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  1. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    building What2Do.lol
    Learn

    When building digital products: have your agents create labs! Sometimes you think you have a good idea but it’s really not that great. Or- You just need some inspiration. For What2Do, I created many different labs to help me make better product decisions.

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  2. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    on Founder Mode
    Update

    Sorry for the delay guys. Apple rejected App Store submission due to a bug I’ve been unable to recreate. Will spend more time on it this weekend Hopefully you can all enjoy the app soon!

  3. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    building What2Do.lol
    Update

    Progress since Opus 5.5 dropped is insane. Just a week in, and this is already by far my most polished product yet. - Local design lab app to help me try various experiments: A/B lab, onboarding lab, monetization lab, widget studio… - AI auto-installs on my device with update log - Website launching today, https://what2do.lol/ - App frontend is nearly complete, commencing backend work later this week Accelerate!

  4. AZAPIFM
    AZAPI just joined 🎉

    @azapi · INDIA · joined 26d

    Founder of AZAPI.ai, building AI-powered APIs for OCR, document processing, data extraction, CAPTCHA solving, KYC, bank statement analysis, and workflow automation.

    Founder
    #25

    Welcomed by Senne

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  5. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    building What2Do.lol
    Update

    Designing with Opus 5.5 is an absolute blast. It’s able to one-shot incredible design that doesn’t feel “AI”. Over the past few days I’ve been able to experiment with many ideas and it’s all starting to come together. Looking for feedback on a first mockup of the app. Let me know if you’re able to help!

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  6. L
    LLM Chess Arena

    In development → Sunset

    Stopped building

    Deadline reached — idea returned to pool · ran 3 mo

    What it does

    A platform where AI models play chess against each other with live commentary from an AI agent. Features Twitch/YouTube livestreams, emoji reactions per move, AI-composed ambient music, point-based betting (Manifold-style), and auto-generated tournament marketing materials.

    The creator is building this. Shared for feedback, not to claim.
    Ruttyby Rutty
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  7. What2Do.lol logo
    What2Do.lol

    Idea → In development

    Senne

    Senne is building this

    Has to ship by Nov 21, 2026 · 3 mo window

    What it does · AI summary

    What2Do.lol is the ultimate social discovery platform that eliminates decision fatigue by matching you with personalized local activities and instantly connecting you with friends to join the fun.

    👥Social & Community
    Senneby Senne
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  8. What2Do.lol logo
    What2Do.lol

    In development → Sunset

    Stopped building

    Deadline reached — idea returned to pool · ran 3 mo

    What it does

    What2Do.lol is an app that helps you (1) Find fun activities to do. Could be kubbs when weather is good, could be videogames when it’s not, could be a location nearby to visit, an event, … (2) Have a social feed that allows inviting others to tag along

    Someone is already building this.Senneby Senne
  9. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    building WorldLink / Global Friends
    Update

    I keep forgetting about this because it’s so small, but Global Friends has been nearly ready to release for too long. As I’m finishing final reviews for @founder-mode ’s App Store release I will do the same for this app.

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  10. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    on Founder Mode
    Learn

    Started using inngest.com - It’s an open-source project for managing events as durable functions. This helps ensure that events can be safely retried, that we don’t waste money on excess API calls/LLM invocations, and have excellent observability. Loving it so far!

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  11. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    on What2Do.lol
    Update

    Realized that all apps I’m working on (Founder Mode, What2Do, and Vagabonder) will all depend heavily on data from the web that is diverse, fresh, and readily available.

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  12. SenneFM
    Senne just joined 🎉

    @senne · Antwerp, Belgium · joined Mar 17

    Founder of Founder Mode 😎

    Can help with

    Full-StackAI/MLProductSaaSCommunityFinance
    Building
    Restless
    Needs
    First users
    Founder
    #2
  13. Senne
    Senne@senne·
    on Founder Mode

    For Founder Mode we use Discord’s “Shipping” voice channel to help each other on our journeys. However, our FM App has no such equivalent- leaving the space possibly feeling empty. The idea: Add a bar like X Spaces on the feed, and use it to bring people into Discord voice. This should keep the community alive without having to build the voice infrastructure. Please check the claude artifact and share your thoughts and ideas!

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