Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소)

Building @WeWantPeaceNews · Solo dev · Ex-founder ($3.7M exit) · 도핑연구소 · #BuildInPublic

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

I started my first company at 18.

Built it to ~$3.7M revenue. Exited. Moved to Jeju Island. Ran a guesthouse.

Then I got obsessed with one question: "Is the world getting more dangerous, or does it just feel that way?"

So I built something to find out.

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Case studies & methodology:
https://t.co/ZTwjStXBdP

Try it free:
https://t.co/Cp5ZD0dWLo

💡If GitHub link shows 404, long-press → "Open in browser" (X app + GitHub app conflict on mobile)

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Our system detected the Mojtaba Khamenei succession story 24.5 HOURS before Reuters, AP, and BBC.

Here's exactly how that happened. No magic. Just multi-source aggregation.

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

I'm not trying to beat Reuters at journalism.

Aggregate regional + Telegram sources with wire services → more complete picture, faster.

That's the thesis.

#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #SaaS

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

March 4, 2026, ~22:00 UTC.

Al Jazeera: "Iran's wartime succession: What direction after Khamenei?"
BBC: "Leaving leadership in the hands of temporary council..."

24.5 hours after our first signal.

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

@SweeeetJelly @Jmark_who @coscosmico Not open source yet — will share when it's ready! Happy to answer any architecture questions here 🙌

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Here's the entire tech stack behind a platform that monitors 195 countries in real-time.

Solo dev. No team. $0 VC.

Let me walk you through every piece.

#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #SaaS

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Try it free → https://t.co/Cp5ZD0dWLo

195 countries. Real-time. No signup wall.

#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #SaaS #OSINT

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

#BuildInPublic Day 3 🧵

"How much should I care about this crisis?"

I built an algorithm to answer that.

It's called KScore. It personalizes every global event to YOUR country.

Same missile test:
→ Seoul: 8.5
→ Berlin: 3.2
→ Nairobi: 1.8

How it works ↓

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Real case: March 2026 Iran crisis.

We detected it 24.5 HOURS before Reuters/AP/BBC.

How? Regional media reports faster. We scan 200+ sources every 5 min.

The algorithm connects the dots humans miss.

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

@coscosmico Good question. Main bottleneck is AI normalization cost — 200+ sources × 5min cycles × GPT calls adds up fast. Batching and caching helped a lot.

Next challenge: scaling sources without scaling the bill 😅

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

@Jmark_who @coscosmico Guilty as charged 🫠 Classic "ship features first, sell later" syndrome.

It's on the list. Right after I finish one more backend feature... and one more... and—

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

@0xbodu @Obuldotai Great! I'm looking at the service you mentioned because I was wondering how I could apply it to my service.

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Total cost breakdown (monthly):
- Railway: ~$30-50
- Supabase: ~$25
- OpenAI API: ~$40-80
- Firebase: free tier
- Domain: $12/yr

Building a global monitoring platform for under $150/mo.

The exit money buys me time to do it right.

#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker

[Shinhyuk Kim (도핑연구소) @doping_lab]

Infrastructure:
- Railway (Docker containers)
- GitHub Actions CI/CD
- Firebase Auth + FCM (push)
- OpenAI API (GPT-4o-mini)

Monthly infra cost: surprisingly manageable for a solo project. Railway's been solid.