Daniel Neacsu

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[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

Umm… guys…

Someone just paid for something I built.

First paid user.

This feels unreal.

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

I've been heads down on https://t.co/GxybMLtZ42.

Added several new features to make ShiftBear Pro valuable:

- Income tracking
- Improved UI for the clock-in/out screen
- Better onboarding to boost conversions
- Export schedule for printing
- Export time logs to a spreadsheet

I think I'm ready to move on to the next project and let the App Store do its work. I still need to figure out marketing—this includes finding where my target audience hangs out. I probably should've researched that before launch, but it's my first one, I'm glad I shipped it, and I'll learn a lot from this.

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@CJfromJBW I draw so much inspiration from your stuff!

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@Artur_Abra Well Im sorry to hear that. Looks like you are trying to genuinely put yourself out there. There is not better way to connect with people than to bare your soul to them. Praying for you my friend that you will find your community.

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@jackfriks Yeah, I find tools like this so fascinating. As a kid, I always dreamed I could just talk to my computer and it would do things for me. We're basically there. Just need Claude to release live mode!

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

What vibe coding from my laundry room has taught me

- You might be able to one-shot an entire app, but that doesn't mean it will be usable.

Shipping fast can create software that runs, but only iteration turns it into something people actually want to use.

- LLM credits are expensive.

No matter if you use Claude, Grok, or any other model, this stuff costs money and takes time. Every moment you're building—especially at the start—you're not recouping your subscription costs, which can feel a little intimidating.

- I actually just love doing this.

I really enjoy the process: building, iterating, and testing on friends, family, and coworkers. I've gotten to a place where I'm fine if this turns into a business (I'd love that), but with life and everything else right now, it's not realistic to go all in—and that's okay.

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@CJfromJBW Wow, I love the detail. Its cool seeing the mind of a designer, Im usually like "The drop down works, Yay!" and move one. Great seeing this thinking process.

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

I just ate my first meal after not eating for 3 days.

The first day sucked. I was irritable and distracted. My wife and kids were not having a good time with me.

The second day was better than I expected. I started feeling lighter and had more energy. Just felt clean for the first time in a while.

By the third day I was having some slight headaches but still felt super light and was more focused than I have been in a long time.

This first meal probably isn't the best way to break a fast, but it's what I wanted, hopefully I can implement more clean eating from now on.

Just glad I could strengthen my inner "No".

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

Spent 2 years “learning to code.”

Translation:

• endless tutorials
• debugging for hours
• a new SaaS idea every 5 minutes
• nothing real to show for it

Today I finally have this.

Something shipped.

Something people are paying for.

Progress is quiet… until it isn’t.

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@raroque That's awesome. Let me know when you do!

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@NathanGeckler @anything I really enjoy the little mascots you have in your app. Do you create them in Figma or in the Anything tool?

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@NathanGeckler @anything Oh you build with Anything, thats cool. I have not had a chance to try that out yet. Im assuming you enjoy using it?

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

Loving this mockup video creation for https://t.co/w0sn7e5x37 by https://t.co/Q3HIIFppeB

Really Enjoying this!

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@betomoedano Thank you sir

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@mazeincoding Thats really cool. How do you calculate that? Or if you told me that you would have to kill me?

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

@hiproductminds Thats all the set up you need!

[Daniel Neacsu @01AppRX]

Just rolled out updates to https://t.co/w0sn7e5x37

✅ Time log page fixed
✅ A few annoying bugs gone

Focusing on The Bored App next