update:

I started trusting codex and barely reviewing code

result? bugs😢

Did Cursor get acquired by OpenAI or something?

I just landed in Mauritius yesterday

I woke up super early due to jet lag

TODO today: Canadian taxes

there is no other dopamine like this

I just got one yearly sub on my highest plan

Should I cancel my Outrank subscription?

For months now, any new blog post I have are not getting indexed

How to fix this?

DAY 1 of not having a 9-5

I recovered from all my sleep debt

Sleepmaxxing feels great man

Woohoo!

I am slowly winning my branded search back 🤘

Finally the google home mini has Gemini

It’s finally useful and can understand what I’m saying

Any friends in here using WHOOP?

Wanna join a community together?

8 lessons for indie builders:

1. don't wait until your product is perfect to ship. ship ugly, learn fast.
2. avoid building in isolation. feedback saves months of wasted effort.
3. your first product probably won't make money. that's fine - it's tuition.
4. roughly 1 in 3 solo projects die from sco

This time is different

4 years ago:

- I had 4 co founders
- competing against UberEats
- not profitable
- hired like crazy (8 employees)
- had 1 year runway

This time:

- I am fully solo
- bootstrapping and lean
- growing a profitable business
- will be hiring OpenClaws and VAs

AMA

i'm not the same builder i was a year ago.

not even the same one i was 6 months ago.

shipped more. failed faster.

learned what actually moves the needle.

grateful for every messy iteration that got me here.

gf: lets go celebrate with good food

me: poutine??

ft huge snowstorm outside 🌨️

this founder journey is full of ups and downs

sometimes higher highs

sometimes lower lows..

but as long as we keep going

we cant lose

keep pushing!

Off it goes!

@PostOnce_to🫡

I just submitted my resignation letter.

In 2022, I had a startup with 4 other co-founders.

I burned through my runway and had to go back to 9-5.

Since then, I have built multiple apps on the side and they now makes enough to pay my rent.

I’m now ready to bet on myself again.

This time will be d

a lesson I wish I learned sooner: your entire indie journey can shift in one year.

one year of shipping anyway.
one year of talking to users.
one year of being ignored by the algorithm.
one year of building after your 9-5.

you're one year away from people calling it an overnight success.

Every start up should do this 😌

I added this trusted by section for TimeSkip

We have big brands like:

- Channel4
- BrutFr
- Standford
https://x.com/mattwelter/status/2031099228546805855

skill > audience > messaging > product

"whatever you do, you get better at"

become a marketer

dive deep and learn by doing

my openclaw keeps breaking

I'm thinking of starting from scratch

and put all files in version control (github)

unpopular opinion:

every marketing channel can work

given you reach your ideal customer

if it doesn't work, it is mostly a skill issue

step 1 - foundational backlinks

@PostOnce_to is now on Google Business profile!

In the past 3 months, I lost my #1 position for my branded search for @PostOnce_to

Today I bought @philkellr seo kickstarter

Let's see if I can recover with some backlinks to homepage

I just enabled Stripe MoR for @PostOnce_to !

question @jrfarr

is there a way to migrate existing subscriptions to managed?

yes!!

hacker house in bangkok turns to an end

it has been an epic month with @onlinedopamine @stevie_builds and @oli_tools

made new friends who share the same goal

truly grateful for this opportunity

we will meet again at 10k MRR 🫶

tiny SEO win that felt huge:

our @PostOnce_to hero video was killing our Largest Contentful Paint score

here's how I fixed it:

• add a WebP poster image to your video
• set preload=none
• make your header sticky across all SEO pages

LCP went from "needs improvement" to green ✅

The indie hacker paradox:

• validate idea before building ✅
• launch the product ✅
• keep building features ✅
• forget marketing exists ❌

validation doesn't stop at launch

it continues through distribution

crypto/ meme coin as marketing

why are indie hackers not doing this?