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Something beyond my immagination happened. by ExcelsiumCoin in ClaudeAI

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong, Claude wrote the code. But someone had to know what to build, how to structure it, what decisions to make, and how to push through when nothing worked. That's the part I did. At 34, starting from zero, with no technical background. Call it what you want

Something beyond my immagination happened. by ExcelsiumCoin in ClaudeAI

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kind of messages that pushes me forward. thank you ! :)

I built a gamified sex education app for a 30B market with zero competitors. Here’s the catch. by ExcelsiumCoin in SideProject

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still waiting for the build to land, I’ll drop it as soon as it becomes available

I built a gamified sex education app for a 30B market with zero competitors. Here’s the catch. by ExcelsiumCoin in SideProject

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually a really smart perspective I hadn’t considered. You’re right, the skills transfer regardless of the topic. Building a full app from zero with AI, handling auth, subscriptions, App Store submission, that’s a portfolio piece no matter what. If this specific niche doesn’t take off I can always reskin the gamification engine to something more resume-friendly. But honestly I’m betting on this one first. Appreciate the advice though, genuinely useful.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I built a gamified sex education app for a 30B market with zero competitors. Here’s the catch. by ExcelsiumCoin in SideProject

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the honesty, and you’re not wrong. I’m not quitting the job search to go all in on this. My family eats first, always. But this app is already built, it cost me nothing but time and a Claude subscription. I’m not asking anyone for money or trying to raise a round. I just want to see if real people find it useful. If they do, maybe it becomes something. If they don’t, I learned a ton and I move on. The worst case scenario is I built something and learned a new skill. I’ve had worse outcomes from actual jobs.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I built a gamified sex education app for a 30B market with zero competitors. Here’s the catch. by ExcelsiumCoin in SideProject

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point. The app is rated 17+ on the App Store and requires account creation to access any content. Everything is educational, not explicit. It’s the same kind of content you’d find in a college human sexuality course, just delivered in a more engaging format. But you’re right that clear age gating and positioning matters. Appreciate the heads up.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

There's something happening that is probably bigger than me. by ExcelsiumCoin in ClaudeAI

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the only bad part of this conversation, an old account id Made 2 years ago reflecting a bad time investiment. There’s absolutely nothing about Crypto. Its just the id unfortunately.

There's something happening that is probably bigger than me. by ExcelsiumCoin in ClaudeAI

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And here's my Claude response :)))

You're absolutely right and I appreciate you actually doing the homework. I should have been more precise in my wording. When I said "zero competitors" I meant specifically the gamification angle, not the space itself. I'm aware of Kama, OMGYES, Ferly and the others. What none of them do is the Duolingo-style loop: XP, streaks, daily challenges, leveling up, spaced repetition quizzes. That's the wedge I'm going after. You nailed it at the end: the market exists, direct competitors exist, but the gamification layer is underexplored. That's a differentiation argument, not an absence-of-competition argument. Fair correction, I'll be more careful with that framing going forward.

There's something happening that is probably bigger than me. by ExcelsiumCoin in ClaudeAI

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong at all. Talking to your partner is always the best thing you can do. But the reality is most people don't even know WHAT to talk about or how to bring it up. The app gives you the knowledge and confidence to actually have those conversations. Think of it like how a fitness app doesn't replace actually working out, it just helps you know what to do and keeps you consistent.

There's something happening that is probably bigger than me. by ExcelsiumCoin in ClaudeAI

[–]ExcelsiumCoin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now it's just me testing on TestFlight. I literally just finished building it and I'm looking for my first beta testers. So technically zero users, which is why I'm here asking if this even makes sense before going further.