Jacob Duval
@rough.app
Building rough.app
I also unironically blog on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7221287561531392002
I also unironically blog on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7221287561531392002
#buildinpublic Day 74 - It's time to be bolder with our positioning.
February 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#buildinpublic Day 74 - It's time to be bolder with our positioning.
#buildinpublic Day 72 - It was too spooky to do a real build in public so I talked about fog.
February 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#buildinpublic Day 72 - It was too spooky to do a real build in public so I talked about fog.
#buildinpublic Day 72 - LinkedIn will be our main source of leads going forward...but lawdy do I hate the algorithm.
#marketing
#marketing
February 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#buildinpublic Day 72 - LinkedIn will be our main source of leads going forward...but lawdy do I hate the algorithm.
#marketing
#marketing
Chasing that wagon lifestyle
February 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Chasing that wagon lifestyle
#buildinpublic Day 71 - Within a year PMs went from retracting at the mention of AI, to basically requesting it replace them.
What changed?
#product
What changed?
#product
February 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#buildinpublic Day 71 - Within a year PMs went from retracting at the mention of AI, to basically requesting it replace them.
What changed?
#product
What changed?
#product
#buildinpublic Day 70 - Dont listen to wannabe influencers. You're allowed to raise capital.
February 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#buildinpublic Day 70 - Dont listen to wannabe influencers. You're allowed to raise capital.
#buildinpublic Day 69 - It took a year, but people aren't comparing us to notion as much now.
#product
#product
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#buildinpublic Day 69 - It took a year, but people aren't comparing us to notion as much now.
#product
#product
#buildinpublic Day 68 - In most small tech companies, product decisions are made by the CTO.
They often don't have product people.
#product
They often don't have product people.
#product
February 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#buildinpublic Day 68 - In most small tech companies, product decisions are made by the CTO.
They often don't have product people.
#product
They often don't have product people.
#product
#buildinpublic Day 68 - The month long outbound experiment comes to a close.
Thus starts the next month - SEO
Thus starts the next month - SEO
February 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#buildinpublic Day 68 - The month long outbound experiment comes to a close.
Thus starts the next month - SEO
Thus starts the next month - SEO
February 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#buildinpublic Day 63 - PMs seem quite interested in AI features, but we're not really sure on our end how to add real value with them.
Magic RICE scoring?
#product
Magic RICE scoring?
#product
February 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#buildinpublic Day 63 - PMs seem quite interested in AI features, but we're not really sure on our end how to add real value with them.
Magic RICE scoring?
#product
Magic RICE scoring?
#product
#buildinpublic Day 62 - PMs don't love Gantt charts, they're just expected to use them for everything.
#product
#product
February 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#buildinpublic Day 62 - PMs don't love Gantt charts, they're just expected to use them for everything.
#product
#product
#buildinpublic Day 61 - "this will make you look good to your boss".
Is that the only selling point that really matters?
Is that the only selling point that really matters?
February 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#buildinpublic Day 61 - "this will make you look good to your boss".
Is that the only selling point that really matters?
Is that the only selling point that really matters?
#buildinpublic Day 60 - Is there any data on whether data-driven decisions beat emotion driven ones?
#productsky
#productsky
February 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#buildinpublic Day 60 - Is there any data on whether data-driven decisions beat emotion driven ones?
#productsky
#productsky
#buildinpublic Day 59 - I don't have a #grindset mindset. Today's focus is on not working.
February 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#buildinpublic Day 59 - I don't have a #grindset mindset. Today's focus is on not working.
#buildinpublic Day 58 - My initial response rate of 30% has dropped to 5. Is outbound worth it?
February 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#buildinpublic Day 58 - My initial response rate of 30% has dropped to 5. Is outbound worth it?
#buildinpublic Day 57 - A few months ago I explored the idea of selling to gamedevs. It wasn't a success...
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#buildinpublic Day 57 - A few months ago I explored the idea of selling to gamedevs. It wasn't a success...
#buildinpublic Day 56 - Lots of people out there will never admit they have any problems. It's true for life, and it's true for discovery interviews.
#product
#product
February 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#buildinpublic Day 56 - Lots of people out there will never admit they have any problems. It's true for life, and it's true for discovery interviews.
#product
#product
#buildinpublic Day 55 - Looking for a good problem to solve? It exists, but you won't find it doomscrolling.
February 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#buildinpublic Day 55 - Looking for a good problem to solve? It exists, but you won't find it doomscrolling.
#buildinpublic Day 54 - Linear's estimated burndowns are really useful. We want to do something similar for planning.
#product
#product
February 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
#buildinpublic Day 54 - Linear's estimated burndowns are really useful. We want to do something similar for planning.
#product
#product
#buildinpublic Day 53 - Vitality isn't a growth strategy. Your bottleneck is exposure to opportunity.
#product
#product
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#buildinpublic Day 53 - Vitality isn't a growth strategy. Your bottleneck is exposure to opportunity.
#product
#product