Jaiten
@jaiten-made.bsky.social
On an indie dev journey | Full-stack web dev (3+ yrs FT) ✉️ https://nowletter.me +4 others https://indiepa.ge/jaiten_made
✨ Introducing "Apptales Waitlist"
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, waitlist below.
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, waitlist below.
October 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
✨ Introducing "Apptales Waitlist"
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, waitlist below.
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, waitlist below.
✨ Introducing "Apptales"
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, join the waitlist below.
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, join the waitlist below.
October 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
✨ Introducing "Apptales"
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, join the waitlist below.
Turn first-time experiences into repeatable ones.
✅ See how users interact with your product
✅ Spot friction points in real time
✅ Get actionable insights to improve
✅ Simple setup, no complex analytics
If interested, join the waitlist below.
I’m pivoting my last app, which focused on creating onboarding flows, to something new because I couldn’t differentiate it from the market.
Lesson learned: don’t build an MVP for months without market research.
I’ll share more about this journey in the coming weeks.
Lesson learned: don’t build an MVP for months without market research.
I’ll share more about this journey in the coming weeks.
September 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m pivoting my last app, which focused on creating onboarding flows, to something new because I couldn’t differentiate it from the market.
Lesson learned: don’t build an MVP for months without market research.
I’ll share more about this journey in the coming weeks.
Lesson learned: don’t build an MVP for months without market research.
I’ll share more about this journey in the coming weeks.
How much do you spend a day building a personal brand on X?
I need to figure out a good balance without killing productivity.
I need to figure out a good balance without killing productivity.
September 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
How much do you spend a day building a personal brand on X?
I need to figure out a good balance without killing productivity.
I need to figure out a good balance without killing productivity.
Honestly, coding a mock with AI + fake JSON beats Figma every time.
September 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Honestly, coding a mock with AI + fake JSON beats Figma every time.
Do you believe the @posthog team deserves a raise?
Transitional websites or OS websites?
Transitional websites or OS websites?
September 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Do you believe the @posthog team deserves a raise?
Transitional websites or OS websites?
Transitional websites or OS websites?
Users ≠ Customers.
Users want value, customers pay for it.
Confusing the two is how great products die before they become businesses.
Users want value, customers pay for it.
Confusing the two is how great products die before they become businesses.
September 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Users ≠ Customers.
Users want value, customers pay for it.
Confusing the two is how great products die before they become businesses.
Users want value, customers pay for it.
Confusing the two is how great products die before they become businesses.
Charging after a free trial without easy cancellation is bad business.
Why make customers pay if they don't want to?
Why make customers pay if they don't want to?
September 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Charging after a free trial without easy cancellation is bad business.
Why make customers pay if they don't want to?
Why make customers pay if they don't want to?
I created a basic form block for my CLI tool to automatically add connected front-end and back-end files to landing page projects.
Next, I'll create the back-end block to connect to this.
Next, I'll create the back-end block to connect to this.
September 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I created a basic form block for my CLI tool to automatically add connected front-end and back-end files to landing page projects.
Next, I'll create the back-end block to connect to this.
Next, I'll create the back-end block to connect to this.
I’ve built in public for a year.
Here’s what I learnt. 👇
It works if your product targets indie hackers or is interesting.
If not, people scroll past.
Build to stay accountable.
But find your real audience.
Here’s what I learnt. 👇
It works if your product targets indie hackers or is interesting.
If not, people scroll past.
Build to stay accountable.
But find your real audience.
August 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I’ve built in public for a year.
Here’s what I learnt. 👇
It works if your product targets indie hackers or is interesting.
If not, people scroll past.
Build to stay accountable.
But find your real audience.
Here’s what I learnt. 👇
It works if your product targets indie hackers or is interesting.
If not, people scroll past.
Build to stay accountable.
But find your real audience.
Scared to raise your prices?
If you double them and lose half your customers.
You’ll still make the same money with fewer customer requests.
If you double them and lose half your customers.
You’ll still make the same money with fewer customer requests.
July 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Scared to raise your prices?
If you double them and lose half your customers.
You’ll still make the same money with fewer customer requests.
If you double them and lose half your customers.
You’ll still make the same money with fewer customer requests.
I keep running into idea paralysis.
I’ll research a market, get excited, then talk myself out of building because it feels too saturated.
How do you push past this?
I’ll research a market, get excited, then talk myself out of building because it feels too saturated.
How do you push past this?
July 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I keep running into idea paralysis.
I’ll research a market, get excited, then talk myself out of building because it feels too saturated.
How do you push past this?
I’ll research a market, get excited, then talk myself out of building because it feels too saturated.
How do you push past this?
The grind culture in building in public sucks.
You chase quick money, ignore your health, and get a brief hit of happiness.
But in the long term? It just leads to burnout and bigger problems.
Hustle smart, not hard. Take care of yourself.
You chase quick money, ignore your health, and get a brief hit of happiness.
But in the long term? It just leads to burnout and bigger problems.
Hustle smart, not hard. Take care of yourself.
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The grind culture in building in public sucks.
You chase quick money, ignore your health, and get a brief hit of happiness.
But in the long term? It just leads to burnout and bigger problems.
Hustle smart, not hard. Take care of yourself.
You chase quick money, ignore your health, and get a brief hit of happiness.
But in the long term? It just leads to burnout and bigger problems.
Hustle smart, not hard. Take care of yourself.
Success requires more than mindset. Even with effort, failure happens.
Luck, timing, and market are key.
Believe and build, but stay realistic. Mindset aids but doesn’t ensure success.
Luck, timing, and market are key.
Believe and build, but stay realistic. Mindset aids but doesn’t ensure success.
June 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Success requires more than mindset. Even with effort, failure happens.
Luck, timing, and market are key.
Believe and build, but stay realistic. Mindset aids but doesn’t ensure success.
Luck, timing, and market are key.
Believe and build, but stay realistic. Mindset aids but doesn’t ensure success.
I received a notification about a subscription payment for an app I created over a year ago.
I had used a 100% discount code for testing and forgot to cancel the yearly subscription.
Don't make my mistake!
I had used a 100% discount code for testing and forgot to cancel the yearly subscription.
Don't make my mistake!
June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I received a notification about a subscription payment for an app I created over a year ago.
I had used a 100% discount code for testing and forgot to cancel the yearly subscription.
Don't make my mistake!
I had used a 100% discount code for testing and forgot to cancel the yearly subscription.
Don't make my mistake!
How to transition from developer to marketer:
project = product
users = customers
features = benefits
What else did I miss?
project = product
users = customers
features = benefits
What else did I miss?
June 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
How to transition from developer to marketer:
project = product
users = customers
features = benefits
What else did I miss?
project = product
users = customers
features = benefits
What else did I miss?
A sneak peek of my upcoming product 👀
Can you guess what the tool is? Share your guess below.
Can you guess what the tool is? Share your guess below.
June 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A sneak peek of my upcoming product 👀
Can you guess what the tool is? Share your guess below.
Can you guess what the tool is? Share your guess below.
I recently started using lo-fi music to boost my focus.
After digging into the science, I found some surprising tricks that work.
Here are 5 lo-fi hacks that helped me get more done:
🧵 THREAD 🧵
After digging into the science, I found some surprising tricks that work.
Here are 5 lo-fi hacks that helped me get more done:
🧵 THREAD 🧵
June 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I recently started using lo-fi music to boost my focus.
After digging into the science, I found some surprising tricks that work.
Here are 5 lo-fi hacks that helped me get more done:
🧵 THREAD 🧵
After digging into the science, I found some surprising tricks that work.
Here are 5 lo-fi hacks that helped me get more done:
🧵 THREAD 🧵
Is it better to:
Post in profile or post in communities?
Post in profile or post in communities?
June 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Is it better to:
Post in profile or post in communities?
Post in profile or post in communities?
Which do you prefer:
💬 Posting in communities
📱 Sharing on your profile
💬 Posting in communities
📱 Sharing on your profile
June 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Which do you prefer:
💬 Posting in communities
📱 Sharing on your profile
💬 Posting in communities
📱 Sharing on your profile
How to write you write a viral tweet?
June 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
How to write you write a viral tweet?
When was the last time you spoke to a potential customer?
June 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When was the last time you spoke to a potential customer?
You know you're down a rabbit hole when you're on GitHub searching for working code to accomplish something.
June 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
You know you're down a rabbit hole when you're on GitHub searching for working code to accomplish something.
There are TWO types of indie hacker creators:
- Those who schedule a couple of posts at certain times of the day
- Those who spam the post button
Which one are you? 😅
- Those who schedule a couple of posts at certain times of the day
- Those who spam the post button
Which one are you? 😅
June 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
There are TWO types of indie hacker creators:
- Those who schedule a couple of posts at certain times of the day
- Those who spam the post button
Which one are you? 😅
- Those who schedule a couple of posts at certain times of the day
- Those who spam the post button
Which one are you? 😅
How many potential customers did you take to until you started building your product?
June 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
How many potential customers did you take to until you started building your product?