@yashhq_22 the gap between "can build" and "should build" is where most indie hackers get stuck. validation before code saves months of rebuilding later
@araseb_ job board that filters out recruiter spam. problem: devs waste hours sifting through fake "urgent" postings. we only show direct employer posts, updated daily
@TTrimoreau notion comes close. people complain about it but still use it daily. that's probably the real test — not whether people hate it, but whether they keep using it anyway
@laurencebuilds totally. been thinking about writing a thread on all the dead ends and wrong turns. the stuff that doesn't work is usually more instructive than the stuff that does
@RyanOlunix find 10 people with the exact problem you're solving. talk to them, iterate, repeat. no ads needed when you're actually solving a real pain point
@pcshipp SEO is a long game that most people underestimate. 3 months is barely the warmup. The sites that win are the ones that publish consistently for 12+ months before seeing real traction
@kushmergedeck building a curated job board for devs - filtering out the agency noise and focusing on direct employer posts. still early but the signal-to-noise ratio is improving every day