Rodrigue Shema

Building ListTrim
Helping newsletter creators identify inactive subscribers and reduce wasted costs.

Building in public | SaaS | AI

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Builders,

How do you know if a project just needs more time... or if it's time to pivot or move on?

Trying to learn the difference between patience and stubbornness.

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@garyvee Needed this reminder perfection delayed more of my projects than failure ever did.

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@idanielroman One challenge at a time first get people in the room, then figure out how to keep them engaged.

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@Markmanson I felt this building the product isn't what stresses me most right now, It's finding the people who need it.

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@idanielroman That's interesting feels like a lot of newsletters focus on content alone, while you're building an actual community around it.

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@devinmcgovern @beehiiv I feel like that's probably how most creators think in the beginning. Growth gets the attention first.

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Need some builder advice.

I'm 21. Last year I finished secondary school and played basketball for my school team.

On June 12, they're inviting former players back for a game.

The problem: I'm deep into building my startup right now.

Would you take a day off to play, or stay

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@katologic @denk_tweets @beehiiv Yeah, that seems like a lose-lose.
Bad experience for the subscriber and lower-quality engagement for the newsletter owner.

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@cuihoster1 @beehiiv Curious what's been the biggest challenge growing a newsletter in 2026?

Getting subscribers or keeping them engaged?

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@lukmanAufbau @CustomersOnAuto Interesting what made you stick with ConvertKit instead of giving Beehiiv a try?

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@CustomersOnAuto @lukmanAufbau I've been seeing more people mention this lately. Feels like short-term list growth that probably hurts engagement in the long run.

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@dimfeld That's wild I'd be pretty annoyed too if random ,newsletters kept showing up in my inbox.

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@TheRealNewzHawk @beehiiv That's rough how large is the newsletter now, if you don't mind sharing?

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@suilnk let's connect bro👊

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Been quiet for a few days.

Still building ListTrim and learning that finding users is harder than writing code.

What's been your biggest challenge this week?

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Building ListTrim has changed how I think about growth.

A bigger list isn't always a better list.

An engaged audience beats a large inactive audience every time.

Agree or disagree?

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@denk_tweets Curious if the MCP will expose subscriber
engagement data. Would make list hygiene
workflows a lot easier to automate.