The world sees the shine.
They don't see the quiet grind, the late nights, the countless attempts you make when no one is watching.
That's where true empires are built. In the daily, relentless effort.
Keep pushing.
๐งต #buildinpublic day 3 - the day midconnect went from local files to a real URL on the internet.
Also: the boring infrastructure work that saves you from "works on my machine" forever.
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Day 3 complete. The plumbing is in.
Next up: landing page polish-up, waitlist functionality, and then we'll get started on the first real feature!
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4/ Started the landing page.
First pass - rough but directional. Got the structure, the core message, and the vibe down.
A landing page is never done. But it has to exist before it can be good.
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๐งต #buildinpublic day 1 - starting a social media tool from scratch.
My friend and I were tired of copy-pasting the same post across 6 platforms. So weโre building midconnect - the fastest and simplest way to post across all social media.
Here's what our day 1 looked like:
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๐งต #buildinpublic day 2 - foundation day.
Last day was brand + stack decisions. Today was shipping the skeleton the whole app will hang off of.
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5/ Polished the brand assets in Figma:
โข Wordmark
โข Favicon / tab logo
โข Transparent variants for light + dark
โข Social banners
Looking like a real product now.
Next:
โ CI/CD pipeline
โ Deploy to Vercel
โ DNS configuration
From localhost to a real URL. Follow along ๐
4/ Built the dashboard shell.
Sidebar + main content layout. Nothing fancy yet - but this is the frame every feature will live inside.
Getting the layout right early saves weeks of refactoring later.
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Why this stack?
Every tool has a generous free tier. I can run this for near $0/mo at launch.
Supabase alone replaces 4-5 separate services. That's the kind of leverage we needed.
Day 1 done.
Next: OAuth flows and app scaffold.
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