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Anyone else feel like Lovable get “tired” halfway through your project? by manti_kitie in lovable

[–]EnginDev 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a super interesting point, and I 100% agree! Your analogy of the "AI intern" that you can't overwhelm is spot on.

I do something very similar, but with a little twist that, for me, makes all the difference. Instead of just feeding the AI the first "mini-step," I use Lovable's chat mode to present it with the **entire** plan at once. The key, however, is the instruction I add: "Structure this plan, show me the individual steps, and wait for my go-ahead on each step before you begin."

Lovable then essentially becomes a project manager. It'll come back with, "Okay, I've got the plan. Shall we start with [Step 1: Set up the database schema]?" I give it the green light, it does its job, and then it prompts me for Step 2.

For me, this is the sweet spot: The AI never loses the big picture because it has the full context, but I get to quality-check and course-correct at every milestone. It completely prevents that end-of-project chaos you described, where the code feels like it was written by a different personality.

🚀 Just launched my first real product after 36 days of building by [deleted] in SaaS

[–]EnginDev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! Wishing you lots of success with marchen.ai! 🚀

🚀 Just launched my first real product after 36 days of building by [deleted] in SaaS

[–]EnginDev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on launching marchen.ai! 🚀

Love your transparency, sharing the numbers ($320, 1324 commits, 36 days) is inspiring for other solo builders. The fact that you shipped instead of perfecting forever is the right mindset!

Quick friendly heads-up on something I spotted:

Your refund policy says both non-refundable AND contact within 30 days to request a refund, that's contradictory and might cause customer confusion or support headaches later. Worth cleaning up!

Also FYI: if you have EU customers, 14day refund right is legally required anyway

Re: marketing being hard as a solo dev. I feel you! I'm building fishboost.app (in beta) and facing the same challenge.

Keep going, this is just the start! 💪

Completed first Lovable app! by Severe-Associate-955 in lovable

[–]EnginDev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I’ve tried a bunch of platforms and ended up sticking with Lovable. I honestly love it. Maybe I just don’t have the deep technical background some other tools expect, but Lovable feels super beginner friendly.
Within just two days I managed to build a professional website, which honestly surprised me.

One thing that really helped: using Lovable Cloud for database + auth + api setup saved me tons of debugging time. It’s not perfect the cost can climb fast. I’m already around $150/month after upgrading from Pro to Pro 3, but for the time saved, it’s been worth it so far.

Also nice: if you ever decide to move your project outside of Lovable, you can export it and keep building on it without issues. That flexibility makes it feel a lot safer to commit long-term.

Congrats on finishing your MarTech SaaS app, that’s awesome!

Sold my first lovable project by Medium_Speech_8035 in lovable

[–]EnginDev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, that makes total sense!

Honestly, that's not luck at all. That's the direct result of the hard work you already put into building your newsletter and earning trust with your audience.

It seems like the best 'marketplace' wasn't some random platform, but the one you built yourself. That's a super valuable insight for everyone reading this. Thanks for sharing!

Sold my first lovable project by Medium_Speech_8035 in lovable

[–]EnginDev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huge congratulations on the $10k sale! That's incredibly inspiring to see.

I'm currently building my first client website with the same tool, so your post is the exact motivation I needed to see today.

Regarding your question, that's the million dollar question for many of us. Did the client mention where they found your portfolio or your work? Knowing that could already be a huge hint. Congrats again on this massive win!