Courtney

Founder | SDVOSB | Building Layercred

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

I think this needs to be a quote on Happiness: "Tonight I will not sleep for fear of dying of happiness." @AIprojectatlas Great show. so you rich rich. lol

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Elon really out here about to unlock the greatest unlimited money (glitch) cheat code ever discovered.

Give that man an infinity stone already, cause we are all cooked. 😭

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

In the future someone will say: "eww gross, writing code is for poor people."

And I'll be like... yeah. I know. I was one of them. lol.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Made the call to put RecoverKit on indefinite pause.🥲

It was a real product solving a real problem, and I'm proud of what I built, I really do. Damn.

But I'm going all-in on something new & exciting: building in stealth for now.

Hope to show you all soon. 💜

[Matt Pocock @mattpocockuk]

/grill-me is my most popular skill ever.

I get 5-10 messages a day about how it’s changed people’s workflows for the better

But… I’ve stopped using it for code. Here’s the improved version:

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Raised RecoverKit to $99/month.

Added a guarantee: if we don't recover at least $99
in your first month, you don't pay.

Felt weird charging less than what the tool recovers in one save. https://t.co/vlh3P1hZw5

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 31 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

Skipped yesterday. 9-5 had to come first.

That's the reality of building on the side.
Some days the main thing wins.

Still here. Still building.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 30 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

Took a few days off to realign.

30 days in. No customers yet. But still here.

The goal stays the same. Back to work.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

@AhsanFarooq4711 hell yeah bro! it's going to happen. 🙌

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

@AhsanFarooq4711 bro you got this... what you building rn.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 29 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

Someone asked today: "Can I use it?"

First real interest. Not a sign-up yet, but closer than yesterday.

Keep showing up. The right people notice eventually.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

When I see other founders shipping their projects, I low-key say a prayer for their success.

This game is hard enough. We're all in it together.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 29 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

4 weeks of tweeting. 0 sign-ups.

Realized I've been selling a scalpel to people looking for hammers.

Time to change the room, not just the message.

Local events. Direct outreach. Less Twitter void.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 28 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

4 weeks in.

Some days are outreach. Some days are life.

Yesterday was life. Today we're back.

The goal doesn't move. Just the timeline.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 27 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

Missed a couple days. Was testing a service gig on the side. (openclaw)

Made $30.
Spent way more in time and headache.

Lesson: some money isn't worth making.

Back to RecoverKit. Back to the real goal.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 24 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

Shipped content this week. Engaged on Reddit + IH.

The conversations are getting warmer.
Not there yet, but closer.

Week 4 continues.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Yo we are so COOKED fr

I hear this every day.

But you know what's actually cooking your Stripe?
Failed payments.
Expired cards.
Churn you didn't even know about.

Stop the leak: https://t.co/vlh3P1hZw5

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

Day 23 of building RecoverKit in public.

Goal: $5k MRR
Current MRR: $0

This week:
- Value content getting engagement
- Conversations on Reddit
- Found competitors (validation)

No sign-ups yet. But people see the problem now.

Week 4: keep showing up.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

@itsMayHQ lol. chat and claude.

[Courtney @thoughtfulmonk]

A lot of "churn" isn't churn.

It's expired cards.
Soft declines.
Retries that gave up.

Customers who never chose to leave.

Most founders don't know how much revenue is leaking this way.

That's what RecoverKit shows you.