Why i built midway

Most people waste time and forget about it. I wasted 3-4 hours and built a solution that hit #6 on Product Hunt.

Here's what happened. My friend in Paris wanted to meet me halfway. I'm in Berlin. Sounds simple, right? Wrong.

I spent 3-4 hours researching. Google Maps showed distance midpoints. But travel times? Completely different story. Train connections were a nightmare. Some "midway" cities had terrible transport links. Others required multiple transfers. The "perfect" midpoint took him 2 hours, me 5 hours.

That night, I became obsessed. No market research. No surveys. Just pure building rage.

I locked myself in for 48 hours straight. Learned new APIs I'd never used. Designed a UX that solves this pain instantly. Built an algorithm that calculates true midpoints based on actual commute times. Did it all while keeping costs near zero.

The result shocked everyone. 1000+ users in week one. #6 on Product Hunt without paid promotion. But here's the crazy part - random strangers started messaging. They offered mentorship. They shared feedback. They said "I've wasted hours on this exact problem!"

I'm obsessively fast with updates. Someone suggested map visualization at 2 PM. It was live by 6 PM. Most founders take weeks for simple changes. I take hours.

This revealed something powerful about me. I don't just complain - I execute relentlessly. While others accept broken experiences, I fix them. While others plan, I ship. While others doubt, I validate through action.

The app now works in 90% of global locations. It handles any transport mode. Something that wasted my entire evening now takes 30 seconds for anyone.

Here's what this taught me. I'm wired to turn personal frustration into solutions. I'm obsessed with eliminating wasted time. That's exactly the mindset you need in a founder.