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Indie Hacker Trap: Building for ‘everyone’ means resonating with no one. Why niching down wins: - Laser-focused messaging - Less competition - Faster feedback How to niche: - Pick a industry/role you get - Build only for them - Expand after they love it #buildinpublic

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Stop trying to ‘innovate.’ Most indie success comes from improving existing solutions, not inventing new ones. #buildinpublic

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You don’t need to grind 18-hour days to build a successful SaaS. In fact, burning out might be why your last project failed. #buildinpublic

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Building in public is a rollercoaster. Today’s win: 10 new users. Tomorrow’s crisis: a bug nukes your database. The truth: ✅ You’ll feel unstoppable one day. ✅ You’ll want to quit the next. But here’s the secret: The community is your safety net. We’ve all been there.

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If your SaaS isn’t making money, you’re not a founder you’re a hobbyist. Building for “passion” pays in likes, not rent. #buildinpublic

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Why I’m nervous: - What if no one cares? - What if it breaks instantly? - What if I’m way in over my head? #buildinpublic

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💡 What’s the ONE mistake you made early in your career that taught you the most? #buildinpublic

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AI will eat a lot of jobs. Because it’ll make entrepreneurship 100x easier, pushing more people towards it. - Solopreneurship will be the new trend - Competition will be the hardest - Big companies will shrink Don’t miss the AI wave. #buildinpublic

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Never underestimate what you can build with code. #buildinpublic

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💡 What’s the ONE mistake you made early in your career that taught you the most? #buildinpublic

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Start with: 1. Talking to users 2. Validating the problem 3. Building the smallest version possible #buildinpublic

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Start that side project. Write that first line of code. Ship something, anything. Progress > perfection. #buildinpublic

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What’s your "unfair advantage" as a founder? #buildinpublic

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The secret to shipping faster: Stop overengineering. Your first version doesn’t need to: - Scale to 1M users - Have perfect code - Look like a Fortune 500 product It just needs to solve a problem. #buildinpublic

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What’s the most underrated SaaS marketing strategy? Give value first, then monetize. Example: Build something free that generates traffic, then offer a paid service your audience actually needs. #buildinpublic

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What’s one thing you wish you knew before starting your first SaaS? For me, it was realizing that marketing is just as important as coding. You can build the best product in the world, but if no one knows about it, it doesn’t matter. #buildinpublic

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What’s your biggest struggle when starting a new project? #buildinpublic

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Why do we spend so much time perfecting ideas instead of just shipping them? #buildinpublic

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Stop chasing shiny new tools master the fundamentals, solve real problems, and ship consistently. That’s how you win. 🚀 #buildinpublic

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Some days, you’re crushing it. Other days, you’re Googling “how to center a div” for the 47th time. #buildinpublic @bsky.app

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Some days, you’re crushing it. Other days, you’re Googling “how to center a div” for the 47th time. #buildinpublic

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Stop asking, ‘Will this work?’ Start asking, ‘What will I learn if it doesn’t?’ Every failure is just a stepping stone to something better. #buildinpublic

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What’s harder - building the product or finding the people who actually want it? #buildinpublic

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Authentication question Magic links vs. email/password what’s your go-to and why? #buildinpublic

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Here’s a lesson I wish I learned earlier: Your first 100 users don’t care about your fancy features. They care about one thing: Does this solve my problem? #buildinpublic

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What’s one thing you’ve been overthinking that you could just ship today? #buildinpublic

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Your first 10 followers won’t care about your product. Your first 100 followers will care a little. Your first 1,000 followers will start to believe in you. But it all starts with showing up #buildinpublic

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Building in public is like showing your rough draft to the world. It’s messy. It’s uncomfortable. But it’s also where the magic happens. Start building! #buildinginpublic

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Here’s a harsh truth I learned the hard way: You can build the most beautiful app in the world, but if no one knows about it, it doesn’t matter. Marketing isn’t optional. It’s part of the job. #buildinpublic

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Progress > Perfection. You don’t need a polished product to start sharing. You don’t need 10,000 followers to make an impact. You just need to start. #buildinpublic

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Quick tip if you need to search only in a specific folder in VSCode - In "files to include" type the specific folder you to perform the search. e.g., "src/features". - To exclude folders, use "files to exclude" e.g., "node_modules"

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What's the one feature your users absolutely love that you never planned to build? #buildinpublic

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What's your best 'I wish I knew this before deploying on Vercel' tip? I had some problems with ENV variables and that made me ask what strategies and tips you know for deploying on Vercel #buildinpublic

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Credentials vs magic links is an ongoing debate in my head What's your go-to auth method and why? Which one do your users prefer? What's been your experience. #buildinpublic

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Just spent 3 hours tweaking a button style that 99% of people won’t even notice. This is peak developer life. 😂 #buildinpublic

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Deploying Next.js middleware to Vercel? Watch out for Edge Function size limits! I hit a 1MB cap while deploying middleware with next-auth even though my file was just a single export. Turns out, dependencies like bcrypt, prisma, and @auth/prisma-adapter were sneaking into my bundle. 😅

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Curious what you all are working on these days 🤔 #buildinpublic

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Building a product is like running a marathon through a maze. Every user interaction is a signpost, every feature a potential shortcut. What's the most unexpected insight you've gained from your users? #buildinpublic

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What's the one feature you've built that users loved but never actually used? #buildinpublic

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Just spent 3 hours debugging only to find I was calling .map() on an object instead of an array. Currently questioning my entire career choice. What's your most recent 'I can't believe I did that' dev moment?"

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I implemented Blucore's scheduling feature and tested it with my own content. Simple stuff, but it feels good solving real problems. What feature would you like to see on Bluecore? What is Bluecore? Check it out 👇 #buildinpublic

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👋 Hey Bluesky, what’s your biggest challenge on here? I’m building Blucore, a tool to schedule posts, save drafts, and track profile metrics. 💡 What features would make your life easier? I’d love your feedback!

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