Alfredo Álvarez

Now building @VybeScript while discovering Valencia 🇪🇸
Creating small Mac and iOS Apps. Hunting stories worth hearing and experiences worth living.

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

I wanted to talk to my Mac instead of typing. So I built it.

Now it's @VybeScript. Your dictation never leaves your Mac.

14 days free, no card.

I'm a designer, not a developer by training. So tell me what bugs you. I read every reply.

https://t.co/okypAJ19e9

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@WUdoudo50287 Hey Wisdom 👋 Alfredo from Valencia, building small Mac apps in public so far.

What are you building right now?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@devsolojr First returning users beats any follower count.

What do you think brings them back: the message itself, or the habit of checking?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@gboga_josh The emoji counting as 2 on X is such a sneaky one.

To your question: I build for myself first. My own project tracker for my apps was one.

What’s your angle for your app compared to Buffer and other schedulers?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@Mauronic "They argue, I decide" is my favorite step.

Lettered options with one marked recommended is smart, it keeps the deciding fast.

How often do you pick against the recommended one?

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@UsefulCreator_ Quiet launches are normal so far, at least for me.

Shipping a Mac app in 12 days without being a developer is the real win tho.

Where are you promoting it beyond Product Hunt?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@alphabatcher 54% at $0 is the stat nobody puts in their bio lol.

The part that got me: 15 took 84% of the money.

Did those 15 share anything boring, like one clear buyer or a narrow niche?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@tawanike Who are you building Ventaw for first, individual developers or teams running agents?

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@arzafran You are so sharp!

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@curlydesignz Hey Chandan 👋 Alfredo from Valencia: small Mac apps.

Saturday for me is usually replies + one small ship. What's yours today?

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@TheAIAgentRev Hey Wakeel 👋 Alfredo from Valencia.

Small Mac apps, building in public so far.

What's the part of BIP that still feels hardest for you?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@RinodeBoer A working AI video editor as a weekend project is wild.

First MP4 export is the real milestone tho.

Now, why building a custom app instead of just letting Claude edit with code on the background?

What broke first once it actually rendered?

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@ivarunchaudhary Hey Varun 👋 Alfredo from Valencia: building small Mac apps.

Saturday BIP energy is rare. What's on your desk this weekend?

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@XRuturaj_ Hey Ruturaj 👋 Alfredo from Valencia: small Mac apps, designer not a developer by training.

Congrats on almost 1K. What are you shipping this weekend?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

I almost polished a Saturday thought into silence.

Then I left the rough edge in and hit post.

So far the replies land on the unfinished ones.

What's the last line you almost edited out?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

@MoSuvo @_boxcreative Small accounts + helpful replies is the whole playbook so far.

Did follows start before the helpful streak, or after?

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@arzafran That's a real stack! Claude Max, Codex, Copilot, Grok.

Which one do you trust most when the answer has to be right?

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@kapilhingu @X Dogfooding Hypothis while still in early access is the honest path.

I had to do that a lot for our transcription app. Use it a lot to fully understand if it’s good or not.

What's the one discovery question you've already changed because of your own research?

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@hyeokStory That order is the whole lesson so far.

One real person with a sharp job beats a feature list every time.

Who's the person you're building for right now?

[Alfredo Álvarez @Thealfredalv]

I built a live English to Spanish translator for my wife.

One user, and I know exactly what she needs from it.

Best brief I've had so far. One real person beats a market of millions you've never met.

Who's the one person you're really building for?

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@Jacobmalherbe21 Ha! new model drops are dangerous for focus lol

What's the last rabbit hole that actually earned its place?