Julien
@djoule.bsky.social
Web Artisan | Solo Maker & Solopreneur | Crafting bespoke web apps from concept to launch 🚀 | Outdoor Enthusiast & Trail Runner | building https://shrinkr.io
I keep catching myself doing the same things, thinking the same way, expecting different results.
Time to shake it up.
New books. New people. New environments.
Growth won’t happen on autopilot.
Time to shake it up.
New books. New people. New environments.
Growth won’t happen on autopilot.
March 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I keep catching myself doing the same things, thinking the same way, expecting different results.
Time to shake it up.
New books. New people. New environments.
Growth won’t happen on autopilot.
Time to shake it up.
New books. New people. New environments.
Growth won’t happen on autopilot.
Well, it's not taking off, I'm out of ideas.
I think I'll start posting pictures of cats.
I think I'll start posting pictures of cats.
March 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Well, it's not taking off, I'm out of ideas.
I think I'll start posting pictures of cats.
I think I'll start posting pictures of cats.
During my lunchtime run.
In life, you have to take risks!
In life, you have to take risks!
March 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
During my lunchtime run.
In life, you have to take risks!
In life, you have to take risks!
Pivot week. I realize that I really need to come up with an idea around a topic that really interests me. I want to have more fun working.
March 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Pivot week. I realize that I really need to come up with an idea around a topic that really interests me. I want to have more fun working.
Monday Planning as a Solo Builder:
Do: Pick 1-2 key tasks that move the needle.
Don't: Create a 20-item to-do list you'll ignore by Tuesday.
Do: Pick 1-2 key tasks that move the needle.
Don't: Create a 20-item to-do list you'll ignore by Tuesday.
March 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Monday Planning as a Solo Builder:
Do: Pick 1-2 key tasks that move the needle.
Don't: Create a 20-item to-do list you'll ignore by Tuesday.
Do: Pick 1-2 key tasks that move the needle.
Don't: Create a 20-item to-do list you'll ignore by Tuesday.
New week, new features no one asked for. Let’s go. 🚀
March 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New week, new features no one asked for. Let’s go. 🚀
From Inspired by Marty Cagan:
Talk to real users, even if it’s uncomfortable.
Cold emails, Reddit posts, Twitter DMs—whatever it takes to understand your audience.
Assumptions won’t build a great product, but real conversations will.
Talk to real users, even if it’s uncomfortable.
Cold emails, Reddit posts, Twitter DMs—whatever it takes to understand your audience.
Assumptions won’t build a great product, but real conversations will.
March 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
From Inspired by Marty Cagan:
Talk to real users, even if it’s uncomfortable.
Cold emails, Reddit posts, Twitter DMs—whatever it takes to understand your audience.
Assumptions won’t build a great product, but real conversations will.
Talk to real users, even if it’s uncomfortable.
Cold emails, Reddit posts, Twitter DMs—whatever it takes to understand your audience.
Assumptions won’t build a great product, but real conversations will.
I took a break today and went running in the food for 5 hours.
Walking like a duck.
Walking like a duck.
March 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I took a break today and went running in the food for 5 hours.
Walking like a duck.
Walking like a duck.
A big takeaway from Inspired by Marty Cagan:
Your product is your business.
In big companies, teams handle marketing, sales, and support. As a solopreneur, you own it all. Every feature, every UX decision—it’s all part of how you attract and retain users.
Your product is your business.
In big companies, teams handle marketing, sales, and support. As a solopreneur, you own it all. Every feature, every UX decision—it’s all part of how you attract and retain users.
March 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A big takeaway from Inspired by Marty Cagan:
Your product is your business.
In big companies, teams handle marketing, sales, and support. As a solopreneur, you own it all. Every feature, every UX decision—it’s all part of how you attract and retain users.
Your product is your business.
In big companies, teams handle marketing, sales, and support. As a solopreneur, you own it all. Every feature, every UX decision—it’s all part of how you attract and retain users.
Inspired by Marty Cagan reinforced this truth:
Shipping is learning.
You don’t learn by planning endlessly—you learn by launching, getting feedback, and iterating.
As a solopreneur, ship small, ship often, and let real users guide your next move.
Shipping is learning.
You don’t learn by planning endlessly—you learn by launching, getting feedback, and iterating.
As a solopreneur, ship small, ship often, and let real users guide your next move.
March 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Inspired by Marty Cagan reinforced this truth:
Shipping is learning.
You don’t learn by planning endlessly—you learn by launching, getting feedback, and iterating.
As a solopreneur, ship small, ship often, and let real users guide your next move.
Shipping is learning.
You don’t learn by planning endlessly—you learn by launching, getting feedback, and iterating.
As a solopreneur, ship small, ship often, and let real users guide your next move.
Indie hacking is just cycling between "I'm unstoppable" and "Maybe a job isn’t so bad" every 48 hours.
March 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Indie hacking is just cycling between "I'm unstoppable" and "Maybe a job isn’t so bad" every 48 hours.
Most people don’t fail at indie hacking because their idea is bad—they fail because they give up before it takes off.
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Most people don’t fail at indie hacking because their idea is bad—they fail because they give up before it takes off.
Nothing humbles you faster than launching your SaaS and realizing that the internet… simply does not care.
February 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Nothing humbles you faster than launching your SaaS and realizing that the internet… simply does not care.
My current expenses in AI
Cursor: $20/m
GitHub Copilot: $20/m
Claude AI: €18/m
skyreels .ai: $94,90/y
ChatGPT: $20/m
Lovable: $20/m
Midjourney: $8/m
A small budget 😅
Cursor: $20/m
GitHub Copilot: $20/m
Claude AI: €18/m
skyreels .ai: $94,90/y
ChatGPT: $20/m
Lovable: $20/m
Midjourney: $8/m
A small budget 😅
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
My current expenses in AI
Cursor: $20/m
GitHub Copilot: $20/m
Claude AI: €18/m
skyreels .ai: $94,90/y
ChatGPT: $20/m
Lovable: $20/m
Midjourney: $8/m
A small budget 😅
Cursor: $20/m
GitHub Copilot: $20/m
Claude AI: €18/m
skyreels .ai: $94,90/y
ChatGPT: $20/m
Lovable: $20/m
Midjourney: $8/m
A small budget 😅
Building a SaaS is 10% coding and 90% wondering why nobody is signing up.
February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Building a SaaS is 10% coding and 90% wondering why nobody is signing up.
One lesson from Inspired by Marty Cagan:
Build for real problems, not for yourself.
It’s easy to fall in love with ideas, but customers don’t care about your dreams—they care about their problems.
Start there, and you'll build something that truly matters.
Build for real problems, not for yourself.
It’s easy to fall in love with ideas, but customers don’t care about your dreams—they care about their problems.
Start there, and you'll build something that truly matters.
February 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
One lesson from Inspired by Marty Cagan:
Build for real problems, not for yourself.
It’s easy to fall in love with ideas, but customers don’t care about your dreams—they care about their problems.
Start there, and you'll build something that truly matters.
Build for real problems, not for yourself.
It’s easy to fall in love with ideas, but customers don’t care about your dreams—they care about their problems.
Start there, and you'll build something that truly matters.
When you're starting, it's always a bit difficult
February 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
When you're starting, it's always a bit difficult
Tried building a full app with AI using Lovable.
It wasn’t perfect, but I learned a lot:
• AI works best with small, clear prompts
• Debugging is part of the process
• It’s evolving fast—excited to try again soon!
It wasn’t perfect, but I learned a lot:
• AI works best with small, clear prompts
• Debugging is part of the process
• It’s evolving fast—excited to try again soon!
February 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Tried building a full app with AI using Lovable.
It wasn’t perfect, but I learned a lot:
• AI works best with small, clear prompts
• Debugging is part of the process
• It’s evolving fast—excited to try again soon!
It wasn’t perfect, but I learned a lot:
• AI works best with small, clear prompts
• Debugging is part of the process
• It’s evolving fast—excited to try again soon!
When you're deep in your personal project, it's all-consuming—mentally and physically exhausting. But ironically, that's when your best ideas emerge.
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When you're deep in your personal project, it's all-consuming—mentally and physically exhausting. But ironically, that's when your best ideas emerge.
Reading Inspired by Marty Cagan taught me this:
Your first idea is probably wrong.
Even big companies get it wrong and iterate. As a solopreneur, assume your first version is just a test. Stay flexible, learn fast, and keep adjusting.
The best products aren’t planned—they’re discovered.
Your first idea is probably wrong.
Even big companies get it wrong and iterate. As a solopreneur, assume your first version is just a test. Stay flexible, learn fast, and keep adjusting.
The best products aren’t planned—they’re discovered.
February 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reading Inspired by Marty Cagan taught me this:
Your first idea is probably wrong.
Even big companies get it wrong and iterate. As a solopreneur, assume your first version is just a test. Stay flexible, learn fast, and keep adjusting.
The best products aren’t planned—they’re discovered.
Your first idea is probably wrong.
Even big companies get it wrong and iterate. As a solopreneur, assume your first version is just a test. Stay flexible, learn fast, and keep adjusting.
The best products aren’t planned—they’re discovered.
It's been 30 min I'm trying to make lovable understand that this kind of UI is not ok and that I'd like both buttons to be horizontally aligned.
Getting mad, I think I'll have a walk.
Getting mad, I think I'll have a walk.
February 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It's been 30 min I'm trying to make lovable understand that this kind of UI is not ok and that I'd like both buttons to be horizontally aligned.
Getting mad, I think I'll have a walk.
Getting mad, I think I'll have a walk.
Just a reminder that today is Valentine's Day.
You can thank me later.
You can thank me later.
February 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just a reminder that today is Valentine's Day.
You can thank me later.
You can thank me later.
The biggest problem that SaaS developers will have in 2025 is their customers telling them they can do it themselves.
February 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The biggest problem that SaaS developers will have in 2025 is their customers telling them they can do it themselves.
The best advice in business:
Surround yourself with high level AI agent.
Surround yourself with high level AI agent.
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The best advice in business:
Surround yourself with high level AI agent.
Surround yourself with high level AI agent.
Sometimes it's scary to be a solopreneur.
You get anxious and tell yourself you'll never make it. It's a powerful feeling.
When I feel like that, I go for a little walk, it helps to restructure my thoughts positively.
You get anxious and tell yourself you'll never make it. It's a powerful feeling.
When I feel like that, I go for a little walk, it helps to restructure my thoughts positively.
February 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Sometimes it's scary to be a solopreneur.
You get anxious and tell yourself you'll never make it. It's a powerful feeling.
When I feel like that, I go for a little walk, it helps to restructure my thoughts positively.
You get anxious and tell yourself you'll never make it. It's a powerful feeling.
When I feel like that, I go for a little walk, it helps to restructure my thoughts positively.