Running an experiment: 10 apps in 30 days using fake door tests. Landing pages only - no code until real people sign up. I’m using AI agents to move fast. I’m also moving back to Japan soon 🇯🇵 and I think the market there is underserved. Documenting the whole journey here.
Poke around it here: https://t.co/XNhqQ0ZcFJ 🥸
All 6 ideas I’m validating, with the research and scoring behind each. Curious which one you’d build first.
Day 2: Got humbled trying to buy a jp domain lol. You need a jp phone number to verify or pay 5x the price. Working on getting a number first:)
In the meantime I wanted to dig into these ideas more and keep my research somewhere with real data flowing in. Took inspiration from ideabrowser and built one for Japan.
#buildinpublic
The lesson if you’re building for Japan:
Distribution beats product here. And distribution is relationships.
Find who already owns your customer’s trust. Partner your way in.
#Japan#startups
A 7-year-old Japanese startup is on track to hit ¥10B revenue faster than any SaaS in the country’s history.
@bakuraku_layerx just raised a $100M Series B.
The money isn’t the interesting part. How they got in is. (thread)
@billgnofficial Hey Bill,
Running an experiment for the Japan market, moving there in a few weeks and interested in building tools there. Check out my post on this for more details. Loved to also connect!
https://t.co/CtsLUaWyc9
@DevTenta Pretty different. Japan’s hardware and auto industry are top notch but software’s always been behind.
People say is Japan’s about 10 years behind on software, but a wave of new JP startups is getting real traction in spaces that are already have been built for NA/EU long ago.
Day 1: Validating 5 Japan app ideas.
5 sites live built by Claude Code + Design, kind of impressed how they turned out, check out screenshots.
Built agents for every step:
→ Market research & complaint mining
→ Page design (Claude Code + Claude Design)
→ Database setup
Next: working on improving website copy + getting .jp domains. #buildinpublic
Day 1: Validating 5 Japan app ideas.
5 sites live built by Claude Code + Design, kind of impressed how they turned out, check out screenshots.
Built agents for the whole workflow:
→ Research (reviews, complaints, pain points)
→ Landing page design
→ Vercel + Database setup
Next: working on improving website copy + getting .jp domains.
#buildinpublic
Day 1: Validating 5 Japan app ideas.
5 sites live built by Claude Code + Design, kind of impressed how they turned out, check out screenshots.
Built agents for the whole workflow:
→ Research (reviews, complaints, pain points)
→ Landing page design
→ Vercel + Database setup
Next: working on improving website copy + getting .jp domains.
#buildinpublic
@CiprianiRanieri Yessir! I'm a bit weak in this area and am researching more about it. If you have any ideas or resources you could point to that would be amazing! lmk
If you’ve done fake door tests, launched in Japan, or have experience with growth hacking and driving traffic - I want to hear it. What’s worked for you? What am I missing? #buildinpublic#indiehackers
Running an experiment: 10 apps in 30 days using fake door tests. Landing pages only - no code until real people sign up. I’m using AI agents to move fast. I’m also moving back to Japan soon 🇯🇵 and I think the market there is underserved. Documenting the whole journey here.
Next 7 days: 4 more landing pages go live. AI customer support, LINE commerce, JP SEO, GTM automation. Each gets its own fake door. I’ll share the numbers - signups, conversion rates, what’s working, what’s flopping.