Oliver Stevenson

Hi, I’m Oliver. I’m 17 and building Snowball. Most productivity apps assume you’re already motivated. Snowball is designed for the moment you don’t feel like starting. I’ll be sharing the journey from 0 users to hopefully something people love. Follow along if you’re into startups, iOS, or productivity.

@garyvee The algorithm chooses what people want, not what the creators want.

Everybody wants to blame the algorithm for why they're not getting views. How about getting better at it?

@vibeliver I’d recommend going all in on one. Makes success much easier.

I made €00,000 in June 2026. 🫣 TateStare(chrome extension) — $0K 💔 You're Broke(chrome extension) — $0K 🧹 CleanSwipe(ios app) — $0K

@garyvee It’s hard when they disagree and slander you for it.

Stop looking for permission from your partner, society, your mom, your dad, or people on social media to go live the life you want.

Turning 18 next month. Revenue: £0. MVP: Built. Exams: Done. It’s time to see what happens when this gets my full attention.

@KevinSzabo14 Building a personal brand can be more beneficial than a business brand. Many people can relate to your story & emotion than they can to a business.

Content will make you rich. Storytelling will make you wealthy.

@adamlyttleapps Most productivity apps optimise for utility. Few optimise for fun.

Every app is the Duolingo of this, the Uber of of that… But whose building the Mario of calorie tracking or the Angry Birds of task management?

@kylegawley It’s clear that context matters more than ideology.

Indie hacking will limit your chance of success Indie hackers push tropes and narratives that will force you down a very narrow path with limited options If you want to build a successful business, you should be prepared to do whatever it takes and keep many options open at all times Sometimes that means raising funding or getting a mentor to help you Are you going to limit your options because someone who has never raised capital in their life said you shouldn't do it? Are you going to refuse help when you need it, because someone said coaching is a scam? Think about the motivations of the people who say these things, it's for their own engagement not to help you The game is surviving as long as it takes, stay open to everything

@marclou Revenue >>> labels

THeSE aRe wEbSItEs nOt STaRTupS 😤🤬 Yes but they are more profitable than 90% of VC startups

@alex_lrz_nmv No, I'm looking for the answer 😅. I'd probably guess for an established product: instagram. Overall: twitter

@OliverBuilds_ Hmm and can you answer this?

What should I use to build a $1M startup? - codex - claude code - cursor

@omarvvvr To market my app 😭

AI can code. AI can design. AI can write. What’s still impossible for AI?

@Joey_Walker82 I think distribution is the new meme coin. It's a lottery as if one post blows up, the app can receive many paying users overnight.

Hot take. iOS apps are like the new meme coins. Saturated and a bit like a lottery. Prove me wrong 👇

@TTrimoreau Building is easy so it's a commodity. Building an fully functioning app is easier than getting one paying user.😭

why is getting users harder than building products now ?

@Athashri_k hi let's connect

X is cool. But it’s 100x better when your timeline is full with people who code and build things. I need to connect with more founders and tech people. If you’re into Tech, AI, Agents, Startups, Design, web dev, SaaS, or programming, say hi.👋

@lunesques What part of studying makes it hell?

studying during the summer term is genuinely impossible this is hell

@Guronnimo I’m pretty sure for 90% of founders it’s distribution.

Founders, what's your current bottleneck? • Building • Distribution • Conversion • Retention • Revenue

@soloceoai @solopribuilds In the same boat. 🤞

@solopribuilds Doing it now. Talking to potential users while Claude builds

If AI is building for you, what’s your plan to distribute?

@Guronnimo Let’s connect.

Getting very close to 1,700 followers 🚀 If you're an indie builder, let's connect 🤝

@i_am_chayyy Not bad. Depends on how old the bad reviews are 😂. The developers might’ve fixed it by now.

Simple app business idea 💡 1. Pick an app on the App Store having min. 1k ratings 2. Filter on bad reviews / 1 star rating 3. Build an app fixing one of them as a feature 4. Sell it for lower subscription Even if it’s just $2 a month 1000 paid users will get you $2k a month recurring revenues PS: yes getting 1000 paid users is not easy but think about this 🤔

@VadimStrizheus Have you tried other platforms? Why instagram?

founder to founder... start posting UGC content on Instagram with Manychat and watch your life change.