Giang | Indie Maker

Developer turned indie maker.
Built & MRR. Building #3 and sharing the journey.

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

Day 4 of building in public.

Something from Day 3's conversations stuck with me.

Finding people who enjoy talking about building is one thing. Finding people who actually want to use what you've built is another.

So I reached out to 3 people to try what I've been building.

One said they'd give it a try this weekend. Still waiting to hear back from the other two.

No feedback yet, but hey, it's a start 😅

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

Day 3 of building in public.

Before starting my third product, I went down a pretty deep research rabbit hole.

Reddit complaints, SaaS directories, competitor research, pricing pages...

I was trying to find a problem people would actually pay to solve.

And honestly, there were plenty of interesting opportunities.

But something felt off.

I kept asking "Could this make money?" instead of "Would I actually enjoy building this?"

After two products with barely any traction, I realized I didn't want to spend months building something just because the numbers looked promising.

So I changed my approach.

This time, I want to build something I'd personally love to use, share what I learn, and hopefully have others shape it along the way.

Still figuring things out, but this direction feels much more like me.

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

5 websites that turn your browser into a playground:

• https://t.co/V2SHb5q3mf - turn keystrokes into art
• https://t.co/G8sWCc7gPo - mix elements
• https://t.co/CrMKD75gIh - old-school Paint
• https://t.co/IbCFeJpDHP - make music
• https://t.co/NAdCy7VWs9 - learn trust through a game

Just for fun.

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@yerkeRakhimov 26 new followers but 14 unfollows is the interesting part. Might be worth looking at which posts brought people in and which ones made them leave

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@XMasalaX 200 for five minutes, then straight back to 500

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@rishilautomate Knowing when to keep a human in the loop is becoming the real skill

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@aapakari Sure, but the awkward flirting has to be authentically mine

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@rishilautomate That's the best kind of surprise, especially for something built just for fun

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

Some of my favorite websites aren't even trying to solve a problem.

Someone just had a weird idea and actually built it.

I've been collecting little corners of the internet like these lately.

And that's pretty much how product #3 started.

Getting closer to sharing what I've been building

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@dantegaleazzi Drop whichever one you used less this week. Let actual usage decide

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@chanduuu_cs That's why the cloud needs a backup plan of its own

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@yerkeRakhimov Appreciate it! Fingers crossed the tests turn into useful feedback

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

Day 4 of building in public.

Something from Day 3's conversations stuck with me.

Finding people who enjoy talking about building is one thing. Finding people who actually want to use what you've built is another.

So I reached out to 3 people to try what I've been building.

One said they'd give it a try this weekend. Still waiting to hear back from the other two.

No feedback yet, but hey, it's a start 😅

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

Day 3 of building in public.

Before starting my third product, I went down a pretty deep research rabbit hole.

Reddit complaints, SaaS directories, competitor research, pricing pages...

I was trying to find a problem people would actually pay to solve.

And honestly, there were plenty of interesting opportunities.

But something felt off.

I kept asking "Could this make money?" instead of "Would I actually enjoy building this?"

After two products with barely any traction, I realized I didn't want to spend months building something just because the numbers looked promising.

So I changed my approach.

This time, I want to build something I'd personally love to use, share what I learn, and hopefully have others shape it along the way.

Still figuring things out, but this direction feels much more like me.

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@Bu8erfly Sometimes turning down good money is the better deal

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@bikenn_njukang Showing how you got the result matters just as much as the result itself

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@yerkeRakhimov That's why consistency matters, even when the engagement looks quiet

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@georgevichdev What do you think made the difference with this app?

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@globestreets441 Maybe the trick is applying just one thing before watching the next video

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@JeenaKrish91074 Being able to explain your code matters more than how fast you write it

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@learnwithazhar Knowing when not to use AI might be the most underrated skill

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@RahulbeGupta Knowing when not to trust AI output will be more valuable than prompting

[Giang | Indie Maker @giangptx]

@Oliver_Clingain Marketing might be the most transferable, especially understanding customers