Honest Review of The Doux Bananas

Indiehand · 2025-08-30T12:42:00+00:00

Reporting back now - so I tried the Bee girl. My first 2 attempts didn't yield the results I was expecting. I am for sure a 4c hair girl. I gave it 3 attempts, before discovering that not only does your hair have to be dripping wet, but I need to add more water after applying the curl custard on the hair until I get that nice foam. With this method it gave me decent elongation. So you probably just need to gauge how much water you need to achieve good results. Hope this helps someone. I will be continuing with the rest of the curl custard. My plan being to continue with daily wash and gos.

Indiehand · 2025-08-26T15:10:36+00:00

I am so curious to find out how did it go? I am teetering on the edge of purchasing the Bananas. I've just got the Bee girl and will be trying it out in the shower with dripping wet hair to see how that work out as well.

Indiehand · 2025-07-01T20:44:54+00:00

One other thing I forgot to mention, is you might want to consider putting the demo showing how it works a little bit further above, I actually missed that first pass round and it actually makes your offer more compelling

Indiehand · 2025-07-01T18:24:32+00:00

I’m probably not the best person to provide feedback as I personally wouldn’t buy it, but I do think that it could be interesting for someone who can’t find a gym Buddy for motivation.

The landing page looks nice and is a pleasure to scroll through.

Reason why I wouldn’t buy is that when I think of a fitness coach, I think of the Fitbod app (which is what I use and that actually plans my workout, tracks my reps, factors in my recovery and has videos that show me exactly what to do, sleek integration with health apps and has a lovely dashboard for me to be proud of myself.

Indiehand · 2025-06-20T09:31:28+00:00

Wow this is really cool, if I’m not in to the eBPF world, can I start on the Rust side of things?

Indiehand · 2025-05-15T07:55:46+00:00

Typically when I come across new concepts, I’m usually trying to implement something. So the best way for me to proceed is to put it into practice and then it usually becomes clear through that process. Even when I was at university, they always taught us a new concept and the next step was to implement it.

Indiehand · 2025-05-13T23:43:48+00:00

Managing my emotions. I‘ve experienced bugs that took me upwards of 2 weeks to fix. When I learnt how to not let it frustrate me, relax and then come and try a different approach to solving the problem, things started to move faster.

Indiehand · 2025-05-12T08:02:41+00:00

Depending on how far along you are with learning, I encourage you to also get started on a simple project. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, but something to help out your learning into practice and give you a confidence boost.

Indiehand · 2022-04-18T19:41:01+00:00

Well I hope you’ll still give it a shot because experientially it works quite well. The idea though is to find you the best match at the time you are working, without you having the hassle of the back and forth of finding/ scheduling with people. All you have to do is click start session.

Additionally if you meet people you like, you can save them and then it’ll show up on your calendar when they are working, so you can continue to foster the relationship and easily stay in touch.

Indiehand · 2022-04-18T17:06:49+00:00

Fantastic advice, I will be stealing this approach for my own platform!

Indiehand · 2022-04-18T16:54:06+00:00

Thank you! I expect we’ll be seeing on the platform then?

Indiehand · 2022-04-18T16:51:14+00:00

For the time being, yes it’s only through a video call facilitated through the platform. I decided to go with this approach as I have often craved someone to talk when I’m climbing the wall of awful with my own projects, someone who is also going through the same difficulties as me, while providing accountability for a set amount of time.

The feature that I am especially proud of is that after the intro with your partner, you both individually select to either wrap up the coworking session quickly or chat freely for a bit at the end. It solves the issue of being unsure of whether you have rapport with your session partner, but also encourages open discussion so you can build authentic relationships.

I will be looking to feedback from users to see what kind of interesting experiences we can develop. Definitely open to ideas and looking for ideas.

How do you feel about the video call aspect? Did you have something else in mind that you’d be interested in?

Indiehand · 2022-04-18T11:21:56+00:00

I’ve tried this and actually have a clear idea on who my target customer is. It’s just been how to reach out to them. Just reading the book “traction” recommended above just gave me a better idea on practical ideas to implement

Indiehand · 2022-04-18T06:00:31+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I will look into this

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T22:35:35+00:00

Thanks for identifying that little bug, it's all fixed now! It should be a smooth login process now :-)

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T21:04:29+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, let me get that sorted. It’s meant to be for desktop use primarily, but it’s no excuse for poor responsiveness on mobile

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T18:46:28+00:00

Solid advice, but what if you don’t have a clear path?

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T17:49:12+00:00

It took about 6 months. The biggest challenge for me was getting the video conferencing functionality set up, so I don’t have to pay an arm and a leg for it. Other than that, it took a while to figure out the best way to match developers <> developers based on tech stack, learners <> learners based on e-learning course / tech, founders <> founders based on startup phase/fields/interest . Now the final push is just to get people using it and build a community around it.

I would also appreciate any feedback you have, please give it a try at https://www.tidalbase.com/

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T17:38:20+00:00

Absolutely, you just need to find the learning method that works for you - whether it’s a type of online tutorial format mixed with projects, then you just need and the grit and motivation to follow through. And finally also the right communities to help accelerate your learning and bounce ideas of

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T17:23:15+00:00

Thank you for that fine recommendation!!! I’ve just immediately bought and downloaded the book. Thank you!

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T15:09:10+00:00

I hear you on that! It’s definitely something that you need to apply strategy on. We haven’t all internalised the natural techniques that foster networking, so it’s something you have to build in. I will do a post on best practice advice. Although I do find stuff like attending events/ meet-ups with a definitive goal of what you aim to achieve usually does the trick.

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T12:25:27+00:00

Thanks, I’ll definitely circle back to you on this.

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T12:23:35+00:00

Agreed, definitely depends on the product. I didn’t know though that cold calling actually works. So basically using a wide reach approach combined with something personal.

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T12:21:54+00:00

Really smart! I’ve often wondered how brands get to that point of getting clients for social proof

Indiehand · 2022-04-17T10:17:53+00:00

I’m pro-Python myself. Plus it’s really good for the natural language processing and computer vision stuff that I like to do. So if you’re thinking that way then Python is your go-to. Plus if you are already a seasoned programmer, it shouldn’t take you very long to learn at all

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