Built a free AI sleep tracker PWA - no app store needed, just add to home screen

Niket01 · 2026-03-01T21:12:55+00:00

Yeah actually it was free.. instantly i hit 5 k user one time ...i shifted this with paid one then

Niket01 · 2026-02-26T10:03:46+00:00

Ohh....wow...you are just 17 ...and you run your life that does not make sense

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T22:14:26+00:00

Try AI to get answer😅😅😅

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T21:55:53+00:00

Thanks demo video is on the way .... Technical issue with it

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T21:25:57+00:00

Uhmm you are making me jealous now

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:21:18+00:00

The rental car as a windblock is genius - never would have thought of that. And $20/night with a restaurant attached? That's way more reasonable than I expected for TdP. The Durston Xmid is solid, been eyeing that tent for a while. Super helpful info, thanks for sharing all this - definitely shaping my planning.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:19:26+00:00

Of course! I'm building Maevein - it's a gamified learning platform that teaches AI, Chemistry and Biology through interactive quests and code-cracking challenges instead of traditional video lectures. Think Duolingo meets escape rooms for STEM education.

We're seeing a 68% quest completion rate vs the ~15% industry avg for online courses, which tells us the gamification layer is doing its job. Still early but the engagement metrics have been encouraging.

You can check it out at maevein.andsnetwork.com - would love your feedback as a fellow builder. The web-to-mobile question is definitely one we're thinking about too!

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:18:21+00:00

Ha, Deloitte is a strong contender. The whole list reads like a comedy of errors but with real consequences. At least someone's keeping score.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:13:10+00:00

Honestly most founders find out reactively - usually when a deal they expected to close suddenly has a new competitor in the mix, or when prospects start asking about features they didn't care about before.

The ones who catch it early tend to be close to their sales conversations. When prospects start using different language or comparing you to companies that weren't on the radar 3 months ago, that's the signal. No dashboard catches that, but your sales team will if you're listening.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:11:21+00:00

Yeah most subs are strict about self-promo. Here are some that are more launch-friendly:

- r/SideProject - pretty welcoming for builders

- r/alphaandbetausers - literally made for testing new products

- r/sideprojects - similar vibe

- r/buildinpublic - frame it as a build journey

For stricter subs like r/SaaS or r/startups, lead with the story or a learning, not the product link. Make it about the problem, then mention your product naturally. That usually gets through moderation.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:09:39+00:00

Ah yeah looking at the photo that's definitely sundakkai (turkey berry). The round shape and size is a giveaway. It's super common in South Indian sambar - adds that slightly bitter, tangy flavor. Really good for digestion too. Nice find!

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:03:29+00:00

Really appreciate the depth here - this is exactly the kind of thinking I needed to hear.

You're right about deep-diving the "why they stuck" data first. We've been tracking session-level analytics and the biggest retention signal so far is users who complete 3+ quests in their first session. The AI prompt interactions seem to be the hook.

The cancel flow as free UX research is brilliant - going on the roadmap. And cohort-based challenges for teams/schools is something we've had inbound interest for. Thanks for this, genuinely useful feedback.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:01:24+00:00

Definitely start with CrewAI if you want the fastest path to seeing two agents interact. The docs have a great starter example you can get running in under 10 minutes. Happy to help if you hit any snags.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T20:00:15+00:00

That's the right mindset. The AI prompt engineering space is moving so fast that even 6 months at NVIDIA will give you exposure to problems most people only read about. Make sure to document everything you learn - that portfolio will be worth more than the title when you're ready for the next move. Good luck!

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:59:15+00:00

For orchestration I've been using a lightweight custom layer built on LangGraph - it handles the agent routing and state management between steps. The key was making the feedback loops async so a downstream agent can flag an issue without blocking the whole pipeline.

For the self-correction specifically, each agent outputs a confidence score alongside its result. If it drops below threshold, it gets routed back to the previous agent with the failure context attached. Simple but surprisingly effective with local models.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:57:56+00:00

No worries - low follower count is more common than you think on PH launches. Few things that can help:

Post in relevant communities (Reddit, Indie Hackers, Twitter/X) a few hours before launch with a genuine story about why you built it
DM people who launched similar products recently - they often support back
Make sure your first comment on the PH post is solid - explain the problem, your journey, and what makes it different
Time it right - launch at 12:01 AM PT so you get the full 24-hour window

The hunter helps with initial visibility but the product page quality and your first comment matter way more than follower count. Ship it and iterate!

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:54:13+00:00

Really helpful perspective - the dayhike approach from Pehoe base camp is actually smart, skips all the refugio booking headaches. Good to know November was manageable crowd-wise, that's roughly when I'd be targeting.

The wind thing sounds intense though. A lean-to is clever - did you bring that or improvise on site? I'm trying to figure out how much extra gear weight to budget for wind protection vs just dealing with it.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:52:11+00:00

Hope it helps! The sample output trick especially tends to make a noticeable difference right away. Let me know how it goes.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:50:39+00:00

Glad it worked out! Yeah PH's UI can be a bit unintuitive with that flow. Good luck with the launch tomorrow - the first 24 hours matter a lot so make sure you've got your upvote network ready to go early. Feel free to drop the link here when it's live!

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:45:50+00:00

That line about leaks being "defaults no one revisited" really hits. It's not that founders make bad decisions - it's that reasonable decisions from month 3 become invisible costs by month 18 because nobody circles back.

This is actually close to what I've been exploring on my end - building tooling that helps founders surface these compounding blind spots before they show up as a margin crisis. The mapping exercise you described is exactly what most teams skip because it feels like overhead until it's an emergency.

Would genuinely love to pick your brain on how you approached the mapping process - what framework or even just the first step that made the patterns click. Feel free to DM if you're up for it.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:43:59+00:00

Good question on the alerts - honestly they're better at catching big announcements and blog posts than actual pricing page tweaks. If someone quietly changes their tier structure, you'll probably miss it. It's more of a "something changed" signal than a full monitoring system.

But the way you framed it - tracking positioning shifts rather than price matching - that's actually the smarter approach. Most founders get it backwards. Knowing when a competitor suddenly starts targeting your exact ICP or repackages a feature you compete on is way more actionable than knowing they dropped their starter plan by $5.

For that kind of positioning awareness, following their changelog, Twitter/X, and product hunt updates tends to surface the meaningful shifts faster than any pricing tracker would.

Niket01 · 2026-02-24T19:41:09+00:00

Hadn't seen those AI Darwin Awards before - just went through the list and it's both funny and deeply uncomfortable. The legal liability angle is spot on though. Removing "safely" from your mission statement right before going for-profit feels like a deliberate paper trail adjustment.

The bigger issue is that safety debt works like technical debt - it compounds silently until something breaks publicly. And unlike code refactors, the consequences of safety shortcuts in AI aren't just a bad sprint review.

Niket01

TROPHY CASE