Weekly Summary

Weekly Summary 📅

Last Updated: 2024-12-15

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Web Scraping & Data Extraction:
- For extracting data from Facebook groups, consider using proxies for scraping.
- For more complex scraping, explore endpoint 'digging' for structured data output.
- Consider Facebook's GraphAPI for structured data access, depending on the volume needed.
Building AI Chatbots:
- Explore building a chatbot with a custom knowledge base using PDF or large text contexts, similar to a GPT.
- Look into ElevenLabs for a pre-built conversational AI product with advanced features and easy integration. ElevenLabs Conversational AI
- Consider using OpenAI's Assistants API for creating external facing applications. OpenAI Assistants API
Transcription Services:
- For accurate Hebrew transcription, use Amazon Transcriber, noted for its high quality and handling of difficult audio.
- Explore 'ivrit.ai' for open-source transcription, though it may not match Amazon's accuracy. ivrit.ai

Payment & Subscription Handling:
- For Israeli customers, consider Lemon Squeezy or Paddle as 'merchant of record' solutions for handling payments, especially if avoiding US-based companies.
- If you require Stripe, explore Stripe Atlas for setting up a US based company, bank account and processing payments.
- For subscription management, consider Chargebee or Lago for integrating with Stripe, or PayMe for simpler subscription setups (if located in Israel).
Landing page creation:
- Use AI tools such as v0.dev or lovable.dev for quicker web design creation, but be aware of tech stack lock-ins. lovable.dev
- For control over your stack consider Bolt.new, which gives more freedom when choosing your stack.
- If you want simple no code landing pages, use wix, framer, webflow, elementor.
SEO & Traffic Generation:
- Generate content and landing pages programmatically by creating comparative content pages (e.g. tool VS competitor).
- Use tools like Taplio to format posts on LinkedIn correctly, including right to left and other needed adjustments.
- Look at tools that can assist with building a twitter audience (e.g. follow people in a niche).

Chrome Extensions:
- A chrome extension to manage read mode, add dark theme, and add backgrounds can be found here. Starfield Dark Mode
- A chrome extension that can download audio from chatgpt using advanced voice can be found here. ChatGPT Toolbox
Web App:
- Create personalized newsletters using the following tool. My News
- A tool that allows you to generate a variety of test-taking content. Online Test Maker
AI Voiceovers: Advanced voice for ChatGpt is a solid solution, also available on desktop.

Product Market Fit & Validation:
- To validate an idea, create a simple MVP and validate it, even before asking for personal details such as name or email.
- When starting out, consider a specific niche, ideally where you are a potential client - so you'll know the pain point personally.
- When building AI apps - focus on the user experience, not only the tech - as this is what will attract customers.
- It's normal that a lot of the tech we're building is available via simple GPT prompt but you can still win if you focus on the UX.
General Community Advice:
- Avoid working on your side-projects on company computers. Use your personal devices instead.
- Always communicate with your manager about side-projects to avoid IP issues, or even better, have a document signed with the company.
- The best way to learn affiliate marketing is by doing and trying, rather then taking courses.
- When making an application, check if a web application is enough before diving in. PWA can be a good substitute for many use cases.
- You must work hard to become successful, there's really no shortcuts.