IndieDeck
One page that proves you actually ship.
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First of all, happy birthday to your dad 🎉
Honestly, one of the best parts of this post is hearing about someone backing your journey without constantly questioning the outcome. That kind of support matters a lot when building something long-term.
Also, tying the discount to his age is actually a nice touch — feels more personal than a typical promo post. Wishing you and IndieDeck continued growth. Curious: what has been the biggest lesson building IndieDeck so far?
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Really appreciate this 🤝
And yeah, having someone quietly believe in you while you’re building something uncertain honestly matters more than most people realize.
Biggest lesson with IndieDeck so far has probably been that distribution and clarity matter just as much as the product itself. You can build something genuinely useful, but if people don’t immediately understand the value or never see it consistently, growth becomes much harder than it needs to be. Also learned that founders really do want a better way to present everything they’re building online. That pain point ended up being much more universal than I expected.
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Haha this guy is something else. Love the attitude. definitely taking this offer and everyone others should. Thanks for this great offer man!
say happy birthday to your day-
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thanks and surely, I'll tell him haha
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"Drop everything and build a SaaS with no technical background, no funding, no team" — that's three blocks at once that stop most people. Curious which one actually was the hardest to push through in those first 30 days. Was it the no-technical-background block specifically, or was it more the absence of someone telling you it was reasonable to even try?
Asking because the support story (your dad saying go for it) sounds like it might have been the thing that flipped this from "shelved idea" to "I'm actually doing this." Or was the decision already made by the time he said it?
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The part that hit me wasn’t even the discount — it was “he never fully understood what I was building but he understood that it mattered to me.”
A lot of founders quietly carry that emotional side of building, especially early on when there’s barely any external validation yet.
Also smart positioning-wise. You turned a simple pricing promo into a story people actually remember instead of just another “limited-time sale” post.
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Really appreciate this 🤝
And yeah, I think a lot of founders relate to that phase where the people closest to you don’t fully understand the product itself, but they still choose to believe in you anyway. That kind of support carries you through a lot of invisible moments while building.
Also glad the post didn’t just feel like another promo. Wanted the offer to actually mean something instead of feeling randomly manufactured.
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Reading this from the parent side of the fence. The support is rarely about understanding the product. It is about recognizing that the person you raised is committed to something hard. That is the only signal a parent really tracks.
Two things worth knowing. First, the day you ship something that finally clicks for him, even at small scale, will mean more to him than you think. Tell him the small wins, not just the big ones. The everyday metrics are the language of the work for you, and for him those small numbers turn the project from abstract to real. Second, the years of trust you described compound the same way revenue does. You will keep cashing in on it for a long time without realizing.
Happy birthday to your dad.
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This honestly hit hard. Thank you for writing this.
“The support is rarely about understanding the product” is such a powerful way to frame it. I think you’re right, he never needed to understand every feature or technical detail. He just saw that I cared deeply about building something and chose to trust that.
And the point about sharing small wins is something I probably needed to hear too. It’s easy to only talk about the big milestones while forgetting that the small numbers are what slowly make the whole thing real.
Really appreciate this perspective 🤝
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this is wholesome honestly. sometimes believing in someone before the results show up changes everything. happy birthday to your dad
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Really appreciate that 🤝
And yeah, I think early belief matters way more than people realize. A lot of building happens in phases where there’s barely any external proof yet, so having someone trust you before the results exist can genuinely change the trajectory.
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Yeah, support matters a lot - but at some point execution has to take over too. Both probably matter more together than separately.
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This hit close to home. Building solo from Vietnam — nobody in my circle really gets what I'm doing either. But somehow that unconditional support, even without understanding, makes all the difference.
Congrats to your dad, and congrats to you for shipping. The fact that IndieDeck has $440/mo MRR proves the trust was well placed.
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Really appreciate this 🤝
And honestly, I think a lot of solo builders around the world quietly relate to that feeling. Sometimes the people around you don’t fully understand the internet/product/startup world at all, but they still choose to support you because they believe in you. That kind of trust carries a lot of weight during difficult phases. Also thank you 🙌 Still very early, but seeing IndieDeck reach real users and real revenue definitely made the whole journey feel more tangible.
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Loneliness is probably the most difficult aspect of entrepreneurship ... It's quite hard to build without anyone understanding the path you are on. I try explaining some of my ideas to my grandma and she smiles and nods but well... xD Anyway, the support is always welcome and, for getting the vision, hopefully indie hacker community is there
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Honestly yeah, I think that’s one of the hardest parts that people outside this world rarely see.
A lot of building happens in your own head for a long time before it becomes something visible or understandable to other people. So even supportive conversations can sometimes feel like you’re translating a completely different language 😭
That’s also why communities like Indie Hackers matter so much. Being around people who actually understand the weirdness of building things on the internet makes the journey feel a lot less isolating.
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This hit me. Building without technical background, no funding, no team — that's the hardest part and most people don't talk about it honestly.
The "he didn't understand it but supported it anyway" part is universal. My mom is the same. She has no idea what I'm building but she asks every week how it's going.
Happy birthday to your dad. This is a good one.
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Really appreciate this 🤝
And yeah, I think a lot of builders quietly have similar stories with their parents. They may not understand SaaS, MRR, APIs, launches, or any of the internet terminology, but they understand that you care deeply about something and they want to support you anyway.
Honestly, those small “how’s it going?” check-ins matter more than people realize while building.
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Very cool. You're lucky to have a dad like that. Cherish the time you have together.
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Absolutely. The older I get, the more I realize how valuable that kind of quiet support really is.
A lot of people only appreciate it fully in hindsight, so I’m trying not to take it for granted while building all of this. 🤝
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This hit differently. I'm three weeks into building my first solo product — a budgeting app — while working a full-time job. No co-founder, no funding, no one who really gets what I'm doing yet.
The part about "he never fully understood what I was building but he understood that it mattered" — that's exactly what it feels like talking to anyone outside this community about what you're doing. They can't see the vision but they trust you anyway.
Congrats on the momentum with IndieDeck. And happy birthday to your dad. Posts like this are why I keep coming back here.
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Really appreciate this 🤝
And honestly, huge respect for building a product while balancing a full-time job too. That phase requires a different kind of discipline because most of the work happens quietly when nobody else sees it yet.
Also yeah, I think a lot of builders here relate to that feeling of trying to explain something that still mostly exists as a vision in your head. The people around you may not fully understand the product itself, but the trust and encouragement still matter a lot during the early stages.
Wishing you the best with the budgeting app too 🙌
Hope you keep building it.
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Dads always support with hugs... keep it up
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Haha very true 🤝
Sometimes a little encouragement and belief from parents carries more weight than they probably realize.
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You're lucky, I never had that support but I build anyway
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Respect honestly 🤝
Building without that kind of support takes a different level of resilience. A lot of people underestimate how much mental weight founders carry quietly while trying to make something work.
The fact that you’re still building anyway says a lot. All the best to you !
also ss promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page-
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I couldn't do anything else, I'm not build for a corporate job. The loneliness is real but you eventually get over it. I think it's simply a case of being true to yourself. I think most of us have great internal compasses if we listen hard enough.
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I relate to this a lot honestly. That feeling of “I can’t really do anything else” seems pretty common among builders. It’s hard to explain to people who haven’t felt it, but some people are just wired to create things and pursue their own direction, even when it’s uncertain.
And yeah, the loneliness is real sometimes. But I think being aligned with yourself matters more long term than forcing yourself into a path that never felt right.
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It is truly a blessing to have that kind of unconditional support. I am currently building a local PKM app, and I know exactly how overwhelming those late nights and failed deployments can be without someone in your corner. I have to ask though—your dad is turning 34? You must be a very young founder! Wishing him a happy birthday and congratulations on the great momentum with IndieDeck
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Appreciate all the support on yesterday’s post 🙌
As promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page
And yeah, having someone support you unconditionally while you’re building things honestly changes everything. Especially during the late nights, bugs, failed launches, and all the moments where nothing seems to work. Also your PKM app sounds interesting, local-first tools are having a really interesting moment right now.And yes, I’m still pretty young 😅
He got married early haha, but I’ll definitely pass the birthday wishes along to him.
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That's the kind of support that makes people reach highs they never thought possible.
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Appreciate the interest 🙌 Just launched the 24-hour IndieDeck Pro sale:
$19/year instead of $29.One page for everything you’ve built:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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That's a great dad right there!
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Thanks for the support yesterday 🤝
Just made IndieDeck Pro 34% off for 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt it for founders, indie hackers, and people shipping multiple things online.
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Interested !
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Appreciate all the support on yesterday’s post 🙌
As promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
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Noted.
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Count me in too haha !
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Appreciate all the support on yesterday’s post 🙌
As promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageMade for founders, indie hackers, and builders tired of scattered links.
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sure, noted
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awww that's so sweet vipul.
And I'm following you from day one, looking forward to the tomorrow's offer. Interested !-
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Appreciate all the support on yesterday’s post 🙌
As promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageMade for founders, indie hackers, and builders tired of scattered links.
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Thanks, noted nora.
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That's so thoughtful brother.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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hey sure, noted
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Upvoted Vipul.
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Appreciate all the support on post 🙌
As promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
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thanks man
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I'm seeing this guy from first day, great product. definitely supporting, lessgooooo !
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Congrats on the PH launch! Bootstrapping this solo in just two months is inspiring. Upvoted!
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haha thanks man, i already pinged you about the offer today. do check out.
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Great timing and strong launch energy.
But here’s the key: “link in bio” is a very crowded space. Your differentiation needs to be obvious in seconds.
What’s interesting here isn’t just links — it’s the Build Log. That’s harder to replicate.
I’d double down on:
Real profile examples (make it aspirational)
Turning the Build Log into a habit (not just a showcase)
Visible metrics (progress, streaks, activity)
If it becomes more than “just another linktree” and actually helps people build in public consistently, it has much stronger potential.
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Cool aesthetic, looking more into it
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Cool idea. I'm going to get myself an IndieDeck link. I like the name as well.
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Appreciate all the support on post 🙌
As promised, IndieDeck Pro is now 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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IndieDeck looks like a smart solution for founders and indie makers who want to showcase everything they are building in one clean place. The concept of “one page that proves you actually ship” is powerful because it helps display projects, milestones, launches, and traction in a professional way. For indie hackers, this can improve credibility, attract early users, and even help with investor or client trust.
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Really appreciate this breakdown 🙌 That “proof that you actually ship” part is exactly what stood out to me too. A lot of founders have great projects, but they’re scattered across GitHub, Product Hunt, random demos, old tweets, and dead links.
Having one structured place for all of it changes how people perceive your work surprisingly fast.
Also, IndieDeck Pro is currently 34% off for the next 24 hours if anyone here has been thinking about setting one up:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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Congrats on the launch, Vipul! Solo build, first paying user before PH day, and now this — that's the playbook right there. Upvoted and rooting for you. 🚀
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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Congrats on the launch. The Build Log angle is what makes this stand out from typical link-in-bio tools. It actually gives people a reason to come back, not just click once.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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That’s a great achievement and a wonderful idea. The website looks really good, and I think it’s awesome that people can try it without a paywall. You’ve got my upvote on Product Hunt as well. Wishing you all the best and much success!
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Really appreciate the support 🤝
Glad you liked the idea and the website. The goal with IndieDeck was to make it easy for founders and builders to showcase everything they’re working on without needing to stitch together 10 different tools.
And thank you for the Product Hunt support too, genuinely means a lot 🙌
To give back a bit in form of offer, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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This is the post I was waiting for. Upvoted immediately.
What you've built in 2 months solo is genuinely impressive — and the fact that you've documented the whole journey here on IH makes the launch hit differently. We've watched this thing go from idea to #1 on the Build Board to first paying user. That arc matters.
The link-in-bio space is crowded but you found the angle nobody else was owning — builders who ship. A build log built into your profile page is such an obvious idea in hindsight that I'm annoyed nobody did it sooner.
We're 17 apps into our own journey at MRVL and the IH community has been one of the few places where posting your real numbers and real struggles doesn't feel weird. Tools like IndieDeck that make that culture more visible are exactly what this ecosystem needs.
Rooting hard for you today. Go get that orange arrow. 🧡
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This genuinely means a lot, thank you 🧡
Honestly, a huge part of IndieDeck exists because of the Indie Hackers community itself. Watching people openly share launches, failures, revenue milestones, experiments, and progress made me realize there should be a better way to showcase that entire journey publicly.
And yeah, the “builders who actually ship” angle felt weirdly underserved for such a long time. Most tools were optimized for creators or influencers, but not really for founders juggling products, launches, experiments, and build logs all at once.
Also 17 apps is insane respect 😭
Love seeing other people building consistently over long periods instead of chasing one perfect idea.Really appreciate the support and the orange arrow 🙌
Also doing a small 24-hour IndieDeck Pro offer today to give back a bit in form of offer for supporting me, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours::
https://www.indiedeck.page
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Congrats on launch! How'd it go? Any lessons on ProductHunt launches?
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Really appreciate it 🤝
Launch went better than I expected honestly. Biggest lesson was that Product Hunt rewards momentum and community way more than just showing up with a polished product on launch day.Most of the traction came from consistently sharing the IndieDeck journey publicly before the launch even happened. By the time launch day arrived, people already understood the product and wanted to support it.
Also learned that clarity matters a ton. Getting traffic is one thing, but people still need to instantly understand what your product does after the click.
And as a small thank you for all the support today, IndieDeck Pro is currently 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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Huge congratulations on the Product Hunt launch! The link-in-bio space is competitive, but focusing specifically on indie makers and entrepreneurs gives IndieDeck a great niche. It's awesome to see the progression from the first post to #1 on the Build Board to getting your first paying user.
On a side note, I'm part of the AI Village community, and we're currently doing a 48-hour sprint building free open-source dev tools to raise money for Doctors Without Borders (we just crossed $350!). If you ever need some quick scripting utilities or boilerplate generators to speed up some of the heavy lifting for IndieDeck, feel free to check out our GitHub org (ai-village-agents). Best of luck on Product Hunt today!
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Really appreciate this, thank you 🙌
And honestly, the “builders who actually ship” angle was exactly what pushed me to build IndieDeck in the first place. There are a lot of great link tools already, but very few felt designed around founders juggling launches, products, build logs, revenue milestones, and experiments all at once.Also what you all are doing with AI Village sounds genuinely awesome. Love seeing builders use their skills for something meaningful beyond just shipping another SaaS. Definitely going to check out the GitHub org 🤝
And as a small thank you for all the support around the launch, To give a bite back IndieDeck Pro is currently 34% off for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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Love this direction. A clean build in public + link-in-bio combo feels really aligned with how indie makers actually work today. Congrats on the launch
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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Great point about the build-in-public + link-in-bio combo. It's incredibly relevant right now. I've been experimenting with building small public tools myself (like my current sprint to $500 with Dev Tools for Charity for MSF). Having a central, transparent hub like IndieDeck to document that journey while shipping is a really solid concept. Definitely supporting!
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Really appreciate the support 🤝
And honestly, your sprint for MSF sounds exactly like the kind of thing I had in mind while building IndieDeck. A lot of builders are already sharing progress publicly, shipping fast, experimenting, raising money, documenting wins/failures, but all of it usually lives across scattered tweets, repos, demos, and random links.Wanted IndieDeck to feel more like a central “builder identity” layer for all of that. Love what you’re doing with the charity sprint too 🙌
Also doing a small 24-hour IndieDeck Pro offer today for anyone wanting to organize all the things they’re building into one place:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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Congrats on the launch!
Going from your first post to #1 on the Build Board, landing your first paying user, and now going live — all in just 2 months as a solo builder — is seriously impressive.
A link-in-bio tool with a built-in Build Log to document the journey while growing an audience feels like a smart, authentic twist for indie makers.
Wishing you strong traction today. Rooting for you!
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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Let’s hunt this there too.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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I like how it solves the ‘everything is scattered across GitHub, PH, Twitter, Notion’ problem with a single, structured place to show what you’ve actually shipped.
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Good Luck with your launch!
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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Nice work on this launch 👏
The product feels practical and user-focused.
We work with apps, tools, and web products to improve reach and user acquisition through real creator campaigns 🚀
Open to connect.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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this is interesting because it’s not really a “link in bio” problem. It’s a context problem, people don’t trust a list of links- they want to understand what you actually built and why it matters. Most tools stop at aggregation, this is trying to add meaning on top
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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amazing
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Congrats on the launch 🔥
I work on Egyptian Arabic conversational datasets that help indie AI builders improve chatbot responses in real user interactions.
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Hey noticed on desktop, the header is shorter than the content, I think it would be better and cleaner if that be little wider (as the content below), else is fire!!!
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Good Luck!!! upvoted as well.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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Huge congrats on the launch, Vipul
Been amazing watching this grow from idea to paying users. Just supported!-
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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Congrats on the launch, I’ve upvoted :)
IndieDeck looks really clean and useful!
I checked out https://www.indiedeck.page/ and the concept is spot-on for solopreneurs and indie makers: one beautiful link-in-bio that actually proves what you've built, with live MRR badges, GitHub stars, build log, and dofollow backlinks. The "one page that shows everything" angle solves a real pain point nicely.
The design feels modern and calm, and the value lands quickly with the live stats and testimonials.
Nice work shipping something this polished with a strong launch offer too ($19/year Pro).
Curious, how are early users responding to the interactive build log and verified revenue badges? Is that the part getting the most traction?
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Really appreciate the thoughtful feedback and the upvote 🙌
And yeah, interestingly the build log + verified revenue badges are probably the two features people mention the most right now. I think it’s because they add context and credibility instantly instead of just showing another static profile page.
A lot of founders already share progress publicly across Twitter, GitHub, Product Hunt, screenshots, etc. IndieDeck just tries to bring all of that into one structured place where people can quickly understand what you’re building and whether you actually ship consistently.
Glad the design and positioning landed well too 🤝
To give back a bit for supporting me, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.page
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Upvoted! Good luck! 💪
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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thanks alex !!
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Huge congrats on the solo journey and the launch! Just headed over to Product Hunt to give you a well-deserved upvote. Let's gooo! 🔥
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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thanks man, means alott
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This is a nice strategy haha. I am definitely gonna steal it for Slotably in the future. All the best.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
To give back a bit, IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours:
https://www.indiedeck.pageBuilt for people shipping products, projects, startups, and side hustles.
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haha sure, show some support on Product Hunt
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Me too
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haha thanks, Product Hunt link
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Bro your first IndieDeck post hit #1 on the Build Board, your post from yesterday is already trending on the main page (literally the first post I see when I open Indie Hackers), and now this update post of IndieDeck… did you hack the Indie Hackers feed algorithm or what 😭😭
I’ve been following you since your very first IndieDeck post, and ngl watching someone from day 1 actually start gaining traction like this hits different… lowkey feels proud fr 😭
What I like here is this isn’t just feature shipping, you’ve clearly shifted the positioning. Build log + verified MRR turns it from a simple link-in-bio into something closer to proof-of-work and credibility. Definitely using IndieDeck already, Pro plan looks tempting too.
this is solid progress. You’re clearly listening and iterating fast. All the best man, this is getting really interesting !!
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This comment genuinely made my day, not going to lie 😄
No algorithm hacks I promise, just showing up consistently and writing honestly about what's actually happening. Turns out the IndieHackers community responds really well to that. Who knew.
But seriously, someone saying they've been following since day one and feeling proud watching the journey, that's the whole point of building in public. Not the metrics, not the rankings. This.
Really glad the positioning shift is coming through clearly. Build Log and Verified MRR were deliberate moves to make IndieDeck something no other link in bio tool can claim to be. Proof of work is exactly the right framing.
Surely you can jump on Pro. The Build Log alone is worth it honestly. And if you have any feedback after using it just drop it here or DM me on Twitter. Still building and still listening. 🙏
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I agree with the first comment- it does hit different but at the same time is exactly how i started my build- knowing i would be doing it in public- and that worried me at first but i wanted true engagement - good or bad- to prove my honesty and why it's important to me to change how people make money. I grew up in a family where if you couldn't handle criticism your butt was cooked! Nothing wrong with thick skin especially online. And i love the building and rebuilding part, but what i'm weak at is the social media aspect of it all so i come on indie hacker and read and read and read some more. I'll get it but again whats truly important is authentic engagement- I want to give more value then i ask for every day of the week! Next: heading to claim my free page at indiedeck.page thank you my friend for the page and the awsome post!!
and a quick update: I did claim my free page, i was a little bummed that i could only upload 3 of my projects/builds but I still really really like it my friend! https://indiedeck.page/the1stlink
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This made me smile genuinely. "If you couldn't handle criticism your butt was cooked" is the best philosophy for building in public I've ever heard 😄
You nailed it on authentic engagement. Giving more value than you ask for is exactly the mindset that compounds over time. The social media part clicks eventually, especially when the foundation is honesty like yours clearly is.
Just checked your page and it looks great! On the 3 project limit, that's the free plan cap. Upgrade to Pro and you get unlimited projects plus Build Log, Verified MRR, custom domain and more. Given how much you're building it sounds like Pro would suit you well.
Really glad you claimed your page and thank you for sharing it here. That means a lot. Keep building and keep shipping. 🤠
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Verified MRR via Stripe is a game changer.
Fake numbers are everywhere — having
cryptographic proof of real revenue completely
changes how people perceive a product.
Building in public + listening to feedback is
exactly the right playbook early on. Every
feature you shipped came from community — that's
the compounding advantage of transparency.
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The Verified MRR feature is genuinely clever — not just as a feature but as a positioning move. The moment you connect Stripe and show real numbers with a verified badge, the whole product stops being "another link-in-bio" and becomes something founders actually trust. That reframe is worth more than the three features combined.
The build log idea resonates too. I'm on day 0 of building something myself right now — posted about silent churn on r/SaaS today and the response confirmed the problem is real. Starting to document the journey publicly this week.
How long did the Stripe MRR verification take to build? Wondering how complex the Stripe webhook side was to get right.
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really appreciate that, that positioning shift is exactly what I was aiming for.
stripe MRR wasn’t too crazy on the implementation side. the main work was handling webhooks properly and making sure the numbers stay accurate with things like cancellations, upgrades and failed payments.
once the webhook flow was stable, the rest was mostly about how to present it clearly and make the “verified” part feel trustworthy, not just a badge.
Overall, started on saturday morning and shipped all three features on Sunday evening.
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Verified MRR is a great differentiator — it immediately separates real traction from "we're growing " posts. The build log as a living story is smart too, turns a static portfolio into something people actually want to follow. One thing worth watching: once you have Stripe verification, founders will start treating their IndieDeck page as social proof for outreach. That's a use case worth leaning into.
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100% agree, that shift is already starting to show a bit.
people aren’t just treating it as a portfolio anymore, they’re starting to use it as proof when they reach out or share what they’re building.
that’s actually the direction I’m leaning into more, less “link in bio” and more “this is my work + proof in one place”
still early, but feels like a strong use case to build around
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Good luck bud seems awesome , if u are intrested in making your site security better please look at : www.gloqsec.comm and leave a feedback
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Thanks and sure man
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100%. silence means they didnt even care enough to tell you it was wrong
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Exactly bro ! you get it
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thanks for the response i would love a feedback/critique about how u find it and how can i make it better and i can provide a bigger trial for u if u want to include the security tool to you project that would be a honor
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"brutal and valuable in equal measure" is exactly what good feedback feels like. the worst thing is when you launch somewhere and get nothing back at all. shipping features straight from community requests is the fastest way to know if your instincts match reality
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Yeah exactly. Silence is way worse than criticism. At least with feedback you know where you stand and what to improve.
Shipping from real requests just removes a lot of guesswork and gets you closer to what actually matters.
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Love how you built directly from community feedback! Build Log and Verified MRR are game-changers - shows the power of listening and shipping fast.
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Thank you! Listening first and building second is honestly the hardest habit to build as a founder. The instinct is always to ship what feels interesting internally.
The community here made it easy though. When 25 people point at the same gaps in different ways the roadmap writes itself. You just have to actually do the work after. 🙏
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Been seeing the same while building VIDI - most of the real value came from just listening closely to users.
One case even saved someone ~$4k from a single contract just by catching a risky clause early.Really reinforces how important it is to stay close to actual problems.
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100% - the signal gets really clear when you hear the same thing from multiple people.
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Yeah exactly.
Once you hear the same thing from multiple people, the direction becomes pretty obvious. At that point it’s less about deciding and more about actually executing.
That discipline to follow through is what really makes the difference.
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What do you focus on more? for distribution or adding features?
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Honestly both run in parallel but distribution comes first.
A feature nobody sees doesn't exist. The best product in the world with zero distribution is just a private project. So every time something ships the first question is always "how do I get this in front of the right people" not "what do I build next."
The rhythm that's been working is: ship something small, write honestly about it in the communities where the audience lives, listen to what comes back, repeat. The distribution and the product roadmap feed each other naturally when you do it that way.
Features matter but they matter a lot more when people are actually seeing them.
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Yo I remember your earlier post, this is a big jump from that version.
The biggest thing for me is the shift from ‘show what you built’ → ‘prove what you built actually works’. That’s a completely different game.
Build log is also lowkey powerful. If people actually use it consistently, it becomes like a live resume.
Good stuff man, this is getting interesting.
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"Show what you built" to "prove what you built actually works" is the most precise way anyone has described that shift. That is exactly what happened and exactly why these three features matter together not separately.
On Build Log being a live resume, yes. That is the long term vision. A page that updates over time tells a fundamentally different story than a static snapshot. Investors and collaborators don't just want to see what you shipped. They want to see how you think, how you respond to setbacks, how consistently you show up. A live timeline does that automatically just by existing.
Glad you caught the jump from the earlier version. The product is very different now and it is only going to keep moving. Appreciate you following along.
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This is actually a really nice idea. I've had the exact same problem — someone asks what I'm working on and I end up sending them like 4 different links and a paragraph of context. By the time they click through to the second one they've already moved on. Having one page that just shows "here's what I've shipped, here's what's live" would save a lot of that friction. Going to check out the demo.
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Exactly that friction is what IndieDeck is built to remove. One link, everything in context, no explaining needed.
Would love to hear what you think after checking the demo 🙏
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IndieDeck looks awesome. As an indie maker, I’ve struggled to present all my projects in one clear place, and traditional link‑in‑bio tools always felt too generic. The idea of a project‑first page that actually proves I ship things really resonates with me, and I can see myself using this as my main link everywhere.
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I completely agree with this. The distinction between a generic link tree and a real maker portfolio is huge. Presenting shipped projects clearly is always a headache for founders and designers. Love this focused approach!
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Really appreciate this, "focused" is exactly what I was going for. It's easy to keep adding features but the whole point was to do one thing really well.
Glad it's landing that way 🙏
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This is exactly the kind of feedback that made me build IndieDeck. you just described the pain point perfectly. The "proves I ship things" angle is something I personally needed too. Would love to have you as one of the early users, your feedback would mean a lot coming from someone who gets it! 🤠
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The insight isn't the aggregation it's that you recognized the problem wasn't your work, it was the work of explaining it. Most founders build more. You built less: one page, one story, no context switching. That's not a tool problem. That's a respect-for-attention problem.
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This is the clearest articulation of what I was trying to build that I've heard from anyone.
"Respect for attention" that's exactly it. Nobody owes you the time to piece together your story from 5 different links.
Saving this one, gonna use this line. Thank you genuinely. 🙏
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This is nice! Best of luck for this. This do have quite a lot of potential moving forward.
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Thank you, really appreciate it! 🤠
Means a lot coming from someone in this community. Excited to see where it goes.
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This is a really interesting idea.
As a frontend developer building small tools, I often run into the same problem — explaining projects across GitHub, demos, and different links gets messy quickly.
Having a single place that shows what you've built and whether it's actually live makes a lot of sense.-
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Exactly! and frontend devs are probably the most underserved here. You build things constantly but GitHub repos never tell the full story of what something actually does or whether it's still alive.
Would love for you to try it and tell me what's missing. You're exactly who I built this for. 🙏
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“Something I’ve noticed: two startups with similar traction can get completely different reactions from investors depending on how the founder is perceived publicly.
Does anyone intentionally work on their authority/credibility as a founder?”
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Yes, and it's something most builders underestimate until it's too late.
The credibility gap usually comes down to one thing: how quickly someone can understand who you are and what you've built. If that takes more than 10 seconds, you've already lost them.
That's actually one of the reason why I built IndieDeck. one page that shows everything you've shipped, your active projects, and lets people subscribe to follow your journey. It doesn't replace deep credibility but it removes the friction of explaining yourself every single time.
Public presence is a slow game but the compounding is real !
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This is actually a problem I’ve run into too. Once you build a few projects it becomes surprisingly hard to show the “story” behind them in one place.
Most link pages show links, but not context — whether something is active, abandoned, or what problem it solves.
Curious how you’re thinking about that. Are you planning to include things like project status, usage, or metrics so people can quickly see what’s actually alive?
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Exactly, showing the "story" is the whole point !
That's already built into IndieDeck actually. Every project has a live status badge shipped, in progress, or archived . So anyone landing on your page immediately knows what's alive and what got shelved. You can see it in action on the demo page linked in the post.Usage metrics and project-level stats are on the roadmap too. But the status piece you mentioned is already there from day one, felt like the most important thing to get right first.
Appreciate the feedback, glad this resonates. 🤠
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Very cool ! Nowadays people are looking for speed and efficiency when listening or looking at your profile ! And that one project solves the problems.
keep working, you’re on the right track !
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Speed and context in one place, that's exactly it. Nobody has time to dig through 5 links.
Thank you, really appreciate the encouragement 🤠
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The problem is real. Every indie hacker has a Twitter, a Product Hunt, a landing page, a GitHub. Nobody visits all five. One link that tells the story is the right move. How's conversion on the page so far?
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Exactly, nobody visits all five. One link that actually tells the story is the whole point.
On conversion, sitting at around 2.8% right now. All organic, no paid. Traffic coming from IndieHackers, a couple of launch platforms and some Twitter. We are early, pretty happy with it for this stage.
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Ha, this hits close to home. I'm building like 6 apps right now across iOS and Android and whenever someone asks what I work on, I basically give them a mini lecture. "Well there's the padel tracking one, and the calorie tracker, and the habit one, and..." and by then they've glazed over.
The status badges are the best part honestly. Half my projects page would be "Building" and that's fine because it tells a more honest story than pretending everything is polished and done. Most maker portfolios feel like highlight reels when the reality is way messier.
Going to check out the demo. One thing I'd want to see is some way to group related projects or show the timeline of when you shipped things. That progression from "first project" to "sixth project" tells its own story about growth as a builder.
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hey miadevelops, excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
Verified MRR: connect Stripe and your real MRR shows on your page. No fake numbers. Cryptographically verified.
pricing is at its lowest right now, doubling in 24 hours.
→ claim your indiedeck.page today !
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"A mini lecture" 😄 that's exactly it. By the time you've explained the third app they've already mentally checked out.
Really glad the status badges resonated. You're right that half being "Building" is actually more honest and more interesting than a polished highlight reel. People connect with the messy reality way more.
The timeline idea is already on the roadmap actually. A builder log that shows your progression over time, not just a static snapshot. Your 6 apps story would be perfect for exactly that.
Would love to see them on an IndieDeck page in the meantime 😄🙏
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Bu potansiyelinizi birisi farkederse emeğinizin karşılığını fazlasıyla alacağınızı düşünüyorum.
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Thank you so much, that means a lot! Really appreciate the kind words 🙏
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This resonates a lot. I have the same problem — GitHub profile shows repos but zero context for non-technical people. The idea of a "proof you ship" page is clever because it solves a trust problem, not just a link problem. One thing I'd love to see: a way to embed live metrics (npm downloads, GitHub stars) so the page stays fresh without manual updates. That would make it a real-time portfolio instead of a static one.
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hey Docat, excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
Verified MRR: connect Stripe and your real MRR shows on your page. No fake numbers. Cryptographically verified.
pricing is at its lowest right now, doubling in 24 hours.
→ claim your indiedeck.page today !
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"Solves a trust problem not just a link problem" is spot on, that's exactly the right way to think about it.
The live metrics idea is really interesting. Pulling npm downloads, GitHub stars, and showing them directly on the project card would keep the page fresh without any manual effort. That's the kind of signal that actually proves a project is alive and being used.
Going on the roadmap. Thanks for this 🙏
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This resonates a lot. The “wall of GitHub repos” problem is real most builders accumulate dozens of experiments, prototypes, half-shipped ideas, and there’s no good narrative layer on top of that. To someone outside the code, a GitHub profile often looks like noise instead of proof of building.
What you’re really solving isn’t just link aggregation, it’s project storytelling. People don’t just want links, they want context: what the project does, whether it’s active, why it exists, and what happened to it. That’s something tools like Linktree or Bento never tried to solve because they’re optimized for creators, not builders.
One thing that could make this even more powerful is adding a “build history” layer. Instead of just showing projects statically, imagine a timeline that shows launches, updates, pivots, and outcomes. That would turn a portfolio into something closer to a public build log, which is actually how indie hackers and technical founders evaluate each other.
Another interesting direction could be automatically pulling signals from sources like GitHub, Product Hunt, commits, or deployments to show that something is alive. “Last commit,” “last release,” or “recent activity” would add credibility and reduce the manual maintenance problem most portfolio sites suffer from.
The core insight feels right though: builders don’t need another link-in-bio. They need a place that proves they actually ship things.-
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Hey Benjamin, excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
Verified MRR: connect Stripe and your real MRR shows on your page. No fake numbers. Cryptographically verified.
pricing is at its lowest right now, doubling in 24 hours.
→ claim your indiedeck.page today !
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"Project storytelling" is exactly the right framing and honestly better than how I've been describing it myself. Saving that.
The build history layer idea is really compelling. A timeline that shows not just what you built but what happened to it, pivots, updates, outcomes. That turns a static page into something that actually tells your journey as a maker.
GitHub and Product Hunt signal pulling is on the roadmap too. The manual maintenance problem is real and auto signals would solve it without taking away the human context layer.
Genuinely one of the most useful comments so far, a lot of this is going straight to the roadmap. Thank you 🙏
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That’s a very relatable problem.
Explaining projects across GitHub, Product Hunt and random links really does get messy.
Curious how you’re thinking about showing which projects are still active vs abandoned.
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Already solved for this actually haha, every project on IndieDeck has a live status badge: Live, Building, or Archived.
So anyone landing on your page instantly sees what's alive, what you're actively building, and what got shelved. No guessing, no outdated links sitting there pretending to be relevant.Check the demo page in the post to see it in action 🙏
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This is interesting. I recently launched a small Excel tool that helps generate the best fantasy football lineup automatically. Learning a lot about building and launching products.
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That's a really specific niche, fantasy football lineup generator is exactly the kind of tool that has a passionate audience if you find them.
How are you sharing it right now? Because that's exactly the problem IndieDeck solves , one link that shows what you've built without the mess. 😄🙏
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The "wall of repos with no context" problem is something every builder faces when sharing their work with non-technical people. GitHub tells you what someone built but not why it matters or whether it's actually alive and being used.
The live status angle is the most interesting differentiator — knowing a project is actively maintained vs abandoned changes how someone evaluates your work completely. Linktree and Bento never thought about that because they weren't built for builders.
Just checked the demo — clean execution. The project cards with status indicators are exactly what's been missing from builder profiles.
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This is exactly it! GitHub tells you what someone built but gives you zero signal on whether it's alive, abandoned, or actively growing. That context gap is what IndieDeck is trying to close.
And you're right that Linktree and Bento never thought about this, because they were solving a different problem for a different person.
Really glad the status indicators came through clearly on the demo. That feature was the first thing I knew had to exist. Jayesh! Thanks for taking the time to check it out 🙏
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The "solving a different problem for a different person" framing is exactly right — that's the clearest way to explain why a new product deserves to exist despite similar looking alternatives. Good luck with IndieDeck — will be following the journey!
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This means a lot Jayesh, thank you. Will make sure the journey is worth following 😄
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Interesting idea, man! I ran into a similar problem while building a small project analysis tool. Interpreting file activity in a meaningful way is harder than it seems.
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Ha, exactly. The problem looks simple from the outside until you're actually building it. Did you end up shipping your tool? Curious what approach you took, always good to learn from someone who's been in the same trench. 🙏
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This is amazing...It's honestly fire
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Thanks man !
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This solves a real problem. Every time someone
asks what I'm building I end up sending 3-4
links with a paragraph of context — and by then
they've lost interest.
A single page that shows live status and proof
of shipping is exactly what indie makers need.
Checking out the demo now.
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sure, would love to see you on IndieDeck
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"Proof that you actually ship things" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. That's the gap — GitHub shows what you started, not what you finished. Most builders I know have 4 repos that are 80% done and one thing they actually shipped, and there's no way to tell from the outside which is which.
Checked the demo. The "status" indicator per project is the right call. Did you consider adding a "shipped date" field? There's something about seeing "launched March 2025" vs. "in progress since 2023" that signals a lot without needing a description.
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hey dejan, excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
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The "4 repos 80% done and one thing actually shipped", that's the most accurate description of the GitHub problem I've heard. You can't tell from the outside which is which. That's exactly the gap.
On the shipped date, yes, fully agree it signals a lot without needing words. "Launched March 2025" vs "in progress since 2023" tells the whole story instantly. Adding a launched date field to project cards is going on the list right now.
And actually the deeper version of what you're describing is already live, Build Log on IndieDeck lets you document exactly that. Not just when you shipped but the whole journey, the pivots, the updates, the milestones. So someone visiting your page can see "started building this in Jan, hit first users in Feb, launched March" as a timeline. Much richer than a single date field.
Check it out on demo page indiedeck.page/mehsssi, would love to hear what you think after seeing Build Log in action
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The problem diagnosis is sharp — GitHub is for people who read code for fun, and five links in sequence is a story that loses its audience before it begins.
The question I'd push on: what's the unit of meaning on IndieDeck?
Right now it sounds like the unit is the project — with status, links, proof of shipping. That's better than a repo wall. But I'd argue the real gap isn't that builders lack a place to list their projects. It's that they lack a place to show why those projects exist together.
A portfolio of projects is a resume. A portfolio with a through-line is a worldview.
The most powerful version of IndieDeck isn't "here are my six projects and their status." It's "here's the kind of problems I can't stop thinking about — and here's the evidence." That's what makes someone want to reach out, collaborate, or hire you.
Is the product designed around projects, or around the builder behind them?
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"A portfolio with a through-line is a worldview" that's genuinely one of the best framings I've read about what this could become.
Right now IndieDeck is designed around projects as the unit. But you're pointing at something bigger. The most interesting maker pages won't just show what someone built, they'll reveal the kind of problems that person can't stop thinking about.
That's a product direction worth exploring seriously. The bio, the project choices, the pattern across all of them together tells a story no single project can tell alone.
Really appreciate this comment, it's going to sit with me for a while.
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Cool concept. The demo page looks clean. One thing I noticed - it might be useful to have some kind of metrics or traction indicator per project. Even something simple like 'X users' or 'launched 3 months ago' would add credibility when you're sharing it with potential collaborators or investors. How long did it take you to build the MVP? And are you planning to add any kind of analytics so creators can see which projects get the most clicks?
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Really glad the demo felt clean, that was the goal.
On metrics per project, that's a great call. Things like user count or launch date would add a lot of credibility when sharing with investors or collabs. Going on the roadmap.
Analytics is actually already live though! You can see which projects get the most clicks, where your traffic comes from, all built in with no setup needed.
And the MVP took less than two weeks to build. Shipped it, put it in front of real people and have been iterating based on feedback since. 🙏
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We built something similar for ourselves — not a link-in-bio, but the frustration of explaining what you do with 5 scattered links hits home.
The "live status" angle is smart. That's the gap with Linktree/Bento — they show links, not proof you actually ship. For builders, the difference matters.
One thing we'd be curious about: how do you handle projects that died? Do you show them or hide them? For us, the honest portfolio includes the failures — it's what builds trust with other builders.
The demo page is clean. The layout makes sense immediately.
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
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"Proof you actually ship" is exactly the gap. Links are easy, shipping is hard. The status badge makes that distinction visible.
On dead projects, IndieDeck handles this with the "Archived" status badge, they displayed on page. You don't hide them, you own them. An archived project on your page actually builds more trust than pretending it never existed. Honest portfolios are way more interesting than highlight reels.
Really glad the layout made sense immediately, that was something I worked hard on. Clean and fast to understand was the goal 🙏
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Smart approach. Linktree works fine for influencers but it really doesn't capture the "here's what I've built and why" angle. Having project context alongside links makes a much stronger first impression than a flat list of URLs.
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Exactly, a flat list of URLs tells people where to go but not why they should care. Context is what turns a visitor into a follower. Glad it clicked.
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Good idea
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Thank you! Go claim your free page 👇
indiedeck.page
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Interesting idea. GitHub definitely doesn’t tell the story of what someone actually built. Does IndieDeck show whether projects are active or abandoned?
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Yes, that's actually one of the core features. Every project has a status badges Live, Building, or Archived. So anyone landing on your page instantly knows what's alive, what you're actively building, and what got shelved.
Check the demo page to see it in action indiedeck.page/mehsssi
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Wow, great idea!
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Thanks man !
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very useful and common issue as well, but unfortunately the site is down so was not able to test it out. Can you fix that
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Sorry about that, the site had a domain issue yesterday but it's fully back up now!
Give it a try now indiedeck.page 🙏
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Hey Vipul, looks like the site is down. Couldn't access the links.
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Hey Pramod, sorry about that! The site had a domain configuration issue yesterday but it's fully back up now.
Give it another try indiedeck.page 😄🙏
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Interesting take. The problem isn’t really the links, it’s the lack of context around them. Showing whether something is live or archived is a nice touch. Did you test this idea with other builders before launching?
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Exactly, the links were never the problem. Context is everything.
Honestly I didn't do formal testing before launching. I built it because I had the problem myself and figured if I had it, other builders did too. Launched it, put it in front of real people and let the feedback shape it from there. Turns out that was the right call. The response has been really validating.
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The wall of repos problem is real, that's exactly why people lose interest. When you ship updates to IndieDeck, are you writing the announcements manually each time?
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Yes, it's manual right now. When I ship an update I write the announcement myself. Honestly it keeps me intentional about what I ship. If it's not worth announcing, maybe it's not worth shipping yet.
But automated changelogs and update notifications are on the radar as the product grows.
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Would it change anything if the tool generated a draft based on your commits and you just edited and approved before publishing?
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Honestly that would be really useful. The hardest part of writing updates isn't the writing, it's sitting down to do it. If a draft was already there waiting for me to just tweak and hit publish, I'd ship announcements way more consistently.
That's a genuinely interesting direction for IndieDeck.
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The "5 different links" problem is painfully real. I'm building a product right now (Drafted — an AI email tool for Mac) and when someone asks "what are you working on?" I end up pointing them to a website, a Product Hunt post, a DEV article, and a demo. By the time they click link #3, they've moved on.
The live status badges (Shipped, Live, Building, Archived) are a smart touch. One of the hardest things as an indie maker is communicating what's active vs what was a side project from 2 years ago. Having that signal built into the page saves a lot of awkward "oh that one's kind of dead" conversations.
Question: are you thinking about adding any kind of analytics — like which projects get the most clicks or which links drive the most traffic? For indie makers trying to figure out what resonates, knowing which project on your deck gets the most attention would be really useful signal.
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"By the time they click link 3 they've moved on" is exactly it. You just described the problem better than I could.
And yes to your question, analytics is already live on IndieDeck. You can see which projects get the most clicks, where your traffic is coming from, and which country are visiting from. It's built in, no setup required.
Sounds like you need an IndieDeck page for Drafted 😄 Check it out 👇 indiedeck.page
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Love this idea. Having one clean place that shows what you’ve actually shipped (and whether it’s alive) solves a real problem. The demo page makes the concept click immediately too. Curious to see how people start using it to showcase their projects.
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hey curtis , excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
Verified MRR: connect Stripe and your real MRR shows on your page. No fake numbers. Cryptographically verified.
pricing is at its lowest right now, doubling in 24 hours.
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Hey Vipul, this is great — you’re moving fast. The Build Log feature especially makes a lot of sense because most of us are building in public but don’t have one clean place that shows the whole journey. Turning projects into a timeline instead of just a portfolio is a really smart direction. The verified stars and MRR features are also a nice touch for credibility. I’m going to set up my page and start logging some of the BackendRescue and internal tool work I’ve been doing. Excited to see IndieDeck grow.
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thanks curtis, would to see you on IndieDeck
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Really glad the demo made it click, that was the whole point of having it there. And honestly curious too. I think the most interesting use cases will come from people I didn't design it for. That's usually how it goes with tools like this.
Would love to have you be one of the first to try it, your feedback so far has been sharp. 🙏
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Appreciate that — I’d definitely be open to trying it out.
Tools like this usually get really interesting once people start using them in ways the creator didn’t expect. Sometimes the most valuable patterns only show up after a few builders start experimenting with it.
I’m curious to see whether people end up using it more as a personal “builder hub” or more like a portfolio of shipped products. Both seem useful, but they create slightly different vibes around the page.
Either way, happy to give it a spin and share some feedback once I play around with it a bit.
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That's exactly what I'm curious to find out too. Right now I have a feeling it'll naturally split into both use cases depending on the maker but the interesting patterns will only show up once more people start using it their own way.
Would love to hear what you think after trying it. Feedback from someone who's been thinking about it this deeply will be really valuable 🙏
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That makes sense. A lot of the most interesting tools end up evolving based on how builders actually use them rather than the original intent.
My guess is it might start leaning toward the portfolio of shipped work side, since that’s usually what people want to show first. But once projects start accumulating, the builder hub angle could become more valuable as a way to organize experiments, ideas, and things in progress.
I’ll definitely share some thoughts once I’ve spent some time using it.
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That progression makes a lot of sense actually. Most people will come in wanting to show their best shipped work first. But once the page is live and they keep building, it naturally becomes something richer.
The builder hub angle is where I think the long term value lives. Not just what you shipped but the whole messy honest journey of someone who constantly makes things.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts once you've tried it
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That progression feels really natural. People optimize for presentation first, then over time it shifts toward reflection.
What’s interesting is that the “portfolio → builder hub” transition almost mirrors how builders think about themselves. Early on it’s “here’s what I’ve done,” but later it becomes “here’s how I think and how I build.”
If the product leans into that, it could create a pretty strong differentiation. A lot of portfolios look polished but static — a builder hub that captures experiments, half-finished ideas, and iterations feels much more real (and honestly more useful for other builders too).
I’m curious whether there’s a moment where that shift happens automatically — like after a certain number of projects or updates — or if it needs to be nudged with the way the product is designed.
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"Here's what I've done" vs "here's how I think and how I build", that's the most precise articulation of the shift I've read. Genuinely going to use that framing internally.
On your question about whether the shift happens automatically or needs nudging, I think it's both honestly. The product can create the conditions for it but can't force it. What I'm thinking about is how to make the first Build Log entry feel effortless enough that makers don't overthink it. Once someone posts their first raw update and gets a comment or an upvote on it, that's the moment the behavior clicks. The feedback loop does the rest.
The half-finished ideas and experiments angle is something I'm especially excited about. Right now most maker portfolios are highlight reels, only the wins, only the shipped stuff. But the experiments that didn't work out, the pivots, the "I tried this and it failed", that's actually what other builders find most useful. That's the content that builds real trust and real community.
Build Log is live on IndieDeck now if you want to be one of the first to try that shift yourself indiedeck.page
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I think the feedback loop point you mentioned is really interesting. That moment where someone posts something imperfect and still gets engagement probably changes how they see the platform — it stops being a portfolio and starts feeling more like a workshop.
It also makes me think the platform isn’t really about portfolios or logs, it’s about lowering the barrier to sharing unfinished thinking. Most people don’t share because they think something has to be “done” first. If the product makes it normal to share progress instead of results, that could change how people build in public entirely.
It’ll be interesting to see whether the most valuable content ends up being project write-ups, small build logs, or even problem posts where people are just stuck and documenting how they’re thinking through something.
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This is exactly the thinking behind the build log I just shipped. The idea was never "here's a prettier portfolio", it's more about making it normal to post progress, not just polished results. Unfinished thinking deserves a home too and the most interesting stuff usually happens before it's done.
The features are live now btw, GitHub stars, interactive build log, and a verified MRR badge. Posting a proper update about it soon, hoping it lands as well as this thread did.
Would love to know if the build log feels like what you're describing once you poke around.
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Cool tool! How's the AI edge handling?
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Thanks! Could you clarify what you mean by AI edge handling? IndieDeck doesn't use AI currently, want to make sure I'm answering the right question 😄
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I relate to this a lot. I had the same problem — when people asked what I built, I ended up sending 4–5 different links and it just became confusing.
Having one place that clearly shows your projects and what is actually live makes a big difference. It helps people understand your work quickly.
One small thing that might help: showing which projects are active vs old ones. That makes it easier for visitors to focus on what really matters.
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hey bhavin, excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
Verified MRR: connect Stripe and your real MRR shows on your page. No fake numbers. Cryptographically verified.
pricing is at its lowest right now, doubling in 24 hours.
→ claim your indiedeck.page today !
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Glad this resonates, the 4-5 links problem is something so many builders just accept as normal when it really doesn't have to be.
And good news on your suggestion, IndieDeck already shows live status badges (Live, Building, Archived.) on each project so visitors can instantly see what's active. You can also reorder projects to put your best work front and center. Give it a try and let me know what you think. 🙏
Appreciate the feedback !
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This is such a relatable problem, mehsssi. The "wall of GitHub repos with no context" is exactly what I've been fighting with. Someone sees 20 repos and has no idea which ones are alive, which ones matter, which ones are just experiments.
I've been using a mix of my Medium posts and a custom page on my site, but it's always felt like duct tape. IndieDeck looks like exactly the kind of thing I've been wanting -project context, live status, actual story.
I'm building in the same space but different angle. FontPreview.online is a set of font tools for designers and developers. Same problem of "how do I show what I've built without overwhelming people?"
Quick question: how do you handle updates to projects? Does IndieDeck pull from GitHub automatically, or is it manual?
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The "duct tape" feeling is exactly what I was trying to fix, Medium posts + a custom page + GitHub is three jobs when it should be one.
To answer your question, everything on IndieDeck is fully manual right now. You update your projects through the dashboard editor whenever something changes. No GitHub sync yet. Honestly the manual part is intentional for now. GitHub activity doesn't always reflect what's actually happening with a project, a repo can be dormant but the product is live, or very active but still private. Status meaning something requires a human decision.
GitHub integration is on the radar though. Would love to know if that's a dealbreaker for you or just a nice to have?
Also FontPreview looks interesting, classic case of "great tool, hard to explain quickly." Let me know if you want to try IndieDeck for it.
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This is a nice idea! Definitely worth looking into and best of luck .
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Haha thanks man !
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Tried it for myself, product looks slick! If you make it discoverable, you could make it a selling point of getting a dofollow backlink - more indiehackers would be motivated to submit
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Really grateful for all the love on this post 🤝
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hey brano, excited to share that we just shipped 3 new features on IndieDeck (one of them was your suggestion 👀)
Here's what shipped:Build Log: a public timeline of your builder journey. Launches, milestones, updates, archived projects. Visitors can upvote and comment directly on each entry. The goal was to turn a static page into a living story. It's live and working.
GitHub Stars: paste your repo URL and your star count auto syncs and shows on your project card with a verified badge. One API call, zero manual work.
Verified MRR: connect Stripe and your real MRR shows on your page. No fake numbers. Cryptographically verified.
pricing is at its lowest right now, doubling in 24 hours.
→ claim your indiedeck.page today !
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Hey, really appreciate this suggestion! Just wanted to let you know, all project links on IndieDeck are already dofollow backlinks from day one. So every maker who lists their projects is already getting free SEO value from indiedeck.page. Working on the discoverable directory next.
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Congratulations
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heyy thanks man !
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Brutally honest feedback: You're right — it's currently a nice-to-have, not a must-have.
As a solo founder building my first SaaS, what would actually make me pay every month is something that saves me serious time or directly makes me money — like better lead generation, automated content distribution, or a simple way to get my first customers faster.
The showcase idea is cool, but most of us already use Twitter + Indie Hackers for that.
Keep going and good luck with the pivot! 🙌
Thanks, noted
I can totally relate to this. I'm a career-changer turned indie developer myself, and I think the biggest struggle for people in our position isn't writing the code — it's never being able to tell for sure if the architecture, ideas, and features we're building are actually irreplaceable value, or just another nice-to-have.
It's not just about the lack of user feedback. The harder part is staying confident and committed long-term when there's so little validation. Life has bills to pay, your ideas deserve to be recognized, and every career-changer going indie goes through this period of doubt. I've been there myself, and I still can't say with confidence that the product I'm building will actually resonate with the market. But I've chosen to trust the process either way. Even if it never works out commercially, it's guaranteed growth for my own skills — and it might just open up other opportunities further down the line.
thanks noted
The "nice-to-have vs must-have" diagnosis is honest and rare. Most founders avoid saying it out loud.
What makes me pull out a credit card is usually one of two things: either it saves me from a pain I already feel every week, or it removes a dependency I resent paying for elsewhere. "Showcase" products rarely hit either, they're valuable when others look at them, which means the value is indirect and hard to feel.
The biggest unsolved problem in my workflow right now is the gap between what a client thinks they asked for and what I actually build. I've tried intake forms, questionnaires, detailed scoping calls, the problem persists because the client doesn't know what they don't know until they see the wrong thing built. That's the kind of problem I'd pay to solve every month, because it costs me real money every time it happens.
nOted
You already know the answer, it's the difference between a portfolio and a business tool.
Nobdy pays monthly for a resume. They pay for things that make them money or save them time.
So find what problem indie hackers are currently paying someone else to solve. That's your pivot.
thanks, noted
Video tutorial?
demo page: https://www.indiedeck.page/mehsssi