TalBuildsAI

Solo dev building Shopify apps
🛒 @kazamcart — cart drawer for higher AOV
🎬 @reelproof — reviews → video ads
Building, learning, shipping.

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I’ve spent the last few years in e-commerce and insurance sales.
I learned one hard truth: Logistics and physical goods eat your margins. 📦
So I’m making a pivot.

I’m bootstrapping an AI SaaS business. 💻
My first project: Reel-to-Review.

Here is the plan 🧵👇

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@ChrisCamillo Chris, when researching TikTok comments, how do you tell if engagement around a company/product is actually unusual vs. just normal ongoing buzz? What signals tell you there’s a real inflection? Do you compare views, likes, video amounts a keyword compared to last quarter?

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@ChrisCamillo Chris, when researching TikTok comments, how do you tell if engagement around a company/product is actually unusual vs. just normal ongoing buzz? What signals tell you there’s a real inflection?

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Free for the first 100 merchants ��� DM me if you want personalized setup help

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Just got my second Shopify App Store app approved 🎉

Kazam Cart Drawer — slide cart with upsells, urgency timer, tiered rewards, and auto-applying promotions. Built entirely solo over 6 months.

Free during launch.

https://t.co/CaC5w2dAaL

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Want to know how? Comment “Reelproof”

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I’m done paying $200+ for single UGC clips that take 2 weeks to arrive.

Check out this transformation: I took a boring, raw supplier clip and turned it into this TikTok ad with 2 clicks.

Before:

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After:

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Testing the app after the latest updates.

Any recommendations or checklists I should check before submitting to Shopify?

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@marclou Congrats brother! What was your biggest challenge so far?

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Last week: A grey cubicle selling insurance.
Today: A balcony in Koh Samui. 🌴

I’m not a millionaire yet. My SaaS isn't even live.

But this view?
This is exactly why we grind in the dark.

To have the freedom to choose the light.

#DigitalNomad #BuildInPublic

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@fordhsmith sure it does 😂

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Client: "Does this policy cover water damage?"

Me (Thinking): "Did my dev fix the rendering video problem?"

Me (Out loud): "Absolutely."

Selling insurance while building a startup is a mental extreme sport.

24 hours to takeoff. ⏳

#SideHustle #SaaS

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@tibo_maker I fly to Thailand tomorrow for my honeymoon.

Secretly hoping that "blow off" moment happens while I’m offline drinking a coconut on the beach. 🥥

That would be the ultimate notification to wake up to.

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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Selling Insurance.
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM: Building my SaaS.

People ask if I’m tired.
I’m exhausted.

But working on your own last name hits different than working for someone else’s.

The night shift starts now. 🌙

#SideHustle #NonTechFounder

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Normal people 48 hours before a honeymoon:

• Checking flight times.
• Packing bags.

Me 48 hours before a honeymoon:
• Checking API limits.
• Packing features.

Sorry to my wife, but the code freeze starts at the boarding gate. 🇹🇭
#BuildInPublic #SaaS

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@0xcb198609 We solve the 'Video Gap'—turning the text asset they have into the video asset they need, instantly. No cameras required.

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Most Shopify apps are built by devs who *guess* what merchants need.

Reel-to-Review is built by a merchant who lived the pain.

I’m mapping the user flow today.

Goal: Drive conversions, not just look cool.

Product-Market Fit > Fancy Code.

#buildinpublic #shopify

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@0xcb198609 Spot on.

The biggest pain point is asset utilization.

Merchants have hundreds of 5-star text reviews that customers ignore (banner blindness). But they struggle to get customers to film video reviews.

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My developer asked: "How should the system handle this specific error?"

I didn't answer with technical logic.
I answered: "What would the laziest, most annoyed customer want to happen?"

Engineers optimize for efficiency. Founders optimize for human behavior.

#SaaS

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Non-technical founders: What tool do you use to manage your devs?

I’m currently using Slack but looking to optimize.

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Just got a demo back from my dev for the Reel-to-Review video rendering.

It didn’t work.

The old me would have tried to "fix" the code. The CEO me realized the instructions I gave were vague.

Simple call with developer, problem solved.

Manage the outcome, not the syntax.