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
SRE engineer → indie hacker. Failed my first SaaS, documenting the next one.
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
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→ Free forever
→ Open source (Apache-2.0)
→ Built in 3 weeks
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#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
SRE engineer → indie hacker. Failed my first SaaS, documenting the next one.
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
Find the top 20 launch directories worth your time in under 3 minutes.
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Find the top 20 launch directories worth your time in under 3 minutes.
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
I'll be here all day
Responding.
Sharing updates.
Probably drinking lots of coffees.
Let's goooo 🚀
Responding.
Sharing updates.
Probably drinking lots of coffees.
Let's goooo 🚀
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I'll be here all day
Responding.
Sharing updates.
Probably drinking lots of coffees.
Let's goooo 🚀
Responding.
Sharing updates.
Probably drinking lots of coffees.
Let's goooo 🚀
How you can help:
→ Upvote if you find it useful (not charity)
→ Comment with your directory experience
→ Share with a founder friend
That's it.
No gimmicks.
No "I'll upvote yours if you upvote mine" BS.
Just: does this help you or not?
→ Upvote if you find it useful (not charity)
→ Comment with your directory experience
→ Share with a founder friend
That's it.
No gimmicks.
No "I'll upvote yours if you upvote mine" BS.
Just: does this help you or not?
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
How you can help:
→ Upvote if you find it useful (not charity)
→ Comment with your directory experience
→ Share with a founder friend
That's it.
No gimmicks.
No "I'll upvote yours if you upvote mine" BS.
Just: does this help you or not?
→ Upvote if you find it useful (not charity)
→ Comment with your directory experience
→ Share with a founder friend
That's it.
No gimmicks.
No "I'll upvote yours if you upvote mine" BS.
Just: does this help you or not?
3-week journey:
Week 1: Built MVP
Week 2: Shipped features based on feedback
Week 3: Panicked about launch (just kidding… kind of)
Building in public with zero audience was humbling.
But here we are.
Week 1: Built MVP
Week 2: Shipped features based on feedback
Week 3: Panicked about launch (just kidding… kind of)
Building in public with zero audience was humbling.
But here we are.
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
3-week journey:
Week 1: Built MVP
Week 2: Shipped features based on feedback
Week 3: Panicked about launch (just kidding… kind of)
Building in public with zero audience was humbling.
But here we are.
Week 1: Built MVP
Week 2: Shipped features based on feedback
Week 3: Panicked about launch (just kidding… kind of)
Building in public with zero audience was humbling.
But here we are.
SRE engineer → indie hacker. Failed my first SaaS, documenting the next one.
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
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
SRE engineer → indie hacker. Failed my first SaaS, documenting the next one.
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
If you've ever wasted time researching "best startup directories," this might save you 20 hours
That's it. That's the pitch.
I'm responding to EVERY comment on PH today
Ask me anything:
- Tech stack
- Why I built this
- Why it's free
- What I learned building in public
I'll answer everything.
That's it. That's the pitch.
I'm responding to EVERY comment on PH today
Ask me anything:
- Tech stack
- Why I built this
- Why it's free
- What I learned building in public
I'll answer everything.
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If you've ever wasted time researching "best startup directories," this might save you 20 hours
That's it. That's the pitch.
I'm responding to EVERY comment on PH today
Ask me anything:
- Tech stack
- Why I built this
- Why it's free
- What I learned building in public
I'll answer everything.
That's it. That's the pitch.
I'm responding to EVERY comment on PH today
Ask me anything:
- Tech stack
- Why I built this
- Why it's free
- What I learned building in public
I'll answer everything.
Find the top 20 launch directories worth your time in under 3 minutes.
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Find the top 20 launch directories worth your time in under 3 minutes.
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
Curated, verified, and updated weekly.
https://awesome-directories.com/
they're mostly cold and unwilling to cooperate
I see other people's conversion and I'm surprised how they can talk to people.. cause nobody talks to me 🤷🏼♂️
I see other people's conversion and I'm surprised how they can talk to people.. cause nobody talks to me 🤷🏼♂️
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
they're mostly cold and unwilling to cooperate
I see other people's conversion and I'm surprised how they can talk to people.. cause nobody talks to me 🤷🏼♂️
I see other people's conversion and I'm surprised how they can talk to people.. cause nobody talks to me 🤷🏼♂️
SRE engineer → indie hacker. Failed my first SaaS, documenting the next one.
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
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
SRE engineer → indie hacker. Failed my first SaaS, documenting the next one.
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)
meysam.io (no BS, just what's working and what's not)