Despite all of this, we still see Trufario as a huge win. It gave us the confidence to create and publish React Native apps in the stores, and we did it in only 40 hours, from its conception to its implementation.

#buildinpublic #prototyping #ideavalidation #productdesign

We decided not to pursue it further, the main reason being that we created Trufario with the sole idea of solving our own problem. Publishing it was just the extra ball and we didn't have the appetite (and resources) at the time to do it.

However, when we published and promoted it, it didn't catch on. The reason were some design decisions and the lack of some core features like multiple pets, multiple parents, timed events, and others.

We are well aware we don't have a huge impact yet, but what's key here is that we are doing something meaningful to us, no matter the project we're working on.

#opensource #techforgood

That's why our next project is going to be open-source and self-hosted. We want to experiment with the project sustainability by offering a hosted version and a paid mobile app, still fully open-source.

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2. We honour focused time. That means we work a maximum of 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. This way we make sure you get the most value out of our time.
3. We work async. We have worked in fully-remote environments for more than 5 years, and we will continue doing so for the foreseeable future.

We adapt to any environment, product or requirement to make your idea work. Over time, we have come up with a set of general rules that help us make this possible:

1. We offer a fixed rate, that means no offers and no hidden fees. Transparent pricing, for everyone.

2. We start working on bringing your idea to life. We show, we test, we get feedback, and repeat the process until you're happy with the result. As we say: while (!finished) { iterate() }
3. We help you thrive. We publish your app, train your team, and give you full support to own your product.

Weirdly (for us), it's not a mobile app, but a web prototype. The only reason being that it matched the way we ourselves used the original Meta dashboard.

It supports multiple accounts, metrics, ad scoring, customized alerts, and much more. Go check it now!

We are eager to hear your feedback, do you have a success story with AI and think we can improve our workflows to make it work? Or you are stuck in a loop of deep frustration like us? Let us know.

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