IsaacJSmith

building cool products

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Everything I’ve built before sucks. Wait until you see what I’m working on next.

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The real algorithm hack is solving a problem that people have.

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🔨BUILD IN PUBLIC - Day 4/10

To be real - life really got in the way halfway through the build & launch plan, but we're so back and with a re-design of what the UI will look like -

Just need to make it a lot more functional now, and fix a lot of things.

Improvement? Y or N?

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@TheJaydanBaker For me I’m just hopelessly optimistic

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Where do you guys lock-in best?

For me it's working in the library.

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🔨BUILD IN PUBLIC - Day 3/10

We have a UI for the product!

Still not how I want it to look, but I've started cooking.

What do you guys think?

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Is paying for X worth it?

If it is, what has changed for you?

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I've been staring at the same problem for 5 hours trying to debug it.

Decided to open up YouTube and I see a feed full of stuff like 'I built an MVP in 4 hours' and 'I built a profitable SaaS in 2 days'.

Anyone else feel like they're behind sometimes?

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@allthelambdas Not sure I'd invest in this one, but it's very interesting

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What's your favourite idea that was never viable enough to really turn into a product, but you would love to build?

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@JasonThorsness I have had some metal coasters before, so there's some validation for the idea!

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@jotham This is a great idea, really brings together the community. Have you heard of Timeleft? It reminds me of that.

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🔨BUILD IN PUBLIC - Day 2/10

💡Now that I have the idea - it's time for planning.

🗺️Today I worked out the roadmap to MVP for the next 8 days, and go to work.

🖌️I'll show the initial design tomorrow if anyone wants to see?

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@JoschuaBuilds I like this landing page, this is cool

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@PassiveIncomeNL I'm not sure two acronyms in a row is a good move for a landing page headline?

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This is what I usually do when starting a project - I spend a while roadmapping everything I have to do to get to MVP.

I really don't know if it's the best approach though.

What works for you guys?

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@WeekendVisuals Love this perspective on it

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Hey guys, I'm new to building in public, and I'm a huge fan of you all.

How do you build in public without worrying about someone stealing your idea? And if you're not worried, why not?

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@thehood_suno Thanks! I'll keep it in mind

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@dagermohamed This is a really good point! Ideas are copyable at any stage, so I guess you have to build a better business with better execution around your product.