Kyle

Hi, I'm Kyle ... Just documenting what it actually looks like to go from corporate IT → shipping real products. 2009-2025: Lurked on X. Posted nothing. 2026: Finally building in public No fake hustle. No overnight success. Just execution and mistakes along the way. Follow if you want to see projects built in public. #FoundersJourney #StartupLife #IndieHackers #BuildInPublic #TogetherWeGrow

Lessons from building on the side: 1) Ship before you're ready 2) Talk to users before you build features 3) Treat every rejection as data 4) The 9-5 teaches you what not to do #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Let's retire the phrase "I'm just a side project builder, not a real founder." I don't care. It's meant to manage how others see you, and to pre-apologize for not fitting the mold. It's self-sabotage. Stop it. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Seems most builders miss this. It doesn't matter what YOU think your product does. It only matters what your users think it does. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Building in public starts with your output. What matters more? A founder who talks about shipping? Or one who actually ships, documents the failures, and uses tools like aicofounders.co to fill the gaps? People follow your pace, not your plans. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

most valuable thing building 4 products has taught me: if you're shipping something, do not split your focus chasing every idea that sounds good. pick your thing. protect your energy. be unreasonably committed to seeing it through. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

I used to think a 9-5 and side projects couldn't coexist, turns out it's about stolen hours, shipping anyway, & becoming the founder you needed to be 🥹 #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

You know what i've noticed, people don't take your side projects seriously until you actually start getting users and the numbers stop being embarrassing. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

The highest-leverage skill for a solo founder isn't coding. It's knowing what to build next. Books that shaped how I think about that: 1/ The Mom Test - Rob F. 2/ Zero to One - Peter T. 3/ Shape Up - Ryan S. 4/ The Lean Startup - Eric R. 5/ Obviously Awesome - April D. Read these. Ship faster. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

The biggest mistake I made early on was rushing everything. Products, users, skills - all need time to compound. Consistency over months beats intensity over weeks. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

4 Harsh Truths About Building on the Side: 1. Most of your features won't matter to users. 2. Your 9-5 will always interrupt at the worst time. 3. aicofounders.co helps, but you still have to do the work. 4. Shipping ugly beats planning perfect every time. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Ever since I stopped doom scrolling after my 9-5: -Shipped new features -Gained first real users -Woke up early consistently -Learned more than any meeting taught me -Built something I'm proud of Side projects change you 🤣

I wish to confess that I once believed wholeheartedly in the romantic myth of the indie founder life - pure flow states, overnight traction, and users flooding in simply because you built something good. Letting go of that has been slow. But don't give up :) The grind is real :)

The day you started shipping as a solo founder, you: -killed the perfect plan -picked one user problem -built the smallest version -showed strangers your ugly v1 -shipped anyway -counted real users, not likes -did it again the next day #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Just ship the fucking thing. You scoped it small for a reason. Stop adding features while the core isn't even live yet. That smaller version you planned? It was the right call. Finish it first. Launch it. Then build more. One thing at a time. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

One thing I often think about is how HONEST building in public forces you to be. You can't hide behind meetings or slide decks. Ship something broken, the users will tell you. No performance reviews. No manager softening the feedback. Just the market, raw and immediate. Your 9-5 trains you to look busy. Building trains you to be useful. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

What every builder needs to know: Shipping is closer to traction than planning for traction. Shipping becomes progress over time. Planning becomes regret over time. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Whenever I don't want to ship something, I tell myself I'll just open the file. That's it. Just open it. It's always easier to keep building than it is to start. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

The longer I build, the more I believe consistency beats talent Coming from someone who spent years climbing the corporate ladder, chasing titles, avoiding risk The work has its way of humbling you... #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

Yes, building 4 products changed me. Probably not how you'd think. People assume I'm burning out. I'm not. In my quietest moments of doubt, I made peace with shipping imperfect things. Need a few days to reflect. More soon. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas

the only advice i'd give someone starting to build on the side: do the hard things. ship before it's ready. talk to users before you're confident. fail publicly. learn from it. stay curious. stay consistent. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #saas