Varma

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[Varma @BuildBy_Varma]

I built a game based on something we used to do in school.

Pen fights.

Two pens. One desk. Flick yours and knock the other one off.

I turned that stupidly simple school game into an actual 3D browser game 😂

Try it and tell me how far you get:

https://t.co/9zH1ljYPNX

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Only 131 days left in 2026

And that thing you said you’d build “this year” is still just an idea.

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AI coding is basically:

10 minutes: “I can build anything.”

2 hours later: “why did you delete the part that was working?”

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Me: I’m finally focusing on ONE product.

My brain 20 minutes later:

“okay but what if we also build…”

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AI coding:

5 min — “holy shit, it built it.”

2 hours later — “PLEASE STOP REBUILDING THE WHOLE APP. I ASKED YOU TO MOVE ONE BUTTON.”

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@attacomsian @jonathan_wilke @willbakerships @neropursue @chddaniel Noted 👍

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I found 15 “bid” sites taking over my feed 👀

Bookmark this list before another 20 appear:

1. https://t.co/sbnihVJ1GV — @jonathan_wilke (the OG)
2. https://t.co/TT1S1T4r74 — @willbakerships
3. https://t.co/AdNo4Wh8fp — @neropursue
4. https://t.co/QSKYOY5Rfv — @chddaniel
5. https://t.co/cCR6CFM3GM — @amitkushh
6. https://t.co/UtC33TZog9 — @mattmerrick16
7. https://t.co/hjGPrWcq5K — @julesvcode
8. https://t.co/MxKzcnnRWG — @thekhushaldewra
9. https://t.co/cZgrKr7RFQ — @damonchen
10. https://t.co/CDt7CHZYFu — @MakerThrive
11. https://t.co/Sz8Cvc4zjm — @ahmedgagan11
12. https://t.co/F6h1k47XlA — @mdanassaif
13. https://t.co/YrV8bOLYRm — @hii_mohit
14. https://t.co/by0R7rowKB — @omarships
15. https://t.co/YstvifT8BZ — @kalashvasaniya

This trend became an entire startup category overnight 😭

Which ones did I miss?
Drop them below

I’ll add the best ones to an updated list.

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Unpopular opinion: most MVPs need fewer features, not more polish.

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When a user asks for a feature, do you build it immediately or wait until someone else asks too?

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Humanoid robots have their own Games starting today in Beijing 🤖

Aug 22–26: autonomous racing, soccer, dance, firefighting, retail and factory tasks.

The real test isn’t the stunts anymore — it’s whether they can work reliably.

Which event would you watch?

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What’s one thing you still do manually because automating it would take longer?

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@khizrrr_ @jonathan_wilke @willbakerships @neropursue @chddaniel Noted👍

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Side projects never die. They just get renamed final_v2.

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Do you buy the domain before writing code, or after the idea survives a week?

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Nobody refreshes analytics more than a founder with 3 users.

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Would you rather build a boring product that pays or a fun product nobody buys?

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Opened the laptop to fix one bug.

Left with three new product ideas.

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AI can help you build faster.

It still can’t tell you whether anyone wants it.

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What’s one feature every app should let you turn off?

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Every bug is impossible until you explain it to someone and fix it halfway through the sentence.

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Would you rather have 1,000 free users or 50 paying users?