The best code is no code at all. Every line you write is a line you'll have to maintain, debug, and explain to others. Before you build something new, ask: Do we really need this?

💔 I failed today. Here’s what happened:
- Launched a feature nobody used 🤷‍♂️
- Wasted 10hrs optimizing something irrelevant 🙃

Here’s what I learned:
1️⃣ Build what users ask for, not what you think they want.
2️⃣ Test small before scaling big.

Failure is data—what’s your latest lesson learned?

🚨 Most startups fail because they build something nobody wants.
That’s why I’m obsessively listening AND recording user feedback to build better.

The best validation isn’t your idea—it’s what your audience tells you they need. #BuildInPublic

🚨 Burnout is real, and it’s expensive:
• 77% of employees report burnout at least once
• $190B in annual healthcare costs linked to burnout
• Productivity drops by 36% in burned-out teams

Are you prioritizing rest and boundaries? What’s worked for your team? 💡

💬 Hot take: Most people fail in #BuildInPublic because they share only the wins.
The real connection comes from sharing struggles, too.

Do you agree, or should we focus only on the positives? Let’s discuss 👇

Let’s build smarter, not just faster. The world is waiting for the next big thing. 🌍✨

As a community of builders, let’s prioritize creating meaningful, high-impact solutions the world actually needs in 2025 and beyond. Enough with the '30 apps in 30 days' trend—it often just means flooding the internet with half-baked, mediocre, and ultimately useless apps.

Why? Because building yet another URL shortener, ChatGPT wrapper, or boilerplate is 'easy'—and that’s why there are thousands of them. But tackling the ambitious problems on the RFS list? That’s hard, impactful, and truly needed.

Imagine if even a fraction of developers struggling to get users shifted their focus to building solutions from @ycombinator's RFS. User acquisition wouldn't be the problem it is now!

Would you agree that building the product is the easy part—it's sales and marketing that truly test a founder's skills?

Chrome Extension Monetization Truth:

"Free forever" = "I'll quit when I run out of money"

If you're building a Chrome extension:
1. Plan your pricing DAY ONE
2. Start with premium features
3. Market to businesses, not consumers
4. Charge more than you think

#buildinpublic

Your Chrome extension isn't competing with other extensions.

It's competing with:
• Browser tabs
• Mobile apps
• Desktop software
• User habits
• Status quo

Position your marketing accordingly.
#ChromeDev

Chrome Extension Reality Check:

✅ Built in a weekend
❌ 6 months finding users
❌ 1 year figuring out monetization
❌ Endless store review struggles

The extension is 10% of the journey.
Marketing is the other 90%.
#buildinpublic

the Chrome store is brutal and constantly changing - any "playbook" has a short shelf life. What I've learned from launching a few: the best extension means nothing without distribution. Focus on building an audience first, then build the product. Happy to share more specific learnings!

Building a Chrome extension is easy.
Getting 100K users is hard.

The Chrome Web Store has 190,000+ extensions.
Most have <1000 users.

The difference? Not code quality.
It's marketing, positioning, and distribution.
#ChromeExtension #buildinpublic

that's absolutely true! I remember someone saying "just go ahead an post, tweet, publish something... ANYTHING! You'll see you won't die. Lose that fear. Let that be the start of your interactions with your future customers"

The uncomfortable truth about tech startups:
• Building = 20%
• Marketing = 40%
• Sales = 40%

But most founders spend:
• Building = 90%
• Marketing = 8%
• Sales = 2%

Wonder why they fail? 🤔

#buildinpublic

Engineering mindset: "Let's add more features!"
Business mindset: "Let's find more customers!"

Guess which one pays the bills? 💰

Your GitHub stats don't matter if your bank account is empty.
#startups #entrepreneurship

The myth: "Good products sell themselves"
The reality: Even the iPhone needs a $1B+ marketing budget

Stop perfecting.
Start promoting.
#entrepreneurship

Technical founders, hard pill to swallow:

Nobody cares how elegant your code is.
Nobody cares about your tech stack.
Nobody cares about your features.

They care about their problems.
Learn to market or prepare to fail.
#startupadvice #buildinpublic

how much do you think this meeting cost per month?
A. $100
B. $300
C. $800
D. $1000

Hint: The average hourly rate is $50/hr.

#marketing #productivity #buildinpublic

If you have a million tabs open, press Cmd+Shift+A in Chrome (MacOS) to open the "search tab" menu, so you can type the name of the page (ie. "gm..." will show gmail), and press enter to quickly navigate to that page. #productivity #chrome #mac