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We turned off paid ads. Daily sign-ups fell about 90% within two days. Here's what we're trying instead.

We turned off paid ads. Daily sign-ups fell about 90% within two days. Here's what we're trying instead.

How much time do you spend on your brand name, not only on your product?

How much time do you spend on your brand name, not only on your product?

I built a global chat. Now I have to solve the empty room problem.

My spreadsheet AI demo needed a second prompt. I left it in.

My spreadsheet AI demo needed a second prompt. I left it in.

My spreadsheet AI demo needed a second prompt. I left it in.

Marketing has no stack trace. Rude.

How much can your AI answer change before it's a bug?

I’m building something people might love but never use.

I’m building something people might love but never use.

2,000 upvotes on Reddit, 0 signups. I stopped launching and started commenting. 11 customers later.

Tweak — client website feedback that goes straight to your AI coding agent

We launched LeadProof after realizing 200 OK does not prove a workflow finished

Why I optimize when I should be scaling: the rejection loop

What mapping 1,145 African startups taught us about distribution

I built a website security tool after realizing how hard it is to quickly judge a site's trust setup

I catalogued everything an AI agent can buy. The list is shorter than the hype.

Your clipboard has seen your API keys. I had to build assuming mine would too.