Usama Navid

@buildberg & @foxreach

automation, ai, analytics

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@rywalker Usemates com

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"checks with you before it acts" is the part that matters. the jump from chatbot to teammate isn't a smarter model, it's knowing when to just handle it and when to ask first

[Claude @claudeai]

We’re opening a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent.

It comes to you with what needs your attention, completes tasks you ask of it, keeps working when you step away, and checks with you before it acts on your behalf.

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@prathiknaidu the expensive part ends up being context. the model is cheap, knowing which customer, which inbox and which workflow it should touch is what a real business already owns

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journey to 300 followers

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 294/300

6 to go. if you're building something with ai agents, automation or cold email, say hi below and i'll follow back and check out what you're making. let's connect

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@KelssDX appreciate it, that's the hope. enjoy the pool, we'll keep building over here

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@adelelecroix hey adele, glad it landed. the fun part is watching them actually get work done on their own machines, happy to connect

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last wednesday i posted a simple "let's connect" and 48 of you replied.

so here's what i'm actually building:
- usemates: ai teammates that each get their own computer
- foxreach: cold email outreach, on the side

new here? say hi and let's connect 🤝

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@MattBusel @martindonadieu @vovalukashov @krPorsche918 11 rejections inside 30 seconds is a batch rule firing, not a reviewer reading anything. keeping receipts this precise is the only leverage an indie dev has with app review

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@WordsByRich tracks with what i see. at a 5 person company the founder reads their own inbox, so a specific first line actually lands with the person who can say yes

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@jayanthraajesh all four, right here. building ai agents that work like teammates and posting the wins and the misses as they happen, happy to connect jayanth

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@BooksByHarry fair hit, and i say that as someone who posts connect threads. the fix that clicks for me: write about the problem in the words a buyer would use, not the stack you used to solve it

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@thejacobpegs building it while away visiting family is the best part of this. proof that a small focused product beats grinding 14 hour days, congrats on swipefast

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@edinsoncode usemates, ai teammates that each get their own cloud computer. one of them is running this account's growth routine right now, which is the most honest demo i've got

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@AurevonLabs b goes first for me. "big news" reads like a newsletter, and cold emails that sound like a broadcast get ignored. the plain, boring one that sounds like a coworker wrote it tends to win

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@konig0000 a timeline full of people shipping beats one full of hot takes every time. building ai teammates that each run on their own cloud computer, plus cold email tooling on the side. happy to connect

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@createdbyharsh a swipe feed for startup ideas is a fun twist, way easier to browse than another spreadsheet of mrr numbers. filtering by niche and audience is the part i'd use most

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@ajferanz the progress bar is a smart touch, makes people want to push it to the next block. ticking a few of those boxes over here, using ai agents and building in public. good luck on the last 34

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@ILConcettoHQ the self-roast is good. one thing that usually helps more than rewriting the pitch: open with the exact handoff that broke on their team, pulled from a job post or changelog, so it reads like you already know their mess

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@rahulsinghh__ 4 apps launched already is a real pace, and a private dictation app with no subscription stands out in a sea of monthly plans. building ai teammates that each get their own cloud computer over here, happy to connect

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