| Hi HN, 4 days ago I posted TrendlyAI here and got absolutely destroyed. You called it "AI slop" and potential spam tooling. You were 100% right. So I spent the weekend completely rebuilding it. WHAT CHANGED:
- From content-first → research-first platform
- Added trend scoring algorithms (1-100 rating system)
- Built competitive intelligence ("3 of 10 competitors noticed this")
- Added business impact metrics (estimated reach, engagement prediction)
- Personalized onboarding (choose topics, countries, languages)
- Manual research tools (topic search, local news analysis) CONTENT GENERATION:
- Now optional workflow feature (not the main value)
- Research-first, create-if-needed approach
- Intelligence-driven, not spam tooling TECHNICAL REBUILD:
- Multi-language trend detection (42 languages)
- Real-time trend velocity calculations
- Competitive landscape analysis algorithms
- Business impact scoring system
- Personalization engine based on user interests The landing page now shows live trending data from multiple countries so users can see the intelligence before signing up. No more guessing what it does. The harsh feedback was exactly what I needed. Instead of defending a bad idea, I fixed it. Thanks for the brutal honesty. Made me build something actually valuable instead of potential spam infrastructure. Would love your thoughts on the technical approach and new positioning. |