Max Ma

@yusei_moriwaki @Niklas_Sikorra 👍Apple & Google are probably gonna push their own things which can be a good thing for startups too

@maxmadev @Niklas_Sikorra It's both a web and native app, but since Apple and Google are too strict, we’re launching on the web first.

What are you building this weekend?

@Vishal_react @Niklas_Sikorra That's a pretty good space to be in!

@maxmadev @Niklas_Sikorra It’s around cost optimisation for Databricks

@yusei_moriwaki @Niklas_Sikorra pretty cool, is it browser based?

@maxmadev @Niklas_Sikorra It basically lets AI decide when to reach out to you—like reminders, follow-ups, or even doing tasks on its own based on your schedule. No need to ask, it just knows when to wake up and help

@yusei_moriwaki @Niklas_Sikorra What does it do?

@Niklas_Sikorra Cogno!

@Vishal_react @Niklas_Sikorra Any hint?

@Niklas_Sikorra My first SaaS

@snigdhasur @Namecheap @grok a summary of the case plz

A cautionary tale for fellow startup founders: @namecheap just sued me personally 🧵

@onlinedopamine @sergeynazarovx yea it's all about execution!

it's one of these super annoying indie hacker tropes like congrats dude, you were the first to come up with this product idea now let the market decide who executes best just imagine the ceo of uber crying in public that lyft exists (that doesn't mean you should copy 100%, obv put your own spin on it)

I don’t really get people who obsess over copycat vs. original. Customers don’t care. They won’t research who launched the idea first. Everything around us is a copy of something else. Progress happens because we copy, iterate, and make things cheaper, faster, and better. Just focus on delivering value. As an entrepreneur, your job is to reduce the risk of building something nobody wants. Copying does exactly that.

@JiteshGhanchi @sergeynazarovx Puma?😂

@sergeynazarovx we want puma not abidas

@forgebitz i think most indie developers already realized that lol

many people will soon discover that building apps and saas is actually not the hard part building a business is the hard part, and coding is just a small percentage of that

@jasonth0 @yongfook yes! ai is so helpful at fixing syntax & any other errors with verifiable outcomes.

@yongfook fellow aging dev here and i feel this in my bones, claude lets me skip straight to the fun architecture design instead of drowning in syntax errors

AI isn't just lowering the barrier for new indiehackers. It's also extending the shelf life of old ones, like me. Before Claude, I honestly didn't think I would have it in me to code another SaaS. I know what needs to be built and how to do it, but the 12 hour days of grinding / coding / debugging are a young man's game and I've been through it too many times. AI massively reduces that burden. I feel like I've been given another 10 years of indiehacker life to enjoy.

Anybody else thinks there're way too many selfie photos on #BuildInPublic? Does the algo (aka everybody) just like them?

@heshie yea it's not the building it's the maintainance

I don’t think self vibecoded software is the future for businesses A couple of months ago I vibecoded a tool for a friends business his entire staff has been using it for six months now (37 people) the thing is, he’s constantly sending me feature requests, bug fixes The app is pretty complicated since it deals with insurance benefits verification so for someone that doesn’t have software development experience you can’t just prompt to fix it (believe me, he tried) recently, the API provider changed something that broke everything he’s getting really tired of dealing with it and as Peer points out that’s why saas was built in the first place somebody who’s not in the software business will find it really annoying to now have to deal with all the maintenance saas is not dead

@poppacalypse "Then a company paid me $2,000 to sponsor it" How you found this kind of clients? 😆

Had an idea for a directory in 2024. Launched it. Nobody cared. Made <$2 a day for 5 months. Still worked on it every single day. Nobody understood why I kept going. Then a company paid me $2,000 to sponsor it. That was the "Proof of Concept" I needed. 2 years later, still generating revenue. Just ship that sh*t.

@ksushil7 @WhiskyToad yea, it takes time

@WhiskyToad it might feel, but it's not. real engagement takes time

The reply guy era is over. This is the year of the niche banger. Photos. Hot takes. Wins and losses. Only post a few times a day. Tell your story. Refine it into a sharp format. Accept 90% will flop. That’s the price of the 10% that hits. Now get after it.

@Alennushkaa the joy is to create

Even if I don’t get a job in tech, being able to code and build is still a great advantage. You’re able to build your own products and make something valuable that you wish existed in the world. And probably one day, one of them will become successful, and you won’t need a job at all.

@saasmakermac @imbktan exactly, glad that i don't have to deal with a lot of them.

@imbktan Good for you, man. Not sure why some people think they need so much special treatment, and feel the need to be jerks about it.

What happened today: Customer: I want a huge discount. Me: Here's a 50% discount for you as a long-time customer. Customer: I want more discount or I'll cancel. Me: Ok, I've scheduled the cancellation. Customer: Are you serious?! Me: Yes. We respect your decision and if our pricing makes sense for you again in the future, we'd be glad to have you back. Good customers don't threaten to leave. Our job isn't to keep everyone, it's to build something valuable enough that the right people are happy to keep paying.

@TomasHalgas @Karmedge 100% true! Curious what are the bad signs of those bad cofounders?

@Karmedge Good cofounder > no cofounder > bad cofounder In my last startup I had a great cofounder and it was amazing, in my current startup I’m a solo founder and it’s pretty good as well! I’ve heard of quite a few people with bad cofounders and THAT sucks - feels like broken marriage 🥴

Being solo founder is the stupidest decision in my life

@ick_real you're absolutely wrong

Without naming ur job, tell me somethin you say 16 times per day at work.

@ScientificSaaS @kylegawley lol i am tempted too

@kylegawley I'm trying to lol and I'm stuck at 25 followers, maybe I should switch to AI as well

every reply is basically AI now is anyone actually reading the timeline?

@rohidasgowda @kylegawley hi claude

@kylegawley Yeah, you're absolutely right.