What's New: Google's viral AI podcast generator
(from the latest issue of the Indie Hackers newsletter)
Here's what you'll find in this issue:
- Google just released NotebookLM, and it went viral. We're breaking down everything you need to know about Google's new AI assistant.
- Apps that recognize AI-generated content are gaining traction. Here's more info on this new trend.
- $11K MRR with a marketing library and fractional CMO services. Michal Kankowski was frustrated with marketing articles, so he launched his own.
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Google's viral AI podcast generator 🎙️
ChatGPT is the undisputed king of AI consumer applications, but Google might have a budding contender on its hands.
NotebookLM is Google's super viral recent release, which the company says is “your personalized AI research assistant.”
We're breaking down everything you need to know.
Indie Hackers Top Products 🏅
Here are the top products that launched on Indie Hackers yesterday:
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🥇 Bolta: A simple way to schedule threads and plan your content.
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🥈 OpenAlternative: Discover open source alternatives to popular software.
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🥉 NextReady: Build your next project faster, with ready-to-use components.
People want apps that recognize AI-generated content 🤖
A few days ago, a viral story came out about how nearly all of the Google image results for "baby peacock" are AI-generated.
This angered many people. The last thing someone wants is to see the world distorted because of an image they cannot identify as AI-generated.
SaaS Watch 👀
SaaS Watch is a roundup of all the latest micro-SaaS acquisition opportunities. Here are the top three for this week!
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Portfolio page builder for indie hackers: $15 per month, 10-100 users, $996 starting bid.
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Customer outcome optimization software: $110 per month, 10-100 users, $15K asking price.
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AI coding platform and community for developers: $45 per month, 78K+ users, $25K asking price.
From employee to fractional CMO and marketing creator making $11K MRR 💰
Michal Kankowski has done everything from trimming horse hooves to performing standup comedy. But, these days, he's focusing on fractional CMO services, and a paywalled marketing library.
After six months of working on Kickstart Side Hustle, he made enough to go full-time. Now, he's making $11K MRR from both gigs combined.
Here's what he'd do differently if he could go back in time.
Channing's tweet pick 🐦
TBD
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Special thanks to Jay Avery for editing this issue, to Gabriella Federico for the illustrations, and to Stephen Flanders, Darko Gjorgjievski, and James Fleischmann for contributing posts. —Channing
I used NotebookLM for an experiment podcast. What surprised me, not in a positive way, was how easily recognizable these voices are. Granted, they are of high quality. But they are still far away from being authentic.