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i’ve been having an existential crisis about indie hacking. is it dying? have i wasted three years building apps that AI will commoditize? am I trapped inside the X bubble? should I pivot to robotics? well, i built an app to talk myself through it all. today, i’m launching...

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Michael Pfister's profile picture
Michael Pfister1 month ago

get the app 👇 if you give it a try please let me know what you think!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

listen to the song on spotify

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Antoine Minoux1 month ago

That's the most refreshing launch video I've seen since @marclou - pretty cool use of AI that doesn't feel sloppy, not sure how you pulled this off Congrats on the launch, will be a hard one to market but could be huge if you pull it off

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

feels good to hear that @AntoineMinoux ! this was my process: 1. write the lyrics 2. generate hundreds of songs in suno to find the one that I liked the most 3. create a character reference 4. come up with a basic script, then prompt hundreds of clips with higgsfield + seedance 2 + lyrics for lip sync 5. finish the edit in davinci resolve

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Karim Hamidou1 month ago

@AntoineMinoux @marclou bro why is your AI avatar shorter than you though

Michael Pfister's profile picture
Michael Pfister1 month ago

@AntoineMinoux @marclou I forgot to put 6’4” in the prompt

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Darian Parrish1 month ago

come for the music, stay for the app

Michael Pfister's profile picture
Michael Pfister1 month ago

we need more jingles

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nicholas ⛱1 month ago

launch music video?! amazing.

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

hopefully it'll catch on

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Sameer Advani1 month ago

Congrats on the launch, Mike. You’re one of the best product builders I know - excited to give WalkyTalky a spin today!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

ty bud

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Alex Kwon1 month ago

congrats with your launch!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

ty alex, love watching you build

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zeugh.eth1 month ago

I've been wanting something like this so bad. trying tonight :)

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

lmk how it goes!

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John Jung1 month ago

LFG

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tamrat1 month ago

music video launch is a sick idea! now i have to try the app 🔥

Michael Pfister's profile picture
Michael Pfister1 month ago

founder launch videos need a rethink

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Ghost1 month ago

yooo congrats Michael, ima check it out and let u know about the journey

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

sick, please do!

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Mashiat1 month ago

every app needs an MV - congrats on the launch!!!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

thanks!!

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siobhan1 month ago

Love this! Congrats!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

❤️

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gregskril.eth1 month ago

hell yea

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Samuel 🦤 (🧱,🔥)1 month ago

the history of your product releases must be studied

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neck stretcher1 month ago

Smh no Android 😭

Michael Pfister's profile picture
Michael Pfister1 month ago

as tim apple would say, buy yourself an iPhone

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j4ck1 month ago

epic app epic video! excited to walky talky!

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Noah Fradin1 month ago

Go michael go!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

never gonna stop

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Jilles Soeters1 month ago

Wait how much of this is AI? @frederickjames this is sick

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

@frederickjames all of it

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Jilles Soeters1 month ago

@frederickjames Damn @zeke check this out

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ruminations1 month ago

would definitely love more space to think.

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kmacb.eth1 month ago

congrats on the launch if you get near sf again would be good to see you

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

thanks man, definitely

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Hao Wang1 month ago

Pretty creative release video, kinda like an MV.

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Matt1 month ago

Awesome video, gonna give it a try on a hike this afternoon

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Woj Kulikowski (SF 4-12 NYC 12-18 Sep)1 month ago

Awesome!

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Iman Mostafavi1 month ago

Great launch video!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

Thanks Iman!

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André1 month ago

thats pretty cool

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Walky Talky1 month ago

cool shirt bro

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Matt Welter1 month ago

AYY LFG

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Dylan1 month ago

This is a BANGER!

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

a man of good taste ^^

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kazi1 month ago

Congrats on launch! Let’s get itt

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Alex Varga /✦1 month ago

Ha! I love this music video

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

awesome

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Zinger1 month ago

Fun video! Been looking for something like this, excited to try it out 🔥

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humpty1 month ago

music videos are the new launch meta

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Jonathan Hilgart1 month ago

Awesome! digging the music

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Michael Pfister1 month ago

thanks man!

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