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Build in Public: Meaning, Examples and How to Start
Build in public means sharing your product's progress, numbers and mistakes as you go. Here is what it means, real examples and how to start on X.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Indie hackingDo I Need a Co-Founder? How to Decide Before You Start
Do I need a co founder? Not always. How to decide based on your skills, your goals and your funding plan, plus how to make it work if you go solo.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Indie hackingLearn in Public: What It Means and How to Start
Learn in public means sharing what you learn as you learn it: notes, projects and mistakes. What it means, why it helps developers and how to start.
Oct 22, 2026 · 5 min read Indie hackingOne Person Startup: How to Build a Company Alone
A one person startup is a company run by a single founder. How a single developer startup works, what to build, what to automate and where it breaks.
Oct 22, 2026 · 5 min read Indie hackingSolo Founder: Meaning, Pros, Cons and How to Make It Work
What a solo founder is, how it differs from a sole founder, what YC thinks of solo founders, and the habits that help one person build and run a company.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Indie hackingStartup Mistakes: 10 Common Founder Mistakes to Avoid
The startup mistakes that sink most new founders: building before validating, hiding the price, overbuilding, and other common founder mistakes, with fixes.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Indie hackingIndie Hacker: What It Means and How to Become One
What is an indie hacker? Someone who builds and sells their own software product without investors, usually alone. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min readSaaS ideas
B2B SaaS Examples: 20 Companies and What They Teach
B2B SaaS examples grouped by the job they do: 20 well-known B2B SaaS companies, how each one charges, and the patterns a small founder can copy.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read SaaS ideasB2B SaaS Meaning: What It Is and How It Works
B2B SaaS meaning, in plain words: software businesses rent online by subscription. How it works, how it differs from B2C, and what makes a good product.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read SaaS ideasMicro SaaS Ideas: 25 Small Products One Person Can Build
Micro SaaS ideas a solo developer can build and run: 25 ideas by type, micro SaaS examples of each shape, and a quick test to pick one worth your time.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read SaaS ideasSaaS Ideas: 25 Niche Ideas and How to Find Your Own
SaaS ideas for solo founders: 25 niche SaaS ideas sorted by who pays, how to find more on Reddit, and how to tell which ones could actually be profitable.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read SaaS ideasSaaS Pricing: Models, Examples and How to Pick Yours
SaaS pricing explained for solo founders: the main SaaS pricing models, when each one fits, and a simple way to set your first price without guessing.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min readValidation
How to Get First Customers for a New SaaS or Product
How to get first customers without ads: direct outreach, communities, your network and launch sites. A step-by-step plan for your first SaaS customers.
Oct 22, 2026 · 5 min read ValidationHow to Validate a Startup Idea: A 6-Step Framework
How to validate a startup idea before you build: a six-step product validation framework with demand signals, buyer talks and a test you can run.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read ValidationMarket Validation Survey Questions: 25 to Ask Buyers
Market validation survey questions that reveal real demand, plus customer validation methods and a simple customer validation process for new products.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min readDeveloper projects
Coding Projects for Beginners: 15 Ideas That Teach You
Coding projects for beginners: 15 ideas sorted by level, the skill each one teaches, and simple habits that help you finish what you start.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Developer projectsJava Project Ideas: 15 Projects From Beginner to Advanced
15 Java project ideas from beginner to advanced, with the skills each one teaches, the libraries to use and how to turn a project into a resume piece.
Oct 22, 2026 · 5 min read Developer projectsProgramming Project Ideas: 30 Builds From Easy to Hard
Programming project ideas sorted by level, from a first CLI tool to a full SaaS app, plus which programming projects help a resume and how to finish them.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Developer projectsPython Project Ideas: 20 Builds From Beginner to Advanced
Python project ideas for every level: 20 builds from first scripts to web apps, automation and data projects, with the library and skill behind each one.
Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read Developer projectsSide Project Ideas for Software Engineers That Ship
Side project ideas for software engineers, how to find a side project worth finishing, and how to make time for side projects around a full-time job.
Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min readBuild log
Every Product I Built in 2026, in Launch Order
Sixteen builds from February to October 2026: what each product does, the stack behind it, and how the way I build changed from the first repo to the last.
Oct 22, 2026 · 4 min read Build logWhy Most of My Products Are MCP Servers
Eight of my products run inside Claude and ChatGPT as MCP servers. Here is the split I use: the AI writes, the server renders, remembers, fetches and schedules.
Oct 22, 2026 · 3 min read