Alongly

The permanent home for your build-in-public journey. Create a Journey. Post progress. Find your crew. Free on iOS & Android →

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

Not every meaningful update looks like a milestone.

We wrote about a pattern we kept hearing from people building in public: they don’t stop building BUT they stop posting because nothing feels "big enough" to share.

#BuildInPublic

https://t.co/KRnLev2BQp

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

@RevenueCat Exactly @AlonglyApp - the #BuildInPublic award should go to whoever has the best permanent record of their journey, not just whoever posted most recently.

Every #Shipaton builder should have one place where new followers can read the full arc from day https://t.co/zNSv8JAF7R

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

We made this guide to help indie founders build in public in a way that's actually sustainable.

It covers the common mistakes, a simple framework to get started, and why most platforms make the whole thing harder than it should be.

https://t.co/RKIo6DtTv0

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

@dariubs Thank you for putting this together it's a thoughtful and genuinely useful resource. We built Alongly around similar ideas of sharing progress more openly and meaningfully, so this really resonated with us. We’d love to invite you to take a look at Alongly and hear your feedback.

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Are you building in public? Or just posting in public?

How are people supposed to follow your story, understand your progress, or feel part of the journey if everything is scattered across platforms?

why documenting the process matters:
https://t.co/UYxDKLwwal

#BuildInPublic

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

"Metrics tell you how something performed. Memory tells you what it meant."

A new reflection on building in public and why documenting the process matters more than the metrics:

#BuildInPublic
https://t.co/DBveP8C615

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

A lot of social products are built around growing an audience.

Crew is built around something different: the people who already know your story.

We shared a new reflection on that idea:

https://t.co/o0X27xWcVV

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

"When people are given external rewards for an activity they already enjoy, removing those rewards often leaves them less motivated than if no reward had ever existed."

When motivation becomes anxiety:

https://t.co/vOm4QpqitO

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

The best journeys are not always the most measurable ones. They are the ones you will want to understand later.

We wrote about 5 journeys worth documenting.

#BuildInPublic #growth
https://t.co/RhArNmEK5U

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Building in public was meant to make progress lighter. Somewhere along the way, it became performance.

We wrote about what changed and what a calmer model could look like.

#BuildInPublic

https://t.co/s6oAZEDyn6

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

@yelston Exactly! 💯

We've been thinking a lot about how the "middle" deserves its own space not just the wins.

Building in public shouldn't only be about highlights.
https://t.co/IoNeCdXcM1

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

Progress doesn't happen at milestones. It happens in between.

Where progress actually happens:

https://t.co/Bq6StlwH9o

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

Progress doesn't happen at milestones. It happens in between.

Where progress actually happens:

https://t.co/Bq6StlwH9o

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

@ensoyut Totally fair!

We're starting with a small group of early builders and growing from there. If you ever feel like being part of that early wave, you're welcome. Either way appreciate the honest feedback!

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@ensoyut Hey @ensoyut, Lovely concept! We'd love to see this go public soon.

We'd be happy to invite you to share your Bivi building journey with the https://t.co/ys2ZKRvu0M community.

[Alongly @AlonglyApp]

Most people don't give up on goals because they stop caring. They quit because the system around them stops making sense.

Why we built journeys instead of streaks:

https://t.co/EFATgHG7c8

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@x5faster Appreciate this!

Milestones are on our radar for sure 👀

We're being a bit careful with streaks though. For us, Alongly is more about showing up over time without the pressure of "breaking" something if you miss a day.