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Nice! I've been wanting to try local audio fine-tuning. Hopefully it works with music vocals too

I thought this was a pretty good article that didn't over-sensationalize SaaS products, while still explaining how they can lead to success.

It sucks that the OP's website didn't "blow up", but then again, most micro-SaaS's are not meant to go viral like that.

One point I would add is that there should be more promotion other than just posting on HN + PH. If that's where your launch stops, you may not be realizing your full potential.

Another little nitpick; The domain they used (EarlyBrd.io) was kinda weird due to the unconventional spelling. Yes, you don't need a dot com, but it should still be something you can mention in conversation and have the other party instantly understand & be able to spell, without you spelling it out for them.

Lastly, why does everyone here seem to care more about post titles than actual posts nowadays?

Would've been helpful if they mentioned what kind of smart contracts they support at the very top of the article. I had to dive in to find out they're talking about Solidity

That is awesome. Have you been able to turn a profit yet? I'm super interested in micro-SaaS's...

I would look into getting a head start by leveraging one of the existing blockchain companies that's looking for developers to build on their platform. Usually they are very happy to promote your project(s) on their social media, and/or offer you seed/bridge funding if you can create a compelling MVP. I would also urge you to look for the blockchain companies that are hosting hackathons, since that means they have money to blow on attracting developers. I know all this since I'm in the same boat as you :) Good luck!

No, because "crypto" is only a subset of "blockchain."

Blockchain can be used for a lot more than just digital cash. It can be used for storing immutable logs of any data/content. That implies endless use-cases.

Yes, transactions can be viewed as contracts, but the mediation is already accounted for by that specific blockchain's consensus algorithm & proposal/dispute resolution system. Most of the good smart contract blockchains already have systems in place for all this.

Bare in mind that these exact same MIDI notes can be fed into better sounding instruments (such as lush pads, sharp lead synths, acoustic guitars, etc...), thus improving the overall end product.

What are some of the fastest and easiest tools for creating something like this myself ?

Do we really need a new thread about this thread every month? :)

I had the opposite experience. There was no context or description provided by the author, and the website is confusing and has stuff flying all over it. Furthermore, their Soundcloud API access is already revoked, so there is no music playing, thus making it even more confusing. I'm all for novelty websites, but this is a mess.

This is a great idea, but if he's gone through all this trouble already, then he's probably behind a proxy or VPN...

What are some good alternatives ?

Every time Plaid is mentioned on HN, people want to hate. My take is: don't use it if you're scared ?

A few of my friends were talking about Plaid the other day, and I told them I like the company/product, but "many people on HN hate it." They were perplexed and when I explained it was because you guys were nervous about entering your bank password into a third-party (yet reputable) company's interface (that's encrypted), they wrote it off as "being paranoid." Can't say I disagree...

This happened to me with GoDaddy and Namecheap before, which is why I switched to using Gandi for all my domain searches... Now I'm regretting it!

But as @Jasper_ said, this could be a problem with the domain name registry selling/leaking that info (AKA all their 'is_available' queries), and not the registrar.

Yes, post the Slack invite link... This sounds really interesting!