Nikita Logvinenko

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[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@ajayischilling1 Your idea should be UGC-friendly from day one.

Everything else can be fixed or improved along the way.

But if you can't promote your product through UGC, I think it'll be very hard to build a successful B2C app.

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

When I started building my own apps, my goal was to make $10k/month.

It was a dream.

Yesterday, we made $10k per day.

And for some reason, I feel less excited than I used to.

Maybe it's because my feed is full of extremely rare success stories like Higgsfield, Astra and TONS of other AI startups whose growth is just insane.

But I wanted to write this post as a reminder to myself:

Stop comparing yourself to others and enjoy the progress you've made.

Your results don't have to be extraordinary to be worth celebrating.

Keep building! 🚀

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@mcc3coll post video on tt about your app

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@NatashaNag29012 1/good product
2/good marketing
3/luck

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@SlavaBurian ugc mostly

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@TTrimoreau check bio for one, second one is in stealth mode for now

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@i_Kisliy Thanks Iliya!

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@lottsnomad Thank you!

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@ingoa_dev Thank you!

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@ricbuilds_ Thank you!

50/50. Both apps perform great.

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@odehahwal True!

Thanks!

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@levelsio @ravartd Anthropic itself proves that this statement is absolutely false.

Anthropic is just a 5-year-old company 🤷‍♂️

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

Dream roles!

[Evgeniy Mikholap @evgeniymikholap]

$1,000,000 in 2026 check ✅

Next goal: $1M/month

We’re hiring exceptional UGC managers, script writers and creator coaches, DMs open 📩

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@akhromieiev Maybe!

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

Apple's 3 most recent products have one thing in common.

They're all ergonomically TERRIBLE.

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@seraleev Interesting. Worth testing

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@DanKulkov Why not a subscription?

I think one-time deals could become a problem once you realize there's no recurring revenue

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@aalmonzer @jacob_ But why did you spend thousands on them then?

Just curious.

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

I think this is a losing strategy.

You basically copied Higgsfield, removed the API markup, and now expect everyone to switch because you're cheaper.

But price isn't what makes a product great.

I compared both websites. Higgsfield looks 10x better.

More features, more settings, more attention to detail. You can clearly see how much effort went into understanding what users actually need.

That's a TON of work that 99% of copycats never do.

If you want to compete, don't build a cheaper copy.

Build a BETTER product!

[David Im @davidim]

As a builder in the AI video space, I was terrified about how much markup API providers charge for simply routing the models.

Higgsfield API adds a 40% markup even with its maximum advertised discount. Fal adds 100%. Runway adds 414% (Seedance 2 480p)

I might be hated by the industry, but : 


Today, we’re launching Sume API, the first image & video model provider with 0% markup.

For example with Seedance 2.5 1080p
• 50% cheaper than fal
• 50% cheaper than higgsfield api (29% even with biggest discount)
• 28.02% cheaper than kie ai

The routing infrastructure layer is never the moat. We believe that APIs should be commoditized, and the moats will be built at the application layer.

Check the pricing comparisons below, and see how the broken industry is saved.

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

This is just a discussion about which monetization model is fairer. I think it's a pretty weird thing to discuss. You can monetize your product however you want.

My point is that @davidim focuses TOO MUCH on API pricing. As I understand it, he believes Higgsfield provides no real added value. It's just an API router, nothing more. And if that's true, anyone offering API routing for free should easily beat them.

I think that's a losing strategy, and I guess we'll see the results in the next few months.

[Nikita Logvinenko @niklogvinenko]

@sapiensev How can it have the worst UX and still be the leader in its niche?