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Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by lopatin »

SadTrombone wrote: post #38

This Proxies API service seems to be using AI-generated "This Person Does Not Exist"[1] style profile pictures for its positive customer reviews near the bottom of the page: https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/steve.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer1.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer3.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer4.jpg Makes me question if the customer reviews…

Yeah the reviews on the landing page seem fake. It's the kind of fake it till you make it that doesn't bother me. It's not like he's faking blood tests.

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by gustavorg »

nmarinov wrote: post #53
phobotics wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is actually quite common now - where you get permission from a person to use their review of your product but they don't want you to use their likeness. Maybe sometimes it feels a bit much to ask to use someone's review and also ask for a photo of them. It is somewhat disingenuous but I don't think I mind too much if they are legit customer reviews.

When compared to a similar site hosted on the same server[1] the reused pictures and reviews are definitely suspicious[2]. [1] https://teracrawler.io/ [2] see the Our customers feel it section

Actually teracrawler.io and proxiesapi.com are build by the same person, same page design, same footer design (left column of topics, no privacy and terms policy pages), even is the same chat software with the same customer support operator picture.

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by Tade0 »

nmarinov wrote: post #48
SadTrombone wrote: post #38

This Proxies API service seems to be using AI-generated "This Person Does Not Exist"[1] style profile pictures for its positive customer reviews near the bottom of the page: https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/steve.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer1.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer3.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer4.jpg Makes me question if the customer reviews…

I read the "How to recognize an image of a fake person" section on the site you linked and I'm curious how did you spot that the pictures are fake?

Outside from the odd file names, minor details like ears, glasses, earrings.

Our friend Steve has something going on with the left hinge of his glasses.

Customer1 has an interesting right ear.

Customer3 has very asymmetrical earrings.

Customer4 has a bulge where the left earring would normally be, and the right hinge of their glasses is crooked.

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by quantified »

lopatin wrote: post #61
SadTrombone wrote: post #38

This Proxies API service seems to be using AI-generated "This Person Does Not Exist"[1] style profile pictures for its positive customer reviews near the bottom of the page: https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/steve.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer1.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer3.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer4.jpg Makes me question if the customer reviews…

Yeah the reviews on the landing page seem fake. It's the kind of fake it till you make it that doesn't bother me. It's not like he's faking blood tests.

Yeah, you never worry about doing business with an out-and-out liar, of course?

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by stingraycharles »

edf13 wrote: post #62

There isn't a great deal of content here... this is purely marketing spam?

Yeah, it’s very low on actual insights, and appears to be an excuse to just promote their own product, as they mention it a bazillion times.

The post would have had more merit if they left their startup’s name out of it, e.g. only on their profile page.

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by nmarinov »

gustavorg wrote: post #63
nmarinov wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When compared to a similar site hosted on the same server[1] the reused pictures and reviews are definitely suspicious[2]. [1] https://teracrawler.io/ [2] see the Our customers feel it section

Actually teracrawler.io and proxiesapi.com are build by the same person, same page design, same footer design (left column of topics, no privacy and terms policy pages), even is the same chat software with the same customer support operator picture.

Sure, that's how I found it, there's links to each other in the menu. I didn't mean to suggest the services themselves are fake, I didn't word it well - just that the pictures and reviews are reused on similar but different services.

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by ramraj07 »

lopatin wrote: post #61
SadTrombone wrote: post #38

This Proxies API service seems to be using AI-generated "This Person Does Not Exist"[1] style profile pictures for its positive customer reviews near the bottom of the page: https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/steve.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer1.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer3.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer4.jpg Makes me question if the customer reviews…

Yeah the reviews on the landing page seem fake. It's the kind of fake it till you make it that doesn't bother me. It's not like he's faking blood tests.

It’s one thing if Reddit founders post news articles themselves on their free site. It’s another if a saas site has fake reviews.

Re: Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup

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Post by [deleted] »

SadTrombone wrote: post #38

This Proxies API service seems to be using AI-generated "This Person Does Not Exist"[1] style profile pictures for its positive customer reviews near the bottom of the page: https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/steve.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer1.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer3.jpg https://www.proxiesapi.com/assets/img/customer4.jpg Makes me question if the customer reviews…

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