Meng Shao says friends' questions about WorkBuddy led him to use it more
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Meng Shao says he has opened WorkBuddy more often, though not for deep use.
In an X post dated October 21, 2026, he says non-technical developer friends keep asking how to use the app, and that answering them has made him open it to see which expert, expert team, or inspiration fits a task based on its name. He jokingly calls this reverse user acquisition.
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meng shao@shao__mengXFriends asking about WorkBuddy prompt the author to use it moreAIMeng Shao says he has opened WorkBuddy more often, not for deep use, but because non-technical developer friends keep asking how to use it. He says he must open the app to tell which expert, expert team, or inspiration fits a task from its name, which he jokingly calls reverse user acquisition.
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