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John. W. Rogers

Former engineering management professional. I’ve spent the past year building indie products and learning validation the hard way.

Now I’m manually helping indie founders read their early product signals and choose one concrete next validation action.

If you’ve built something but aren’t sure what signal to trust next, you can send it here:
https://tally.so/r/5BOBqb

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Jul 26, 2026commented on a post
I audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet
Jul 20, 2026commented on a post
I audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet
Jul 17, 2026commented on a post
We built an automation system...but nobady cared
Jul 17, 2026commented on a post
I audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet
Jul 16, 2026commented on a post
I built a security checkpoint for AI agents after one of my agents exposed credentials

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