Can AI re-arrange webpages to truly match your style?

When Matteo Mosca went from CEO to indie hacker, he knew he was risking it all. But little did he know that he would soon build his greatest product yet, and one that would be a mega-hit in the #nocode community. 

This is the story of 71 Lines — a step-by-step course that lets you quickly build your own Chrome extension with just 71 lines of code. And what do you know, people love it!

IN THIS EPISODE:

>>> Matteo shares his lessons learned from being a serial entrepreneur, why product/market fit is not enough (and why you must chase product/founder fit).  

>>> What he learned from multitasking on multiple projects at once, and why he shifted to a laser-focused mindset.

>>> The importance of validating your idea before going all-in, and how to properly leverage no-code tools to test your theories.

>>> Why ideas can be emulated, but passion and vision can’t be replicated. We also explore the dangers of idea theft when building in public, and how building with #nocode tools may (or may not) raise that risk.

LEARN MORE:  

>>> Follow Matteo on Twitter @matteomosca_

>>> Build your first Chrome extension with just 71 lines of code. Try the new course at 71lines.com

>>> And if you have an amazing product or story that you want to share on the show, DM us on Twitter @sevendaymvp

"We spend 90% of our time creating original content, but only 10% actually promoting it". When Luke Cannon noticed that this ratio was out of whack, he took it upon himself to balance the scales. This is the story of BirdyBots.

WE CHAT ABOUT:

>>> How building bots for popular Twitter accounts (like @the_perell_bot) helped him spark the idea for @Birdy_Bots.

>>> We explore how this tool helps creators save time, maximize engagement, and grow their followers by recycling and repurposing content—and (as @TheCoolestCool always says) “build once but distribute forever”.

>>> We chat through the long-term opportunities and share ideas around how BirdyBots can grow and evolve into something even more powerful with far-reaching potential beyond the Twitter-sphere. 

>>> We close off the episode with another original idea, “Yelp for individuals”. We found out that Max previously worked on bringing that same concept to life; so we explored the lessons learned from his journey, brainstormed a go-to-market strategy, and spoke about the massive potential that still exists to bring this idea to life. 

LEARN MORE: 

- Follow Luke Cannon on Twitter @Lukecannon727

- Sign up for the BirdyBots waitlist at birdybots.com

- And if you have an amazing product or story that you want to share on the show, DM us on Twitter @sevendaymvp

Welcome to Part 2 in our fight to stop package theft! 

If you haven't had a chance to listen to the first episode yet, pause here. Don’t worry, we’ll still be here when you return. 

Last week, we focused on eliminating unauthorized entry into buildings by package thieves disguising themselves as delivery personnel from popular shippers (like FedEx and UPS).

But what about those boxes that had already made it into the building lobby, and are now just sitting there—attracting ogling thieves, and primed for the taking?

In this week’s episode, we’ll focus on the home-stretch: getting deliveries from the lobby to your door.

Now that you’ve heard both episodes and multiple solutions to this growing problem... How would you bring this to life? Where do you see the flaws? Where do you see opportunity?  

Let us know on Twitter @sevendaymvp. 

Thank you so much for all the DMs and feedback! Don’t forget to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to be notified when new episodes are released each week!

With the world working from home in 2020, people became reliant on online orders for pretty much everything. From toilet paper, to laptops... ecommerce skyrocketed. 

Before we knew it, residential lobbies quickly turned into mountains of packages. AND THAT'S WHEN PACKAGE THIEVES TOOK NOTICE.

In part 1 of our 2-part series, we focused on eliminating unauthorized entry into buildings that allow package thieves to get buzzed-in in the first place. 

We debated 2 potential solutions:

- Max proposed an “RSA Fob” approach that forces delivery personnel to match a unique code with the building tenant to verify that they’re a legitimate delivery person (UPS, FedEx, etc) before getting buzzed in. 

- Nick proposed an intercom unit retrofit that would allow building access to verified delivery personnel for a set amount of time, eliminating tenants (and human-error) from the equation altogether. 

Give it a listen and decide for yourself whether you’re Team Max, or Team Nick. Which approach do you see working better (and why)? Let us know on Twitter @sevendaymvp. 

And don’t forget to subscribe to join us next week as we dive into Part 2 in the fight to eliminate package theft once and for all!

When there’s a massive amount of content being pumped into our daily feeds, how do you find the time to sift through it all? 

Austin saw the opportunity to tackle this problem head on, and decided to build WiseCabin—a platform that curates the best of Twitter’s content to highlight tweets worth remembering. 

- We chat about his reasons behind creating WiseCabin, the opportunities he's seeing in the world of content curation, and his vision for the future of his product. 
- Later in the show, we discuss some of the challenges he faced with building his platform using "no-code", and the untapped opportunties this growing movement still has to offer. 
 

Learn more about WiseCabin and Austin’s journey at Wisecabin.io

And if you have an amazing product or story that you want to share on the show, DM us on Twitter  @sevendaymvp

Marketing should be a 2-way conversation, not a 1-way guessing game. 

What if users could tell brands the type of copy they want to read, or the designs they wish to see, when it comes to their marketing experiences?

What if brands could take that knowledge to serve the right content at the right time… 

- Would conversions be higher?
- Would customers be happier?

A better experience for users means more sales for the business. So this week, we came up with a concept for a toolbar that allows you to select your preferences for how you want brands to communicate with you when you shop.

Can brands and customers actually work together to create a truly customized marketing experience? Share your thoughts @sevendaymvp

We’re a society obsessed with social proof.

From reading Yelp reviews before trying a new restaurant, to scouring Trustpilot ratings when deciding on a new product—relying on the previous experience of others is almost second-nature. 

But why don’t we use this mental shortcut when it comes to the dozens of links and buttons that we click on every day? 

- Article links with click bait-y headlines
- Emails buttons asking you to "learn more"

… Each click is essentially a gamble. 

But what if you knew that 100 people before you all found true value behind that click? Or that 8/10 people actually signed up for the product after doing the free trial? Or, on the flipside, 98% of users bounced off the page within seconds of clicking-through, because the article was a total flop?

As marketers, we already know our bounce rates and we know the conversions. So why not get rewarded for providing a valuable experience, and allowing your happy customers to vouch for you without any extra effort on their part? 

This week, we explored a way for brands to recycle their own analytics to attract new visitors. 

Would knowing that your friends clicked on a link make you more likely to click through? Would seeing that 9 out of 10 people before you loved the content on the next page? 

Share your thoughts on Twitter @sevendaymvp  and let us know how socially-proofed CTAs would impact your experience. 

Links to mentions:

- Techcrunch article [08:42-10:11]
- Music by Streambeats

It’s no surprise, we listen to A LOT of podcasts. Yet the community around podcasts is scattered and the experience is broken.

So, as listeners and creators, we set out to find a way to connect the missing pieces, smooth out the kinks, and conceptualize a podcasting experience that's better for everyone involved. 

In the middle of our chat we stumbled across airr.io, an iOS app that seems to be addressing this exact problem. Great minds think alike. 

We explore what they did right, discover more opportunities, and build upon it with unique features that benefit the host, their listeners, and even the podcast platforms themselves.

Join the conversation on Twitter and share your feedback @sevendaymvp

Links to mentions:

What is XML?

What is an RSS feed?

Airr.io podcast player

Music by:  Streambeats

Some of the areas we explore:

- Positive spin of the Citizen app (@Citizenapp)

- Aggregating news based on sentiment

- Partnering with existing news aggregators to adjust the ratio of positive to negative (eg 50/50, 80/20, etc) 

- Is too much positivity a bad thing?

- Scheduling the news feed based on time of day (eg positive news when you wake up >>> politics 1-3pm >>> feel-good news before you go to bed)

Would bringing more positivity to your news feed change your overall well-being? 

Let us know on Twitter @sevendaymvp

Music by: https://bit.ly/sevendaymvpmusic

What happens when “What’s your best price” becomes part of every transaction?

Join us as we take the best of auction-styled platforms, inject a little group psychology, and sprinkle retargeting ads right into the shopping process. 

Thank you for listening! Subscribe now and hear a new idea each week.

What did you think of the idea of 'retargeting ads with an auction-style twist'? We would love to hear your thoughts. Tweet us at @sevendaymvp. 

Want to be our featured guest? Email us at sevendaymvp@gmail.com

Music by: https://bit.ly/sevendaymvpmusic