Hasham Shafiq

A pharmacist turned builder
Building tools that don't bill you every month.
Currently shipping: paid once.
Buy once. Yours forever.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@hi_sparklaunch Thanks! That’s exactly what I’m hoping for. I’ve spent most of my time building, so this launch feels like a whole new skill set to learn. Either way, I’m sure it’ll come with a few lessons worth sharing.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

first product launch on product hunt coming up in a few weeks. been building for years but never done the PH thing. founders who've launched there, what's the one thing you wish someone had told you before launch day? happy to return the favour when your next one happens.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@ShonUttarwar1 also, a Google Form will answer that faster than any tweet. Ship the experiment 👀

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@ShonUttarwar1 Not in Pune so can't show up physically but if there's a WhatsApp group or an online corner for builders outside Pune who want in on the energy, count me in.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

Hi Asmit,
Building a screen recorder for Mac & Windows. Without any monthly subscription. Just 19$ once and user can record the videos for lifetime without having to pay anything ever for this. No AI based features, no vendor cloud no card on file, just a simple screen recorder. That records your screen, gives you a link to share your video.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

https://t.co/arTXKILDsc

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

I was a pharmacist managing supply chains in conflict zones. Then I quit and started building tools. First thing I built: a screen recorder that saves to your own Drive. No subscription. No AI features. No upsells. Just $19, paid once.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@MINDFUEL_NIRAJ Built a $19 screen recorder against Loom. Cheerleaders are loud. Paying customers are quiet. The real ones don't cheer, they just pay and stay. That's how you find your actual users.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@JorgeMvrfil Building a screen recorder for Mac & Windows without any monthly subscription. No vendor cloud no card on file. Just pay once and record unlimited videos forever.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

the worst kind of feature debt isn't the half-built thing in your codebase. it's the one fully shipped, gathering bug reports, that you secretly know you shouldn't have built. those don't get deleted because deleting them feels like admitting something. so they stay, quietly costing you forever.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

noticed something building solo: the days i get the most done are the days i didn't open twitter, slack, or my analytics dashboard. the days i feel busiest are usually the ones where i checked all three before lunch. busy and productive stopped being the same thing somewhere along the way.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

the worst kind of feature debt isn't the half-built thing in your codebase. it's the one fully shipped, gathering bug reports, that you secretly know you shouldn't have built. those don't get deleted because deleting them feels like admitting something. so they stay, quietly costing you forever.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@mchulet Hello Mahesh,
Lets Connect.
Building a screen recorder for Mac + Windows with no monthly subscription. Just pay once and get lifetime usage.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@mariannehere Healthcare + Tech

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@HelloVyom Hello. Building the anti-subscription tools. Those that dont bill you every month. If its something that resonates with anyone, lets connect. 🤝

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@arlanr shipping a launch after a year off is a different beast than your first one. you know more, you expect more, and the bar has moved. rooting for you tonight.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

@benfchi X & Linkedin I guess.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

pharmacist turned builder, currently shipping the chrome extension of @walkthroughcc coming week. spent a decade where the cost of a subscription lapse was a missed dose, so building a screen recorder you pay for once feels like a small but real correction. mac version already live.

[Hasham Shafiq @HashamBuilds]

spent a decade making sure medicines reached people in war zones, refugee camps, and broken supply chains. now i build software full-time.

the gap between "this patient might not get their dose" and "this user might churn" is genuinely funny to me.

any other founders pivoted from high-stakes fields? what got easier, what got harder?