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[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 89 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

APP IS FINALLY LAUNCHED

I was quite nervous when I hit “Publish”. this is my first time actually shipping an app. not as polished as i wanted but i’ll keep on iterating!

try it now: https://t.co/AXzQyJZ3KS

special thanks to my cofounder @mykov20 and my gf (holding the phone here) for pushing through with me 😊

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 44 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

what’s stopping you from coding like this?

join waitlist now👇

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 43 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

it’s monday and I’m unemployed so I worked on my app for a solid 8 hours!

✅ coffee chat with a potential cofounder
✅ finalized the Daily feature
✅ more feature creep on Journey

spending some more time to work on the daily lessons to make them more fun

would rather polish now than launch fast and submit multiple builds

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 41 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

spent 2 hours of deep work on my saturday morning to continue implementing the Daily feature, where the user records a short video on a daily topic and publishes it for everyone else to see, like a mini ted talk stage

join waitlist now 👇

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 40 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

I wasn’t planning to add this feature to the mvp, but here we go…scope just got increased

the idea: you get a daily topic and publish a short video responding to it -- publicly. everyone can see, learn, and grow together

do you think this is a good idea?

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 38 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

leaving a job with nothing lined up and choosing the builder/founder path is an identity change that I’m still growing into

when I picture myself 10 years from today, I know I don’t want to still be trading my time for money. I want leverage, the kind that comes from building, creating, and owning something that grows beyond the hours I put in

and with AI, an entirely new tier of leverage just opened up

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 37 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

been busy packing and getting ready for the move now that I’ve quit my job. but I worked on the streak screen!

still far from those heavily dopamine-induced streak screen but we will get there some day 💪

any motion designer out here that can help?

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 29 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it's for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

rainy sunday night build, added role play today

what’s your setup like?

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 27 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it's for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

got my two hours of deep work at night to work on the speech feedback page ✅

Haku is my pair programming buddy :)

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 25 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it's for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

got lots of work done today. I polished onboarding and paywall, and started adding the role play tab

gonna tweak the app logo design based on community feedback. thanks y'all ☺️

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 22 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it's for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

still working on onboarding. so tempting to just export a png background but i don’t think i’m supposed to do that for these assets?

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 20 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it's for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

downloaded the code from my @anything prototype and began working on the onboarding now that the assets are finalized!

it's so hard to align everything. i wish figma mcp can export and assets and align precisely

does anyone have any tips for using the figma mcp?

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 18 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

back to work after the celebration yesterday 🦁

in an era where everyone can build, taste is your new moat. I've been exploring assets that complement the lion mascot, aiming to make it feel truly like a safe space to practice

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 17 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

can't believe I got 3rd place in the hackathon! huge congrats to all the winners and builders. so much talent out there and now that everyone can build @anything

excited to launch the app very soon

join waitlist below 👇

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 16 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently, whether it’s for interviews, presentations, or everyday convo

I actually am not a duolingo user, but I did installed and signed up for an account 10 years ago. Well now I'm reinstalling to learn how they game the dopamine system and getting inspirations from their UI

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

okay my last post got 100 views so let me introduce myself again

hi 👋🏻 i’m ted yap and this is day 2 of solo building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently

my whole body is sore after running the nyc marathon so i’ll take it chill today

asked chatgpt to generate some mascot animation ideas and started sketching wireframe. I need a designer before it starts looking too much like a class project 😅

waitlist below 👇🏻

[Ted Yap @iamtedyap]

day 1 of building @oompf_app, the duolingo for learning how to speak confidently

just ran the nyc marathon today, and now i’m locking in for my next big goal: ship my AI speech coach app by jan 1st (exactly 60 days from today)

i’ve always been the shy and awkward guy, so i’m building something to help people and myself speak with confidence.

announcing this publicly to keep myself accountable
waitlist below :)