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A deep-research knowledge base for Chinese indie developers shipping AI products globally
Two deep-research pieces every month, weekly notes in between, grounded in the author's own experiments. Aiming to be the first signal source for Chinese AI founders looking for trends and opportunities.
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- Cold StartReddit, Product Hunt, Hacker News, AI Directory and more.
- Monetization & PricingPayment stacks, pricing strategy, subscription models.
- SEO & Organic TrafficKeywords, AI-content-farm resilience, structured data.
- Paid AdvertisingGoogle Ads and Meta Ads tactics for AI products.
- Infrastructure & ComplianceHosting, domains, DMCA, GDPR, data compliance.
- Product & GrowthOnboarding, retention, pricing page conversion.
- Case StudiesReverse-engineering successful AI products.
- Tools ReviewHands-on comparison of developer tools.