ISTIAK AHMAD

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πŸ‘‹ Founder β€’ SaaS Builder β€’ Launch Strategist πŸš€ Product Hunt Hunter β€’ Maker Helping SaaS founders plan and execute memorable Product Hunt launches while building products people genuinely love. πŸ† Launch Highlights : πŸ† Lancepilot πŸ₯‡ #1 Product of the Day πŸ₯ˆ #2 Product of the Week πŸ₯‡ #1 Marketing Product of the Month πŸ† Ginix πŸ₯‡ #1 Product of the Day πŸ† ToolSpend πŸ₯ˆ #2 Product of the Day πŸ† Jector AI πŸ₯‰ #3 Product of the Day πŸ† Simply 4️⃣ #4 Product of the Day πŸ† Nomie 5️⃣ #5 Product of the Day πŸ’―Always happy to connect with founders, makers, and builders, launch smarter, one product at a time.

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Forums

Do AI credits change the way you build?

I ve noticed something strange while building with AI:

The moment I know every prompt is consuming credits, I start thinking differently.

Is this prompt worth it?
Should I try fixing this myself?
Do I really want to regenerate that?

And suddenly, a tool designed to make experimentation easier can make you more cautious about experimenting.

How many AI tools are you using to build one product?

Building one product with AI somehow turned into using five different AI tools.

One for planning.
Another for coding.
Another when the first one gets stuck.
Another for debugging.
And somehow... another subscription gets added.

AI is making us faster, but I'm starting to wonder if tool switching itself is becoming the new bottleneck.

AI was supposed to make building cheaper. Is it actually doing that for you?

AI has made it ridiculously easy to go from I have an idea I m building it.

But something I've noticed while building products myself:

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