Franklin Han the builder

Building practical software that replaces messy business processes and acquiring new customers.

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

Let me start my own story.

My name Frank I come from a background in web2 marketing and later web3, but I have battled with inconsistency for years. Still, I kept trying to build something of my own.

Back in 2016, I attempted to build my first app, a P2P crypto market place and an exchange like polenix. I hired a team from India, paid them 50 bitcoin when bitcoin was just 400 dollars, and they disappeared. Without even giving me any reason.

But I kept dreaming.
In 2018 and 2019, I tried again. This time it was a web3 crowd sourced lending pool where people could lock their assets and borrowers could use another asset as collateral. I spent weeks working with the developer and the UI team. By the end of it, all my savings where drained lol. Because I lost my blockchain . Com wallet which has the project fund about $10k then in BTC cuz I was rubbed and they made away with my laptop and phone before I could get a new device and recover the email to get the seed phrase my wallet is already empty.

So I Had to use my savings to cover for the Dev work but then all my savings was drained,
I was paying the the Ui guy $150 per hour. The ux guy was $100 per hour.
My purpose felt like it left with the money.

During COVID in 2021, I forced myself to return to web2 and got a 9-5 as an SDR. I also started stacking UST because it was the stablecoin everyone trusted. USDC was getting probed, USDT was getting probed by sec, BSC projects were shaky. But UST was the golden child.
Or so we thought.

In May 2022, it collapsed. It depegged overnight.
I lost 20k in UST and close to 30k in other assets including Luna.

Everything I had worked for as an SDR and through small freelance jobs evaporated in a minute.

The breakdown that followed was real. The depression that came after was even worse, I still recall locking myself indoor for 1 week cuz any time I am outside, I always feel like maybe a car would hit me, i still recall how my mind skips any time that an object drops on the flow.

Then, Until Late 2023, I finally pulled myself up again after a friend forced me to be his groomsmen which i finally accepted which lead to me regaining my courage. Few weeks later I got a job as a community manager.

I saved a portion of my salary and decided to take one more shot at building. This time it was a micro task platform to help founders hire workers globally.
I hired a developer from Pakistan. After months of calls, promises and revisions, the same story repeated itself.
They asked me to pay almost the entire amount while the project is not yet completed...

You might be wondering why I did so, well they always come with a story like them falling sick and need some money to cover the med bill.

Gradually I ended up paying 90%. Then they demanded another 50% increase to enable them to continue sustaining while building the project. When I refused, they vanished for months with excuses about emergencies.
Four months of waiting.
Four months of being strung along.
And then silence.

Then something shifted in me.

Fast forward to August 2025.
I made a decision.
No more depending on Dev promises. No more leaving my dreams in someone else’s hands.
I decided to learn how to code and how to build with AI. Even if I start slow, even if I make mistakes, at least this time the journey is mine.

I want to connect with people who build. I want to collaborate with people who think big. I know that is am not perfect so I want to build in public and document the process.. so others can learn from me . Maybe I would fail maybe my story would have a happy ending which everway it goes, Plz wish me well !!!!!!

No one grows alone.
And that is why I am here.
I will need your suggestions, your advice and your guidance as I take this new path one step at a time.

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@COSMASANALYST GM GM cos-mas

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@xerocooleth bull run will come and go, even those that positioned early might still loss but the most important thing is to protect your bag

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@JR5_Crypto the best way to progress is to always learn from the best

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@Jeremybtc more launchpads means crypto is now gaining more tractions

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@AltcoinDaily every decision is an investment for tomorrow

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@hiayoola @GO54_hq this is why i am using Cloudflare

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@COSMASANALYST Add gambling and hoping on luck

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

I’ve been looking for an opportunity that would push me to do more than just build another product, and I think i may have found it with @stacstart .

When I came across the Borderless Bytes Hackathon, what caught my attention wasn’t just the idea of a hackathon where you build something within a short period of time, but the fact that the challenge is focused on solving real problems across Africa.

That really got me interested because i've always enjoyed building, but this gives me a chance to step back, look at problems differently and rethink what we can actually offer as a solution to solve 1 African problem with tech.

Hence decided to take the opportunity.

Big thanks to @stacstart for creating this opportunity and bringing builders together to solve problems that matter.

We’re just getting started, and I’m genuinely excited to see where this takes us.

👀

#BuildWithStacStart
#BorderlessBytes
#BuildInPublic
#AfricanTech

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@COSMASANALYST Become a politician right?

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@0x_beni_ Congratulations Nigerians needs more of you

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@arexobcd go back to step 1

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@vlinx_soft @CiprianiRanieri Let's go

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@COSMASANALYST @blockfestafrica Am coming maybe sponsor some people as well

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

The fastest way to build is to build only one core solution that solves the deepest pain point and then ship. Don't build many features as that is a rat race

[Filip Panoski @FilipPanoski]

the most expensive habit in indie hacking:

starting product #4 while product #3 is still one fix away from working.

it feels like diversifying.

it's actually just restarting the hardest part five times.

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@FilipPanoski It's actually hard to focus when you have the ability to build many things at a time, but it takes discipline to choose one little problem build it, test and market it. With that you won't be drawed in the river of never ending features

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@paystack @googleafrica This is awesome let's build

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

As a founder you should market where the niche users come to complain, b2b, b2c and other verticals should be mainly Reddit, X for me is for Web3 and tech Startup

[ShirshakC @shirshakchavan]

as a founder, where should one be marketing?

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@shirshakchavan It all depends on the product, if it's crypto or tech it should be x

[Franklin Han the builder @franklinHanwc]

@wilczyn Have you had of https://t.co/SBEdjV16Ho