Parag Arora

Whats keeping me busy these days....

@yashhq_22 DM

I’ve made $700+ from ghostwriting. Someone randomly approached me for these services a month ago. I never even imagined myself doing that. 30 days in, this is the text he sends me and also asked me to work with him long term.

@dvassallo and people who will monetise will wrap these CLI powered utilities for the masses in web or mobile.

Soon: Everything is CLI

@benvspak buxo.ai - Calendly alternative where the AI decides which slots to show to who.

Hey founders, The new startup playbook looks different: 🤖 AI-leveraged solo builders 💰 Profitable before Series A 🚀 Shipping faster than funded teams 🎯 Full control, zero dilution Drop what you're building solo 👇

@BatsouElef buxo.ai - Calendly alternative where the AI decides which slots to show to who.

Time to promote your product. 🚀 Share that product URL!!

@Surendar__05 I build all my photos and videos from claude using its coding agent. Check my videos i posted. It uses web canvas and puppeteer to do that

Why doesn’t Claude have an image or video generation model yet?

@AlexEngineerAI All that but working 18hrs x my agents

I've been watching solo devs ship entire platforms While big teams argue about hiring more engineers The solo builder? Working 4 hours a day AI handles the rest Nobody's talking about this

@chaosengineerr Market

be honest: what made you pivot to startups?

@irbaazkadri Exactly! Just keep going with the conviction that pushes and the fear that keeps you humble.

@ParagArora Exact depiction of reality of CEO. You gotta be correct and take responsibility when things go wrong. It is doing your best tho.

A mentee asked me what it's like being a founder. I said "imagine feeling confident and terrified at the same time, every single day, for years." He thought I was joking....... I wasn't.

@paulg or just give a codename like openai or something..

This is a really good heuristic. The only downside is that someone will later invent a name for what you do, and you probably won't like it.

@thisiskp_ @Netlify @ProductHunt Nice. Landing page looks slick, to the point, no fluff. Love this. Finally someone telling what it does than emotional stories of how my baby boy made this app..

🚨 New Hunt Alert 🚨 Excited to be hunting @Netlify. new on @ProductHunt today and proud to be part of the team that built it! The wall between “here’s your code” and “here’s your live app” has always been the hard part. Hosting. Auth. Build configuration. Deployment. That’s where momentum dies. Netlify. new is the prompt-first path that actually ships. → Describe what you want and pick your AI agent from our dropdown (Claude, Gemini, or Codex) → Get a working app on a live production URL in minutes → Iterate in place, no migrating later → Real Netlify infrastructure with forms and serverless functions from day one The builders shipping fastest aren’t setting up more tooling. They’re starting with a prompt. Would love your support and feedback on the PH page 👇​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ producthunt.com/products/netli…

@paulg innovation gone, disruption gone, invention gone. traction is still ongoing lol...

A rule of thumb that has served me well: Beware of anything with "innovation" in the name.

@Austen I use claude CLI all the time. OpenClaw feels too underpowered.

I’ve actually found myself reaching for Perplexity Computer (with a little orchestration I added) more than my OpenClaw instance since testing yesterday. Granted it’s been for quick stuff from mobile and not hardcore at-computer work, but interesting.

@shiri_shh Not right now bro. Most deadlines are over. You have to wait a bit

list of startup accelerators you can apply to right now: TOP TIER ACCELERATORS - a16z Speedrun ($750k to $1M for ~7 to 10%) - Y Combinator ($500k for ~7%) - Techstars ($220k for ~5 to 7%) - 500 Global ($112.5k for 6%) - LAUNCH ($125k for 6 to 7%) - AngelPad ($120k for ~7%) EARLY FOUNDER PROGRAMS - Pioneer ($20k for 1%) - Entrepreneur First (~$250k for ~9%) - South Park Commons ($400k for 7% + $600k follow on) - Founder Institute (equity based program) - Founders Fellowship ($150k for 5 to 10%) AI FOCUSED PROGRAMS - OpenAI Converge ($1M equity investment) - Betaworks AI Camp ($500k) - AI Grant ($250k uncapped) - AI2 Incubator ($50k to $150k) VENTURE STUDIOS / RESIDENCIES - Sequoia Arc (~$1M) - PearX ($250k to $2M) - HFO Residency ($1M uncapped for 5%) - NEO ($600k uncapped SAFE) - Greylock Edge (SAFE + $500k credits) - Conviction Embed ($150k uncapped MFN SAFE) GLOBAL ACCELERATORS - Seedcamp (€100k to €200k for ~7 to 7.5%) - Startup Wise Guys (up to €65k) - APX (up to €500k, typically €50k for ~5%) OTHERS - Accel Atoms (up to $500k to $1M) - Afore Capital ($100k to $500k) - Berkeley SkyDeck ($200k) - Soma Capital ($100k) - Boost VC (up to $500k for ~15%) - Google for Startups (up to $100k) bookmark this if you're building.

Most founders treat a scheduling tool like a finish line. "The meeting is booked. Admin done." But that is where the manual hell starts. 1. Sending the Zoom link (again). 2. Following up on a no-show. 3. Drafting a manual thank-you. 4. Sending prep docs one by one. You are a founder, not a high-paid receptionist. Today we are launching Buxo Workflows. Set a trigger once, and the agent handles the rest: 1. Send pitch decks the second they book. 2. Reminder emails that cut no-shows by 40%. 3. Mark a no-show and trigger a rebook link instantly. Your meetings deserve more than a calendar invite and a prayer.

@kritikakodes Candidate: My no for you. I am looking to solve for companies that think scale.

Interviewer: Do you know system design? Candidate: Yes. Interviewer: Design a system for 100 users. Candidate: Microservices, load balancer, queues… Interviewer: You’re solving for millions. I asked for 100.

@shravi_aj Curious - what do you seek there, entertainment or better ideas?

I am sorry, but the quality of Shark Tank has reduced so much from season 1 > the sharks feel more performative > the brands are majorly D2C, and the screen time is optimised for emotional stories more than the value it was created for > the new shark Pratham Mittal, just makes me stay away from watching it even more bring ashneer back.

@pmitu Yes. Sign up for buxo.ai - we have no free plans.

Respect yourself, remove the Free plan.

@MakadiaHarsh Lol. When i am seeing agencies are replacing their clients businesses using AI. People think businesses will replace agencies

Everyone says agencies are dead. AI will replace them. Clients will build everything themselves. Here's what I actually see on my calls every week: - Clients tried ChatGPT - Got a half-working prototype - Hit a wall at 60% - Then DM'd me - "Can you finish this and make it production-ready?" Agency work isn't dying. Bad agency work is. Clients still want custom workflows. Simple delivery. Real humans solving real problems. What they don't want is calls for no reason. Vague updates. And fancy UIs that do nothing. Serve better. Not louder. The agencies that survive 2026 won't be the biggest ones. They'll be the ones who actually listen.

@HarryStebbings This was needed to know, its like an insight node that opened my 10 other memory nodes - if you know what i mean.

Founders, when the VC starts advising you on the fundraise and giving you tips on how to raise, that is when they are signalling this is not for them.