Building Public Slack Communities - Slackvite Launch
June 28, 2016
development projectsI had the urge to build and ship something since I gave Hey Kramer to the world. 
Something ... useful. Since I was already elbows deep in the Slack API, I decided to build a thing that lets you "launch and manage public Slack communities in 30 seconds". I say "manage" liberally because at this point it does none of that (the ideas list is already getting long). But, you can launch a fancy pants landing page that pulls beautiful background photos from Unsplash to gather invites for your public Slack community. So, that's a start I suppose. 
Is this a new idea? No. There are a couple excellent solutions for building a public Slack community platform. For instance if you are reading this you've probably already stumbled on Slackin. It's a great solution, however I built Slackvite for those of you that get scared away by landing on a Github page. If seeing '.travis.yml' and 'app.json' files frightens you then you might like this. There's also the also very capable and popular Typeform hack for creating a Slack community. But again - if code scares you it's not for you. With Slackvite you just 1) register 2) connect with Slack 3) select your team 4) launch your public invite landing page to the world. Here's a demo for an Iowa State Cyclones Slack community. 
Active Projects
I'm always tinkering with new ideas and building interesting things. From AI-powered tools to micro-SaaS products, these are the projects currently keeping me up at night. Each one solves a specific problem I've encountered or explores an emerging technology I'm excited about.
🤖 PMPrompt
I recently launched PMPrompt, a curated collection of AI prompts for product managers. The goal is simple - help PMs save time and be more effective by leveraging AI in their daily workflow. Read more about this project in my blog post about building PMPrompt or try the AI-Powered PRD Generator.
📊 SurveySnaps
I recently launched SurveySnaps, a platform that makes collecting location-based feedback dead simple using QR codes. The goal is straightforward - help businesses gather real-time feedback from specific locations without the complexity of traditional survey tools. Read more about this project in my blog post about building SurveySnaps.
🏗️ JSONL Tools
I am working on a set of tools to help me work with JSONL. JSONL is a simple format for working with JSON data. I am working on a set of tools to help me work with JSONL data. I will use these tools to help me work with my own data as well as help me build my own APIs. One of the tools I am developing is a JSONL Validator to ensure the integrity and structure of JSONL data. Read more about this project in my blog post about building JSONL Tools.
🤖 Make Storytime
Personalized children's stories generated by AI. This is an app I am building with my kids.
📠 Fax Online
Yea, I know. But there is a long tail for everything and believe it or not there was an underserved market for people that need to send a fax online. Some people (like me!) just need to send a one time fax.
Read more about this micro Saas project in a blog post about building an online fax service.
🥑 Free URL Indexer
Free URL Indexer is a free tool to help you index your backlinks and get them into Google faster. It's a simple tool that I built to help me with my own SEO efforts and I decided to share it with the world. It's a free tool and I don't even ask for your email address. Just paste in your URL and click the button.
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