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There’s no reward for avoiding AI. Nobody is giving you donuts for writing everything from scratch, you’re just slower. Using AI doesn’t mean you shouldn’t understand what you’re building. You still have to think, you validate, you need to understand what you’re building deeply or else you’ll just build nonsense faster.

If you want to build a successful app AVOID indie hackers like the plague You might think it's just a group of people building software like you but they literally have the most anti-business mindset possible For starters: - They believe competition = bad - Their ultimate goal is 10k MRR (such low goal) - They think product > distribution - They avoid all forms of paid marketing - They all glaze the same X creators that made them think this "indie hacking" path is feasible You must unfollow all of these people and get them off your timeline otherwise you'll soon adopt their limiting beliefs

Cal AI has been acquired by MyFitnessPal 🚨 Henry and I started Cal AI as 17-year old high school students with one mission: make calorie tracking easier with AI. In just 18 months, we’ve helped millions of people lose millions of pounds. And we broke $50m in ARR along the way. We are at an incredible inflection point in history where ANYBODY can build a product that can improve lives and make millions. As founders, we get a lot of praise. The truth is that this would not have been possible without our incredible 30+ person team. We are so proud of what this team has accomplished, and are thankful to everyone that has been instrumental in Cal AI’s development and success. Cal AI will continue as a separate app from MyFitnessPal. The combined team will share resources to continue helping people achieve their fitness goals!

New app went live yesterday and I already have my first subscriber!

@neildownandpray 🤣🤣🤣

wtf is this? a jpeg? Entire DB is down in supabase..

@Supabase 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@Tyler__Lewis_ Thanks!

@conoroh_dev Looks good!

Spent an ungodly amount of time polishing on my onboarding screens but I think it was worth it. #BuildInPublic

@FirstHumanManu I haven't released the app yet, but if i experiment with different onboarding flows then yes, this is entirely possible.

@conoroh_dev Is there any way you can measure its impact? Maybe through higher retention or plan upgrades?

ASO paying off massively! #BuildInPublic

You don't ship perfect code. You ship working code. Then you iterate. #BuildInPublic

Early traction tip: post an offer in r/AppGiveaway. It’s a great way to drive installs and get real feedback on your app. #buildinpublic

Early traction tip: post an offer in r/AppGiveaway. It’s a great way to drive installs and get real feedback on your app. #buildinpublic

@mikesligo I hope so!

@conoroh_dev Nice one! It makes your app stand out from the crowd and keeps people hooked

@oranahh Thanks!

@conoroh_dev Very nice preview

@powyoudoin Appreciate it!

@conoroh_dev That looks great, man. Well done!

Goal: Ship 26 apps this year. [3/26] Doodle Duo is now available. Go check it out :) apps.apple.com/us/app/doodle-…

@itsalejandrolr I couldn't agree more! So much better than being a small cog in a big machine.

@conoroh_dev It’s not about the money, it’s about the freedom and the fulfilment of building something from scratch.

Most indie hackers would make more money getting a FAANG job than spending 2 years on a SaaS that makes $2k MRR. But they'd learn nothing about distribution, product-market fit, or building a business.

@Venkatsoftware6 Appreciate it

@conoroh_dev good luck