David Preti

I used to have 100 ideas and 0 finished projects. Not because I lacked discipline. Because I lacked structure. So I stopped chasing motivation and started building systems that actually work. (1/3)

@vitaliidodonov Thank @vitaliidodonov and @pascalkordon for what you’re building. Quite sure it will help a lot of us to reach new results on X !

This is Stanley for 𝕏. 10 days ago it was a sketch on a whiteboard. Within 24 hours of building, we had 5 paying users. (and we still haven't launched it publicly yet) Here's exactly how we pulled it off:

@vitaliidodonov I've set up OpenClaw for weeks now. Before that, it was what drove my Twitter. Since I’m on Stanley, no way I’m getting back to my last setup. Way easier and, IMO, more qualitative results. Happy to be part of this beta tester community !

@danlockin I agree, the fact that I have 20+ years in development just lets me go faster with the AI than somebody without that experience. But now everybody can develop a new app in a couple of hours. So I have to learn new skills to keep an advantage.

i used to pride myself on coding ability 8+ years in AI, trained for programming olympiads, the whole thing now? in 90%+ of cases, you don't need to code to build a business the real assets aren't technical: • attention • brand • relationships these are the non-replaceables in a post-AI world

@danlockin I would also add knowing which tool suits your needs.

everyone's sharing their AI tool stack. the tools aren't the advantage. access to AI is the same for everyone now. the advantage is knowing what to build, who to build it for, and how to get it in front of them. AI is the accelerator. taste is the moat.

@Jack8b4 And then what do you say when you find someone like that ?

Reddit growth (15 min/day): Don’t start with your product Start by finding people already asking for a solution. Even if they are asking for it for free. If the demand exists, you can build into it That’s the signal most people miss If it feels like an ad, it won’t work

@HeyAlexLeonard @behaviorgap @morganhousel @JLCollinsNH @bp22 Always looking at some good readings ! thank you !

Five books on personal finance that treat you like someone who needs better information: The @behaviorgap, Carl Richards - The Psychology of Money, @morganhousel - Simple Path to Wealth, @JLCollinsNH - Die With Zero, Bill Perkins @bp22 - Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin

@danlockin That looks like a huge job to do ! Did you automate that ?

My method for improving fast on X: 1. Find 10 creators in your niche doing 50k+ 2. Pull their top 20 posts by engagement 3. Write down why each one worked 4. Notice the patterns 5. Apply to your own ideas This isn't copying. It's studying the game before you play it.

@Jack8b4 Nice ! What are you selling ?

$346 yesterday $280 web / $66 app Now focusing on LTV Revenue might dip short-term, but retention > acquisition Your app is not sustainable if users churn after the first cycle. I need to fix that.

20 years watching teams fail the same way. That's my edge, not code or marketing. Code takes couple of days now. Pattern recognition takes decades. I build from what I know deeply, the rest follows.

@HeyAlexLeonard Thank Alex ! Would be a good way to track and follow our commitment on XGA ;-)

Very cool David, I do love a nice heat map style for habit tracking 💪

@vitaliidodonov @IAmPascio Great thank for your these fixes !

Quick update on the scheduling fixes I mentioned yesterday - all resolved. 1. Scheduling reliability - fully rebuilt. Posts fire when they're supposed to. 2. Timezone - fixed. Your posts go out in your timezone. Ask Stanley what your timezone is just to be sure! 3. Published posts now show on your calendar - they were disappearing before. The hard part is behind us. Scheduling should be working much better now. To double-check Stanley's work, you can see all your scheduled and published posts on the web app. Thanks for your patience yesterday. Next on the roadmap: Stanley's brain level up 🧠 - many early adopters were impressed by how smart he was. We were barely scratching the surface. We're bringing in the best practices for threads, guidelines, engagement strategy, growth hacks, and content systems. Stay tuned! P.S. We're launching on Wednesday and not gonna lie - I feel SO MUCH pressure rn 😬 How to check your schedules 👇

@FrictionDeleter Agree ! But I feel it hard to find my own voice. Not an easy process.

What’s the hardest part of personal branding? A) finding your voice B) staying consistent C) saying original things D) sharing your story I think most people fail at A. What about you?

20 years as an agile coach. Thousands of retrospectives. Every single team had the same problem: action items disappear after the meeting. So I built retro-action-tracker.com. Kanban board, KPIs, accountability. Took one weekend to ship what took me 20 years to understand.

@danlockin Not quitting ! Never ! We’re here bro !

i've bought the courses. joined the communities. done the challenges. the thing nobody tells you: the strategy is only 20% of the work. the other 80% is reps. showing up when the numbers say you should quit.

@vitaliidodonov So true! This is why I add a system to check if the features I built are used or not. If not I just remove them after a while.

Users need 20% of features 80% of the time

@heykennethjones You are so right! I remember when I started programming years ago. Just starting, debugging, trying, erring... and doing it again. Man, that was fun!

The best iOS developers I know didn't start with talent. They started with one broken app and the stubbornness to fix it. I've taught 18,000+ students. The ones who make it aren't the smartest. They're the ones who refuse to quit.

@lazarframer No really ! ???? Let's help each other then !

@DavidPreti Bro, believe it or not, I just started working on a habit tracker prototype and just came across your tweet, it looks sooo good btw🔥

Streakmap update: MVP week. Building a habit tracker because every app I tried either wants to be my life coach or looks like a spreadsheet. All I want is: did I do the thing? yes or no. Github heatmap style, because I love it! Shipping next week or it's not an MVP.

You don't need to quit your job to build a SaaS. I coach agile teams during the day. Evenings and weekends, I build products. 4 live SaaS. Notion templates generating (small) revenue. The constraint of limited time forces you to build only what matters.

@vitaliidodonov What kind of agents do you have ? Specific roles ?