Kuan here, solo dev. I was sinking hours into YouTube “learning” videos—one leads to five, killing deep work focus. My solution: Pull the core (summaries, insights, action steps) and skip the rest. Launched Wordspike this week: Paste a YouTube URL (web app or browser extension), and it generates structured text output right away. Key features: - “Spikes”: AI-generated summary + key ideas + insights + actionable steps (minimalist, no fluff). - Multilingual: Handles non-English videos natively (e.g., I’m extracting from Chinese tech talks as I don’t understand Chinese). - Exports: PDF/EPUB, or sent directly to Kindle in ~90 seconds. Tech: End-to-end with Bun/JS backend, Redis for async processing, minimalist UI. No team or funding—just bootstrapping *to solve my own problem*. Early traction: 20+ users in 4 days; strong feedback on trials. Try it: https://wordspike.com (freemium, just paste a YouTube URL to test). Curious: What features would hook you? Tech thoughts on multilingual LLM handling or async scaling? Happy to discuss stack, async workers, or non-English LLM tweaks. How do you manage video overload in your workflow? |