My process for building an MVP in 21 days
by BrianI recently returned to Twitter, because I remembered my Twitter handle. And that sparked the interest in some programming hashtags. of course #indiehackers #BuildSell30, but also #100DaysOfCode. Using Twitter as a public diary of my work on RoboticLi.
Here is a brief overview of the first 21 days:
Day 001: Registered domain, Designed logo, installed Wave (thanks to
@thedevdojo)
Follow and join me on my #SaaS journey
Day 002: Created routes, Controllers, models and views for 'process', 'robot', 'hub' and 'apps'. Also modified the signup templates so new people are put on a waiting list by default. #100DaysOfCode #buysell30
Day 003: only a short day but still produced valuable code. First I fixed
@googledevs
blocky code, Then created an RPA robot that writes #blockly block and generator code for me by analyzing documentation.
This will save me weeks of time. #100DaysOfCode #BuildSell30
Day 004: Having a robot write code for my web-based drag and drop (Blockly based) development interface for @Robocorpinc makes me laugh.
Also did some coding myself to get the web app ready for alpha testing (friends, family, and fools) #100DaysOfCode #buildsell30 #startup
Day 005: Uploaded my dev version to the hosting provider, Set up subscription plans and added @PaddleHQ as a payment provider, added some robot framework blocks, worked on core functionality, and did some planning for the next 94 days. #100DaysOfCode #SaaS #startup
Day 006: Today I generated 24.758 lines of code!! That is 51 lines per minute. Almost humanly impossible (unless you are a human creating RPA software) I feel confident enough to publicly share the first screenshot of my product.
#AI #NoCode #LowCode #buildsell30 #100DaysOfCode
Day 007: started rewriting the UI to AngularJS. Not because that is the lean MVP approach but because it looks so much better. #100DaysOfCode
Day 008: Got me a shiny logo from @fiverr, crafted a nice-looking UI, learned some Angular basics, and worked on improving the core functionality. Suppose there are only 2 weeks of work left on the MVP.
#100DaysOfCode #startup #SaaS #sideproject
Day 009/010: Connected some UI components to the API and created a feedback loop for features that do not yet exist.
Day 011: Implemented Angular services to preload data from the API. Quite a learning curve. Getting the product ready for a developer release to test everything in staging.
Day 012: Put the @RoboticLi developer preview online - I am still weeks away from a beta launch but feedback is appreciated!
#buildsell30 #100DaysOfCode #NoCode #SaaS #startup
Day 013/014: Been working for a client building a word document generator with
@PHPOffice. Learned nothing new about coding, but learned a lot about #sustainability and saving energy. #100DaysOfCode
Day 015: built notifications and integrated that into the UI. Changed user preferences and project settings components and learned that I hate frontend work
Day 016/017: worked on a client project and took some time off. #founders #burnout is a dangerous thing to ignore. Tomorrow back with great tweets and progress updates
Day 018: with renewed energy finished building the settings and preferences screens. Almost ready for a beta release! #100DaysOfCode
Day 019: I can't believe that I'm progressing this fast!
MVP launch is coming up, and I'm actually going to make the deadline.
So excited! #100DaysOfCode #BuildSell30
Day 020: Finished integration of our #NoCode editor with the frontend, and finalized integration with my payment service provider. The MVP launch date is still set for tomorrow. #BuildSell30
Day 021: Wrote a post on #Indiehackers, did groceries, launched a MVP
Follow me on @kaasbollenvirus for the rest of my journey.
