tools that replaced paid ones for us:

β†’ DailyBuddy β€” projects, tasks, file transfer, PDF sign (yes, our own πŸ˜„)
β†’ Claude Code β€” development
β†’ Figma free tier β€” design

What paid tools have you replaced?

#productivity #solofounder

I use my own product every single day.

Wild concept in 2026, I know.

But if I wouldn't use it myself β€”
why would anyone else?

β†’ dailybuddy.net

#buildinpublic #solofounder #saas

billing is harder than your actual product. prorated mid-cycle upgrades. failed payment retries. usage caps. refunds. tax by jurisdiction. this is why Stripe is a $65B company. never underestimate billing complexity. #indiedev #solofounder #saas

My product roadmap as a solo founder:

❌ Add AI to everything
❌ Raise $10M and burn it
❌ Pivot 4 times

βœ… Build tools people actually use daily
βœ… Keep it simple
βœ… Go home on time

#solofounder #indiehacker #buildinpublic

the solo dev advantage everyone ignores: you have no meetings no PRs waiting for review no one to convince before you ship it's not a disadvantage. it's a superpower big teams have coordination costs you don't have ship while they're still in standup #indiedev #solofounder #buildinpublic

Building solo means you're:

β†’ The developer
β†’ The marketing team
β†’ The support team
β†’ The guy fixing servers at 2am

But also the guy who ships exactly what he wants.
Worth it. πŸ˜…

#indiehacker #buildinpublic #solofounder

astrology app founder who actually uses the app. I spent over 4 months writing horoscopes for all 12 signs, every month through 2030: over 2,000 pages of planetary forecasting. somewhere in writing all of it, I stopped reading horoscopes the way I used to.

#solofounder #buildinginpublic #astrologytiktok #indiemaker #femalefounder

58 MAU. All on free beta coupons, so Β£0 MRR by design. Someone found a way to pay twice anyway. I didn't ask them to.

#buildinpublic #indiefounder #solofounder #saas #bootstrapped

Solo founder reality check: I spent 6 months building features nobody asked for. Then I talked to 10 potential users and rebuilt everything in 2 weeks. Lesson learned: Ship fast, listen faster. Your customers will teach you what to build. #SoloFounder #BuildInPublic