I am back in building in public This time, I am building an AI company with my friends To start our journey, we are starting from the simplest things π§΅
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2024 is closing, and it's very interesting how little I know about my journey. I assume that a few of you know about me at this point β it's been 8 months since I stopped building in public. The reality is, I ran out of runway to continue, so I had to go back to freelancing. Itβ¦
When you see something great, Instead of saying "No way.." then proceeds to "hate", Say "Why not? Can I do that too?"
Think less, do more Do more, so you can think less Thinking less is thinking efficiently Don't know what to do? Pick one lane at a time No one's passing in two roads at the same time
My workday routine as a web dev / indie maker / AI founder: Morning: Client workπ Afternoon: Side projects (w/ online friends)π Night: AI agents building (w/ IRL friends)π + nonstop comms amongst clients and partners How about you?
Self-accountability is a skill. Until you build it, work for someone else.
Just ended my 9 day of streak of non-stop focused coding, split between early mornings and nights, total ~7h a day. It's fun to work, but the aftermath definitely requires a long break. Feedback is on its way though, and I'm sure it's gonna be a huge list, which will takeβ¦
How do you build trust? Well, it's a question of what you can do, how you do it, and my personal favorite is how you steer conversations without being outlandish. Earlier, I probably set a world record on how many times I told my client "I can help you" during our 2 hourβ¦
While side projects are cool, client work is still my main source of income as well as future opportunities. It sounds pretty standard, but 9 months ago I am under delusion that I can go all in with my side projects alone β alone as a "solopreneur", and with my runway alone.β¦
I said last time that anyone can actually build anything, and it is the best time to build. Words are empty if we don't follow through. So I am starting this "builder mode" journey by building the best portfolio of my life. Consider this a warm up exercise. I like to make itβ¦
I am always in awe of @Replit back in 2016, Replit is my goto IDE to test a coding idea, to scratch my itch during the midnights of my uni days when I cannot sleep right away it doesn't matter if I have classes the next day, all I know is Replit will run my code, and that'sβ¦
now is the best time to build and ship thinking of this makes more pumped than ever first, @_buildspace made me realize that you can actually build anything , show it, and make it a worthwhile experience β no matter what the outcome is do this and the people will come, shareβ¦
You may know the saying "Riches is in niches" But the biggest mistake I made was chasing niches that I don't have deep knowledge of, Nor the patience to make it work. I spent the first 4 months of 2024 doing that, and the result? My launches flopped, My attempts went inβ¦
See, I am not kidding when I said I joined this wonderful space one year ago ~2k friends and 3k followers later We still here Time to keep shipping because I missed shipping things
Everyone says Founder Mode I don't have a biz, I am still figuring things out, But I am building towards that. For now, I will be in Builder Mode. Builder Mode are for those who are building something, not necessarily a biz, but anything that has a potential to be somethingβ¦
This is probably the coolest thing I've ever used today Shoutout to @dimden for bringing back memories
Clone an @astrodotbuild template Use @cursor_ai to modify it Upload to @github pages Use a domain from @Namecheap Use the next 13h to get a prototype up and running
You have 12 hours to build a product landing page. What tech stack would you use?
I am so done with the For You feed So I built a tool to replace it out of my life Think old-school RSS feeds: Just subscribe and see new content immediately. No algorithm that changes from time to time No bias to viral posts No more random political posts Just an AI that youβ¦
I built a Telegram bot so I can avoid For You Feed forever
I built a Telegram bot so I can avoid For You Feed forever
All you need is 5 leads All you need is 5 presales All you need is 5 beta testers All you need is 5 happy customers
HEAR ME OUT: Me and my friend are going to launch our very first AI tool.. IN A MONTH. Guess where the 50 came from, 50 apps? 50 gpts? 50 components? 50 prompts? 50 html files? Whoever gets it right are given early access. Winners will be DMed the week before launch.
I AM MAXIMIZING MY CHANCES So I will 1. Post 10 times a day 2. Build 50 apps for the next 30 days 3. Regret this tomorrow, but not in a year Who's with me? π
I AM MAXIMIZING MY CHANCES So I will 1. Post 10 times a day 2. Build 50 apps for the next 30 days 3. Regret this tomorrow, but not in a year Who's with me? π
where are my circles at?? I swear to god am I shadowbanned or what
5am is the best time to plan your next business
THREE MONTHS IN: Me and my ex cofounder are teaming up again π₯π₯ For the past 3 months, we brainstormed everything I learned from the indiehacking scene and his expertise with AI/ML, And we came up with a consensus: Build cool AI tools for the rest of the year, and see whereβ¦
I met with my ex co-founder today. I am so excited to share with him about my learnings in this space which I'm calling "School of Indiehackers", while enjoying a nice Pho π But I quickly realized one thing: The knowledge gap between me and him is huge.. But first, aβ¦
Original code is gone so I decide to recreate my very first app Should I make it public?
my first app back in 2012 this is where it all began
found my old hard drive let's see if it has the original source code π
my first app back in 2012 this is where it all began
my first app back in 2012 this is where it all began
finally found my goto portfolio builder imagine having a portfolio β that looks like it's designed by a designer that is what @ModulHQ is but not only that, Modul aims to connect you to the right people β whatever your offer is give it a try β @ModulHQ
5h 30minutes more for 274 people to get early access to Modul! @someshowman and @Feather_Xu really pulled through to the very end for this! Canβt thank them enough!! From buildspace till now, it was a nonstop grind!! But here we are, with modul.so/lucas working π.
I am starting to make notes as to why I followed an account 1) But I easily forget 2) Twitter does not allow me to make a note 3) I wanted to export everything easily seems like I am looking for a twitter crm or a multi platform crm
The past 3 weeks has been a roller-coaster Biggest contract to date is about to end soon But the experience brought me: 1) Runway to build again 2) Confidence to build again 3) Refresher on how to build right Thanks to the seasoned founders who trusted me and allowedβ¦
July 2023 is when I quit my 9-5 to pursue entrepreneurship. June 2024 is me landing my biggest contract to date: which is worth my annual income back in my 9-5. Building a SaaS is not working yet, but doors opened. So whatever path you're taking, always remain open, keepβ¦
dude what have I done π« I missed building in public π«£π«£ should I bring it back?
Do you ever feel bad when you see others thriving? It took me years of being one of the slowest in my class to realize one thing: My ego was sabotaging my confidence. Folks, protect your confidence. My simple rule: 1) Start with small steps to care for your confidence, smallβ¦
When I quit my 9-5, I have 3 goals: 1) Build my endgame SaaS idea 2) Build a passive income stream to help me get by 3) Build a network so I can get a 9-5 if my SaaS fail To build a passive income stream, I tried affiliate marketing. It made sense on paper, but I realize it'sβ¦
July 2023 is when I quit my 9-5 to pursue entrepreneurship. June 2024 is me landing my biggest contract to date: which is worth my annual income back in my 9-5. Building a SaaS is not working yet, but doors opened. So whatever path you're taking, always remain open, keepβ¦
July 2023 is when I quit my 9-5 to pursue entrepreneurship. June 2024 is me landing my biggest contract to date: which is worth my annual income back in my 9-5. Building a SaaS is not working yet, but doors opened. So whatever path you're taking, always remain open, keepβ¦
Claude 3.5 Sonnet and @cursor_ai is the best combo. Earlier I wanted to add a cool collapsible sidebar to a dashboard I'm building. Unfortunately @shadcn does not provide one, so I have be creative. Finding something to use as basis, I told Claude to generate a version of itβ¦
Today I made a localized ChatGPT clone using @AnthropicAI Claude Artifacts and Claude 3.5 Sonnet, their most powerful AI model to date. Should I use @huggingface to power this clone?
Today I met a seasoned founder who is tired of subscriptions. I replied, "Yes, indiehackers call it subscription fatigue." He agreed. And this founder knows what must be done. I saw his eyes light up as he details his vision. As free-flowing as he can be, he thought the copyβ¦
I ignored people saying: "Maybe you should focus on one thing" Remember when I started recapsβ€fyi? That was in January. Remember when I started @levelupfounders? That was in March. Now, I have to let go of one, and I am letting recapsβ€fyi go. Truth is, I only get 18β¦
My friend is a nursing graduate but worked as medical transcriptionist. He wanted to work in a hospital. But locally, the pay is low, work is hard, and it's almost impossible to save money. His remote job allowed him to save money, with less work. Now, he can pursue working in aβ¦
Today I got a quick call from my mentor after months of no comms. "Hi Raymel, do you have 20 minutes? Maybe I can get you to start the core of a project I am working on. Can we get on a call?" In 3 sentences, I agreed. 1. Notice the "20 minutes" (It always takes longer lol, soβ¦
If you need extra pushing, switch to a metered internet. The imposed scarcity will force you to prioritize and get creative in ways that strict schedules and deadlines won't. Can't waste a single byte of data right. Better do what matters. Law of Scarcity and Sunk Cost Fallacyβ¦
I just found my favorite X analytics platform Why? Free tier provides features that other platforms won't. Everything I get from this platform for free:π§΅
mission accomplished (kind of bc it overshoot lmao) next stop: make a new commit every time I tweet?
This can't be. So I am balancing my tweet to commit ratio. 15031 tweets - 2510 commits = 12521 commits to fill
This can't be. So I am balancing my tweet to commit ratio. 15031 tweets - 2510 commits = 12521 commits to fill
okay, fixed thank you Reload button π«‘
I have a habit of experimenting with profiles. Few things I learned: 1) Your profile = first impression of you 2) Your profile is your storefront, so use every element to promote (name, bio, location, links, pins, extended bio, and profile spotlight) 3) Bio is for telling whoβ¦
The new profile pic is sick bro Gone the yellow Raymel, hello the grey era
Build in public is not dead, but I've outgrown it. However, these things grew on me: 1) Testing marketing channels 2) Building prototypes 3) Exploring tools 4) Talking to customers 5) Brainstorming with friends 6) Networking 7) and many more.. These things happen behind closedβ¦
NEW landing page is now LIVE π₯ What do you guys think? Check it out β levelup.news
Are you looking for opportunities in your own country? Sarwech mentioned meeting a guy from Taiwan, who made bank in the semiconductor industry. A quick history lesson: Taiwan is one of the Four Asian Tigers, and part of the "The East Asian Miracle" phenomenon which led toβ¦
Iβm in Spain and bumped into a man from Taiwan. He started a semiconductor business some time ago, grew it and sold it. The sale was enough for him to retire super early. He now spends months at a time travelling the world. Pretty based, if you ask me.
So I met with my ex co-founder yesterday. I am very excited to share with him my learnings in this space while enjoying a nice bowl of Pho But I quickly realized one thing: The knowledge gap between me and him is huge.. (This is part 2. For part 1, see my quoted post).β¦
I met with my ex co-founder today. I am so excited to share with him about my learnings in this space which I'm calling "School of Indiehackers", while enjoying a nice Pho π But I quickly realized one thing: The knowledge gap between me and him is huge.. But first, aβ¦
Launching your projects? Don't hesitate to ask for quotes and reposts. We all know how For You feed pushes trending posts. But, did you know about Top Articles? Fun fact: The experimental "Top Articles" section on Tweet Deck (X Pro) allows you to exclusively see the linksβ¦
12 things I wish I knew when starting out: 1. Do not quit on your cash cow. 2. Problems do matter, but opportunities determines its worth. 3. You can solve your own itch, and you can also be the only one having that itch. 4. Spending your time on the right things is the nameβ¦
Entrepreneurs, what's the one tip you wish someone had told you before starting?
Some throwback. This is my setup back in college. A headless laptop, with two external screens and peripherals. Story: I was a 3rd year student who just got my first gig. But there is a challenge: My gig is to build an Android game. But my setup cannot run Android Studio.β¦
Do you even like your own posts? I just realized that on LinkedIn, there is literally a "billboard" showing avatars of people who liked your posts.. and for the first time in my life, I hesitated to like my own post. "Imagine seeing yourself there", my inner voice whisperedβ¦
I am back on building in public. TLDR: 1. I am doing this for my new audience who did not witness me doing this back in January 2. I took a five week break 3. I will do a launch spree and see where it brings us all Read on for the gist: First, I am doing this for the newβ¦
What are you cooking on a Monday? Me: Two new blog articles
Sometimes I do wild and unnecessary actions to accomplish things. PSA: Don't do this at home, kids. I live in Southeast Asia, but since January I've aligned my working hours to North American time zone. Throwback to January, I just shifted my audience from programmers toβ¦
We just reached 2500. Knowing about my recent followers has become my habit. Introduce yourself and tell us what you do π
Month 3 of building in public (in numbers): READ π
Paul is very good with people. Not only that, he writes so well. I've known Paul back in September last year. I've seen him share his experiences and his curation process, which led to the birth of The 500k Agency Playbook π How did he do it? Paul has helped agency foundersβ¦
π The 500k Agency Playbook is now live on Microlaunch! - Cast your vote! - Share, like, comment on this post! - Use code MICROLAUNCH for 20% off your purchase. Link below, Thank you!
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hey it's easter sunday and im back hows ur weekend goin? me: beating the tropical heat with some Postman work
I get it. I really do. Heck, I even started coding at 14. But I always hesitated and gave up on opportunities that a decade later, I sometimes feel like I never achieved anything remarkable or "noteworthy", given that I've been doing this for long. Why tho? A long read πβ¦
Me as a college drop out at 29 years old
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I once thought knowing MERN stack is outdated. Back when I was a working for a dev agency, there was a time when there's only two in-house devs: Me (the MERN guy) and another guy (the Laravel guy) I handle most of the MERN stuff and built a lot of things with it: Dashboards,β¦
When I learned to code, I struggled to decide on the right tech stack with all the noise out there. Tech stack doesnβt matter. Pick one and stick to it. Youβll get comfortable and ship much faster. Here's mine: marclou.beehiiv.com/p/the-tech-staβ¦
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I value every relationship I built in this community. Everyone who knew me for long, knows this. So it sucks to see something like this. I feel like I owe the community an apology. I actively supported this Emma account for the recent weeks, believing that this person is realβ¦
I found something creepy... Is Emma a catfish? Emma = Jerome?? π± If so, we were all catfished.
January is a rollercoaster: β Jan 1: Declared I'm building in public β 1st week: Introduced recaps.fyi β Same week: Tried making my first video by reviewing easybranding.io, met a fellow builder in return in @thejorgemedina β 2nd week: Made shortβ¦
Are pre-orders and crowdfunding the same? If you are going to build your SaaS, will you do pre-orders or set up a crowdfunding campaign?
Promo Video, Recaps, #buildinpublic Master Plan, and Newsletter 1. Promo Video Thank you Lera and the team behind @clip_wing for making this banger video for my tool, Recaps. They just launched their Promo Video Generator today and they are killin it! π₯ I also wanted toβ¦
have you ever heard of recaps.fyi? no? then watch this video now and thank me later! and if you already know what @pseudokid is building this amazing tool that makes visual recaps of literally anything - then hurry up to create your own recaps! #buildinpublic
Appreciate @d4m1n and @TakoTreba for featuring my short form video in the Morning Maker Show! So I am reading the podcast transcript from the newsletter, and as you can see on the screenshot attached the transcript tool is trying its best to spell my name π All good, andβ¦
Hi @pseudokid, you used the #buildinpublic hashtag, so we are talking about you on the Morning Maker Show! Donβt be scared β€οΈ Love, Dan and Sandra x.com/pseudokid/statβ¦
So I asked the #buildinpublic community for feedback.. and decided to turn it into a short-form video (this is my first attempt, so please bear with me π«£ )
Building a new header photo for my #buildinpublic journey: In 5 minutes π₯ With combo of 2 tools βοΈ β easybranding.io by @thejorgemedina allowed me to personalize my header photo (thank you for the beta access man) β syncsignature.com by @prsnlbrandexp allowedβ¦
Today's January 1st, and I am officially starting my #buildinpublic journey. So 3 months ago, I started my journey on revealing myself on social media. I said to myself: "Welp, let me just wing it and figure things out, maybe I will meet people, maybe not, maybe I should notβ¦
My main programming languages: 2012 C++, C#, VB 2013 C# 2014 C 2015 C, Java, C++, Python 2016 Java, Python 2017 Java 2018 Java, Python 2019 JavaScript, PHP 2020 JS 2021 JS 2022 JS 2023 JS So I realized, I code mostly in Java before I became a full-blown JavaScripter
My main programming language: 2012 C# 2013 C# 2014 JavaScript 2015 JavaScript 2016 JavaScript 2017 JavaScript 2018 JavaScript 2019 JavaScript 2020 JavaScript 2021 JavaScript 2022 JavaScript 2023 JavaScript
Recap: β 0 MRR β 2/infinity Products β 0 Newsletter subscribers β 3 Months β 8181 Tweets β 5 Bio changes β 2 Domains I will look back into this, for sure Another thing's for sure: #buildinpublic starts in Jan 1st. Yes, finally. Happy new year folks!
You suddenly had an influx of ideas But you're still in the middle of another task What will you do?
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first time trying @LottielabHQ to unwind over the weekend, enjoying it so far sample showcase for a portfolio item four more to go, seems enough to get used to the tool π
Doing some Lottie animation side-quest
in search for the 1000th person to follow so, who's gonna be the one? are you the one?
One of my favorite tool discoveries in crafting this script is: Webi β webinstall.dev A tool directory that hosts installers. An installer pulls from the latest release of the official first-party build (as per intro video). Helped me install jq in one line.
Should I daemonize this or use cron? This script scans repo paths on a JSON file, and does a routine git add, commit, push. It best works unsupervised ("auto") In daemonizing, the script keeps running. In cron, it's just scheduled to run ... Open for discussions below:π§΅(1/2)
Phind - @phindsearch worked pretty well for my tiny Bash script. It even adopted how I use a third-party script (jq). All on first try. See it in action:
Phind can now beat GPT-4 at programming, and does it 5x faster. phind.com/blog/phind-modβ¦
Did you notice the color change? Share your contribution graph, Halloween style.
Hi Folksπ I'm looking for AI copywriting tools: (price should be affordable for self-starters) Expand this thread for context to see why I asked. I'll also detail my goals and processes π
Looking for a Headless CMS + SSG combo to host a blog. Criteria: - Self host option - Open source Other suggestions are welcome on the replies. And if you have experience building a blog using JAMStack, practical tips are appreciatedπ
You guys are intense This is my first run, 0 to 50 1 month later, 800+ followers 730+ following I saw similar stories. Everyone helping each other, No hesitation. Felt like I met everyone here, yet it's just the surface I'll catchup w/ follow requests! Appreciate y'all π«‘
Started my X journey 5 days ago. 50 followers in 5 days. Appreciate everyone who connected. Fellow developers, Let's connect π€ #SoftwareDeveloper #programming
I'm grateful to all. I do replies over posts these days, thus the increase in Tweets. I'm still catching up with follow requests, trying to avoid the limit plus endless digging on my listπ Appreciate everyone whom I've exchanged insights with and interacted hereπ€ Onward! πͺ
Something is missing but I can't pinpoint it right now π€ Will post snippets on how I built the specifics: π΅ Smoke backdrop for the center floating component π΅ Glowing circle on search bar π΅ Pause / resume of grid shuffle on tile hover So stay tuned right on this thread π
Started my X journey 5 days ago. 50 followers in 5 days. Appreciate everyone who connected. Fellow developers, Let's connect π€ #SoftwareDeveloper #programming
