I went all in with bootstrapping 1 year ago, got rejected by a PM role in Bangkok 1 month ago, and my savings were almost drained.
I pivoted into apps at the beginning of 2025. It was an existential crisis at low $100 MRR in the first half of 2025.
Then I really started learning about marketing 1 month ago and went fully locked in.
Today I 10xโd my app to $1600 MRR, 500k organic views, and $0 ad spend.
Keep going. Donโt give up.
@robj3d3 i grew up in hk, the narrative is a bit misleading
as a founder the burn rate is brutal
- $1600 for an 8mยฒ - 11mยฒ room
- food near US prices
but
- world-class transport
- amazing food
- very safe
update
> minimax code ui is terrible
> intention -> precision is low
> took more time to iterate the code
might switch back to codex/claude
i used claude pro $20 on claude code and hit token limit within 30 mins.
now i'm using minimax $10 plan and basically i got infinite token.
kinda an overlooked way to run claude code.
i used claude pro $20 on claude code and hit token limit within 30 mins.
now i'm using minimax $10 plan and basically i got infinite token.
kinda an overlooked way to run claude code.