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Hey HN,

As a developer who ventured into marketing, I hit a wall that many of us face: fake emails polluting our databases. After seeing 30% of my 2000-contact list being invalid or temporary addresses, I knew something had to change.

Traditional forms weren't cutting it. Email verification was a band-aid solution. I wanted something more elegant - what if we could leverage Google Auth instead of asking users to fill out forms?

So I built a tool that does just that: one click to collect verified leads through Google authentication. No forms, no verification emails, no database cleaning. Just real, engaged contacts.

Technical challenges I faced: - Building a multi-tenant architecture for board management - Implementing real-time analytics without overloading the database - Optimizing the Auth flow for minimal friction - Handling rate limiting and quota management

Stack: - Adonisjs - Tailwind CSS - PostgreSQL - edgejs - tsx - TypeScript - unpoly

First users are seeing: - Open rates jumping from 25% to 45% - Zero invalid emails - 70% less form abandonment - 5-second average signup time

Current limitations (being honest here): - Google Auth only (more providers planned) - English interface

Would love HN's feedback on: - Technical implementation choices - Security considerations - UX improvements - Feature suggestions

Try it yourself: http://clikl.com (72-hour free trial, no card needed)

Some code snippets and technical details in first comment.

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Hey HN,

I have been noticing a trend where a lot of YC startups use Discord for community management

And in these Discord, there are a lot of repeated questions by users or just simple questions that can be answered using existing docs

Currently, resolving those questions take a lot of hours from the core engineering team

I also noticed a tweet from a YC founder on this topic https://x.com/deshrajdry/status/1845983256736665601

Is there any space for a product that tackles the knowledge silo issue and resolves user queries automatically via an AI bot? If so, is this need an urgent "hair on fire" issue?

I have made some progress in this space (scraping Discord messages and docs to create an AI that can answer new user questions) and I was wondering if it's worth it to continue

Cheers!

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Hey HN, I made conversation starter game.

Here's how it works:

- Choose a theme like "Couples" or "Favorites"

- Tap to reveal thought-provoking questions

- Take turns answering and discover new things about each other

I made ConvoCards because everyone has an interesting story to tell, but these don't often come up in day to day conversations. I also enjoy using them for journaling and self reflection. I hope you enjoy playing and learn something new about someone close to you!

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