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I’m not feeling well today, still writing this newsletter for you. Thank you all for the feedback you sent via email to help improve it further. Love you all.
Anyway, as October comes to an end, I just wanted to say only two months left until 2026! Still Thinking to do something or make something… maybe it’s time to just do it.
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Ai News
Anthropic releases Claude for Excel.
Qualcomm's stock soars 15% as it announces new chips to compete with NVIDIA.
Mercor(ChatGPT’s expertise) reaches a $10B valuation.
Google introduces vibe coding to AI Studio.
OpenAI is reportedly working on new music generation tool(Suno).
Odyssey-2 turns AI video into real-time interaction.
Crypto News
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced that the company currently holds $135 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds.
Visa is set to accept payments in four different stablecoins across four separate blockchains.
A newly created wallet identified as "0xDc8" has received a substantial transfer of 27,316 ETH, valued at approximately $108.92 million, from BitGo.
Bitcoin Dominance Rises Amid Cooling Altcoin Season (PANews)
Hong Kong Government Enforces Licensing for Stablecoin Issuance.
Stablecoin Market Expands Under Trump Administration (supported by favorable policies)
Hong Kong Banks Aim to Launch Tokenized Deposits in 2025.
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How to make pro infographics with Figma Make
Go to Figma, sign in, and open ‘Make’ (or go to Figma Make directly).
Upload a reference infographic, write your prompt, and press enter.
Sample Prompt: Turn the article below into a single-page, info-dense infographic for LinkedIn (1080×1350). Use my brand palette [#HEX1, #HEX2, #HEX3]. Create a clear hierarchy (H1 title, 3–5 section headers, concise bullets), simple icons, and a clean grid. Highlight key stats as callouts, include a minimal footer CTA [enter CTA], and keep body text ≤ 14 words per bullet.
Wait a few seconds for the first draft
Refine with short prompts (e.g., ‘tighten bullets,’ ‘bigger stat callouts) or tweak in the code editor.
Click ‘Publish’, copy the public URL.
Open the HTML to Design plugin, paste the URL, and import back into Figma.
Edit layout, colors, and icons as needed and export as PDF.
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Idea of the Week: Build Something In Public
Dan Kulkov and Sveta Bay, a couple working tech jobs, stumbled across the #BuildInPublic movement and decided to test the waters with a side project.
Their plan was simple. They will try to build something. If it works, great. If it doesn’t work - that’s fine too.
They brainstormed around 42–50 product ideas and honed in on a pain-point: solopreneurs overwhelmed by marketing tools that are expensive or convoluted.
They launched MakerBox.
Launched in May 2022, the first offering was a curated list of 600 free tools ideal for indie founders on a budget.
It generated about $2K in its first month. All from X/Twitter.
Then they launched MakerBox Frameworks (50 marketing frameworks), launched in July 2022, and pulled in $7K over two months, becoming their most popular item.
Additional launches included MakerBox Roasting (audits/feedback service), Marketing Workbook, and others.
Their marketing is never Google or FB ads. They are always promoting using Twitter, Product Hunt, Forums, Email Newsletter, and SEO.
Today, the business comfortably makes $5k/month.
That’s your alley dispatch for the week. Next one drops soon.
— Arman from Fringe Alley