Dan Pereda

Solo dad for 6 years. Building from $0 → $10K/month or I get a real job. AI for real estate photos. Sharing wins + failures

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

I'm back on X after 4 years of silence. Here's why:
I've been a single dad for 6 years. My wife passed away, and since then it's been me and my daughter against the world.
I've been running businesses to keep us afloat—ecommerce, side projects, whatever it takes.
But I'm tired of just surviving.
So I built https://t.co/X6G580adLa—an AI tool that helps real estate agents transform their listing photos with virtual staging.
Current MRR: $0
Goal: $10K/month
Deadline: If I don't hit it, I have to go get a real job.
I'm going to build this thing in public. The wins. The failures. All of it.
Follow along if you want to watch a solo dad try to build his way out.

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

#investing,#algo,#trading,#stocks

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

I trained a 102M-parameter neural network to trade stocks for me.

It lost $15,000.

Then four spreadsheet rules a golden retriever could follow made $1,460.

Wrote a 4-part series about the whole journey — from AI hubris to discovering that "was yesterday red?" is worth more than a GPU.

Part 1: https://t.co/3kyIn1JYDR

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hipped a change I've been wanting to build for weeks.
You can now try ListingEnhancer completely free. No account. No email. No catch.
Upload a listing photo → AI enhances it → you see the before/after.
I only ask for your email if you want the full-res download. By that point you've already seen the magic on your own photo.
Most SaaS products: "sign up to see a demo." Mine: "here's your result. Want more?"
https://t.co/luWDaLsDsp
#buildinpublic #realestate #ai #proptech #saas

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Real estate agents pay $200+ per photo for virtual staging.

I'm building an AI that does it in seconds.

Here's a real before/after from my tool — empty living room → fully staged by AI.

It now auto-detects what's in your photo (empty room, furnished, backyard, exterior) and applies the right enhancement automatically. No menus. No choices. Just drop a photo.

First photo is free. No signup needed.

https://t.co/luWDaLsDsp

#buildinpublic #realestate #proptech #ai #virtualstaging #indiemaker #saas

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

Building https://t.co/X6G580adLa — an AI tool that virtually stages real estate listing photos in seconds instead of agents paying $200+ per photo. Just shipped smart auto-detection that recognizes what's in the photo (empty room, furnished, backyard, exterior) and applies the right enhancement automatically. Solo founder, 243 commits deep. First photo is free, no signup. #buildinpublic

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@Peter_Quadrel ai

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@PeakRacer oh yeah?

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

@steipete @openclaw It's implemented. I'm looking forward to seeing my openclaw's soul.

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

Exciting News ListingEnhancer is going mobile. 📱
Started building the iOS app today and already have a working prototype.
$1/photo virtual staging, now from your phone.
Screenshots 👇
#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #iOSDev #RealEstateTech #PropTech #AI #SaaS #SoloDev

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Small change, big difference.
Redesigned the https://t.co/X6G580adLa login flow — now you land straight on your enhance images instead of a dashboard.
Less clicks → faster value → happier users.
The unsexy stuff matters.
#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #SaaS #RealEstateTech #PropTech #UX #SoloDev

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

ListingEnhancer update: Major backend upgrade shipped today 🎉✅ Fixed: Intermittent upload
│ failures (timeout errors)
│ ✅ Added: Background processing queue
│ ✅ Result: Uploads now 100% reliable, even for large/complex images This was a 2-week bug hunt
│ that came down to architecture. Sometimes you have to rebuild the engine while the car's moving
│ 🚗💨Real estate agents need tools that don't fail when it matters. One bug closer to that
│ goal.#buildinpublic #realestate #saas

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

Solo dad building ListingEnhancer from $0→$10K/month.
Today while getting healthy (56min HIIT + run), I had @ClaudeAI Code working on the business:

Added new virtual staging decorating options
Planned navigation improvements
Fixed usability friction points

This is building in public:
When you're competing against time and employment deadlines, you work smarter. AI handles code while I handle cardio.@AnthropicAI #BuildInPublic
#SaaS
#MicroSaaS
#IndieHackers
#BootstrappedFounder

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@Zephyr_hg NEWS

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@AdityaShips Execution like this is what separates dreamers from builders. Day 7 and already 80% complete? That's the energy right here. 🔥 Rooting for you to get approved!

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

@ModestMitkus Let's go! 🔥 Congrats on the first sales—that's the hardest part. Now watch it grow from here 📈

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@mattpocockuk

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@LunaBitar @SofiaMarin5555 @Jayyanginspires wow , congrats!! first stop app store, next stop the world!

[Dan Pereda @Dan_Pereda]

@thepatwalls I am excited for the episode, marketing and growth are the real hard part now.

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@luismbat Somehow this is equally depressing and motivating at the same time. I will say 4000 weeks is one of my Favorite books. A solid philosophy book disguised as a time management book. @oliverburkeman