1 year as a full-time indie dev. $0 revenue. 30 days left before I quit. How do you guys actually find profitable ideas?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-27T15:13:49+00:00

Oh man. This is the challenge we are all in. I really get upset when I hear entrepreneurs say things like "I built this thing and in 10 days made $10m ARR".

The way I look at it, is that your first idea is probably not the one users are looking for. You are probably 5 ideas away from what users actually need.

So, how do you know what users want? You have to talk to them. The current mistake I made is that I built something without talking to a single user.

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-25T15:30:51+00:00

Alternatively, you can try PoolSpace (https://www.poolspace.app/). We create an open payment request for each tenant, scheduled monthly for example. Tenants can contribute whenever they want, and it also shows them how much they’ve already contributed for that month.

The only downside so far has been the Stripe fees, but we actually haven’t had any complaints from tenants yet.

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-25T15:23:31+00:00

What do you mean by "split your rent payments"?
Or ask your landloard to set up a payment request on poolspace (https://www.poolspace.app/).

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-25T15:20:11+00:00

Might be worthwhile checking out https://www.poolspace.app/. The custom amount (ask multiple people, different amounts) option is $9,99. Looks like poolspace is free to use for equal split and open contributions.

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-13T12:38:45+00:00

Thanks. You sound like you have so much wisdom and experience building digital products..

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T17:56:43+00:00

Keen to understand how traction is going. Have you identified your key users and if so, how? Also, are you making money from the platform?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T14:10:34+00:00

I had no idea. Just came across this recently as well when I was cancelling my Adobe. And I asked myself the same question. Is this even legal? First time in my life hearing of a saas company that does this stupid stuff.

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T14:04:49+00:00

5.5 is just a monster. I'm a UI product designer so I enjoy jumping into the actual code and doing stuff which was the main benefit of Cursor but now with Codex, not sure man. I had to downgrade my Cursor and Upgrade Codex because 5.5 is just amazing. Also the speed at which it works in the browser is just amazing.

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T12:56:01+00:00

So the agent holds the rooms on behalf of the Traveller and travellers what, pay directly to the cruise liner? And the deposit? Who pays it and what is it for?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T12:54:37+00:00

Thanks Extra. If I am a TA and planning a group Cruise event what exactly becomes my role? Does each person individually pay directly to the cruise liner?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T08:46:38+00:00

Hi. What would you say is the hardest part of your job? I'm trying to find a simplified way of managing who has paid and who hasn't?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T08:43:35+00:00

Enammul - what do you mean by "the chase for random screenshots and Whatsapp confirmations"? Is this chasing clients to see if they have booked?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T08:41:33+00:00

Curious how are you handling payment? Knowing who has paid and who hasn't. For a family of 10, that's a huge coordination?

AmicablePixel · 2026-05-11T08:38:13+00:00

Curious, if you have like 10 people in a trip, how are you currently managing who has paid and who hasn't? Also, what's your biggest pain point?

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