Kanopy Labs

Most people see startups as a lifestyle. Carl Pei explains the reality: pressure, uncertainty, sacrifice, and years of hard decisions behind every product people love. But building something real that people genuinely use makes it worth it. Media: EO

If you could only give one piece of advice to a first time founder What would it be One sentence No fluff Just the one thing you wish someone told you earlier Drop it below

Users do not care about your tech stack. They care whether the product works, feels fast, and solves their problem without friction. The best engineering decisions are invisible to the user. Build for the user. Not for the resume. #startups #saas #buildinpublic

Founders and builders Drop your product link below We want to see what you are working on No judgment No pitch required Just show us what you have built so far This community is here to support each other

@CasinosBroker @ionleu Interesting niche. Marketplace models are hard to get right but powerful once supply and demand start compounding.

@ionleu We're building linkspulse.com - iGaming Link Building Marketplace.

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@BuildWithxAI @ionleu Cool seeing AI products move from demos to actual consumer experiences. Distribution gets attention, retention keeps things alive.

@ionleu Upload a selfie. Pick your scene. Get an AI-generated video of yourself transformed into another world - ready to share on TikTok in seconds. Available on Android & iOS cineme.live

@prvicthor @ionleu kanopylabs.com We build products behind the scenes for startups and growing companies. Websites, apps, platforms, AI workflows, and scalable systems. Always cool seeing what other builders are shipping 👋

@ionleu drop ur startup link

@clark__labs @ionleu kanopylabs.com We build products behind the scenes for startups and growing companies. Websites, apps, platforms, AI workflows, and scalable systems. Always cool seeing what other builders are shipping 👋

@ionleu drop yours first!

@ionleu kanopylabs.com We build products behind the scenes for startups and growing companies. Websites, apps, platforms, AI workflows, and scalable systems. Always cool seeing what other builders are shipping 👋

@Iammartinyau The consistency part gets underrated. Most people quit before the repetition starts compounding.

There's no secret to building a personal brand: - They're not more confident than you - They're not more certain than you - They just didn't quit Show up and share, then repeat. Do that long enough and the gap closes itself.

@castedev Nice milestone 👏 The first organic clicks always feel bigger than the number itself. Next step is probably turning those clicks into feedback loops and figuring out which pages or keywords are actually pulling the right users in.

my first big achievement! 250 clicks are small numbers, but this is only organic SEO no ads no social media what’s the next step?

@DanielSmidstrup The shipping velocity is wild 😅 Interesting that you're DMing non-trial signups directly. Those conversations usually reveal more than analytics dashboards do.

Building in public - so, here’s what I did today, so far: • Launched on Product Hunt 🥳 #26 • DM’d sign-ups who didn’t start a trial to learn why • Answered DMs (starting to get ~20/day) • Fixed ClimbX bugs for existing users • Added drag-and-drop calendar post management in ClimbX • Improved Cliffs UI in ClimbX • Started SEO work for ClimbX by submitting to the first few repositories (4 done) • Working on a new engagement feature: suggested posts to reply to for early impressions. Challenge: X API pricing is brutal at scale • Daily posting (7) + replying on X (255 so far, aiming for 300+) How was your day?

@fin465 @origamichat The interesting part here isn't $50k MRR. It's proving distribution before scaling everything else.

my bootstrapped SaaS went $0 → $50k MRR in our first 100 days zero ads, no marketing budget/team scaled only with cold outreach + me posting online here’s exactly how we got customers (with videos):

@theandreilucian Most people quit before the feedback loop even starts. Consistency is usually the unfair advantage.

My X strategy was simple: - Post 3x/day - Comment 50x/day - Send 20 DMs/day Repeat for 180 days. Result: +2,000 followers.

@heygeorgekal Building around startups, AI workflows and scalable products too. Always interesting seeing what people are shipping in public 👋

Hey builders 👋 Looking to connect with more people building around: - AI tools - game dev - 3D / creative tech - SaaS - vibe coding - indie products If you’re working on something cool, say hi. Let’s connect 🤝

@Jia_builder Building products and infrastructure for startups too. Spend a lot of time around consumer products, AI workflows and scalable systems. Excited to connect with more builders here 👋

Hi, I'm new to X. Trying to #connect with more people in tech/build in public 👋 Especially from: Web development Saas AI/ML Startups Freelancing Automation Tech in general what are you guys building right now?

@tactical_Squill Appreciate it Billy. We see a lot of founders get stuck overthinking the perfect starting point when momentum usually comes from shipping and learning along the way.

The hardest part isn’t having the idea. It’s starting. Most people stay stuck thinking. The people who build talk about it, test it, ship it, and keep going before everything feels perfect. Execution creates momentum. Momentum attracts the right people. Media: CBS

Burnout in startups usually isn’t about hard work alone. It’s losing momentum, clarity, and focus on what actually matters. The founders who survive are the ones who keep executing through difficult periods. Media: Y Combinator

A product that works solves the problem. A product that grows gives people a reason to talk about it. If users are not sharing it, the issue usually is not growth. It’s the experience. Fix the product first.

Most founders think a cofounder will solve execution problems. The wrong cofounder usually creates new ones: wrong alignment, wrong expectations, slower decisions. Sometimes you do not need another founder. You need clarity, accountability, or the right product partner.