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This Week's Summary

Solo projects and organic growth strategies dominated discussions, with insights into building without funding, leveraging free tools, and the challenges of self-motivation. Founders shared real-world numbers and experiences, highlighting the realities of startup life.

⬆ 320👤 u/rachid_nichan• recently

No funding, no team, just a laptop in a corner. Today my project hit 6,400 users from this very spot.

A solo developer successfully built a review platform alternative with impressive user growth, showcasing the potential of self-driven projects.

💬 High engagement with 137 comments, indicating strong community interest in solo entrepreneurship.Open on Reddit →

⬆ 37👤 u/Express_Memory_8236• recently

Challenge: Build a $1k/month side hustle with ONLY free tools. Here's my stack.

A challenge to build a profitable business using only free tools resulted in over $1,000 monthly revenue, inspiring other cost-conscious builders.

💬 Moderate engagement with 10 comments, reflecting interest in resourceful entrepreneurship.Open on Reddit →

⬆ 28👤 u/cheldon_dev• recently

Stop pretending that "finishing" your SaaS was the hard part. Coding is just productive procrastination.

A critical take on the illusion of completion in software development, sparking debates on the true challenges of launching a SaaS.

💬 Engaged discussion with 23 comments, highlighting the community's shared struggles.Open on Reddit →

📰 More Headlines This Week

⬆ 30My simple tool reached its first 100 users 🥳

⬆ 28Traffic went from 2,800 to 9,400 visitors in 5 months - here's exactly what I did (with real numbers)

⬆ 26I analyzed hundreds of founder posts across Reddit. The ones who failed and the ones who won did completely different things. Here are the patterns.

⬆ 28Bootstrapped in 5 months as solo founder without ad spend

⬆ 28What are you building these days?

⬆ 28F*ck it, I'm done hiding this stuff...

⬆ 28Building a public SaaS OS for solo founders

⬆ 28Stop pretending that "finishing" your SaaS was the hard part. Coding is just productive procrastination.

⬆ 25I woke up to $200 MRR. I can't even believe it.

⬆ 25Stop lying to yourselves: Coding is the most expensive form of procrastination.

⬆ 22Launched 6 months ago, crossed $870 MRR today 🥳

⬆ 21Finally.....yeah!!!!

⬆ 20What are you guys building this weekend?

⬆ 19What are you guys building? Share your SaaS/project

⬆ 20The $10k MRR "Freedom" is a lie. You’re just building a high-stress cage with better wallpaper.

⬆ 18Desperate for some ideas

⬆ 15What are you building? Let’s see each other's projects!

⬆ 16I grew my app to almost 700 users but it's kind of dead now.

⬆ 14What are you building? Let’s see each other's projects!

⬆ 13What are you guys building? Share your SaaS/project

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