It looks like a tool people who create annoying clickbait advertisements use.
“You won’t believe what Germany just banned! Get one free before it’s banned in your country!”
Why did you build this? Who is it intended for?
bhuwanaryal1404 · 10h ago
Fair point - that's exactly why I rebuilt after the original feedback.
It's actually for legitimate business research. Like a SaaS company wanting to know when competitors get mentioned in German tech news, or consultants tracking French business trends before they hit English media. Basically understanding what's trending in your industry globally before it becomes obvious.
The content creation part is optional - most people just want the intelligence/research data. Think more like business market research than clickbait generation.
But if it still looks like spam tooling on first impression, I clearly need to fix the positioning more. What would make the legitimate business use case clearer?
bhuwanaryal1404 · 10h ago
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.
“You won’t believe what Germany just banned! Get one free before it’s banned in your country!”
Why did you build this? Who is it intended for?
It's actually for legitimate business research. Like a SaaS company wanting to know when competitors get mentioned in German tech news, or consultants tracking French business trends before they hit English media. Basically understanding what's trending in your industry globally before it becomes obvious.
The content creation part is optional - most people just want the intelligence/research data. Think more like business market research than clickbait generation.
But if it still looks like spam tooling on first impression, I clearly need to fix the positioning more. What would make the legitimate business use case clearer?
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.