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Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by cmenge »

Working on a few 'vertical' AI apps that hopefully can bring those real productivity gains everyone is hoping for to some narrow areas:

TenderStrike (https://www.tenderstrike.com) - AI for tenders in the construction industry. Fascinating how large and complex a tender can be, and how many there are. LLMs can be super helpful here, but there are many challenging parts to it.

Optivise (https://www.optivise.io) - product data optimization and translation using AI. We're focusing on a niche here, helping customers to onboard onto Mirakl-powered marketplaces, but hoping to expand to other marketplaces soon. I have spent the last years before that deep down the trenches of product data management and the traditional approach isn't fun :)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by kanodiaashu »

I’m working on something inspired by Cursor and Obsidian — but for research, reading and note-taking.

I’ve not been satisfied with how AI is bolted on after the fact — reading in one place, notes in another, and AI as a separate assistant. So I’m combining them.

It works over EPUBs, PDFs, and HTML — you bring your own sources (BYOS), and it turns them into a AI scaffolded, structured, hierarchical reading experience.

Already using it for both reading and deep research style deep dives, and its already way better than my otherwise broken workflow!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by devgoth »

taroth wrote: post #518

I get background anxiety while waiting for long-running terminal commands. Nowadays that nagging feeling extends to LLM calls too. Seems like as AI spreads, the pain will only get worse So I’m working on a universal progress bar HUD - inspired by World of Warcraft raid mods - fun sound effects for job start, end, error, and milestones - can quick jump back to relevant app/tab - starting with terminal commands and Cla…

this is awesome. is this on github? i would love to use it.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by cmenge »

VladVladikoff wrote: post #271

Drowning in technical debt from my 12 year old auction startup. While building another startup for the hotel industry. Wish I had more time for personal/side projects. I have a million ideas that just die on lack of time to execute.

Are those startups side projects, or would you want to run personal projects on top of those two startups in parallel? Are they making money?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by dragochat »

nnq wrote: post #526

DragoChat - https://www.facebook.com/ai.drago.chat TINY attempt to fight the growing divide between "AI haves" and "AI have-not" with - PREPAID access (+ bring-your-own-API-keys alternatives for more technical users) to premium models (ChatGPR plus and above) - multi-channel access (SMS/MMS, Whatsapp + many many more) to give ANYONE, ANYWHERE, regardless of how non-technical they are access to absolute TOP/SOTA model…

[btw this is "first contact" for a WIP stealth thinggy - fb page had to exist for meta apis authorization reasons and related + I just made this new HN user now, without the baggage, so for any inquiries pls contact us on this user instead \(o_o)/]

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by straumat »

Coinbase has just unveiled x402, a protocol that resurrects the HTTP 402 status code and enables instant stable-coin payments—no bank account, card, or subscription required. APIs, applications, and AI agents can now autonomously settle or receive micro-payments to buy data, services, or computing power.

To tap into this revolution, I created Mogami: a Java / Spring Boot library that lets you make any URL pay-to-access with a single annotation. → Code & docs: https://github.com/mogami-tech/x402-spring-boot-starter

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

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Post by bibin765 »

Falimonda wrote: post #527
bibin765 wrote: post #449

I am currently working on thethoughtcatcher.com It started as a side project to explore the latest AI trends. Now it’s something we use daily — and others are starting to as well. Thoughtcatcher is a lightweight, AI-powered notes + reminders app that acts like a memory companion. It helps you: - Capture raw thoughts and auto-tag them using AI - Set smart reminders triggered by context and meaning - This was a game ch…

Ingesting idea! I've been looking for an alternative to using Android's Tasks app for jotting down thoughts. I prefer it over the Notes app because I can curate categories as different lists. Random callout: the copy in your app store preview images would benefit from some proof reading. Example: "WE dont just store thoughts, but makes sense of them" should likely be "ThoughtCatcher doesn't just store thoughts, it ma…

Thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback — really appreciate you taking the time to point that out!

You're absolutely right — the copy needs some polish, and that line in particular slipped through. I'm already working on updates to clean up the messaging and make it more clear and engaging (and less awkward — "Capture your mind" was definitely a placeholder).

Thanks again — feedback like this is super valuable as I shape ThoughtCatcher into something truly useful!

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