Day 43 of building in public.
→ launched https://t.co/kl8We33R97 closed beta
→ sent my first beta emails
→ +8 new waitlist folks
→ +16 followers this week
crossed my first waitlist milestone.
momentum is real.
Next: fix bugs, get feedback, iterate & touch grass🌱
@adriankuleszo 100%, ai accelerates the starting line.
at some point every startup needs trust, conversions and a brand that doesn’t feel generic and that's where they look for designers.
been a bit busy with a client project, but I’m still pushing forward.
got valuable feedback on https://t.co/kl8We33R97, and i’m jumping back into it soon.
@ibatulanand yeah, learned this the hard way.
real validation happens when they actually use it or when they ask:
- where is your waitlist?
that’s when it gets real.
jobfoster closed beta is live 🚀
it took a while to decide how to handle access:
- invitation link
- invitation code
- allow all from the waitlist
- create accounts manually
final decision: 👇
final decision:
- i’ll email the 12 people on the waitlist, they’re all getting access first automatically when signing up
- others can sign up & sign in, but can’t test yet, they can email me to request access
2 years ago, i was working on my bachelor's capstone project:
- a social app for students with marketplace, lost items and group chats.
i was supposed to build backend only.
but to meet the deadline, i helped the frontend team build a feature(a full facebook-style news feed in React.)
in 2 weeks i got backend + frontend + integration.
insane... now, i’d do all of that in a few hours with Claude.