Tag: startups

22 posts

I Turned My Claude Chat History Into a Pixel Art City (and Built the Whole Thing With Claude Code) 3/4/2026 AI Town is a web app that takes your Claude conversation export and transforms it into a living, breathing pixel-art town. Every conversation becomes a building. Every message becomes a person walking the streets. The more you have chatted, the bigger your city gets.
Stop Using Generic Link-in-Bio Tools. Your Portfolio Should Prove Your Work, Not Just List It. 3/4/2026 Linktree and its clones are fine for musicians and influencers. They are the wrong tool for anyone who builds software products. Here is what a maker portfolio actually needs to do -- and why most people have been doing it wrong.
Why Founders Are Bad at X (And What to Do About It) 3/4/2026 Most founders know they should be more active on X. Almost none of them are. This is not a motivation problem. It is a systems problem -- and it has a fixable answer.
XPilot Is Live. An AI Autopilot for Your X Presence. 3/3/2026 After pivoting from MarketingNow, XPilot is live today. An AI autopilot that handles your X presence so you can stay focused on building.
I Killed MarketingNow and Built XPilot Instead. Here's Why. 3/2/2026 I spent months building MarketingNow, watched it flatline, and then built the right product in a fraction of the time. This is the full story of what went wrong, what I learned, and how XPilot was born from those mistakes.
The X Content Strategy for Founders: How to Grow from 0 to 10,000 Followers 2/25/2026 Most founders post on X without a real strategy and give up after weeks of silence. Here is the actual framework -- five content pillars, optimal posting frequency, and a 90-day timeline for what growth actually looks like.
SEO for Indie Hackers: What Actually Moved the Needle for Me 2/23/2026 I spent months doing SEO the way every beginner does: stuffing keywords, building random backlinks, and wondering why nothing moved. Then I changed my approach entirely. Here is what actually drove organic traffic to my projects -- with no SEO agency, no budget, and no tricks...
The Build in Public Playbook: Growing Your Personal Brand on X Without a Marketing Team 2/20/2026 Build in public has become one of those phrases that gets used so often it has almost stopped meaning anything. Here is what it actually means in practice, and how to do it in a way that builds a real audience instead of just performing one.
Your First $1 MRR Beats Your First 1,000 Followers: Why Revenue Validation Matters More 2/10/2026 Most indie makers spend months building an audience before trying to make a single dollar. This is backwards. Here is why getting your first paying customer is more valuable than any follower milestone -- and how to do it this week.
The Death of the Flex: Why Proof of Work Is the Only Metric That Matters in 2026 1/23/2026 The indie maker community is facing a credibility crisis. Screenshots can be faked, revenue claims go unverified, and audiences are starting to notice. Here is why verified proof of work is the only thing that will matter from here on.
Premium vs Non-Premium Domains: What You’re Really Paying For 1/10/2026 Explore the differences between premium and non-premium domains, including pricing models, technical considerations, and product tradeoffs to make informed decisions.
Planning the Chaos: Why I Spent My 27th Birthday Coding 12/30/2025 Group chats are where good plans go to die. Here is why we're building Squad In Sync to fix social logistics for good.
From "Bad Period" to #1 on Product Hunt: How I Built PH Wrapped in 24 Hours 12/28/2025 How a rough patch led to a 24-hour build, a #1 Product of the Day, and a renewed sense of momentum.
Stop Validating Ideas. Start Validating Pain. 12/22/2025 Most founders validate ideas through landing pages and signups. But those signals measure curiosity, not pain. Learn why testing pain points first leads to faster, clearer validation.
Creators Are Losing Hours Chasing Trends. I’m Building a Fix. 12/8/2025 If you create content, you already know the struggle Every creator knows this feeling: You sit down ready to film or write…but first you have to figure out what is trending right now. So you open:Google TrendsYouTube TrendingX exploreReddit Popular A...
Let’s talk about vibe coding 9/27/2025 Hello once again, everyone! My name is Alex Cloudstar, and I am thrilled to share a bit about myself and my journey in the world of technology. For those of you who might not be familiar with me (which is quite likely), I am a seasoned software engin...
The Waitlist Illusion 9/9/2025 The Promise of a Waitlist Every indie hacker has experienced the same enticing thought: “I’ll create a landing page, add a waitlist form, and voilà, I’ll instantly know if my idea has demand.” At first glance, this approach seems brilliant. It appear...
Stop Obsessing Over the Perfect Stack 9/2/2025 The Setup: A Familiar Scene You have a brilliant idea, and excitement bubbles within you. You open your code editor, create a repository, and even design a logo. But then a familiar dilemma arises: “Should I choose Next.js or Remix?” “Do I need TypeS...
🚀 My First Real Startup: The Rise (and Flatline) of CoLaunchly 8/7/2025 I never thought I’d write a post like this. But here we are. This is the story of my first real startup. It’s called CoLaunchly. A tool I built to help devs like me actually market their apps instead of letting them die in silence. Let’s rewind a bit...
The Domain Graveyard Problem (And How to Avoid It) 6/7/2025 If you have been in the indie hacker or startup world for a while, you probably know this feeling. You get a new idea. You get excited.You check if the domain is available. It is.You buy it.Then nothing happens. A year later, you look at your domain ...
How I Got #4 on Product Hunt - My First Launch Story 5/14/2025 Hi! I’m Alex Cloudstar, founder of CoLaunchly.io, a launch co-pilot that helps indie makers and developers market their products better. On May 13, 2025, I officially launched CoLaunchly on Product Hunt. In this post, I want to share how it went, wha...
Letting Go: Lessons Learned from My Startup Journey with Taskpad.io 12/14/2024 Hi, internet friends! Today, I want to share my journey of starting and eventually letting go of my first startup. About six months ago, I launched Taskpad.io, a product designed to help freelancers manage their clients, projects, timesheets, invoice...