Flan
@buildwithflan.bsky.social
Product Lead by day, building apps by night | Building http://promisekeeper.app
Getting ready to share my app with 5–10 friends and colleagues for a week of testing and feedback. Feels like I'm about to step on stage. Is it normal to be this nervous? 😬
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
May 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Getting ready to share my app with 5–10 friends and colleagues for a week of testing and feedback. Feels like I'm about to step on stage. Is it normal to be this nervous? 😬
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
Build in public update:
Core problem — solved ✅
Initial landing page — live (but bad) ✅
Analytics — integrated ✅
Next up:
❌ Monetisation
❌ A landing page that doesn’t make me cringe
❌ Marketing strategy (B2C app, but built for pros w/ constant ad hoc requests — PMs, execs, founders)
#buildinpublic
Core problem — solved ✅
Initial landing page — live (but bad) ✅
Analytics — integrated ✅
Next up:
❌ Monetisation
❌ A landing page that doesn’t make me cringe
❌ Marketing strategy (B2C app, but built for pros w/ constant ad hoc requests — PMs, execs, founders)
#buildinpublic
May 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Build in public update:
Core problem — solved ✅
Initial landing page — live (but bad) ✅
Analytics — integrated ✅
Next up:
❌ Monetisation
❌ A landing page that doesn’t make me cringe
❌ Marketing strategy (B2C app, but built for pros w/ constant ad hoc requests — PMs, execs, founders)
#buildinpublic
Core problem — solved ✅
Initial landing page — live (but bad) ✅
Analytics — integrated ✅
Next up:
❌ Monetisation
❌ A landing page that doesn’t make me cringe
❌ Marketing strategy (B2C app, but built for pros w/ constant ad hoc requests — PMs, execs, founders)
#buildinpublic
🚀 Startup earnings so far:
Domain: -$9
Email: -$7
OpenAI API: -$15
Revenue: -$31
Officially profitable… if emotional investment counts.
#buildinpublic
Domain: -$9
Email: -$7
OpenAI API: -$15
Revenue: -$31
Officially profitable… if emotional investment counts.
#buildinpublic
May 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🚀 Startup earnings so far:
Domain: -$9
Email: -$7
OpenAI API: -$15
Revenue: -$31
Officially profitable… if emotional investment counts.
#buildinpublic
Domain: -$9
Email: -$7
OpenAI API: -$15
Revenue: -$31
Officially profitable… if emotional investment counts.
#buildinpublic
Anyone else monetised a Mac Menu Bar app before and happy to share their monetisation strategy? Its the last thing on my to-do list, im leaning towards using paddle but would be great to get others thoughts.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
May 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Anyone else monetised a Mac Menu Bar app before and happy to share their monetisation strategy? Its the last thing on my to-do list, im leaning towards using paddle but would be great to get others thoughts.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
Are waitlists worth it? Been getting steady traction using it but unsure how many will actually convert to real users. How far away from launch is the optimal time to start getting people to join them?
May 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Are waitlists worth it? Been getting steady traction using it but unsure how many will actually convert to real users. How far away from launch is the optimal time to start getting people to join them?
Reddit told me BlueSky is the best place to #buildinpublic. Is that true?
May 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Reddit told me BlueSky is the best place to #buildinpublic. Is that true?