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Botstest is a free source-linked directory for robotics and embodied AI. Browse hardware, software, models, datasets, benchmarks, companies and research; search or filter categories, then follow original sources. It does not provide its own inference, robot testing or certification service. Submitted by an authorized product representative; affiliated submission.
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FounderPlaybooks.
What other founders did to grow.
2722 dispatches from hundreds of founders, pulled from the week's best podcasts.
Monthly membership which is right now at $29, that will be $39 to $49 in next 6 months. And we're also doing a heavy 40% discount on yearly membership.
Pre-announce a price hike to make today's price feel like a steal
Publicly committing to a future price increase creates urgency on today's price and signals confidence in the product's trajectory. Pair with a steep annual discount to lock in cash and reduce churn before the hike lands.
the kind of venture model of building companies has just come to overd dominate the conversation where every business seems to think they need to build some sort of venture scale business this whole mindset is really actually like a niche subset of the ways to do entrepreneurship
Counter-program the dominant narrative instead of fighting it
Tyler frames calm companies not as anti-VC rage but as 'unwinding' a specific niche subset of entrepreneurship that came to dominate the conversation. He describes calm businesses by what they're NOT and lets the contrast do the work. Position by reframing the default, not by attacking it — 'X is actually a niche, here's the bigger frame' converts better than 'X is bad.'
There's a play for whatever you're stuck on.
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