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Tell the community what you shipped, learned, or would do differently. Experiences get their own story page.

Lvl 6Maker

What workedOct 24

Almost 1 million Unique Visitors

Last 7 days, Airframes (https://airframes.io) has had almost 1 million unique visitors. This isn't page views, it isn't sessions, it is unique visitors to the site in the last week. Of course, it's not from efforts in the last week, or even the last year. This is a site that I've been working on for many years. And …

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Lvl 4Contributor

Lesson learnedOct 23

Building a product with a shoestring budget. Here's how it's going.

I've always wanted to build something of my own, take it from an idea to a working product, and learn what it actually takes to ship software beyond local development. So that's what I've been doing. I'm a full-stack developer, and lately, a big part of my time has gone into building the application itself, setting …

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Lvl 5Builder

What workedOct 21

xReach.lol - My First Product Just Made Its First Sale.

There are milestones you plan for, and then there are moments that feel special when they finally happen. Today, I received the first payment for my first product, xReach.lol It might sound like a small achievement, but for me, it means much more than the amount of money that came in. From writing code to building …

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Lvl 5Builder

Lesson learnedOct 20

My Experience Building xReach.lol - Things I Never Planned For

When I decided to build xReach.lol, I had a clear idea of what I wanted to create. I started working on it, made decisions along the way, and kept moving forward. What I didn't have was a clear picture of everything that would come with it. Building xReach has been an experience of figuring things out as I go. Some …

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Lvl 5Builder

CodingOct 20

Careers in 'Tech'-nology

Tech or technology is the application of scientific knowledge to solve various problems or serve a specific purpose. When people think of career opportunities in tech, those that come to mind are usually frontend, backend, cybersecurity, UI/UX, and any other known to their environment or people around them. In some o…

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Lvl 6Maker

Lesson learnedOct 19

Popular/Followed User doesn't mean Popular Products

It might be that my products are crap. It might be that my products are just not yet discovered. It also might be that it's just to early to know any of that. But one thing is clear. You can be a Leaderboard champion here on ibuildinpublic and not have products in the top 20... Or even top 30... Or even top 60! My…

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Lvl 8Shipper

DesignOct 18

What building ibuildinpublic taught me about design (without being a designer)

I never studied design. I built a website for people who ship work in public. The first page looked good. The pages after it often did not. I kept asking: why does this screen feel cheap while the homepage feels like a real place? Over time I got clear answers. They are simple enough that anyone can use them. #1 - …

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Lvl 5Builder

Lesson learnedOct 18

Lessons I Learned While Building XReach

When I started building XReach, I thought the biggest challenge would be building the product. Designing the interface, developing the features, setting up the database, and connecting everything together seemed like the major milestones. But as I got closer to launch, I realized something: building the product is on…

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Lvl 4Contributor

Tools and processesOct 17

Building Sylic.AI: Turning On-Chain Data Into Intelligence

Building Sylic.AI: Making On-Chain Intelligence More Accessible We're building Sylic.AI, an AI-powered platform designed to help Web3 users understand blockchain data, discover market signals, and make more informed decisions. Our goal is to bring AI-powered research, wallet intelligence, market insights, and smart …

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Lvl 4Contributor

How to/GuideOct 16

Lisence and telemetry

If you are building a desktop app enable it with license and remote telemetry it will avoid later unauthorised sharing of the app and will help immensely during support. It is fairly easy to do and doesn't costs much additional for infra.

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Lvl 6Maker

ProductivityOct 16

Staying Focused; And Shipping

Ok let's get really raw and real right now. You are building stuff, but you are struggling to stay focused. You are struggling to make progress because the whole internet tells you to click something, shift focus, look at a thing, read an article, scroll a social media. You and I both know it's not helping us. Thos…

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Lvl 6Maker

MarketingOct 16

Request from YOU

Please help me. Click here and upvote me! https://www.betterlaunch.co/product/systune I need all the help I can get.

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Lvl 6Maker

What workedOct 16

ibuildinpublic.com

This one is super easy. A "what worked" that I almost don't even have to say out loud. Yes, that's making an account on ibuildinpublic.com, listing my products, interacting with other users, and publishing posts. Why has it worked? Because I'm getting a lot of engagement, visits to my posts and profile, and interact…

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Lvl 6Maker

CodingOct 16

Grinding...

I'm currently grinding hard at adding some really insane agentic support for Velocity. It already had agent support, but I'm working towards making it fully autonomous (and configurable) and I think it'll be really cool when it's done. Of course, I'm dog fooding my own stuff, so it solves my own problems first. But, …

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Lvl 6Maker

MarketingOct 16

100 Lifetime User Giveaway

This isn't a lesson learned, or a lesson failed. This is an active marketing effort. I am building up the waitlist for a macOS app I'm about to release. It will be paid (in some manner) but the first 100 users to get on the waitlist will get a free lifetime license. https://x.com/kevinelliott/status/2110943811975463…

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Lvl 6Maker

Lesson learnedOct 16

Responding to Messages/Emails

I learned a hard lesson a long time ago. If you don't answer people's feedback, email, messages, etc they will get annoyed and not think about you and your products in the future. This seems like one of those "duh" that's obvious things, but I can't tell you how many companies, teams, and individuals that fail at thi…

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Lvl 3Participant

DesignOct 15

Stop letting AI design your features

AI made shipping features stupidly easy. You describe it, it's live an hour later. 🚀 The catch: we started rushing. And we let the AI make a lot of calls for us without even noticing. Layout, flows, what's on the screen, what isn't. Fast to build doesn't mean well thought out. So we changed how we work at Hawksca…

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Lvl 6Maker

Lesson learnedOct 15

My First Buildathon

I entered my first buildathon last week with no expectations. Here’s what I took away from it. Asking for support on X genuinely works when you’ve built real connections. Spending time getting to know people matters, not just turning up when you need their support. My submission didn’t need to be finished, polished …

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Lvl 5Builder

MarketingOct 15

I boosted a three line post for $10. About 450 followers in a day.

My best connect post on X was three lines and a photo: I'm 36 Solo founder from the Netherlands Looking to connect with more builders & indie hackers! Once it was already doing well, I boosted it for $10. Technically that's an ad. But nobody sees it that way. It's a normal post from a person, and people reply to …

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Lvl 5Builder

Lesson learnedOct 14

Growing Too Fast Can Break Your Startup

Growth is exciting. More customers, more revenue, and a bigger team all look like signs of success. But what happens when your operations can't keep up? Growing too quickly can create problems that aren't immediately visible. Here are five common ones. 1. Growth Hides Problems Customer complaints pile up, new empl…

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Lvl 6Maker

What workedOct 24

Almost 1 million Unique Visitors

250

Lvl 4Contributor

Lesson learnedOct 23

Building a product with a shoestring budget. Here's how it's going.

330

Lvl 5Builder

What workedOct 21

xReach.lol - My First Product Just Made Its First Sale.

167192

Lvl 5Builder

Lesson learnedOct 20

My Experience Building xReach.lol - Things I Never Planned For

227

Lvl 5Builder

CodingOct 20

Careers in 'Tech'-nology

112

Lvl 6Maker

Lesson learnedOct 19

Popular/Followed User doesn't mean Popular Products

117

Lvl 8Shipper

DesignOct 18

What building ibuildinpublic taught me about design (without being a designer)

229

Lvl 5Builder

Lesson learnedOct 18

Lessons I Learned While Building XReach

112

Lvl 4Contributor

Tools and processesOct 17

Building Sylic.AI: Turning On-Chain Data Into Intelligence

215

Lvl 4Contributor

How to/GuideOct 16

Lisence and telemetry

316

Lvl 6Maker

ProductivityOct 16

Staying Focused; And Shipping

4120

Lvl 6Maker

MarketingOct 16

Request from YOU

Please help me. Click here and upvote me! https://www.betterlaunch.co/product/systune I need all the help I can get.

4116

Lvl 6Maker

What workedOct 16

ibuildinpublic.com

6231

Lvl 6Maker

CodingOct 16

Grinding...

320

Lvl 6Maker

MarketingOct 16

100 Lifetime User Giveaway

416

Lvl 6Maker

Lesson learnedOct 16

Responding to Messages/Emails

315

Lvl 3Participant

DesignOct 15

Stop letting AI design your features

417

Lvl 6Maker

Lesson learnedOct 15

My First Buildathon

521

Lvl 5Builder

MarketingOct 15

I boosted a three line post for $10. About 450 followers in a day.

4124

Lvl 5Builder

Lesson learnedOct 14

Growing Too Fast Can Break Your Startup

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