mika
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mika
@lonelyheartcode
currently https://t.co/mtzKgAIt8b / building https://t.co/VrBfsRmoZJ among other things / go bears



day 171 of building candle, the duolingo for relationships wanted to share another mini milestone for candle today. we hit $100k in revenue over the past 28 days, reaching this point in less than 6 months since the inception of the idea. it was not always like this. after @ycombinator, which was incredible for us and something i highly recommend applying to, we spent nearly 4 months stuck in pivot hell we tested dozens of ideas, from a reddit for fashion, ai marketplaces, and a self journaling app, to even software for the pulp and paper mill industry (shoutout Anam and Landseer hehe), before deciding to solve a problem we had both felt ourselves: staying connected with loved ones, friends, and family. that was the beginning of candle : ) i will be writing a longer piece soon on our struggles, learnings, and journey if you are curious, but for now i just want to thank everyone who has supported us up until this point. we have a lot of exciting things coming to candle in the days ahead! download the latest update below




NEW: Company Deep Dive — Amigo We sat down with CEO Ali Khokhar to unpack how Amigo is helping health orgs build safe, patient-facing AI agents. They’re redefining trust, simulation, and what it means to actually deploy agentic AI in clinical workflows. Link below! 👇










