Sam Talarico

Built my first-ever app, EventFlow, and it’s now competing in Round 2 of App Wars under “Build an Event App.” Would really appreciate your vote 🙌 appwars.base44.app/tournament/6a0…

Event Flow is currently powering checkin for the vendors inside the ECU stadium where Mr Beast is taping season 3 of Beast Games!!! event-flow.net #mrbeast #base44

Built a multi-device testing studio in Base44 that lets you preview your app across desktop, tablet, and mobile simultaneously. No more endlessly resizing browser windows. This is ViewPort Studio ↓ view-port-studio.base44.app #buildinpublic #webdev #Base44 #frontend #indiehacker

Built a project called ViewPort Studio It lets you preview your web app across desktop, tablet, and mobile views simultaneously in a real-time cinematic workspace Honestly one of the coolest things I’ve built Would love feedback from builders. @Base44 view-port-studio.base44.app

The event industry is evolving fast. More connected experiences. More real-time operations. More automation. Better visibility. That’s the future we’re building toward with Event Flow. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #FutureOfEvents

One connected event ecosystem changes everything. Attendees. Vendors. Staff. Auctions. Networking. Analytics. All working together in real time. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #EventIndustry

Event teams should spend more time creating great experiences and less time fighting with software. That mindset drives every update we make to Event Flow. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #Operations

From nonprofit galas to trade shows and sporting events — Event Flow is designed to handle events of all sizes and complexity levels without the enterprise-level headaches. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #VendorManagement

A lot of organizations are stuck using outdated event software that feels slow, bloated, and disconnected. We built Event Flow to be: • faster • cleaner • easier to use • more affordable • built for real operations event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44

Fast check-in is important. But modern events need much more than that: • vendor coordination • communication • analytics • fundraising • networking • operational visibility Event Flow connects it all together. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #EventManagement

The best event experiences feel effortless to attendees. But behind every smooth event is strong operations. That’s exactly what Event Flow is built for. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #EventTech

Most event platforms focus on getting people registered. We focus on what happens after they arrive. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #Operations

The difference between a stressful event and a smooth one usually comes down to systems. Fast check-in. Clear communication. Real-time visibility. Connected teams. That’s what Event Flow was built for. event-flow.net #EventFlow #Base44 #EventTech

Just rolled out something new for EventFlow. If you’re already connected to people running events, there’s now a way to get credited when they end up using the platform. 5% of every successful refferal for life @Base44 Details here if you’re curious: event-flow.net

Introducing Launchpad! For those of you who want to put your apps infront of real people - this is for you hundreds of submissions and increasing since launching it an hour ago. Building in public is my fav way to build - and we made it easier now than ever

Just had a company meeting for the first time in months. There were so many people there that I realized how much we had grown. Holy sh*t I keep asking myself if we’re growing head count too fast or too slow. Haven’t come up yet either a good formula to quantify the answer. I’m doing my best to hold on growing the org and introducing processes / policies in different places until it hurts. E.g. only a week ago we split the eng org into teams. I still manage 36 direct reports across the company But “until it hurts” is not a strategy. I think what I’m trying to come up with is a structure where every person is closer to a one person team and can own stuff by themselves end to end. And couple that with No approval chains, no unnecessary meetings, no middle layer between a good idea and shipping it. Measure Every person if they run or build something real.

Prob one of my favorite videos of all time

A really fun use case I’ve heard lately. One of our team members built a @Base44 superagent to help her be a better mom. It manages her daughters’ school schedule, after-school activities, and friends' birthday parties. Everything hits the family calendar automatically. Her husband gets invited to what matters. She gets a morning rundown on WhatsApp and a reminder to leave for pickups based on where she is at that moment. Then we found out the agent had also registered her to bring something to a class party. It chose paper cups, which might be the most correct decision any AI has ever made.

We’re introducing a new model benchmark. And it’s a different kind of benchmark. (Basemark? Vibench?) A different kind because it’s breathing, constantly updated from millions of builders. Not a closed set of tasks. For a while now the public benchmark have not been really useful. Many models scoring high on benchmarks with very low real world usability So we’re introducing to the world a new benchmark that we’re using internally and found extremely useful. Our benchmark is basically how satisfied millions of users are when using different models. IMO it’s the closest measurement to how useful a model is in real world use cases. This metric is also correlated with our own business metrics - conversion, retention, etc. We called it the frustration meter. It’s automatically analysing millions of messages daily It detects bug loops, repeated requests, etc. We use this to benchmark every model we consider shipping. Not by asking "did it generate correct code." By asking "how did the builder feel after using it." it’s a good benchmark to measure model degradation. So far in the past few weeks we haven’t found any. Here's where the top models stand right now, ranked by average frustration score (scale 1 to 5, lower is better): opus 4.6 - 1.3 sonnet 4.6 - 1.4 opus 4.7 - 1.5 gpt 5.5 - 1.5 gpt 5.4 - 1.6 Gemini 3.1 - 2.2 For app building, Opus 4.6 seems better than 4.7 to a lot of builders. We ran Opus 4.7 50/50 against Opus 4.6 across over 10,000 apps. Frustration riseed by 43%. Turns per request by 19%. Gemini 3.1 don’t perform well at the moment, I left out of the graph as it made it unclear due to it’s rapid changes in this benchmark. Quick note - this is all aggregated data, and do not involve reading individual or identifiable conversations. We’ll keep tracking it and I’ll share it from time to time.

Introducing Base44 Platform Migrations! You can now move any project from other platforms into Base44 in 2 clicks. For those of you who are tired of paying for Salesforce / HubSpot / Shopify / Wordpress / etc - A few clicks and Base44 will create a clone of your instance, that you can own and customize. Connect your account from a growing number of integrations - Base44 will build your interface / website / app - and clone your data into your new creation. This is something i’m very excited about as we’re helping businesses transition into a more customer-friendly SaaS environment. Eager to hear your ideas on how to use it - Drop your use case below. Best ones get $1,000 in credits from me.