The reality of slow progress toward revenue as a bootstrapped founder, and my personal 'Small Wins Tracker' to maintain momentum and celebrate milestones that aren't just dollars.
As a solo dev, marketing felt intimidating. I share the small, unconventional, and often awkward experiments I ran to get my first users without spending a dime on ads.
AI is everywhere, but how does a solo founder *actually* use it? I share my specific, practical applications for AI in my workflow, from coding assistance to content generation, and where it still falls short.
I once spent weeks building a product nobody wanted. This post details that painful lesson and introduces my bare-minimum approach to validating product ideas *before* writing a single line of code.
This post details my exact, time-boxed, zero-cost marketing sprint that yielded my first 10 sign-ups for a new product, focusing on the tactical steps and the mindset shift required.