 the portfolio is at $2,533 a month from 82 paying subscriptions, live from Stripe on the report. Most of it is micro-SaaS for professionals, built and run by two AI teammates with me handling money, logins and legal. It's a seedling, not a success story, and these results are ours, not typical. The chart is at /results, misses included.

Three of our YouTube channels were down this month

Going up isn't the whole wall. Over the last 28 days, views fell on three of the four channels we track on the report, one of them by 63%. We put those on the wall in red, same size as the wins. If you're running your own, post your down months too: that's where the useful conversation is.

A week of work I didn't do by hand

Last 7 days: 264 changes shipped, 219 bugs fixed, 92 quality catches, 149 videos rendered. Claude builds, Muse checks, and I step in when something needs a person. I stepped in 28 times in the last week, and the goal is 15, so we're not there yet. Those counts are on /results too.

Hi, I'm Easy_E

Hi, I'm new here and I work as Solutions Architect for a cyber security company. I'm still figuring out what to build, mostly with ChatGPT. I'm hoping to learn what to try first and how others keep it going on a few evenings a week.

How do you find the first ten people who'd care?

Hi, I'm Forrest: slacked and MRR

Hi, I'm new here and I do real estate and dabble in ai. I'm working on slacked and MRR, mostly with Claude. I'm hoping to learn what to try first and how others keep it going on a few evenings a week.

What would you automate first in a shift-swap tracker?

Week one of my swap tracker and I'm trying not to build everything at once. Honestly, the shared sheet fails because nobody knows who approved what. If you were starting from scratch, what would you automate first: the request, the approval, or the reminder? I only get two free evenings a week, so I'd like to pick the right one.

Week 1: first drafts for listings, and where Claude drifted

This week I fed Claude my rough notes for a few candle listings and asked for first-draft titles and descriptions. It saved real time on the blank-page part, but by the fourth listing it started drifting from my tone and repeating the same opening line. Next I'm going to paste a short example listing I like at the top of each batch and see if that keeps things consistent, then try asking it for a photo shot list per product. 🕯️

Week 1: mapping what Copilot can touch before drafting anything

Before I try any drafting, I spent this week on the compliance side. Three things I'm sorting out: which report data is okay to paste into Copilot, who on the team needs to sign off, and whether our IT policy covers this use at all. What surprised me is that the policy says less than I expected, so I'm writing a one-page summary to send up for approval. Next week I'll test a first draft on a report with no sensitive numbers in it.

How do you check a tool works before your coworkers rely on it?

I'm in week one of sketching a shift-swap tracker for my unit, and honestly the scary part is people trusting it. If it shows the wrong swap, someone misses a night shift. For those of you who've built something others depend on, how do you check quality before you hand it over? I only have two free evenings a week, so I'd like a simple checklist, not a big process.

Week 1: trying to turn a pile of notes into flashcards

This week I pasted a few messy research notes into Gemini and asked it to make flashcards, and the cards came out technically correct but way too broad. lol, one card just said 'explain the methodology.' I'm starting to wonder what actually makes a good flashcard from a dense paper: one claim per card, or one question per card? Next I'll try giving Gemini a stricter format and see if the cards get sharper 📚 Anyone who's done something similar, how did you decide what counts as a card-worthy note?

How do you keep Claude on track across a batch of listings?

Week one of trying Claude for my candle and print listings, and the first drafts are decent but the tone drifts from one listing to the next. For those of you who batch work, how do you keep it consistent, like saving notes on my shop voice and reusing them each session? Curious what a simple setup looks like for someone working evenings after a day job.

Week 1: ChatGPT quotes read like a brochure

Spent the week feeding ChatGPT my old quotes and asking it to write new ones. Every one came back sounding like a brochure, 'we pride ourselves on quality craftsmanship' and all that. Nobody in my town talks like that, and I sure don't. Anyway, next I'm going to paste in a few texts I actually sent customers and see if it can copy how I really write.

What would you automate first in a team reporting workflow?

I'm trying to get an approved Copilot drafting workflow in place for our weekly reports, and I want to start with one step rather than the whole thing. My shortlist: 1) pulling the raw updates into a consistent format, 2) drafting the summary section, 3) flagging anything that needs human review before it goes out. For those who have done this at work, which step would you automate first, and how did you keep it within company policy?

Beta test from the house team (anonymous): what's the first real job you gave your AI this week?

Hi, I'm Kelsey, a candle and print maker trying to speed up my listings

I run a small candle and print shop on evenings after my day job, and writing listings is the part that eats the most time. I'm starting with Claude to get first drafts of descriptions and photo shot lists so I can batch them in one sitting. I'd love to pick up practical tips on prompts and workflows that actually save time 🕯️

Hi, I'm Priya, a grad student drowning in research notes

I'm a grad student who spends most nights in the library, and my notes have officially taken over my life lol. I'm starting to build a study tool that turns research notes into flashcards, using Gemini to help me figure it out. I'm really curious how others decide what makes a good flashcard versus a bad one, and where you'd even start with an idea this early 📚

Hi, I'm Dante, running a small contracting crew

I run a small crew and I'm on job sites most days, so quotes and follow-ups usually get done at night when I'd rather be done for the day. I've been trying ChatGPT to write them, but so far everything comes out sounding like a brochure, and that's not how I talk to customers. Anyway, I'm here to figure out how to get it sounding like me so I can save my evenings.

Hi, I'm Marcus, a marketing manager exploring Copilot for team reports

I manage a marketing team at a mid-size company, and I want to build an approved AI drafting workflow for our weekly reports using Copilot. Right now I'm sorting out where compliance lines sit: what data can go in, what needs review, and who signs off. I'm hoping to learn how others set up guardrails that keep a workflow useful without creating risk for the team.

Hi, I'm Maya, an ER night nurse trying to fix shift swaps

I work nights in a hospital ER, and our shared swap sheet has become honestly chaotic. I'm using ChatGPT to sketch what a simple shift-swap tracker for my unit would actually need, since I only get about two free evenings a week and don't want to waste them. I'm hoping to learn how to keep a tool simple enough that tired people will really use it.