Kushal Patel

Building Habit Tracker -Leo in public 🚀
Sharing the wins, failures & lessons.

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

I built a habit tracker and it’s completely free. 📱

I’d love for you to try it and tell me:

👉 What feature do you wish it had?

I’ll pick the most requested features and build them into the next update.

Download it, try it, and tell me what you think. ❤️ #BuildInPublic

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

@rdbuilds7 https://t.co/GEO5WNwphd

Converts PDF bank statements into clean, editable Excel files in seconds. Built for bookkeepers, accountants, and anyone tired of manual data entry.

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@riwajrise Building https://t.co/Wu5xFCtrrm - a web app that converts PDF bank statements into clean Excel files.

Targeting bookkeepers, accountants, and small businesses to save hours of manual data entry.

Currently focused on improving parser accuracy across different bank formats.

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

Indian founders building for global customers:

What payment gateway are you using?

I’m struggling with Stripe availability and would love to know what’s actually working for you.

#BuildInPublic #IndieHackers

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@RalconStudio What are you working on with Zapier and did you find any alternative?

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@Eysiricodes Learning that lesson firsthand 😅

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Spent 7 days building a document-processing SaaS.

Things I learned:

• Real-world data is always messier than expected.
• Edge cases take longer than the core feature.
• Building is easy. Distribution is hard.

#BuildInPublic

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@i_mika_el Learned that quickly 😅 Every new statement format seems to come with its own surprises.

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@jacobrodri_ Supabase any time!

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Day 7:

No registrations yet.
But that’s fine - every product starts with silence before it gets noticed.

Building → Learning → Improving.

#BuildInPublic #SaaS #IndieHackers

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Day 6: 👨🏻‍💻

Fixed bugs in parsing logic today.
Now the app handles more bank statement formats without breaking.
Small wins, big progress 🚀

👉 https://t.co/Wu5xFCtrrm
#BuildInPublic

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

@catalinmpit Competition isn’t a reason to stop - it’s proof the idea is worth building.
You don’t need to be the best, just useful.
Ship ugly, ship fast, get feedback & improve later.
The real failure is never launching.

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

@cliftonsellers You know how every bank sends statements as PDFs?
Great for reading, terrible for working.

My tool fixes that in 1 click → clean Excel sheet.
No signup, no hassle, just upload and download.

⏳ Saves you hours.
📊 Makes data usable.
💸 Free to start.

Want me to set you up?

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

Day 5 Observation:

Users are interacting with the site in unexpected ways. It’s fascinating to see which features get the most attention. 👀💻 #BuildInPublic

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Day 4 (on Day 5 😅)
Startup time isn’t linear anyway.

Yesterday was all about chasing down a bug - users getting unlimited free conversions.
Today I’m tightening the free plan limits & adding more tests so silly misses don’t slip through again.

#BuildInPublic

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Day 3 - https://t.co/Wu5xFCtrrm

1. Parsing issue: PDF text came in one giant line, now split by date patterns, and (Dr)/(Cr) transactions parse correctly.
2. Usage limits: working fine, just added better error handling so users see why they can’t convert more.
#BuildInPublic

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Day 3 – Bug life 😂

Supposed to be:
• 1 free conversion/day (anonymous users)
• 5 free conversation/day (registered users)

But thanks to a broken limit check, users can convert unlimited PDFs → Excel without logging in 🤦‍♂️. Fixing this today.

#BuildInPublic

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Day 2 update 📊

https://t.co/Wu5xFCsTBO is slowly getting traction.
In the last 24 hours:
•474 pageviews
•178 unique visitors

It’s exciting to see more people finding value in such a simple tool. Early days, but progress is progress. #BuildInPublic

[Kushal Patel @_kushalpatel]

@FabioSilva7777 Love that! Definitely adding regression tests & logging next time, this comma bug was a tough teacher 😅. Kolega Studio’s workflow sounds awesome, I’ll check it out!

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Day 2: Funny story from today 😅
The core engine of https://t.co/Wu5xFCtrrm actually crashed because of a silly mistake in my code.

Spent a couple of hours finding it and fixing it, and now… it’s running smoothly again 🚀 #BuildInPublic

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@0xcb198609 In my case a missing comma😅