Chrome Extension
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Schneider: Claude Code can one-shot build Chrome extensions for Facebook ads
“You can go for days about Chrome extensions right now. You can literally applaud code one shot them and just turn on Facebook ads in the background automatically.”
Hudson: Browser Extensions Have Superior Natural Retention Over Mobile Apps
“Chrome extensions or browser extensions generally have an insane retention characteristic that they completely solve for. All of the problems that people are having on mobile, of how do you not just get somebody to download your app, but to remember to use it …”
Bsharah Praises Locker for Retaining 25% of Chrome Extension Users Monthly
“The top part of the funnel was good. Like, I mean, for a Chrome extension, you've got 25% of people who've ever downloaded, like, they're actively every month. That feels pretty strong, but everything below that was missing, right?”
Raz Mike: Chrome extensions have much higher ROI than web apps for beginners
“With a Chrome extension, the ROI from you building it to you potentially making some money off of it, especially with the ideas you share are just so much higher.”
Raz Mike: Most software ideas can be built as Chrome extensions
“Most ideas I truly believe can be Chrome extensions.”
Single-purpose data extraction micro-tools generate passive income with zero customer support
“A hundred percent for small tools. Call it what it is. Be as like specific as possible and like what you'll find. And again, it's just like, these are my favorite businesses. Cause like there's no customer service. Like there's no like product scope increase. …”
Nabla Uses Chrome Extensions to Extract Data From API-Less EHR Systems
“At Nabla, you know, we use things like Chrome extensions to get the data from the browser. There is no API. We don't care.”
Bush: Generic tool roundup threads build audience size, not personal relationships
“If you only write threads about Google docs and, you know, Chrome extensions, you're not building any kind of personal relationship, but it's okay if you choose to play that game.”
Leland: T.ly URL shortener extension had 60,000 users in 2019
“Back in 2019, it had 60,000 users. So that's kind of the growth of the past three years or so.”
Leland: Cross-Promoting Existing Chrome Extensions Drives New Installs
“Using your, using the extensions to promote each other. So somebody's already installing one That's always a good thing. So, you know, when you install mine, I kind of try to encourage people to check out some of my other extensions.”
Shapiro: Delay user account registration until delivering massive contextual value
“If you can find a way to make something so painless, where it's like two clicks, set it and forget it. The idea is that now you're around. Now you have a bunch of exposure opportunities. You keep popping up when relevant on webpages that the user's browsing. A…”
Shapiro: Browser extensions that help users make money are the stickiest
“What's a framework for thinking about which category of Chrome extension would be the stickiest and would people love to download the most? And I think about how to appeal to advice. Like how do I appeal to people's desire to make money? And so where my brain …”
Luís Batalha: Fermat's growth strategy starts with solving arXiv pain points
“Our idea was initially we wanted really to convince people to install the Chrome extension. And so let's solve the hair on fire problems that they are describing here. And then once we have people using the Chrome extension and then we can expand into like ope…”