Meysam
@meysamazing.bsky.social
Technical engineer → indie hacker. Building SaaS in public.
Failed my first SaaS (0 customers). Now documenting everything: customer discovery, technical lessons, real metrics.
8+ yrs production systems. 1.5k+ readers.
🔗 meysam.io
Failed my first SaaS (0 customers). Now documenting everything: customer discovery, technical lessons, real metrics.
8+ yrs production systems. 1.5k+ readers.
🔗 meysam.io
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Awesome Directories: Curated launch directories for saas founders | Product Hunt
Stop wasting 20+ hours researching launch directories. We curated 300+ verified directories with DR scores, DoFollow badges, and community voting—so you can find the top 20 worth your time in under 3 ...
www.producthunt.com
WE'RE LIVE ON PRODUCT HUNT
awesome directories, curated directory of directories
appreciate all your supports
www.producthunt.com/products/awe...
#buildinpublic
awesome directories, curated directory of directories
appreciate all your supports
www.producthunt.com/products/awe...
#buildinpublic
atuin + ble.sh killing my terminal
10-30s startup wait with 191k+ history entries
jumping ship to try ddworken/hishtory and cantino/mcfly
moving from slow & rusty to nimble & fast.
#sysadmin #programming
10-30s startup wait with 191k+ history entries
jumping ship to try ddworken/hishtory and cantino/mcfly
moving from slow & rusty to nimble & fast.
#sysadmin #programming
December 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
atuin + ble.sh killing my terminal
10-30s startup wait with 191k+ history entries
jumping ship to try ddworken/hishtory and cantino/mcfly
moving from slow & rusty to nimble & fast.
#sysadmin #programming
10-30s startup wait with 191k+ history entries
jumping ship to try ddworken/hishtory and cantino/mcfly
moving from slow & rusty to nimble & fast.
#sysadmin #programming
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Launched on ProductHunt last week.
11 upvotes. Not featured. Invisible.
But: 800 visitors, 7 email signups, and actual data to improve against.
Lesson: 15k LinkedIn followers = 200 impressions. The "audience" isn't the audience.
link in the first comment.
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
11 upvotes. Not featured. Invisible.
But: 800 visitors, 7 email signups, and actual data to improve against.
Lesson: 15k LinkedIn followers = 200 impressions. The "audience" isn't the audience.
link in the first comment.
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Launched on ProductHunt last week.
11 upvotes. Not featured. Invisible.
But: 800 visitors, 7 email signups, and actual data to improve against.
Lesson: 15k LinkedIn followers = 200 impressions. The "audience" isn't the audience.
link in the first comment.
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
11 upvotes. Not featured. Invisible.
But: 800 visitors, 7 email signups, and actual data to improve against.
Lesson: 15k LinkedIn followers = 200 impressions. The "audience" isn't the audience.
link in the first comment.
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
here's some thought on my daily grind: 💭
the faster I get to finish the chores I MUST do but I don't enjoy... 🫡
the sooner I get to get to things that I really DO enjoy doing and it enriches my sould 😇
time to get to work... 🏃♂️
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
the faster I get to finish the chores I MUST do but I don't enjoy... 🫡
the sooner I get to get to things that I really DO enjoy doing and it enriches my sould 😇
time to get to work... 🏃♂️
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
here's some thought on my daily grind: 💭
the faster I get to finish the chores I MUST do but I don't enjoy... 🫡
the sooner I get to get to things that I really DO enjoy doing and it enriches my sould 😇
time to get to work... 🏃♂️
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
the faster I get to finish the chores I MUST do but I don't enjoy... 🫡
the sooner I get to get to things that I really DO enjoy doing and it enriches my sould 😇
time to get to work... 🏃♂️
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
unpopular opinion:
`ll` is better than `ls`
and if you have no idea what I'm talking about.. then we can't be friends
#sysadmin #buildinpublic #programming
`ll` is better than `ls`
and if you have no idea what I'm talking about.. then we can't be friends
#sysadmin #buildinpublic #programming
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
unpopular opinion:
`ll` is better than `ls`
and if you have no idea what I'm talking about.. then we can't be friends
#sysadmin #buildinpublic #programming
`ll` is better than `ls`
and if you have no idea what I'm talking about.. then we can't be friends
#sysadmin #buildinpublic #programming
It ain't much.. but it's honest work..
avg 15min/day commenting on other people's post...
engaging in communities where I feel I can bring something to the table..
that's it.. nothing fancy.. no 6-7 figure ARR..
just daily grind and hustle
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
avg 15min/day commenting on other people's post...
engaging in communities where I feel I can bring something to the table..
that's it.. nothing fancy.. no 6-7 figure ARR..
just daily grind and hustle
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
December 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It ain't much.. but it's honest work..
avg 15min/day commenting on other people's post...
engaging in communities where I feel I can bring something to the table..
that's it.. nothing fancy.. no 6-7 figure ARR..
just daily grind and hustle
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
avg 15min/day commenting on other people's post...
engaging in communities where I feel I can bring something to the table..
that's it.. nothing fancy.. no 6-7 figure ARR..
just daily grind and hustle
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
pay attention folks... another reason to use ISO-8601 time format instead of the idiotic "12-30-2025"
𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟴𝟲𝟬𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
meaning you can compare the string literals and it works!
#programming
𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟴𝟲𝟬𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
meaning you can compare the string literals and it works!
#programming
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
pay attention folks... another reason to use ISO-8601 time format instead of the idiotic "12-30-2025"
𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟴𝟲𝟬𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
meaning you can compare the string literals and it works!
#programming
𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟴𝟲𝟬𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
meaning you can compare the string literals and it works!
#programming
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
you know how people post something like "I woke up to this new hockey ski MRR"?
well I woke up seeing that my post blew up in HN 🫠
nothing as sexy as those 5-6 figure MRR, at all... but still...
I did not expect this 🫡
#buildinpublic
well I woke up seeing that my post blew up in HN 🫠
nothing as sexy as those 5-6 figure MRR, at all... but still...
I did not expect this 🫡
#buildinpublic
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
you know how people post something like "I woke up to this new hockey ski MRR"?
well I woke up seeing that my post blew up in HN 🫠
nothing as sexy as those 5-6 figure MRR, at all... but still...
I did not expect this 🫡
#buildinpublic
well I woke up seeing that my post blew up in HN 🫠
nothing as sexy as those 5-6 figure MRR, at all... but still...
I did not expect this 🫡
#buildinpublic
just think about what your son/daughter will say when asked "so, what does your father/mother do?"
> he/she builds AI agents
I don't know.. do you like the sound of that? 🤷🏼♂️
pick your battle wisely
#buildinpublic
> he/she builds AI agents
I don't know.. do you like the sound of that? 🤷🏼♂️
pick your battle wisely
#buildinpublic
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
just think about what your son/daughter will say when asked "so, what does your father/mother do?"
> he/she builds AI agents
I don't know.. do you like the sound of that? 🤷🏼♂️
pick your battle wisely
#buildinpublic
> he/she builds AI agents
I don't know.. do you like the sound of that? 🤷🏼♂️
pick your battle wisely
#buildinpublic
look what I got... 😎
here's to a few minutes per day commenting on other people's posts 🥂
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
here's to a few minutes per day commenting on other people's posts 🥂
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
look what I got... 😎
here's to a few minutes per day commenting on other people's posts 🥂
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
here's to a few minutes per day commenting on other people's posts 🥂
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
pushing last minutes changes to production before the launch on PH (in :30 hr)
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
pushing last minutes changes to production before the launch on PH (in :30 hr)
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
WE'RE LIVE ON PRODUCT HUNT
Awesome Directories: 300+ curated launch directories for indie hackers
→ Free forever
→ Open source (Apache-2.0)
→ Built in 3 weeks
→ $0 revenue (it's free, but who cares)
🔗 Link below
https://www.producthunt.com/products/awesome-directories
#buildinpublic
Awesome Directories: 300+ curated launch directories for indie hackers
→ Free forever
→ Open source (Apache-2.0)
→ Built in 3 weeks
→ $0 revenue (it's free, but who cares)
🔗 Link below
https://www.producthunt.com/products/awesome-directories
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
WE'RE LIVE ON PRODUCT HUNT
Awesome Directories: 300+ curated launch directories for indie hackers
→ Free forever
→ Open source (Apache-2.0)
→ Built in 3 weeks
→ $0 revenue (it's free, but who cares)
🔗 Link below
https://www.producthunt.com/products/awesome-directories
#buildinpublic
Awesome Directories: 300+ curated launch directories for indie hackers
→ Free forever
→ Open source (Apache-2.0)
→ Built in 3 weeks
→ $0 revenue (it's free, but who cares)
🔗 Link below
https://www.producthunt.com/products/awesome-directories
#buildinpublic
Less than a day until we launch on Product Hunt
I'm not worried about rankings
I'm worried about whether this actually helps someone
That's the only metric that matters
Awesome Directories → 300+ curated launch directories → Open source
Friday 12:01am PST
See you there 🚀
#buildinpublic
I'm not worried about rankings
I'm worried about whether this actually helps someone
That's the only metric that matters
Awesome Directories → 300+ curated launch directories → Open source
Friday 12:01am PST
See you there 🚀
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Less than a day until we launch on Product Hunt
I'm not worried about rankings
I'm worried about whether this actually helps someone
That's the only metric that matters
Awesome Directories → 300+ curated launch directories → Open source
Friday 12:01am PST
See you there 🚀
#buildinpublic
I'm not worried about rankings
I'm worried about whether this actually helps someone
That's the only metric that matters
Awesome Directories → 300+ curated launch directories → Open source
Friday 12:01am PST
See you there 🚀
#buildinpublic
pushing last minutes changes to production before the launch on PH (in :30 hr)
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
pushing last minutes changes to production before the launch on PH (in :30 hr)
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
what could possibly go wrong? 🤷♂️
#buildinpublic
not bad... not bad at all for spending an hour a day on social media marketing..
without drowning myself too much into this, I still get to get online, interact with people, learn from their journeys and their insights..
I'm happy with the result
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
without drowning myself too much into this, I still get to get online, interact with people, learn from their journeys and their insights..
I'm happy with the result
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
not bad... not bad at all for spending an hour a day on social media marketing..
without drowning myself too much into this, I still get to get online, interact with people, learn from their journeys and their insights..
I'm happy with the result
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
without drowning myself too much into this, I still get to get online, interact with people, learn from their journeys and their insights..
I'm happy with the result
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 2hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
WE'RE LIVE ON PRODUCT HUNT
awesome directories, curated directory of directories
appreciate all your supports
www.producthunt.com/products/awe...
#buildinpublic
awesome directories, curated directory of directories
appreciate all your supports
www.producthunt.com/products/awe...
#buildinpublic
Awesome Directories: Curated launch directories for saas founders | Product Hunt
Stop wasting 20+ hours researching launch directories. We curated 300+ verified directories with DR scores, DoFollow badges, and community voting—so you can find the top 20 worth your time in under 3 ...
www.producthunt.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
WE'RE LIVE ON PRODUCT HUNT
awesome directories, curated directory of directories
appreciate all your supports
www.producthunt.com/products/awe...
#buildinpublic
awesome directories, curated directory of directories
appreciate all your supports
www.producthunt.com/products/awe...
#buildinpublic
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 1.5 hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 1.5 hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
approving my own submission like a boss
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 1.5 hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
P.S. live in product hunt in less than 1.5 hrs .. not that I'm counting or anything 😅
#buildinpublic
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
200+ cold LinkedIn messages.
2-3 weeks of outreach.
0 calls booked.
Customer discovery is humbling.
After my first SaaS flopped (2 months, 0 customers, $0), I made a rule: no code until someone's ready to pay.
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #customerdiscovery
2-3 weeks of outreach.
0 calls booked.
Customer discovery is humbling.
After my first SaaS flopped (2 months, 0 customers, $0), I made a rule: no code until someone's ready to pay.
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #customerdiscovery
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
200+ cold LinkedIn messages.
2-3 weeks of outreach.
0 calls booked.
Customer discovery is humbling.
After my first SaaS flopped (2 months, 0 customers, $0), I made a rule: no code until someone's ready to pay.
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #customerdiscovery
2-3 weeks of outreach.
0 calls booked.
Customer discovery is humbling.
After my first SaaS flopped (2 months, 0 customers, $0), I made a rule: no code until someone's ready to pay.
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #customerdiscovery