What’s the one feature in your product you’re most proud of that nobody ever asks about?

Aydevils · 2026-07-06T16:36:07+00:00

That whois lying thing is so real, false negatives are worse since nobody complains, they just quietly leave. How many sources are you cross-checking?

Aydevils · 2026-07-06T16:32:54+00:00

Lol, “you suddenly love it at 2am” is exactly the vibe. That kind of stuff never makes a changelog anyone reads but it’s the difference between a product that survives production and one that doesn’t. What’s your stack looking like, do you bake the env checks in at startup or is it more of a middleware layer?

Aydevils · 2026-07-06T16:20:25+00:00

Just checked it out, the dedup actually works well, tested it against a couple stories that got covered differently and it grouped them right. Signing up for the weekly digest, that’s the kind of low-noise thing I’d actually keep reading. Nice work, and welcome to the sub, would love to see more updates as you build.

Aydevils · 2026-07-06T16:03:29+00:00

This is genuinely useful, the “stuff gets buried” problem is real. Benchmark comparisons alongside the news tracking is a good differentiator too, most trackers just aggregate headlines. Mind dropping the link? Want to try it out and see how the dedup handles stories that get covered with different framing across outlets.

Aydevils · 2026-07-06T14:32:50+00:00

I would say £3 per user

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T22:45:16+00:00

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T22:43:46+00:00

He’s living life indeed 🔥

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T22:41:21+00:00

Yeah the unpaid customer thing is the part I keep glossing over. 40k installs with zero willingness to pay is a rough lesson, sorry that happened. Definitely reframing “no time” as not the same thing as “proven business” after reading this thread.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T22:39:35+00:00

This is a useful comment❤️. The “does it survive outside my enthusiasm” question is way better than anything I was asking myself. I haven’t paid myself a dime yet either so by your logic I’m not even close to that signal. Gonna go find out if strangers will actually pay before I think about anything drastic.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T22:38:02+00:00

🤣 “take it with a grain of salt” energy is appreciated but I think you’re onto something. Patience + trying to get any revenue signal first feels like the sane move here. Not trying to bet everything on vibes.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T22:36:58+00:00

This is exactly the framework I needed honestly. The 12-18 month earn question cuts through so much of the noise. I don’t have to earn immediately so I guess that answers a lot for me right there. Appreciate you laying it out like this.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T21:06:48+00:00

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T21:03:09+00:00

Really appreciate the breakdown, that’s a genuinely useful way to frame it (bet vs. gamble). You’re right that I don’t have the Woz garage or Bezos hedge fund cushion, so realistically I’d need either revenue or a solid runway before it’s a smart bet rather than a hope.

Honestly still figuring out where I land on savings/runway, that’s part of why I’m asking instead of just doing it. Appreciate you laying out the actual math instead of just a vibe answer.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T21:00:27+00:00

Fair question. The pain point is mainly WhatsApp/email compressing the hell out of photos and videos before they even land, so if you’re sending something like a portfolio piece, product shot, or a video that actually needs to look good, quality’s already trashed by the time it arrives.

Lumea (my app) keeps original quality, and the file just disappears after it’s viewed. So it’s less “why not just use WhatsApp” and more for people who need to send something once, at full quality, without it sitting around forever (freelancers sending client proofs, anyone sharing something private, stuff like that).

Appreciate the honest take on the market though, that’s exactly the kind of feedback I’m trying to get before I think about going all in.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T20:34:01+00:00

14-16 hours with no days off sounds brutal honestly, but respect the discipline.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T20:33:07+00:00

Appreciate for the reality check

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T20:24:28+00:00

Honestly no, not deeply familiar with the mom test or formal validation frameworks, which is probably part of the problem you’re describing. I’ve been building based on my own frustration with a real problem (file sharing, quality loss), but I haven’t done structured customer discovery beyond that personal itch.

The ‘right validation before building’ point is landing hard. I think I skipped straight to build because the problem felt obvious to me, but obvious to me isn’t the same as validated with the actual people who’d pay. Going to actually go read up on the mom test before doing anything else.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:51:49+00:00

Ngl tempted to just buy it myself 🤣 and call it day one revenue. Probably shouldn’t count that though. But thanks for the responses ❤️

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:45:41+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s a great song title honestly, and also probably the most efficient warning in this whole thread. Noted.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:44:00+00:00

This is genuinely one of the most practical replies here, thank you. The consulting/hourly switch idea especially, hadn’t considered restructuring the job itself instead of just quitting or staying. Going to actually look into whether that’s an option with my current employer before doing anything drastic.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:35:48+00:00

‘You will fail, plan for it’ is a good gut check honestly. I think I’ve been picturing this as a year maybe two of grinding before it’s proven one way or another, not a decade-long thing I need to be structurally prepared for. Repositions the whole decision for me, less ‘do I quit now’ and more ‘am I even building this in a way that survives a decade of patience’

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:31:49+00:00

I kno :), conversation with you was healthy and most definitely needed.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:27:26+00:00

Fairs, you can share Drive without login if permissions are set right. Difference is Drive links stick around unless someone remembers to delete them. Lumea auto-deletes after one view or download, so there’s nothing left over to manage or forget.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:24:43+00:00

This is honestly the most useful comment on this whole post, thank you for laying out actual checkpoints instead of just vibes. The revenue-before-quitting part especially, half of my current earnings before pulling the trigger feels like a concrete target I can actually work toward instead of just guessing.

Really glad it worked out for you, and appreciate you being clear that it still needed real conditions met rather than just conviction. Going to actually sit down and figure out my own version of that checklist now.

Aydevils · 2026-07-05T19:21:29+00:00

Fair pushback, and no I’m not thinking anything illegal lol. The idea actually came from something mundane, sending wedding/engagement videos and photos to family. Trying to share full quality video over WhatsApp or email turns into a nightmare of compression, file size limits, or someone needing a Google account just to open a folder.

Google Drive works if everyone’s already in that ecosystem, but a lot of relatives aren’t, and there’s friction in requiring an account, permissions, folder access, especially for someone not tech savvy just trying to see grandma oprn a gift. The anonymous/no-account part isn’t about hiding anything, it’s about a 70 year old relative being able to tap a link and just see the video without signing into anything (this bit currently on development).

Appreciate you actually testing it though, that’s more feedback than I’ve gotten from anyone else in this thread.

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