CJ

I build systems that automate repetitive work.

[CJ @codewcj]

"just build in public bro"

"people will find you"

[CJ @codewcj]

@hasandocs @fdotinc really cool! been following TE for a while, always great content

[CJ @codewcj]

if you desperately want to quit your 9-5

please do this first:

> pay off all non-mortgage debt to minimize monthly expenses

> save a cash reserve to cover cost of living (I saved 2yrs of expenses)

> have a fallback plan: "if X doesn't happen by Y date, get another job"

[CJ @codewcj]

@jackfriks CONGRATS JACK❤️❤️❤️

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@gus_tiffer I was wondering how that would translate. hopefully you at least got a nice bump in followers!

[CJ @codewcj]

why are you stressed?

all you have to do is:

1. validate app ideas
2. build one with AI
3. market for months on reddit, tiktok
4. create content to build an audience
5. launch on ProductHunt etc.
6. realize no one wants your app
7. pivot to new ideas
8. repeat steps 1-7

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@JoschuaBuilds lmaooo i bet it gets annoying at that length anyway (and hot af in the summer)

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@gus_tiffer lmao love it

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@raroque hell yeah, love this

[CJ @codewcj]

goal: 1000 commits in a year

progress: 60%

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

[CJ @codewcj]

goal: 1000 commits on my calendar

only ~300 in 2025 so far, but picking up the pace

currently on a 23 day streak, trying to make July all green 🟩

[CJ @codewcj]

Building for yourself feels productive… until launch day hits and no one shows up. Ask the market. Your gut is not enough.

Speaking from experience (and $63 in sad app sales).

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@buildItN0w @PostCaptureCom @PeerPushHQ done! love the landing page btw

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@thepatwalls the growth is insane lol and well deserved!

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@_mattwelter I literally built my 1st app around this exact purpose

to annoy the fuck out of myself with email reminders until I go work out (and it's been surprisingly effective)

[CJ @codewcj]

what's up Pat - this sounds awesome! here are some projects I built with the help of AI tools:

> a Discord bot to detect impersonators in large community servers (this is a huge problem in certain niches, have caught 1,000+ scammers since deploying)

> a habit tracker with an annoying reminder system to help keep me accountable: https://t.co/moCppRqFh1

> a tool to help people get out of debt faster, using the same concepts I utilized to pay off $50k in ~3y after college: https://t.co/HbmVmIu1Q3

> N8N workflow for my gf (photographer) to turn viral tiktok trends into blog content & tweet ideas for her business: https://t.co/OocgQQeFpt

> a slideshow generator for tiktok (this one's been a huge learning experience) to organically promote my apps, been testing here: https://t.co/brGyOTdEA4

bonus:

> I've grown a twitter account to ~40k followers/youtube to ~20k subs (in a completely different niche) but I have lots of experience making content

> I'm often visiting family in FL just a couple hours from Tampa, would happily make myself available for content collabs! 😉

happy to chat more!

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@clivassy congrats Julia!! :)

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@eliana_jordan "congrats on making $300 from - whoops... actually, you spent 300 *minutes* on titkok"

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@0xPaulius this looks super sick man, well done!

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@JoschuaBuilds love this