@itsolelehmann One person running all of paid is impressive. What's more impressive: knowing what NOT to do.
Most growth teams of 10 waste 6 months split-testing channels that don't convert. One person can't afford that.
The constraint was the strategy.
Day 12 & Week 2: Complete
Rise AI stats:
- 150+ users in first week
- 87% positive feedback
- 23 feature requests logged
- 0 hours of sleep (worth it)
Thank you to everyone who tried it
Weekend plan: ship the top requested features
This is just the beginning
Try Rise AI: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9
See you Monday for Week 3 π
Real user review just came in:
THIS is why we build
Not for vanity metrics
For actual human impact
Rise AI is free forever for the core features
Try it:https://t.co/r8BuUVdC0V
If it helps you, share it
That's all we ask
Rise AI hits 100+ users in the first week itself π€―
The feedback is already coming in:
"This is exactly what I needed"
"UI could be cleaner" (working on it)
"Can you add productivity feature?" (added to roadmap)
This is why we build in public
Real users = real validation
Haven't tried it yet? https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9
Why you should try Rise AI right now:
1. It helps you wake up early in the morning with personalised alarms
2. No installation, no signup BS
3. Built by actual users who felt the pain
4. Your feedback shapes V2
We're not asking for money
Just 2 minutes of your time
Try it: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9
What problem should we solve next?
π¨ RISE AI IS LIVE π¨
Working on the bugs and errors , here it is:
Rise AI - An AI Based Personalised Alarm App
Built by a 19yo dev and an incredible team at MyStartupLab
β Free to use
β No signup required (just try it)
β Works in your phone
Try it: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9
Break it. Use it. Tell me what you think.
RT to help us reach more people π
After documenting the entire build process here, it's finally live
Rise AI - An AI based personalised alarm app
Tested by this community
Now available to everyone
Free to use: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9
I need this community's honest feedback
Try it and tell me:
β What works
β What sucks
π‘ What's missing
You've been on this journey with me, help me make it better
Friday vibes + big announcement coming today
Rise AI is already up on PlayStore for users to test it.
2 weeks of building, testing, breaking, fixing
Time to show the world
Let's go π
Solved the problem I was avoiding
Broke two other things in the process
Fixed those too
This is the cycle
Tomorrow: wrapping up week 2 strong
2 weeks down, infinite learning ahead
How's your Thursday been?
Data Science tools I'm exploring:
Not diving deep yet but understanding basics:
- How data pipelines work
- Why data cleaning matters (80% of the work)
- Basic ML model concepts
Don't need to be an expert in everything
But knowing how pieces fit together helps
What adjacent skill should every dev learn?
Blockchain development update:
Smart contracts are basically "if this then that" on steroids
But the security implications are wild
One bug = real money lost
Regular dev bugs: annoying
Blockchain dev bugs: expensive
The stakes make you write better code
Learning to read other people's code is harder than writing your own
Jumped into a codebase from 2 years ago
No comments
Variable names like "x" and "temp"
Functions doing 10 things at once
Now I understand why clean code matters
Future you will thank present you
Feature deployed today
Tested locally: worked perfectly
Tested on staging: worked perfectly
Deployed to production: broke immediately
Why is production always different?
The production environment is undefeated
How do you catch production issues before users do?
Competitive Programming lesson applied to real work:
Optimizing algorithm from O(nΒ²) to O(n log n)
Sounds academic until:
- User upload takes 30 seconds instead of 5 minutes
- Server costs drop by 40%
CP isn't just for interviews
It's for making shit actually work at scale
Python vs JavaScript debate in the team today
My take after using both:
Python: readable, great for backend/data science
JavaScript: runs everywhere, frontend king
Stop fighting over languages
Learn the concepts, syntax is just details
Which language did you learn first and do you regret it?
Working across different tech stacks at MyStartupLab:
Frontend, Backend, Web3, Data pipelines
Question for experienced devs:
Is it better to be T-shaped (deep in one, broad in others) or more balanced across everything?
Feels like startups need generalists but the market wants specialists
What's worked for you?
Working on UI design today
Realized: I can code anything but designing what looks good is a different skill
Respect to designers
Making things functional is one thing
Making them beautiful is another
Any devs here who are also great at design? How'd you learn?