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Great to be in Berlin last week with the International News Media Association (INMA) for our Board meeting and to kick off what was clearly one of INMA’s most successful World Congresses yet. The setting was outstanding, bringing together 600+ media professionals from around the world for thoughtful, candid conversations about the future of our industry. The energy and engagement in the room were exactly what makes INMA so valuable — a community willing to share, challenge, and learn together. Congratulations to Earl Wilkinson , and the INMA team! I’m proud to serve on the INMA Global Board with the industry’s most talented leaders, with Gert Ysebaert and Siv Juvik Tveitnes leading our efforts.

I built a Slack clone with only the features I actually want. No Salesforce integrations. No bloat. Just channels, DMs, and virtual meetings — all in one clean app I built in a few hours. Here's how it came together using Remy: 🔹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 + 𝗗𝗠𝘀 — The core of what makes Slack useful, without everything that makes it slow 🔹 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 — Remy couldn't build this natively, so it found a free SDK integration, built the front-end to match the rest of the app's UX, and wired up the API calls itself 🔹 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲 — Remy acted as the contractor. It figured out what to build, found the right tools, and put it all together That last part is what stood out most. When Remy hit a wall, it didn't stop and ask me to solve it. It found a path forward on its own. That's the difference between a coding agent and a product agent. Watch the full walkthrough where I demo the app and do a live virtual meeting with Remy. What feature would you cut first from Slack if you could build your own? Drop it below. 👇 #Remy #MindStudio #ProductDevelopment #AIAgents #SpecDrivenDevelopment #SoftwareDevelopment #BuildInPublic #NoMoreBloat #AITools #FutureOfSoftware

Nothing beats the feeling of coding in the morning, wiring up a Kafka event bus, and using Dagster to orchestrate production jobs.

I built a full-stack job hunting app in a fraction of the time and cost it would take a team of engineers. It's called Launchpad — and I'm giving it away for free. Here's what makes this interesting: 🔹 Built with #Remy — not a coding agent, a product agent. Remy acts as a general contractor for software: it knows what to build, not just how to write code 🔹 Full-stack, production-ready — backend, database, auth, deployment — everything. This isn't a prototype 🔹 Built for everyone — whether you're in tech or trade services, Launchpad is designed to help you land your next role 🔹 Free to use — yes, completely free. Could I charge for this? Absolutely. It's a legitimate micro-SaaS. But right now, I want people to use it The app would have cost tens of thousands of dollars with a traditional engineering team. Remy made it possible in a fraction of the time and cost. Watch the full walkthrough in the video above to see every feature in action. Interested in trying Launchpad? Drop a comment below and let's make sure we're connected. 👇 #JobSearch #CareerTools #AI #AIAgents #ProductDevelopment #Remy #MindStudio #SoftwareDevelopment #TechForGood #Hiring #JobHunting #SpecDrivenDevelopment #FullStack #BuildInPublic

I built a landing page generator in a couple of hours. Not with a framework. Not with a team. With Remy — and a spec. It's called **Slate**. Here's what it does: 🔹 **𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱** — as you scroll, the video frames follow. It keeps visitors engaged all the way to your CTA 🔹 **𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲** — stack them throughout the page to pull people deeper into your story 🔹 **𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴** — tweak one video section without rebuilding the whole page 🔹 **𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀** — just tell the app what to change and it re-renders that section Remy isn't a coding agent. It's a product agent — a general contractor for software. I described what I wanted to build, and it handled the backend, the logic, and the deployment. The spec was the source of truth. The code followed. Slate is a fast way to prototype landing pages that actually convert. Watch the video to see it in action. 👇 Have you tried spec-driven development yet? What would you build first? Drop it in the comments — and make sure we're connected! #LandingPageDesign #ProductDevelopment #AITools #WebDevelopment #StartupTools #Prototyping #MindStudio #Remy #ConversionOptimization #MarketingTools #BuildInPublic #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductDesign

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A fun day in the studio today! 🎧🎙️ #BehindTheScenes #OnAir #TechTalk

I built a full-stack app in #Remy that helps you recover focus without sleep. It's called **Downstate** — and it's already changing how I work. Here's what it does: 🔹 **Guided breathwork & body scans** — audio-led sessions designed to restore your nervous system 🔹 **Ambient sound support** — layer in background audio to deepen each session 🔹 **12+ languages** — guided audio in whatever language works for you 🔹 **Before & after tracking** — log how you feel pre and post session 🔹 **Historical analytics** — over time, you see exactly which session types help you most I built this because I needed it. Remy has me building fast. And Remy is lots of fun to build with. That means late nights, early mornings, and a brain that doesn't always cooperate. Downstate gives me back real focus without needing a full night of sleep. And the whole thing — backend, database, deployment — was built spec-first in Remy. The spec was the source of truth. The code followed. Watch the demo in my video to see a live guided breathwork session inside the app. 👇 Have you ever used breathwork or recovery tools to stay sharp during a heavy build? Drop your go-to below — I'm genuinely curious what works for people. Follow me and make sure we're connected for more builds like this. #Remy #MindStudio #Productivity #FullStackDevelopment #AppDevelopment #SpecDrivenDevelopment #MentalPerformance #Breathwork #AITools #SoftwareDevelopment #Focus