Two part question for all the experienced founders, Business owners, SaaS builders, and app developers here. **Be sure to answer part two! It is critical.** PART 1: What’s one lesson you’d quietly pass to someone just starting out that could help them avoid a costly or stressful mistake? PART 2: Please include the country you operate in so others understand the regulatory context, and keep it to general lessons or pointers on where to look, not legal or tax advice. I want this thread to stay open and not get deleted.

If you receive an email from a known person via “GAINREP” asking you to provide a reference, delete it. Myself and another government employee who is departing the government have been good friends for over 20 years and when I got the request, it seemed logical because she is looking for work and it looked like a legitimate professional platform with a recent photo I recognized from her email header. turns out a few days ago. She also received a similar email from somebody else we know who is also leaving the government, and filled out the request for a professional reference.The service stole her profile picture off of Google mail so it looked like she had an account set up with them. Then it started emailing request out to all her contacts. She didn’t find out about this until today. I think now all my contacts have been taken out of my email as well as my photo …. I am now undoing a giant mess. I got suspicious when the site asked for a $7.99 charge after I had already submitted her professional review and I immediately stopped what I was doing and started googling. Unfortunately, I was had. I feel really stupid especially because I consider myself pretty security aware, but they got me!😭

If you've been wanting to add voice AI to your project but can't decide which provider to use... I felt the same way. So I built something using my own 'Apex Spec System' (https://github.com/moshehbenavraham/apex-spec-system). It's called Voice Agent PuPuPlatter. (Yes, like the appetizer sampler at a Chinese restaurant.) One app. Seven voice AI providers. All in one tabbed interface. Here's what's included: → ElevenLabs (Widget + SDK modes) → OpenAI Realtime API → xAI Grok → Ultravox → Vapi → Retell You can switch between them instantly and compare the experience yourself. Each provider has: • Real-time transcripts • Audio visualization • Function calling demos • Automatic reconnection The UI is modern glassmorphism design. Works on mobile. Fully accessible. If interested, I also recorded a video tutorial series showing exactly how to set up your own ElevenLabs agent from scratch (links in the Repo). 5 videos. Step by step. Tech stack if you're curious: React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind CSS 429+ tests included. Docker support for easy deployment. It's 100% free and open source. GitHub link: https://github.com/moshehbenavraham/Voice-Agent-PuPuPlatter Let me know which voice provider you've been eyeing! ( Find crazyyy value by typing in search: #MAX_tips# )

Hello everybody!! Im adam, 30 years old, living in amsterdam the netherlands. I'm committing to Sell 5 landing pages at $1K each for 30 days. Hold me accountable. I have 0 experience. And 0 funds. Applied here to learn fast. I have no idea if this is something I can be good at. But only one way of finding out right? Ive been unemployed for a while now. Because im in therapy for ptsd. Looking for something that I can do from home in my own time.

Happy Sunday BBC Family! Feels like a cosmic invitation to step back and reflect on how we are showing up for ourselves. I’ve been thinking a lot about the mantra to love, laugh, and live, and how it actually applies to our daily grind. It’s so easy to get lost in the doing that we forget the being part of our human experience. When we lead with love and find reasons to laugh, the challenges we face seem much more manageable. This morning, I’m making a conscious effort to embrace every moment of life with that specific kind of infectious energy. I hope everyone takes a second today to breathe and appreciate the magic in the mundane. Love Laugh Live