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Sudden 3,000 installs: a gift from the universe or a repeatable channel?

I went through 290 founders' MRR posts. The ones past $10k got their first customers a different way

We got 50 paid users, then learned that building the tool wasn’t enough

I went through 290 founders' MRR posts. The ones past $10k got their first customers a different way

28 days of SEO data, and the number that actually matters isn't traffic

Day 1 of building a harness for long-running AI agents

My first paying customer came from 151 impressions. What their first day looked like

I built a browser extension for the thing that was eating my day

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

Your AI Is Smart Enough. Does It Know When to Stop?

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

I’m trying to grow a mobile app without relying on paid ads. Here’s my experiment.

What I'm learning while building an evidence-to-action workflow

I’m trying to grow a mobile app without relying on paid ads. Here’s my experiment.

I’m trying to grow a mobile app without relying on paid ads. Here’s my experiment.

I’m trying to grow a mobile app without relying on paid ads. Here’s my experiment.

What I'm learning while building an evidence-to-action workflow

I built an AI visibility tracker, then stopped using it myself