Razvan Muntian
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Razvan Muntian
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🧠 Indie Hacker after 10y freelancing
📸 My friends say I'm a content creator
🏗️ Building lunafinder.com
💻 Open-Source techterms.io

Links: razvanmuntian.com/links
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Hello friend! My name is Razvan 👋

After 1 year of employment, 3 years of freelancing and 6 years of running a tech company, I decided to build my own apps!

I want to move at my own pace, build my own products and connect with other indie makers.

If all this sounds interesting follow my journey.
Who needs a gym sub?

Try this instead! 💪

#digitalnomads
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
give Cursor or Claude the following prompt:

do an exhaustive research on the project to find the potential security vulnerabilities

in my case, Sonnet 4.5 found 30 bugs, and created 27 todo items

you're one prompt away from fixing some critical bugs

#buildinpublic
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Don't repeat my mistakes!

I landed a freelancing job and stopped promoting my services

The job ended after 2 years, and I had:

- no network
- no other opportunities
- no real portfolio

I'm sharing some tips at the and of this article:

#buildinpublic

razvanmuntian.substack.com/p/do-you-hav...
Do you have time for a Quick Call? ☎️
What do you say when your client asks for a quick call? Lessons learned the hard way while freelancing.
razvanmuntian.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM
In tomorrow's newsletter I'll be sharing

lessons learned the hard way while doing freelancing 🧑‍💻

link below 👇 #buildinpublic
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM
In one week from now I’ll be in Chiang Mai, Thailand 🇹🇭

Interested in meeting cool people

If you’re in Chiang Mai in February, reach out! 😉

#buildinpublic
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Happy Sunday! ☺️

today I woke up at 6AM

I'm trying to adjust for the Thailand trip ✈️

at the end of the week, I have to wake up at 2AM for traveling

until now I've been sleeping until 9AM or so

sleep adjustment has been one of my biggest challenges

any tips for overcoming jet lag? #digitalnomads
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 AM
I've been using a pocket notebook for quite some time

it's incredibly fulfilling to write by hand

also I no longer forget things 😬

do you use one?
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Happy Friday! ☀️

I hope today is super productive

these are my tasks for the day:

✅ finish my startup licensing API
✅ write next week’s newsletter
✅ pack for Chiang Mai, Thailand 🇹🇭

Soon I’ll be traveling and I want to get the API working before leaving
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 AM
major improvement to my app

previously, the app occupied 1GB

I was a bit suspicious

it turned out that in the build process I had included some files that didn't need to be there

so from 1GB now it's 350MB

that reduces storage costs as well

I'm so pleased with this! 💪

#buildinpublic
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 AM
I just got the last tech related item on my list for the Thailand trip

I hope this will get me covered, since the articles online are a bit confusing
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Today we don’t have a newsletter

Yesterday I couldn’t really focus on finishing that

I’m feeling a bit better

I’m hungry and I need coffee

This has to be a good sign 😬
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Happy Monday! 🙌

I got the flu a couple of days ago.

Not fully recovered, but let’s start the day!

The main tasks of the day:

✅ writing the newsletter
✅ buying plug adaptor for Thailand
✅ preparing for the upcoming Twitter Space
✅ payment flow at LunaFinder

#buildinpublic
January 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Before today's tasks

I remembered that I should do something important:

Checking what domains will expire soon

2025 - I bought many domains thinking that I'd use them

2026 - Focus only on those that are really valuable

#buildinpublic
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
In this VLOG I talk about my desktop app called LunaFinder and about snow ⛄️

I hope it'll put a smile on your face 🙂

#buildinpublic #indiedev #indiehackers

youtu.be/vCNHwb0UDX8
My app is not working 😢 VLOG
YouTube video by Razvan Muntian
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Every month on the 1st and 15th I invest💰 in ETFs

It's a boring habit I developer over the last 2-3 years

it's the one thing that gave me peace of mind:

the money we make gets consumed by day to day life expenses

with this method I ensure I put money aside

Invest and forget!

#buildinpublic
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 AM
The anti-anti hustle culture

People post about shipping 24/7

Then there's the other group saying this is wrong

And there are those somewhere in between

When I post that I'm tired, but still want to get some work done, many people tell me to rest

🧵🧵🧵

#buildinpublic
January 14, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Happy Tuesday!

So much work has piled up so let's get back to it

Today I want to do some stretching and weight lifting

Getting in shape for Thailand 😂

What are your plans for today?

#buildinpublic
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
If you're into public speaking 🎙️

Tuesday's newsletter is for you! 🫵

I'm pointing out some tips and tricks from the talk @orcdev.com gave on open-source and 8bitcn 🔥

#buildinpublic

open.substack.com/pub/razvanmu...
Public Speaking with OrcDev
I'm reviewing OrcDev's talk about 8bitcn. In short: amazing job. Don't miss it!
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is how my Saturday goes

I'm writing the newsletter for Tuesday morning

and then I'll get back to writing some code

#buildinpublic
January 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Happy Friday!

One important task I've been working on for the last couple of days is the payment and license activation flow

I'm still struggling to find the simplest way for the user to activate the app, and to keep it updated

I'll be busy working on this for the next week 🤷🤷

#buildinpublic
January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I don't have much inspiration

This week's VLOG is available in 30min

Go check it out

link below (just click that Youtube link) #buildinpublic
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In case you didn't know 💡

I have a weekly newsletter where I write about

✅ Building my apps
✅ Marketing and social media lessons
✅ Apps and features that caught my eye
✅ Personal reflections

This morning's is about not missing posts

Full post in the link below 👇

#buildinpublic #marketing
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Happy Monday! 🤩

Today is my first day back at work in 2026

I’m still fighting with my sleep schedule

and my energy level is pretty low.

I paused exercising due to holidays.

Maybe not the best choice, but now I’m excited to get back on track.

What are your plans for today? 🤗

#buildinpublic
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
No road ahead? Make one.

#buildinpublic #entrepreneurs
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
If you miss posts from friends due to algo

I wrote a newsletter for you 😉

#buildinpublic
January 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM