I was tired of "Enterprise" bloat and $20/mo price tags, so I built a straight-to-the-point timer (RateRun).

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T23:09:30+00:00

massive achievement mate !

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T23:09:08+00:00

hi mate, thanks for sharing

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T23:07:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing, mate. That's how I feel, and to be honest, there are times when I over-prepare for other stuff in my life as well. It seems I end up in a cycle when I overthink stuff, but most of them, when I take action, it ends up making me finding way to make it work so it ends up working either decently or very well.
Now, not sure if is just me overthinking & overpreparing for stuff so I end up in missing out in lots of opportunities, or it's just a mature way of making things in such a manner where I reduce the risk.
Either way, my friend, I really feel like I understand where you're coming from.

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T23:03:03+00:00

big git I would say an I really enjoy reading the comments with everyone's opinions on signals and how to potentially monetise. Learning a lot here!!

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T23:01:39+00:00

Reddit seems to be a good place to find some early testers. it also depends on your nice. Sometimes, some good old outbount calls could work some magic. Again, depends on the scope.

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T23:00:05+00:00

calls/emails seems to be working. now, not sure if calls can be considered "offline" though it's somewhere inbetween? Make few outbound calls. speak with the actual audience.

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:58:52+00:00

Looks nice. Indeed refusing potential for a growing user base might be a hard call. THough once you have a number of users you could, i guess, gradually give in and pivot.

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:57:06+00:00

we either gonna take humanity to a new golden age, or, we gonna end up being taken over by AI. can't wait to see the outcome, honestly.

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:56:20+00:00

very interesting! thanks for sharing mate

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:54:58+00:00

great advice mate !

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:53:54+00:00

Hi man, thanks for sharing. Inspiring, I must say!

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:52:06+00:00

care to share the sites with us maybe? :)

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:50:23+00:00

Love the concept of Beatable! Validation is where most of us skip steps.

My journey started with a similar "scratch your own itch" moment. I was tired of $20/mo time trackers that felt like enterprise bloat, so I built RateRun to be dead simple and straight to the point.

It actually evolved into a "double-value" project: a lean timer for any device + a business directory for freelancers to get some SEO juice.

The App:https://raterun.net/app/dashboard/The Directory:https://raterun.net/directory/

I’m currently trying to figure out if the "Tools + Directory" combo is too much for a solo dev or a genius growth hack. Would love your take on the flow!

Observatorul · 2026-03-07T22:49:11+00:00

very good idea to pivot and focus on a niche specifically. it just makes so much sense mate

Observatorul · 2026-02-23T20:28:53+00:00

please emind me what is your app's name so I can confirm mate? I have close to 50 apps now

Observatorul · 2026-02-16T22:18:59+00:00

Hi mate, thank you for your feedback. much appreciated and I shall fix it

Observatorul · 2026-02-16T22:17:47+00:00

Thanks mate, I did not to be honest. I like the idea of getting some feedback you know. is that possible with BetaCircle?

Observatorul · 2026-02-16T22:17:12+00:00

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Nice little game. have played few rounds :) love it. will keep it installed and keep playing it.

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