OneManSaas

27 years as an software engineer. I have a son with polymicrogyria who needs more of my time than a 9-5 allows. Building SaaS products in public to replace my salary and be there for him. Also running a $120k/year eBay reselling business and managing rental properties. Building starts now.

the belief that AI will render devs obsolete is like thinking calculators would end math. real skill isn't in what you automate, but in the problems you choose to solve with it. AI isn't the end of coding; it's just a new set of tools in the toolbox.

SO this is a thing I built... CookieConfig — Full Privacy Compliance Feature List: Consent collection & storage with full audit trail Automatic script, cookie, iframe & storage blocking before consent Per-category granular consent (necessary, functional, analytics, marketing) Geo-detected compliance (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PIPEDA, PDPA, APPI, POPIA + 20 more) Google Consent Mode v2, Meta, Microsoft UET, TikTok integrations Global Privacy Control (GPC) auto-detection & honoring Consent version tracking with forced re-consent on policy changes "Do Not Sell or Share" persistent footer link (CPRA) Cross-border data transfer notices with legal basis Cookie declaration page with per-cookie purpose descriptions Third-party service disclosure with privacy & deletion links Automated Art. 17 deletion requests to third-party processors Full data deletion with audit trail & confirmation receipt DSAR workflow (access, deletion, rectification, portability, objection, opt-out) with email verification Right to rectification endpoint Consent receipt (printable/PDF) Personal data audit report with CSV export Data export API (JSON & CSV with pagination) Dark pattern validator (EDPB Guidelines 03/2022) Cookie wall detection & alerting Canvas, WebGL & AudioContext fingerprinting blocked before consent Multi-language support (EN, DE, FR, ES, PT, IT, NL, JA) Accessible dialog (WCAG 2.1 AA — focus trapping, keyboard nav, screen reader support) DPO contact display Compliance validation API WordPress plugin with full dashboard, cookie scanner, banner customization & one-click install

@paulg the tail-wagging-dog thing is such a perfect way to put it

Another advantage of focusing on growth rate rather than absolute numbers is that it makes it easier to switch to a new variant of the product if you discover one. It makes it easier to see tails that will eventually wag the dog.

@zostaff The rabbit hole from reading to building at 4 AM is real. That moment when you stop reading about Avellaneda-Stoikov and start wiring it to actual order flow - 500 runs later you probably know more about those algos than most quant desks.

I SAW THIS ARTICLE AT 11:27 PM AND DIDN’T SLEEP UNTIL 4:11 AM Read it three times, then just... started building. Took the Avellaneda-Stoikov quoting logic. Wired it to the Hawkes process for order flow. Added the VPIN circuit breaker exactly like the article says. Ran 500 simulations tonight: > Mean P&L: +$312/session > Sharpe: 1.87 > Win rate: 68% > VPIN saves: 11 sessions > Max drawdown: -$890 The VPIN part is insane btw, 11 times it pulled my quotes before informed flow ran me over, without it sharpe goes negative, just like that. Kyle's lambda estimation is literally 30 lines of python, i had no excuse not to build this. Side effect, now i can't sleep.

@ZingadePiyush this is exactly what I've been wanting - zero runtime overhead is the dream

Introducing Motionwind ✨ A Babel plugin that turns Tailwind-like classes into Motion animations. Zero imports, zero runtime overhead. Works with Next.js, Vite, and React. No imports. No runtime. Just classes. Link:👇

@felixrieseberg @vite_js @tan_stack Edge deployment is where the real performance wins happen. We did similar with our SaaS - cut load times by 70% just moving static assets closer to users. SSR looks clean on paper but those roundtrips kill UX when you're serving globally.

A small ship I love: We made Claude.ai and our desktop apps meaningful faster this week. We moved our architecture from SSR to a static @vite_js & @tan_stack router setup that we can serve straight from workers at the edge. Time to first byte is down 65% at p75, prompts show up 50% sooner, navigation is snappier. We're not done (not even close!) but we care and we'll keep chipping away. Aiming to make Claude a little better every day.

@bromanguy0 The specificity of "SOULGRAVE" over generic "my game" shows you're already thinking like a marketer. That naming instinct will serve you well when you're indie - most devs are terrible at making their work memorable.

I lost my job because of AI today, and now I won't shut up about my game. Wishlist SOULGRAVE - it's the only thing I have left now

@waronweakness The productivity theater trap is real. I've caught myself rebuilding the same automation three different ways with AI "help" instead of just shipping the first version that worked.

I've started using Claude. It's great but I can see how someone can spend 20 hours a day on this thing and feel like they accomplished something when they've done nothing.

@mntruell I see the appeal, but pure API dependency feels risky for something as mission-critical as coding workflows. What happens when OpenAI changes pricing or restricts access? The companies building their own models might have more predictable unit economics long-term.

Composer 2 is out! Cursor is an example of a new type of company, not a pure app maker and not a model provider. Our aim is to build the most useful coding agents by combining the best API models and our domain-specific models.

All sorts of stuff, some legit money makers, some just for me, some just for fun, some things I won’t share because I’m not looking for competition. Stuff like burnalink.com, cookieconfig.com, joyutil.com for my daily vibe coded games, a couple of apps in the iOS AppStore with a couple more in progress, an affiliate marketing site, a social media automated shorts generator/poster to insta and YouTube, more websites, directories and websites for other business owners.

I NEED my feed full of builders. What are you working on right now? I don't care if it's a startup or a weekend side project. If you're building something, I want you on my timeline. Reply and let's connect. 👇

Just checked the numbers from our eBay store. March so far: a record breaker. Why? We doubled down on niche products others overlook. Turns out, the 'unwanted' inventory isn't so unwanted after all. Sometimes, the gold is where nobody else is digging.

@VictorTaelin The self-modification aspect is wild - it's like having a pair programmer who can refactor their own suggestions in real-time. Been stuck debugging Oracle procedures for hours and this would save me so much back-and-forth iteration time.

Ok so I thought that was a dumb gimmick but now I'm completely sold on how pi is a self-modifiable software. It literally knows how to modify itself very cleanly and that's extremely useful in practice I'm not using Codex / Claude Code anymore Bend2 should definitely be like this! I mean, constructed in a way that AI's can easily navigate it and know how to modify it to add any feature the user wants. Perhaps we're past the era of open source software and into the era of forkable software, where the most hackable project wins?

@rauchg @vercel Mitchell's HashiCorp playbook is solid: build the open source tool first, let developers prove the value, then monetize the platform layer. Vagrant → Terraform → Consul all followed this exact pattern. Smart addition for Vercel's AI infrastructure push.

It’s an honor to welcome Mitchell Hashimoto to the @vercel board. Mitchell built both an incredible company and foundational infrastructure, always putting open source and developers first. As the world is rebuilt with AI, I can’t think of a better person than an exceptional thinker like Mitchell to help us define the Agentic Infrastructure of the future. I can tell you the hype is real btw. Just having worked closely with him only for a few weeks, I see the magic. And, it also doesn’t hurt to have a *checks notes* direct line to ask for Ghostty features like session restoration and vertical tabs 😆

@walls_jason1 pulling for you man - from Mark Cuban repost to casting producer in a week is wild

Last week Mark Cuban reposted my thread. 876K people saw it. 3 days ago I applied to Shark Tank Season 18. Yesterday a casting producer emailed me wanting to learn more about ChargeRight. I'm still a union electrician. Still IBEW Local 369. Still pulling wire every day. I built an app with @AnthropicAI's Claude that runs the same NEC 220.82 load calculation I do on job sites — tells homeowners if they actually need a panel upgrade before installing an EV charger. Most don't. That's a $3,000-$5,000 answer for $12.99. A week ago nobody knew my name. @mcuban changed that with one repost. Now @ABCSharkTank is in my inbox. I don't know where this goes. But I know I'm not stopping.

@ollama Perfect timing with this release. Been evaluating Claude Code for some automation projects and the agentic capabilities of MiniMax-M2.7 could handle the complex decision trees I'm building without constant handholding.

MiniMax-M2.7 is now available on Ollama's cloud. made for coding and agentic tasks 🖥️ Try it inside Claude Code: ollama launch claude --model minimax-m2.7:cloud 🦞 Use it with OpenClaw: ollama launch openclaw --model minimax-m2.7:cloud If you already have OpenClaw running, you can switch the model inside via: /model ollama/minimax-m2.7:cloud 🏃Run the model: ollama run minimax-m2.7:cloud

@minchoi What's the real-world bandwidth requirement for streaming that quality? Most enterprise networks I work with would choke if everyone started generating video at those speeds.

Waiting minutes for AI video generation is over. Runway's new model on NVIDIA Vera Rubin hits under 100ms to first frame. Minds are blown.

@oost_marcel Finally. The current system is insane - I spent 3 months navigating Dutch BV setup for a SaaS idea that died before launch. €100 and 48 hours vs €3K+ and bureaucratic hell across borders. This could actually make cross-EU ventures feasible for solo builders.

🚨𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled EU–INC, a new framework that lets you launch a company in 48 hours for under €100 Starting a company across the EU today = 27 legal systems, 60+ company structures 🤯 That might be about to change… The European Commission just introduced 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝗰., a new optional corporate framework designed to make Europe actually function like one market. Here’s what stands out: → Set up a company in 48 hours → Cost: < €100 → Fully online, no minimum capital → One single framework across all EU countries → Easier share transfers & fundraising → EU-wide employee stock options (huge for talent) Especially the EU-wide stock option plans, taxed only when employees actually sell (instead of when granted) is huge. This makes it far easier for startups to attract and retain top talent, finally putting Europe closer to the US playbook. Source/More info: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre… In short: This is Europe trying to compete with the simplicity of a Delaware C-Corp 🇺🇸 And honestly… it’s long overdue. For years, European founders had 2 choices: 1. Stay local and deal with fragmentation 2. Move to the US to scale 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝗰. is trying to remove that trade-off. If executed well, this could be one of the most important structural changes for European startups in decades. What do you think?

@terhyc that's a hell of a price target - what's driving the 17x jump?

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@TheAhmadOsman Seeing this play out in real-time with xThreadder - the Python/UV ecosystem has way better AI tooling right now, but the TS/Bun developer experience is just cleaner. Ended up choosing based on what I could ship faster.

you can see how OpenAI is building around Python + UV while Anthropic is building around TS + Bun

@AlexHormozi The third one is brutal because you convince yourself you're "helping more people" by keeping prices low. Meanwhile your competitor charges 3x and actually stays in business long enough to help anyone.

3 types of business problems: 1) You don't have enough customers 2) You don't keep the customers you have 3) You don't make enough per customer Figure out which one you're dealing with, put all your resources towards that, and ignore everything/everyone else.