Tom Turcotte

Mentored devs for 5+ years. Now building full-time to fix my own social media struggle: authentic growth without endless scrolling.

[Tom Turcotte @TomTurcotteTech]

I've spent the last 5 years mentoring developers, helping them ship code and build careers.

But when it came to growing my own presence on X, I was stuck: endless scrolling, forced content, zero flow.

So I quietly shifted focus: diving full-time into building
X Growth Engine, a tool that handles post creation, smart scouting, and targeted engagement... all while keeping your authentic voice intact.

Today marks Day 1 of sharing the journey openly.

Excited (and a little nervous) to document the progress, failures, and wins. #buildinpublic

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@ylolyfe Set strong standards and in every action you do rise to the challenge

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@ylolyfe True that, powerful moves

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Day 143 of building X Growth Engine in public.

I have been thinking about two categories of working with AI.

Category one is using it. Prompting, generating, iterating. Most people live here and it is genuinely powerful.

Category two is training it to work specifically for you. Shaping it around your needs, your context, your goals.

The gap between those two categories is bigger than most people realize.

Been deep in category two lately. Early days but the potential is hard to ignore. Excited for where this is going.

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@emaann28 Interesting error message from codex itself haha

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@emaann28 Well said, that next level is very exciting to unlock

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@justjasiu Welcome along Jan, feel free to give any feedback you have. We're still early access and I'm excited for what it's growing into. Hope to see more of you around

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It's a tool I created to defeat the problem of growing on social media without endless scrolling. Four smaller accounts like us, that problem right now is finding where to reply. Replies > posts at our stage. It's https://t.co/TqeGeM6NRC. The extension is free with basic insights growing as you use it. The paid upgrade finds those reply opportunities, it's actually how I found you here :)

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@ElitzaVasileva Mega inspiring Elitza, keep crushing it 🎂

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@Yakobeen1 I'll be tuned in 👏

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@RoxanaLimban I think so too 🤯

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@yusukelp Me too brother, things are moving 💪

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@EmmanuelPa2767 @Better_Launch @RoxanaLimban Have to be patient, it's only recording as you scroll. It won't load all your posts at once. I'm going to open a chat with you and you can ask all the questions you have 😁

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Day 142 of building X Growth Engine in public.

Today is launch day on @Better_Launch by @RoxanaLimban.

This is what building in public is all about. Showing up, putting your product in front of new eyes and letting the work speak for itself.

X Growth Engine is live and ready for its moment.

If you are discovering this for the first time the free chrome extension is one click away. Insights from your own X feed growing alongside you from day one.

Drop by and say hi, https://t.co/Xcov7ggO6D

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@ldo_dev Looks really clean Luke, nice work !

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@EmmanuelPa2767 @Better_Launch @RoxanaLimban I am shipped, I have a handful(5) of paying users. Scroll my profile to see what I've been talking about in my journey

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@EmmanuelPa2767 @Better_Launch @RoxanaLimban Congrats on Day 20 Emmanuel, finding similar people is such a great part of the journey

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I think if you are seeing growth in your one product, keep going with it. Tough call to make really, as it depends on a bunch of factors. But as a new indie hacker myself I could see the need for going deep in one product, easy to see the grass as greener on the other side whether it's another project or person's portfolio.

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@shippedbytim Thanks for that Tim 🚢

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Day 141 of building X Growth Engine in public.

Just surged past 500 followers.

The interesting part is how the pace keeps increasing. Every hundred followers arriving faster than the one before.

X Growth Engine in my daily workflow is a big part of that. Dogfooding your own product has a way of proving the point better than any pitch ever could.

500 down. A long way to go. Come join the journey.

Free chrome extension at the link below.

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@DevTenta Thank you so much! 🔥

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@czarinabuilds Likewise! For now, happy building Czarina 🔥
Will stay in touch