I built a productivity app in 2 days as a solo founder — here's what I learned
Got frustrated with todo apps that make you do all the organizing yourself. So I built Focus Today — you brain dump everything, AI sorts it into priorities and tracks your time.
Launched this week. Currently at 0 paying users but getting first feedback.
Tech stack:
Python + Flask, Claude API for AI, PostgreSQL, deployed on Render. No React — just vanilla JS and Jinja2 templates. Kept it simple on purpose.
What I'd do differently:
Skip the fancy setup and ship even faster. The hardest part wasn't the code, it was just starting.
Live at: https://joinfocustoday.com/
Anyone else building solo? Would love to connect.
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Hey Sarah congrats to shipping fast . I know your frustration the hardest part was starting is so real -I building IELTS Master solo from mongolia with broken wrist and 0$ and the first week was i just fighting agains my self to commit . One thing what finally pushed me through was talking to one real user who said "I've never seen anything like this in Mongolian before." That was it. One sentence from one person kept me going for months.
You're already past the hardest part — you shipped. Everything from here is just iteration. Keep going Sarah, would love to follow your journey. 🙌