We were contacted by a journalist at Le Parisien newspaper with this prompt: > I am preparing an article on the use of your secure personal data phone solution by drug traffickers and other criminals. Have you ever been contacted by the police?

Paying customers discover a product doesn’t work the way they expected. So what do they do? Surprisingly, some of them actually want to work with you, the product owner, to help fix it - at least they’ll give it a shot before asking for a refund. Why is that? #buildinpublic

Things I value in #buildinpublic social media: 1. Openness - sharing both the wins and the struggles along the way 2. Authenticity - being honest and writing for yourself; marketing can align with that, but too much of it kills the vibe

Sunday evening, and I just fixed a bug for my customer. Few things in business feel this satisfying 👌 #buildinpublic

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I’m sharing the MVP link with users testing my product. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster — the more complete the “minimal” product gets, the more broken features I find, including core features. Looks like there’s still a learning curve with the tech. 👇 #buildinpublic

A few days ago, I got back from a business trip for my corporate job. It was my first trip in years, so it’s been interesting to compare it with where I am in my career now. Did I actually enjoy it?

Lowering expectations is a great approach for many marketing activities. Take a recruitment call, for example: #buildinpublic #marketing

It’s been a few weeks since my last post. Why? I’ve been busy working on mvp, and honestly, social media isn’t high on my list of priorities. After months of building, I can finally check off creating my first full-stack app. Every bit of progress is worth appreciating. The validation starts now!

I opened this article last week that discusses imposter syndrome. Wait... imposter syndrome? That's not relevant to me. I haven't even finished it.

It’s Friday afternoon and I’m looking forward to shutting the laptop and heading into a weekend of family time, peace, nature, and recharging. 🌿 I love my job, but I’m really passionate about having free weekends.

We’ve been authenticating users in our apps using the HTTP “Authorization” header. But that’s actually a leftover from the past. The header’s name should really be “Authentication.” Now it clicks why I kept confusing authentication with authorization. #buildinpublic

It's hard to build a real friendship when people are interested in getting along well. This kind of interest often shows up in business relations, among coworkers, or when one person has a certain status. A deeper friendship tends to form when people stop caring so much about just getting along.

I just deployed my first full-stack web app after about 2.5 months of local development, and here’s what I’d do differently next time: Deploy as early as possible in the dev cycle. Doing that helps avoid local vs. production compatibility issues and leads to better architectural decisions.

I found a developer on Fiverr to help with the frontend of my projects. Communication was fine, and I got a good vibe during our call. The first gig was done through the platform, and overall, he did a good job. Then we agreed to do a second gig outside the platform—because why not?

Reaching out to business leads and personal friends/acquaintances follows similar principles. For example, both involve conversion rates. I've found that approaching personal outreach with the mindset that it might not work out helps avoid negative emotions at the end.

One thing that’s constantly on my mind is how to find the right balance of discomfort in life. I don’t think people can really grow if everything is always comfortable. But too much discomfort can take the joy out of living. So where’s the sweet spot?

✍️ Prompt engineering hack #4: Generate many outputs, then let the model pick the best one. When LLMs make a mistake while answering, they can’t really fix it mid-response like people do. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

The main advantage I see in holding stablecoins is that they offer more attractive staking yields than BTC. For people looking to store value on the blockchain without BTC, staking popular stablecoins seems like a lower-risk way to hedge against inflation.

Most commercial software has to be maintained and updated just to keep up with rapid tech growth. Capital expenditure in digital products is a very real cost. Don’t believe anyone who leaves that out of their budget plans. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Got a product with a trial and need a fresh way to get user reviews? Offer to extend the trial if the user leaves a review, just like Zoho does. #buildinpublic #marketing

Last week I was on vacation and totally unplugged from work. I disconnected so much that I forgot to set goals for the next quarter. The upside is I can switch off. The downside is now everything’s hitting me all at once.

Watching how I make my buying decisions is actually a solid way to understand what drives user conversions. And converting into a help desk with outdated UI and buggy workflows just isn’t worth it. For some products, the UI does matter.

✍️ Prompt engineering hack #3: Ask for justification LLMs can sound super confident even when they're wrong. Without sources, it’s hard to tell what’s right or wrong. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Q: What's been the most effective way to market my product? A: Regularly dropping new versions on the WordPress repository. New uploads get boosted by the algorithm, so downloads and users spike. #buildinpublic #marketing

I used to regularly reach out to customers, leads, and other stakeholders. But now building the MVP takes up so much of my time and energy, I’ve had to hit pause on most of that.

✍️ Prompt engineering hack #2: Split complex tasks into subtasks Sometimes, a task can be too complex for just one prompt. In such situations, it's wise to break it down into several subtasks. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

✍️ Prompt engineering hack #1: Repeat instructions at the end LLMs tend to prioritize information presented at the end of a prompt (recency bias). This can result in inaccurate output that does not take into account the full context of the task. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Seems to me like more people are talking to their devices out loud these days. It makes sense—new AI models are making text-to-speech way smoother these days. Maybe people will realize it’s faster to just speak than type all the time. Are we about to see a new trend? 🗣️ #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Soft skills are more valuable than hard skills (with some exceptions). Why? Because they’re harder to learn.

Starting something new is tough, and it's totally normal to have doubts. What helps ease the pressure is taking things one step at a time. Just knowing we're (even slowly) moving forward feels really comforting. Notice the progress. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Human nature remains unchanged over time. Sometimes I wonder—if all the #indiehackers and builders were dropped into a time before computers, what would they be creating instead?

I'm using a SaaS boilerplate from @coryzue.com , and needed tech support a few times. Almost every time, I got a reply right away, and the fix was done in just a day or two.What a speed! I appreciate good customer support way more now that I’m the one providing it.

This blows my mind: We use relational databases like they're a standard part of the tech stack now. Most people don’t even realize that SQL and the whole relational model came out in the 1970s—two decades before I was born. It's wild how long it's been around! 🤯 #buildinpublic #indiehackers

I used to think that the best way to learn was by consuming content. Now, I’m starting to realize that creating content actually helps you learn as well, organize your thoughts, and gain clarity. Good morning builders!

Just donated to @grapheneos.org because they’re doing amazing work, and it hit me: Supporting indie hackers and open-source projects hits differently when you’re indie hacking too. You really feel the struggle of running a digital product and how tough it is to push through.

In 2075, I'll be over 80, and I might not be around. When you realize life isn't endless, you start wondering, "How do I want to spend my time? What's the point of it all?" For me, part of the answer is wanting to create and leave something behind.

I installed GrapheneOS (GOS) on my Pixel phone a few weeks ago, and I’m so excited to share what it’s been like using this awesome open-source! 🔥

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A good rule of thumb for a product discovery campaign: 🔭 If I’m only getting vendors trying to sell me their product or partners wanting to team up—and no real customer leads—then the market’s not interesting to me. #buildinpublic

Happy Easter holidays!

AI coding tools are making it way easier to build digital products. App development’s only gonna get more accessible from here. That’s why standing out and building competitive moats is more important than ever. Here are 4 things I’m focusing on to stand out: 👇 #buildinpublic #indiehackers

I’m thinking of adding this to the terms & conditions: "Customer support will not be provided to customers who are being rude or using foul language." Good idea or not? 🤔 #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Excellent book for anyone building online presence: Tons of useful info on digital marketing, backed by real-life results from the author. Super easy to read. Such a solid read for a marketing book 😄 100M Leads by Alex Hormozi #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Felt swamped with work lately 😵‍💫 Let me explain. I started setting quarterly goals in Q1. Last quarter, I chipped away at them gradually—in Feb I focused on A and B but skipped C, then caught up with C in March. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Making content feels uneasy sometimes. Then I realize: anything that comes in batches—products, email campaigns, decisions, etc.—follows a statistical pattern. Some pieces score high; other pieces go unnoticed.

Finally got a cold email that actually relates to my project—makes sense since I’ve used Flippa before. They even threw in a cool lead magnet (a valuation chatbot). I’m not trying to sell my project or anything, but it’s inspiring to see a well-done marketing email 📩

Current coding narrative: let LLM build the whole app. Even if technically possible, there are two main issues: #buildinpublic #indiehackers

After sitting at a computer 5 days a week, getting outside for some hands-on work feels amazing. We kicked off wine season this weekend—lots of cutting and binding the plants. Now recharged and full of energy, it's time to get back to building in the digital world 💪

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