I'm building Zyaku — an AI-powered social platform where creators Create, Grow, and Earn. Here's my story.
Hey Indie Hackers! 👋
I'm Rohit, founder of Zyaku — and I wanted to share what we're building and why.
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THE PROBLEM
Social media promised creators the world. Instead it delivered:
❌ Shadowbans with no explanation
❌ Algorithms that bury real voices
❌ 0% revenue share for creators
❌ Bots inflating fake metrics
❌ Opaque moderation with no appeal
72% of social media users want alternatives. The creator economy is growing 35% YoY. But no platform has truly solved this.
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OUR SOLUTION: ZYAKU
Zyaku is the All-in-One Creator Ecosystem built around 3 words:
Create. Grow. Earn.
Here's what makes us different:
🤖 DUAL AI ENGINE
First platform to combine OpenAI GPT + Anthropic Claude with real-time model switching. Smart replies, content rewriting, thread generation in 15+ languages.
💰 CREATOR MONETIZATION
Creators keep 80% of revenue. Built-in subscriptions, tipping, digital marketplace, and instant payouts — no third-party tools needed.
✅ HUMAN VERIFICATION
Multi-tier identity verification eliminates bots completely. Your follower count actually means something on Zyaku.
🎨 COMICS ECOSYSTEM
Static comics, motion comics with parallax animations, short animated content, and storyboard tools — all built in.
🔒 TRANSPARENT MODERATION
No shadow bans. No hidden rules. Users always know why action is taken and have the right to appeal.
💬 REAL-TIME MESSAGING
Socket.IO powered chat with typing indicators, read receipts, and end-to-end encryption.
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THE NUMBERS
📊 2,400+ creators already on waitlist
📊 5.2B global social media users
📊 $250B social media ad market
📊 35% YoY creator economy growth
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WHERE WE ARE
We're currently in pre-launch with 2,400+ creators on our waitlist. Building in public and would love feedback from this community!
🔗 zyaku.com — join the waitlist
📝 Full story on Medium: https://medium.com/@rohit.kashyap_53123/zyaku-the-all-in-one-platform-where-creators-build-empires-e60a291e8f75
🚀 Product Hunt launch: tomorrow!
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QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY:
1. As a creator, what's your biggest pain point with current social platforms?
2. Would you pay for a platform that gives you 80% revenue share?
3. Any feedback on our positioning?
Would love to hear your thoughts! 🙌
Hey Rohit — came across Zyaku and the 2,400+ people already on the waitlist caught my attention. It seems like you’re building something pretty ambitious, especially with the whole Create. Grow. Earn. idea.
I’ve been curious about how founders actually decide what to work on next when there are a million things competing for attention. Do you usually go with gut instinct, user feedback, data, or some combination? Genuinely curious how you approach it.
Appreciate that and honestly, I don’t think the answer is just gut instinct, user feedback, or data on their own. At Zyaku, we try to start with a simpler question what is actually limiting the product right now? Sometimes the data tells us. Sometimes users make it obvious and sometimes neither gives you the answer yet, because you’re building toward something people can’t fully articulate before it exists. That’s where founder judgment matters, but I’ve also learned that not everything competing for attention deserves to be worked on. A good idea can still be the wrong priority if it doesn’t strengthen the core product or move the larger system forward. So it’s really a combination user feedback and data help us understand reality, while instinct and first-principles thinking help us decide where Zyaku should go next. The hard part isn’t finding things to build. It’s being disciplined enough to decide what not to build yet.