A peek behind the #BuildInPublic curtain

Building in public is an exercise in filtering through noise.

With >400 subscribers and ~35,000 article views on my newsletter in my first 3+ weeks, I've heard a lot of it.

For those of you considering giving it a go, I wanted to share what it looks like from the inside:

The internet has been my cheering squad

I've received emails, DM's, and forum comments from all corners of the world. It's a violation of social (media) distancing that I can get behind.

As a solopreneur, it's easy to get lost in my own head

Constructive criticism, questions, and suggestions challenge my assumptions. And my product and business are better for it.

And then there's the haters.

They're a small, but LOUD, minority. They hide behind their keyboards and try to tear me down.

At first, their comments were hard to hear. Now they make me laugh.

But the support has been far louder than the hate.

The constructive criticism far more common than personal attacks.

So I won't be stopping soon.

Thanks to all the indie hackers that have shown me support so far! (The haters come from other channels 😁)