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If you're reading this, I'm Andy.
I'm a 23 year old software engineer and I've been indie hacking while traveling since March 2025.
This is a thread about me + my 5 year journey in business👇
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Andy • カズマ🇯🇵🇺🇸
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Andy • カズマ🇯🇵🇺🇸
@andy__okamoto
swe | landlord | i lift weights and build businesses ➡️ currently scaling mobile apps
Katılım Ocak 2015
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@RyanDoesDesignz this is for a mobile app character. think Duo Lingo
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@andy__okamoto Yo, what kind of 2D character animation are you thinking of, like smooth cinematic moves, exaggerated cartoony stuff, or more realistic, and is this for a game, stream emotes, or something else? Also, any reference animations you’re vibing with
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looking for someone who is a killer at 2D Character animations 👀
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@andy__okamoto Is this for a short animation, a series, or something for content / ads? The style and workflow can change a lot depending on the use.
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@andy__okamoto Have experience in both 2d and 3d. if you don’t mind can I ask you to share character reference?
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Andy • カズマ🇯🇵🇺🇸 retweetledi
iOS App Review delays are getting ridiculous
Nikita Bier@nikitabier
iOS developers: How long is App Review taking for everyone these days? It is now taking longer to get our app approved than it is to build the actual features.
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Andy • カズマ🇯🇵🇺🇸 retweetledi
just hit 10k followers
app keeps printing
life is good
none of this was accidental
3 years of waking up and working all day on
repeat for the longest time with nothing to show for it
that's what it actually takes
don't let anyone tell you otherwise
the only reason i have interesting stuff
to share is because i put in the reps first
the only reason the app prints is because
i work on it all day every day
still i'm NOWHERE near where i want to be
i'll keep showing up every day
this feels like play to me
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We added Kling 3.0 motion swap to @starpopai.
The quality is really good. Best face swap model that exist.
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I do the same:
8+ hours of sleep
no alcohol
daily sun exposure
lift 4x a week
10k steps/day
but my body fat still stays at 20%+, and it’s quite hard to get lean. Any tips? 💪
Rob Hallam@robj3d3
If you’re a founder you should be training like an athlete: > 8hrs sleep > no alcohol > daily sun > lift 4x a week > 10k steps/day The #1 reason founders fail is because they quit. If your body is fit, you won’t quit.
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Andy • カズマ🇯🇵🇺🇸 retweetledi
35 days later and I passed $10k MRR 🎉
I thought when I reach that number I would feel done, but really I feel like I just started
Turns out you always move the goal posts
My advice for anyone wanting to do the same:
product market fit has the single greatest influence over your business. You don’t need a viral idea, you need a solution to someone’s problem.
Tons of people on here wanting to build an app and go viral. Those are the people chasing a get rich quick scheme. Build a business, not a meme.
Stop using solution-first ideation. Think more about what problems people have instead of your latest cool app idea. Smart fridges are “cool” but the problem they solve is just keeping food cold.
Build your business around latent demand and everything else will be so much easier.
There are no shortcuts. And talk to your customers.
Luke Patterson@xylobylo
13 days ago I launched a new app. Today it crossed $1k MRR!! 🚀 A buddy of mine at the gym called me lucky. But this isn’t the full story. 11 years ago I launched my first iOS app and it made $50 in ads in one year. I learned a ton about publishing to the App Store. 4 years ago I consulted for a major restaurant group in the US. I learned a ton about react native. 2 years ago DraftKings hired me to modernize their iOS app away from Xamarin 😭🙈 I learned that I never wanted to do that ever again. 18 months ago I shipped my first paid web app. It flopped completely. $0 in sales bc I built something nobody wanted. I thought I learned my lesson 7 months ago I shipped another web app, it got a ton of views but no sales. I learned my lesson about market validation. 2 months ago I built a landing page for a non existent product. I sold it to 30 people for 50% off their first month if they prepaid before it was built. This is how I learned to validate the idea. Today that app crossed $1k MRR and $3k in revenue. This traffic is primarily from an email list and it’s not even on android yet. There’s so much more room for this to grow and I can’t wait to scale it. I learned so much about nurturing an audience, iterating on the product based on feedback, running a beta program and converting trials into sales. I’m not a software engineer anymore. I’m a software entrepreneur. That’s the mindset it took for me to go from $0 to $1k. I’m confident this will go much much higher. I’m excited to keep growing it and sharing my lessons with you all! Say hi in the replies so I can follow you, I’m new here and need some friends ✌️
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@veggie_eric i bought my first in 2022. wouldn’t say it’s worth it in 2026 unless it’s your “forever home”.
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update: i’m pivoting.
good to get my first win and make 3.5K in a month but a large part was because I had the tailwinds of a new year.
this next app is built for virality first.
stay tuned.
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@andy__okamoto I think its a good idea, your app has probably matured enough, so now you can work on another project while growing your current app, I'm doing the same.
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