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ajanthanmani

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ajanthanmani··on Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
Nice Collection! Glass box are good for couples and all. But if you're traveling with group friends, it could be awkward.
ajanthanmani··on Show HN: TheNext.CEO – Discover your CEO Archetype in 15 minutes
Thanks for the honest feedback - really helpful.

On the 98 questions: fair point. I was trying to get as many data points as possible create the more accurate finger print for the leadership style. I am now thinking a shorter version for a simpler use case.

On the "summary vs unlock later" wording, that's on me. The core summary along with some of the key insights about the leadership style are completely free, no emails required. I'll fix the copy, to convey this message clearly.

On the archetype: agreed. This isn't meant to be scientific psych test or a hiring tool (at least for now). it's more of a reflection framework for founder and aspiring CEOs. I'll make it clearer too.

Really Appreciate you taking the time to call them out.

ajanthanmani··on Show HN: Popular50 – A fast way to see what's trending on YouTube by country
What it is: Popular50 shows the top 50 YouTube Videos and shorts that are trending right now for each country and category. No login, No Ads

Try it: Open the site -> pick a country (top-right) (US is default) -> filter with category chips -> click a card to watch the video (embedded player)

Why I built it: YouTube's "Trending" is hard to browse by country x category in one place. And then YouTube decided to remove the Trending page from it's UI. I missed that overview for content discovery and know what's really trending everywhere.

How it works (tech) A task runner pulls YouTube's trending date from YouTube Data API into ElasticSearch. A simple python backend connects the front-end and ElasticSearch. Front-end Pages are SSR'd (Next.js + shadcn/ui). Data refreshes every 12 hours for now (quota-bound); I've applied for higher quota to reach 30-min refreshes.

What's different: * Country-scoped browsing with category chips * Up to Top 50 videos per category * Watch directly from Popular50.com instead of redirecting to YouTue website * No ads on the page

Roadmap (near-term) * Reduce refresh time to every 30 minutes * UI experiments on the watch page * MCP Server if anyone is interested. * Mobile app / Chrome Extension if anyone is interested

Looking for Feedback * IA/UX: navigation and overall UX * What would keep you coming back daily? * General Feedback, Suggestions and Recommendations!

Happy to answer questions and ship quick fixes today.