From not knowing what VSCode was to 10 SaaS products in 25 days

Two months ago, I couldn't open Google. Literally — I didn't have a VPN and had never used one.

I was in debt, no technical background, no CS degree. I decided to try building with AI.

Here's what I shipped in 25 days:

• TestimonialWall — social proof collection and display
• LicenseKit — license key system for scripts
• MailTrace — self-hosted email tracking pixel
• StatusPulse — uptime monitoring
• FeedbackBox — embedded feedback widget
• WaitlistKit — waitlist management
• ChangelogHQ — public changelog
• InvoiceKit — invoicing and client management
• LinkPage — link-in-bio with analytics
• SimpleAffiliate — affiliate program management

Total infrastructure cost: ~$44/month (2 VPS servers + Claude + domains)

All running on 2 servers with Nginx + PM2. One domain hosts 8 products via subdomains.

What I learned:

1. Shipping fast beats planning perfectly. I had products live before I fully understood what I built.
2. Constraints force creativity. No money meant I learned to self-host everything.
3. The hardest part isn't the code. It's showing up every day when nobody is watching.

I got hacked (cryptominer) 10 days in. Lost sleep, not data. Rebuilt the security layer and kept going.

Now selling source code for 3 of them on Gumroad. First dollar hasn't come yet — but the infrastructure is ready.

tinystrack.com

Happy to answer questions about any technical decisions or the process.