Student Founders: Content Creation Struggle

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Doing doctoral research on how non-technical founders make tech decisions when building with AI coding tools (Replit, Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, no-code, etc.). Looking to interview 2 founders, 15 to 20 minutes. If…

“Feature Request: Research-First AI Assistance, Innovative Problem-Solving, and Task Completion”

“Hey r/IndieDev , I’ll say this first because I know how a lot of people here feel about it: this is an AI tool. If that’s a dealbreaker for you, I get it, no hard feelings. A bit of background: I am a Programmer who has been developing small indie games for fun for a few years now and I always got stuck at the point making great Art for my games. I needed a character, a couple of animals and some props, and my programmer art is.. well you know. Asset packs never have exactly the thing I need, an”

“Hey! My background is interior architecture and industrial design. A few months ago I got frustrated: local AI (models running on your own computer) is genuinely good now, but using it means terminals, model files and settings. So privacy ends up being a techy only thing, and everyone else pays a subscription and sends their questions to some company's servers. So I built Tap : a calm, clutter-free Windows browser with an assistant called Tappy built in, which runs entirely on your PC. What”

“You can always start with functional only. For the code part, a good option is to get the codebase into your AI context. Then you'll be able to use the AI to propose a draft of how the code could look like. Then have the engineers review it in a refinement session [re: Non-technical PMs that do work in tech related products, how do you do it?]”

“Not sure if anyone here has used Kommodo.ai but I think it's fantastic and a much better alternative to Loom. Just my two cents. submitted by /u/tranquil40 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, I'm building Oila with a couple of friends. The problem trying to solve: Claude or Cursor can build a decent app in an afternoon, and for simple apps vercel and supabase is most common way to go, but the moment when it become more complex, people with no technical knowledge can have hard times configuring the right cloud product. Please check oila.dev for more, and give any feedback. Would love to hear who should we validate with and who would be our ICP. Or if the idea is worth”

“You should start by building the smallest ver. that tests your idea (not the full app). From my experience, Softr work well for that if your app is mostly forms, lists, and user logins [re: Best AI tool for creating an app from scratch]”

“I've been building with AI tools on a small fleet of my own computers for a few months. Here's everything in one list, with where each project actually stands. **Live (in daily use)** - SessionVault: one searchable memory of every AI session across my machines - Code Red: one command that points every machine at one urgent job - Session Keeper: keeps browser sign-ins alive so automations don't stall - Content Engine: drafts posts, previews them privately, waits for approval **Beta**”

“I mean ai can for sure do it, I use ai daily on multiple ecomm email accounts. It isnt perfect, you still need to critique the designs and copy (which is can adjust in seconds for you) and you need to understand promo strategies, product launch strategies, automations etc. Having said that, if you had ai build every flow, write and design every email and manage everything else for you, it will still do a far far far better job than you could do on your own if you dont have the knowledge. [re: Ai”

“Hahaha fair point, we are actually testing with a small language model ( on test flight) and it seems fine with the battery on my old iphone 12 pro!But these are things that we can optimize/research and get tech to work well if users find value from it basically...Well think of it like a natural extension to apple's iOS, intelligence, utility really from a always "human-in-the-loop" notifications, alerts, across your other personal agent apps like Muse, Grok Bot, Dots, Instinct, etc.. making oth”

“and yes this is pretty much AI slop whether you like it not. All AI code is garbage and this is coming from 10 year veteran who uses AI all the time [re: Presenting Morrow, an open source, privacy focused, and always free alternative!]”

“Hey everone, Your opinion on this: Video Does different kind of experience to users make sense? Does anyone interested in more details and let me know how this could be usefull... submitted by /u/aleksovapps [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, I'm Woody. I run a one-person project called CrashTest AI, and I'd really value some honest eyes on it. The problem: AI tools look great in demos. Then you put them on real work and find the gaps: an answer that sounds right but isn't, a "done" task that quietly skipped a step, or so much checking that you'd have been quicker doing it yourself. Most reviews never get that far. What I do:I take one tool at a time and use it on real business work for a proper stre”

Cavere Ai [re: Shop cloned]

Hello, I am a college student and have mostly been leveraging AI as a tutor to get me through my classes. I've amassed tons of artifacts and tools to help visualize and…

“I don’t know if you’re still gonna respond, but I was wondering if there’s any other way you can add your own AI agent or API so it can run like Notion AI or something similar to that [re: Presenting Morrow, an open source, privacy focused, and always free alternative!]”

“Expand the replies to this comment to learn how AI was used in this post/project. [re: Podcast Audio/Video downloader]”

“Thanks for the suggestion! We’ll look into how to improve this. [re: GPT-Load: a self-hosted AI gateway with reversible text redaction]”

“Seeing more people build little internal tools with Claude, Cursor, Lovable and share them via links. Is this showing up at your org too? Do you know which ones exist, who owns them, or what data they touch? How are you handling it? Tbh it feels like everyone is building apps now and not able to keep up with it😭 It’s so annoying submitted by /u/architakothari [link] [comments]”

“Expand the replies to this comment to learn how AI was used in this post/project. [re: Opinions about bookmark apps]”

“Most websites show historical buildings as finished structures. I wanted to show something different: how they came to exist. So I made Monument. It's an open-source AI skill that researches historical buildings and reconstructs them in interactive 3D, with a timeline of their construction phases. I've built examples for the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Eiffel Tower. You can rotate the buildings, move through time, and explore how they changed. It's free, MIT-licensed, and works wit”

“I’ve been working on building my own personal AI assistant for a while now, and I’ve been wondering what other people actually want out of theirs. There’s ChatGPT, Claude, Alexa, Siri, Home Assistant, and a bunch of other options, but I feel like there’s still a pretty big gap between what these things can do and what I’d actually want them to do. I’m curious what everyone else’s experience has been like. * What’s something you’ve wanted to automate but haven’t been able to? * What have you trie”

“How To Use PocatA Hello Hello. I am Solo Builder. I use ChatGPT to learn new things pretty often, but I realized I rarely go back to those conversations. A few days later, I've usually forgotten most of what I learned. I think It can be help If you are studying for any exam by using ChatGPT OR ANY AI Tools. So I built Pocat, a little iPhone app to help with that. The idea is simple: you can ask ChatGPT to create study materials, save them to Pocat, and actually study them using flashcards, q”

“Hi everyone, The premise of this post is for you guys to suggest me apps that are already done that are paid, and I can (admittedly with the help of AI) turn them into free apps and publish (for free as well) on to the app store. Ideally, I'm looking for smaller apps , not something massive like Adobe Photoshop (do you guys get the ref). While the app will be made with the help of AI, I am a human and I won't write like pure slop like I've seen a lot of posts on here use... I'm n”

“I live in NewJersey and never coded anything in my life prior to AI tools. I do not understand any code whatever was written all AI. Built my first ever app , got it approved in 3rd try. Its free so anyone can try it. Post was written by me not AI , also i am here to get some support . Thanks , have a good night ! submitted by /u/PriorNo7328 [link] [comments]”

“Personally I prefer the more low-level execution part a lot more than the high-level ideation part [re: What's out there beyond webdev, since the rise of AI?]”

“thanks for the feedback. invested alot of time for the ui, im using a good model , I will add things soon! like image generator i think. [re: veya chatbot need testers for my app !! need only 7]”

“There are no ai calls nested in this app. Yes I'm continuing to vibe code it, but the goal is to provide the user a free app, clean UI, and quick calculations - something that I found was lacking in other websites [re: Looking for feedback for my FIRE tracking web app!]”

“Hey folks, We all know that reading walls of text sucks. Many labs/companies have been moving towards bringing AGUI into the existing chat window, but that always felt broken. I mean I've never seen Tony Stark write a prompt :) It is what you want It to be. Agents already know the best way to get the information from you for a particular task, It gives them a space to do so. The 2-way communication loop's execution is so good that agents can form full-on dynamic workspaces for each speci”

“convenience [re: If anyone can build software with AI, who are we building products for?]”

“i'd like to get some real feedback on my midjourney-like image generation app. i feel that i'm leaving money on the table. is there someone who want to genuinely help? like someone who actively uses ai image/video tools and wants to give me some real feedback. i'll return the favor, if you have a launched tool, or i can pay for your time or help with anything you think i can i don't post links, i don't want to feel spammy. but we can dm submitted by /u/lutian [lin”

“I’d like to get your opinions on the business model I’m currently trying out for my website. I occasionally host free, live, one-hour sessions on software development and AI. The goal is to build an audience and eventually offer paid workshops and bootcamps. So far, it’s been working pretty well. Attendance has been growing with each session, and I’m starting to think about how to take things to the next level. I have two questions: If you were building an online learning platform from scratch i”

“Hey everyone! I've been working on a small open-source project called SafePush . With tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and other AI coding assistants, it's becoming incredibly easy to build and deploy applications. But I think there's a problem we don't talk about enough: shipping code you don't fully understand, especially when it comes to security. It's surprisingly easy to accidentally commit an API key, expose a sensitive environment variable, or push a .env file. So I”

“Hey everyone! I've been working on a side project called RAI , and I'm looking for some early users to test it out and share their honest feedback. The idea came from a problem I kept running into: there are so many AI tools out there, but it's surprisingly difficult to figure out which ones are actually worth using. Most AI directories show you lists of tools and their features, but I wanted something more community-driven, where people can share their real experiences and help othe”

“AI makes shipping new apps incredibly fast, but fixing customer bugs still requires manual work. You usually have to ask users what they clicked and then translate that into a prompt. I am Bolaji, a solo founder. Conversations with my nontechnical founder friends who build with AI highlighted a recurring theme. Shipping is easy, but maintenance and technical debt are growing problems because agents lack real-browser context. I built AnnotateFix to solve this. It is a widget that lets customers a”

“Why ai? [re: What website should I build that people would actually use and that I can add to my resume?]”

“For personal use, or for sale? [re: What's out there beyond webdev, since the rise of AI?]”

“Claude AI was used to complete 50% of the work. The other 50% was me, I'm human. :) The app does call an API that returns IP location, that piece of the project was 100% me. [re: Beszel - Data Exporter Tool]”

“Hey r/SideProject I'm Grant, a recent CS grad from Bulgaria. This is my first public product, and I've been building it for the past few months. **The problem:** my AI chats had real work in them (code, research, notes) and no good way to keep them. Copy-paste breaks the formatting, and most export tools scrape the page, so they miss messages on long chats. **What AIExporter does:** - **9 formats:** PDF, Word, HTML, Markdown, TXT, JSON, CSV, Excel, or one long image of the chat - **Save”

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“Before writing any code for Vast, I generated a concept image in Gemini, a 3D dependency graph, glowing nodes, a chat panel, the whole futuristic dashboard aesthetic. It looked great as a screenshot. Then I looked closer and some of the labels in my own generated mockup were actual garbled nonsense. Felt like a pretty direct metaphor for the whole direction, impressive at a glance, falls apart once you actually try to read it. Asked myself the real question before building anything: does 3D tell”

“I’m working on Migoo, an AI presentation tool, and I’m looking for a few people to try the current beta and share their feedback. I’m particularly interested in how well it handles the process of turning existing materials — like PDFs, notes, research, or documents — into an editable PowerPoint presentation. The workflow is designed to help with extracting key information, organizing the content, generating slides, and exporting the final deck as an editable PPTX file. What I’d really like to un”

“I wanted to actually see what a model is doing when it writes, so I built this. It runs a small model ( SmolLM2-135M ) completely in your browser. You type a few words and it continues the sentence one word at a time. For each word you can see the options it was choosing between, and links between words showing which earlier tokens it was "most looking at" to predict the next token. You can click any word to see where most of its attention went. It uses a small LLM (135M params only),”

“I think Memorychat.app does that, but it doesn't have AI integration yet. It's a great idea to suggest the next important action. People are more overwhelmed than ever. [re: App idea: An ADHD app that lets you brain dump all your thoughts to automatically organize them]”

“This was my personal workflow for a long time just running things locally on my personal Claude subscription. After using it for a while and showing it to a friend I thought it might be cool to package it and share it to other people. The foundational idea is that it maps the concepts that you know and keeps track of them across your profile. Whenever you come to the chat window with a new thing to learn, it looks at your map of concepts and builds a learning path that starts from what you alrea”

“I’m thinking of building this app for people making startups or side hustles. They type their business idea into an ai prompt and it makes a physical plan they have to follow through to get their side hustle/business started. They have to make social media pages, reminders to post on them, reaching out to people, help keep track of sales, giving u new ideas to your business as well as ideas to promote. It would be like duolingo to where you have a path to follow and complete as well as a streak”

“The developer does the architecture and design, AI writes most of the code, and he reviews. [re: Mitra: Self-hosted calendar to plan your events and tasks]”

“Expand the replies to this comment to learn how AI was used in this post/project. [re: Mitra: Self-hosted calendar to plan your events and tasks]”

“Every side project I started with AI went the same way: a great first hour, then a mess. Features half done, logins breaking when I added payments, and no idea what I'd already built. So I built Flowmaps. You describe your idea and it becomes a mind map of every feature, in the order to build it. What it does: Suggests the features you'd forget (password reset, emails, settings…) Checks for gaps like logins, payments and privacy before you start building Flags anything touching money, se”

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“Built and maintain a fairly large app mostly with AI help. Honest answers: Hardest part: things breaking quietly. The code runs, but a number is slightly wrong or a page is stale, and nobody tells you. What fixed that: tests that check the actual behavior, and a status page that pings the important parts. When something breaks I give the AI the failing test and the error, not "it's broken". Time: more than people expect. Maybe a third of the week goes to keeping things working, not”

“I don't know if ai assistance is frowned upon here but I've been working on this game for 3 weeks now. I'd love to program it by hand but I just don't have the time for coding outside of my actual coding job. I was wondering if this is of interest to anyone else. It's a rougelite/like (I still don't know the difference) submitted by /u/azzaisme [link] [comments]”

“I know this is a long time ago, but do you have some more info and experiences on what you actually built? I’m contemplating AI-ing some basic database front-end essentially. It looks promising for me but im not gonna be the one using the software so also a bit reluctant, I don’t want to fall into a trap where im constantly updating the software to accomodate missing features [re: What systems do small manufacturing businesses use once spreadsheets start breaking?]”

“Sounds interesting. Is it AI powered? How do all of those actions take place manual or the tool does it for you? [re: Looking for plugins]”

“i built learnylabs from scratch . it taked me months to finish this product . it make you learn any thing you want with a 1-1 tutor . it has a unique live board where ai uses to write data on it i dont see any other AI tutor sites making this . it also for better analytics for AI he will remake you persona according to how you communicate with him so he can make better teaching . its not just text he gives images , simulations , data tables , charts .... like every thing needed to let you reach”

Real-Time AI Tutor with an Interactive Whiteboard