Issac

Co-founder at Bubstal | Entrepreneur

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

Web4 is live: AI builds the sites, AI browses the sites… and we’re just the museum exhibits.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

Google, what’s your move? 👀
#ai #search #ChatGPT #Google

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

After two years of relentless hustle, took a humble pause to dive back into Scrum.

Refresh & new insights, for sure!

[Petr Andrianov @UXpetr]

So which one are you getting first? 😄

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@desmondhth Mine seems a bit overwhelmed, tbh.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

Just realized there are so many note-taking apps these days. Which one's your favorite?

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

Notes with the same title — how do you manage that?
Just realized that links could be broken in markdown links.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@mrcabasvidani Have you checked out @depthsHQ? It could be a smoother fit for your Todoist inbox.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

Feeling like my thoughts have been on a wild ride for years. Heard about Obsidian Zettelkasten method, gonna give it a shot. Let's see if it helps me corral those ideas.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@desmondhth Sticking to 2 for a cleaner look.

[Desmond @desmondhth]

12 months ago, @himtkw and I graduated from college and started https://t.co/6cj61baBVR.

Till today, we spent thousands of $$$ and made $0.

Here’s what happened.

We launched Depths in July, this is the metrics between July to Dec 2023:

🎉 5k registered users
🤯 Launched 2 challenges and gained ~2 million social media impression
📈 ~500 average WAU

The numbers are not bad. But we invested a lot of cost (time and $) in developing, launching and maintaining the community, all without a clear monetisation approach.

The original master plan was to grow the f**k out of the DAU and find ad customers. But our volume is no way close to a B2B ad deal. (It was not a smart plan 😅)

So we ain't making any money.

Things were tough. You burnout and doubt yourself. You fall into the ‘founder spiral’ coined by @FarzaTV.

Things need to change.

The Changes

Peter and I had a meeting in the final week of 2023, and decided to change the work model and funnel from <building → growing user base → monetising> to <monetising → building → growing>

And based on that, we came up with 3 action plans in this month:

1. We will launch a redesigned version of https://t.co/6cj61baBVR with a freemium model 💰
2. We will launch https://t.co/4MVAMQnxjf (our fullstack software studio) for external projects 📐
3. We will launch a new product MVP (stay tuned) 🚢

I will be posting about the above plans as they unfold. We’re now actively working on 1. and will have some existing teasers available soon.

Myself & I

And personally as a human being, 2023 was a year of generalist - things were between exploring, making, thinking, marketing, building and running a company.

In 2024 I want to focus more on honing my design skills and building great products. Cause design is my deepest passion.

Also I will be more active on Twitter to share design works and our indie hacking journey, and make more connections and hop on calls with like-minded ppl.

Lastly, thank you to all friends I made and talked to in 2023. It was a pleasure knowing you and I’m glad to be part of your journey. Let’s crush it together in 2024. 🤙

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@TkwPeter Atoms know the drill – positive vibes only for those good habits!

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

Reflecting on the year's end, the dedication of my startup friends is truly inspiring. I've decided to engage more with the X community in the upcoming year.

[Peter Tong @himtkw]

The world needs more sympathy and kindness.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@binayplays7777 @FarzaTV @_nightsweekends @_buildspace It would be great to create a dynamic wallpaper with those quotes everyday.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@AnuranRoy @_buildspace @_nightsweekends @FarzaTV It would be nice to generate UML diagrams too.

[Issac @Issaclikes_]

@tommy_h_ch @_buildspace Would love to see it! It would be nice if there’s some challenges or missions.

[Babylon.js @babylonjs]

We are thrilled to officially announce the release of Babylon.js 6.0! The web just got a WHOLE lot more exciting!

https://t.co/q0JVsQaTSd

#babylonJS6 #gamedev #indiedev #webdev #Metaverse #3D #webgl #gamedevelopment #IndieGameDev #webdeveloper

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Engineering is true magic