Ethan Nguyen

I post the work: products I ship, how I use AI, founder notes.

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

my goal is to build something i cannot fit into a single job title

→ shipping SaaS products and AI agents
→ learning distribution as seriously as i learn product
→ building in public so the work speaks for itself
→ working on problems i actually care about

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

@DanniChenGTM staying in the game is the whole strategy - honestly the most underrated part of building.

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

The best founder content makes the work easier to evaluate.

Show the product.
Explain one decision.
Share what happened.

Credibility grows when people can inspect the evidence.

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@mal_shaik underrated method

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@preetsuthar17 every founder has a version of this story. the fact that you're sharing it means it already taught you something 🙌

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@mal_shaik shipped something half-broken last week just to get feedback. completely worth it.

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https://t.co/6dv7Y4zTsT

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if you're unsure whether to ship a new feature or stay focused on the core, ask yourself "which of these moves the product forward?"

it's usually the less exciting answer.

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@GaryJensen_ it may be your first dollar but the journey behind it is priceless. major respect 🙌

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

Distribution is now 80% of the battle

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

I grew ExcelPal to 250,000+ followers.

The topic? Spreadsheets.

No paid ads.

You don’t need a more exciting niche. You need to make what you know useful to someone else.

Here’s how I’d start again—from choosing topics to publishing your first posts. ↓

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https://t.co/Pqmv1HrHuD

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https://t.co/Pqmv1HrHuD

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

@queniferlungg much respect! taking a bet on yourself is not easy. you got this 💪

[Ethan Nguyen @ethangyn]

@jcvaughan jc! let's connect (i'm a founder in LA too)

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@leannhaddad some days the sourdough life looks really good

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@DanniChenGTM the silence is the hardest part that no one prepares you for. you can read every startup book and still not be ready for months of building into the void. just got to keep at it!

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@lucaszhao09 huge respect. closed mouths don't get fed. i love the drive

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@GWitchel it's humiliating... until it works 🙏

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@m0rcutt congrats! share the sauce?

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@hridoyreh saving this. way too useful not to bookmark.