Notes on AI, startups, and indie hacking
I'm Richard Xu. I write real notes on building indie products with AI on the path to a one-person company — startup retrospectives, hands-on AI coding, going global, and investing thoughts — to help indie developers avoid the detours I took.
DeepSeek hiked prices 350% as Qwen3.8-27B went open-source. We test quantizing it on a single 3090, achieve 2.28× speedup, and advise who should dive in.
RSI is 2026's most-watched tech race: Anthropic data, OpenAI timelines, open-source moves — but is the 'strong get stronger' narrative truly irreversible?
Anthropic officially breaks down Claude Code's token billing mechanism: costs for the same task can vary by 10x.
Stop building on rented land. Own your website for lasting control and growth, now built with AI in minutes.
Enterprise AI's paradox: leaders tout full adoption and demos impress, yet delivery and output barely move — the real gains stay at the individual level.
Will DeepSeek's rock-bottom model pricing eliminate OpenAI and Anthropic? The answer is more complex than that.
July 2026 saw AI trading turn risk-averse, sinking chips, memory, and software stocks as the Nasdaq 100 fell 9.5% from its high.
Situational Awareness Fund sells most of its public equity portfolio to Citadel, surrendering a successful AI trade amid market reversal.
Image source: The AI Operator, Eugeniu Ghelbur. The Agent space these past two weeks has been moving at a familiar, breakneck pace.
The Economist interviews Musk: AI may exceed all human intelligence in five years, and in a decade money may not matter.
Over two years, we've mastered AI prompting. Now Silicon Valley's new focus is Loop Engineering.
On May 28, 2026, Anthropic launched Dynamic Workflows for Claude Code, a feature that is now officially available.
Against the backdrop of U.S. stock AI giants reveling in valuations soaring by tens of multiples, Nvidia's Jensen Huang has surprisingly done something.
Over two years, AI infrastructure focus shifted from GPUs to power, then optical modules, liquid cooling, transformers, and data center REITs.
Over the past two years, market discussions on AI infrastructure have primarily focused on three key aspects: First, who has the GPUs.
Investor Serenity (@aleabitoreddit) goes viral on X with a 4502% YTD return and 500k followers gained in 4 months.
On May 22, 2026, eight Chinese agencies cracked down on illegal cross-border finance, issuing maximum penalties to brokers like Futu and Tiger.
Anthropic's 35-page startup guide reveals AI now eliminates three major barriers: funding, talent, and technical skills.
A top AI investor, ex-OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, just updated his portfolio—and the data reveals a surprisingly aggressive strategy.
A leaked May 2026 Anthropic deck packs a gem: the 'Should I build an agent' checklist — one chart that can save 90% of AI founders half a year of detours.
In June 2024, Leopold Aschenbrenner published "Racing to the Trillion-Dollar Cluster," predicting the AI landscape two years ahead while others debated GPT-4.
Notice how the "AI bubble" debate has vanished? OpenAI and Anthropic's real ARR revenue proves AI is a profitable business.
Last year, I heavily invested in Alibaba, betting on its full AI stack. Now, I'm deeply disappointed by its performance.
Validate a one-person company's MVP in 30 days with this guide on idea validation, launch tactics, tools, and revenue forecasting.
Automate repetitive browser tasks with advanced solutions beyond scripts and Selenium.
Explore 20 top services like PostgreSQL and Google Sheets with MCP, the "HTTP for AI" protocol, to build AI apps faster.
Learn why mastering Coze or Dify is essential, even with powerful agents like Manus AI.
Discover how Angela Yu's Udemy course earned $2M from 1M+ students—a real case study for thriving in the AI era.
AIGC is reshaping industries: see how AI drives change, with case studies and key challenges across sectors.
Developers & entrepreneurs, bookmark this! Cursor's AI features can double your coding efficiency.
Hey everyone, today I want to chat about my recent experience with Flowith’s new feature, Neo! Many of you have probably seen the teaser by now.
Hello everyone! Today, I’d like to share an incredibly inspiring real-life story about a founder from a well-known company who transitioned into an indie.
Lovable.dev is a startup team originally from Sweden, initially with just 3 members.
YC (Y Combinator), as a globally renowned startup accelerator, offers highly actionable guidance for entrepreneurs through its philosophy.
Master Cursor 0.50.3: optimize dev efficiency and cost with new features, billing, and model pool changes.
Why is "Solo Founder + AI + Global Expansion" the perfect combo? This guide covers key trends, risks, strategies, and tools for a full 0→1→N roadmap.
Discover how "Wang Daodao" built a podcast AI tool in just 6 days, now earning over $28k monthly—a real story for aspiring AI entrepreneurs.
Discover how freelance coder Lin Xiao founded AI chatbot service "BotCraft," now earning ~$20K monthly. Learn her inspiring journey and key insights.
Guide for Chinese devs going global: payment integration, company registration, and key bank account setup.
In the digital age, AI and Agent tools enable developers to build an app from scratch in just 2 hours, slashing costs and accelerating creation.
Dream of earning USD from China? I spent 33 painful days solving global payments. Follow my guide to do it in just one week—guaranteed.
Discover how Bilibili tech creator "Lao Mo" earns 70k monthly with his own AI plugin—a high-margin digital product offering real inspiration for anyone.
Discover how Wang Qiang, a former test engineer, built AI tool "TestBot" to earn over 2 million yuan annually.
How an indie developer earned $100k/year with a pixel game: Amanda Hudgins' inspiring solo journey from hobby to success.
Developer's Budget Bundle 2025: Top free tools for servers, hosting, and deployment to launch your project affordably.
Voice input on PC is a minefield of pitfalls. When your mind races and words flow, your fingers are stuck in slow typing, causing lost thoughts and typos.
AI agents and workflows are revolutionizing automation across all industries.
Cursor excels at quickly creating new projects, while Augment Code specializes in automating deep work within existing codebases.
A deep guide to running Claude Code on a budget: three calling modes plus smart CCR routing to cut your API costs by up to 70%.
Master Claude Code: from project memory and commands to 26 core features and techniques for deep workflow integration.
Kimi K2 launches a 1T parameter MoE model with ultra-low pricing (16 yuan per million tokens), seamlessly compatible with the Claude Code coding assistant.
Cursor's regional blocks and price slashes are just the start. The real story is tightening geopolitical control, forcing top AI tools like Manus out of China.
In 2025, amid war, Maor Shlomo built AI platform Base44 solo, grew it to an 8-person team in 6 months, and secured an $80M acquisition by Wix.
Andrew Ng's AI Startup Guide: Focus on execution speed, intelligent agent architecture iteration, and product feedback optimization, emphasizing rapid.
U.S.-China investment restrictions, reliance on foreign technology, low domestic willingness to pay, and tense international relations present multiple.
Compare OpenDia vs. Chrome MCP Server for control, features, and ease in automation, scraping, and security testing to choose your best tool.
AI investing should focus on the tool chain — compute and data infrastructure with lower risk, steady growth, and a share of long-term dividends.
Indie devs find AI products with solid traffic still stuck at $5/month. What's missing for conversions?
Discover Reddit's 40k+ niche communities for near-free organic traffic and viral posts with 100k+ exposure.
Discover a founder's raw startup journey: from $0 to $10K in 90 days. Learn how to thrive solo in the AI era with this actionable guide.
As domestic mini-game competition intensifies, developers are looking overseas. Discover Y8, a platform launched in 2006, offering new revenue opportunities.
With over 2.7 billion monthly users, YouTube is a blue ocean for creators. This guide shows you how to build a profitable channel from scratch.
Taking AI tools global? As a solo founder, skip costly mistakes with my hard-won lessons before you code.
Solo founders can win: after 2 failures & 3 pivots, one built a competitive SaaS using AI and user insight.
Google Gemini CLI: A free, powerful AI assistant that provides developers with an efficient development experience.
AI tools help individual developers cut costs, boost efficiency, and seize global opportunities to achieve million-dollar revenue with five key strategies.
Labubu, Pop Mart's top IP, fuels a thriving economy—from $14 blind boxes to $400+ resales, plus custom outfits and modifications.
For indie developers and entrepreneurs, Reddit is a prime platform to test products and gain early users—but a poorly prepared launch can turn disastrous.
Feeling drained? This week's top AI products reveal 4 key trends to help you seize new opportunities.
AI Startup Case: From $7500 to $30k+ Monthly—Unveil the Low-Buy-High-Sell Path Using Info Gaps & AI Tech.
Over 1,000 new AI tools launch monthly. We help you find the perfect one for text, image, video, or code.
At AI Startup School, Sam Altman shared OpenAI's founding story, ChatGPT's evolution, and the future of AI hardware—revealing key struggles and lessons.
Sam Altman's YC talk: AI's new era offers vast opportunities and challenges. He advises founders to innovate uniquely, not chase trends.
Napkin: Instantly transform text into clear diagrams to boost work efficiency.
As user experience and SEO requirements continue to evolve, WebP has become the preferred image format for front-end development.
AI is now as easy as stacking blocks, leading to a flood of copycats. This article breaks down the three major pitfalls of today's AI gold rush.
In 2025, AI is reshaping UI/UX design, challenging the notion that creativity is a uniquely human domain. Can AI tools now outperform 90% of designers?
One person, one army! Still overwhelmed by handling coding, design, marketing, and operations all by yourself? Completely out of time? 😩 Don't panic!
In-depth Review of Leading AI UI Tools: Are They the End of Designers or Super Assistants?
This analysis reveals no AI tool truly achieves "1:1 perfect webpage replication," comparing traditional static mirrors with newer AI design converters.
Struggling with development chaos despite Cursor AI? This guide shows how Claude Task Master brings order, clarity, and focus to your workflow.
Discover how to systematically find promising startup sectors and ideas, as 100x more crucial than hard work, based on our community's top pain point.
Overseas AI tools have a 17% paid conversion rate, while in China it's only 0.2% — the root causes of this monetization gap lie in payment culture, free.
Fine-Tuning Large Models: An In-Depth Analysis and Practical Guide Fine-tuning is a key technique for adapting large pre-trained models (LLMs) to specific.
Master the "Build in Public" method to capture organic traffic, genuine feedback, and early adopters simultaneously for your AI startup.
Discover how AI models revolutionize work and life—from coding to content creation—in this practical guide to top-performing tools.
Entrepreneur's AI journey: 6 months of projects, pitfalls, and insights since last Chinese New Year.
Sharing several practical methods to boost programming efficiency, helping developers better accomplish their daily work.
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