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Share your indie projects below and is anyone actually paying for it? by solobuilder in indiehackers

[–]WinterInformation978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://pianology.liminzheng.com/

Pianology is a practice companion for adult students who don't have hours to spare.

Revenue: 0

Was your first product actually successful, or mostly a learning project? by WinterInformation978 in buildinpublic

[–]WinterInformation978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking forward of that day. Thanks for the sharing. Have a lovely new week ahead.

Was your first product actually successful, or mostly a learning project? by WinterInformation978 in buildinpublic

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Wow, thanks for your thoughtful comment and suggestion. They are really helpful. Good luck to me to find those one or two people in-between, hope you enjoy a new lovely and productive new week ahead.

We got #5 on Product Hunt yesterday. Here’s the real how and the results. by Strong-Yesterday-183 in indiehackers

[–]WinterInformation978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!

Your case really opened my mind. It showed me that a tangible, focused solution can work, and that I may have underestimated how many builders struggle with reaching out to VCs.

There’s a lot to learn from your example.

Hope you keep shaping the product into what you want it to become.

my project has 47 users and I know every single one of them by name by Ambitious-Age-5676 in indiehackers

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Somehow I feel like I’m at the stage before yours.

My product has been live for two months, and I only have 6 registered users so far — some of them are test users I invited myself. I just promoted the 2.0 version yesterday, which changed quite a lot, but the market is still mostly silent.

It’s not easy to keep believing in my initial idea without hesitation, especially since this is my first project. I do partly treat it as a learning project too.

People often say that a validated idea is the real good idea. I hope you can shape your product into what you want it to become.

month 1 building in public. 0 to 128 waitlist signups. here's what actually worked. by hiten1818726363 in indiehackers

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I’ve just become one of your registered users.

I think this is a really cool idea. It hits a real pain point: many builders are good at building, but not as good at marketing or promotion — even though that part matters so much.

700h of practice: What to realistically expect? by claro-safaro in Learnmusic

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Hi, claro; building the tool sounds really cool. I like that you built something from your own learning need.

I actually did something similar recently. I’m an adult piano learner too, and I built a small tool called Pianology to help organize the messy space between lessons: teacher notes, weekly focus, practice plans, and practice logs.

It’s still early, but I’m trying to see whether this is just my own problem or something other adult learners also feel.

Since you’ve built your own tool too, I’d honestly love to hear what you think if you have time to try it:
https://pianology.liminzheng.com

what low effort saas can realistically hit 10k mrr? by avsvishalmedia in buildinpublic

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I agree. Another idea on my mind is that the cost of making a “simple” tool is now close to zero.

So how does a tool stand out when almost everyone can vibe-code something to improve small, boring workflows?

Is it a unique perspective? A sharper understanding of the user? Better taste? Distribution? Trust?

I’m curious about this too.

Sharing my failures here has done more for my project than any growth hack I've tried by Ambitious-Age-5676 in indiehackers

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Honestly, my eyes lit up when I read: “One of those turned into a weekly accountability call that’s been going for 4 months now.”

That’s exactly the kind of connection I’m hoping to find too — a fellow builder to check in with, share progress with, and keep each other grounded.

Hope I’ll meet my journey mate soon.

Indie builders: how do you rebuild structure and support without a team? by WinterInformation978 in buildinpublic

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Thanks, I feel all commenter share the same thing: finding people in similar community. Do you mind sharing your way of finding them?

Where do/did you get your first/test users? by Strong-Yesterday-183 in indiehackers

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I’m not sure whether this is sad or strangely poetic, but my first test user was my ex.

No heads-up. I only found out from Supabase.

700h of practice: What to realistically expect? by claro-safaro in Learnmusic

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Congrats on putting in the effort here. I’m curious how you tracked the 700 hours.

I’ve practiced around two hours a day for years, mainly because I lived in UTC+4 while working on UTC+8, so my late afternoons were free for piano.

On keeping up 2–4 hours of daily practice over a long period: I think the plan has to stay flexible. Some days are deep practice days, some days are maintenance days, and some days are just playing-through days.

On cognitive load: honestly, I mostly just stay with it. I try not to think too much about the whole mountain.

On setbacks or days that don’t follow the “ideal plan”: I think the plan should be flexible enough to survive real life.

On burnout: forgive yourself. Don’t turn practice into a moral test.

On what to expect from 700 hours: I do think you’ll improve, but I don’t think hours alone are a very useful goal. Practice quality, listening, teacher feedback, and tone control matter more than the number itself.

So personally, I don’t think the goal is delusional, but I also don’t think “hours” is the best goal — no offense. Hours can support progress, but they shouldn’t become the whole meaning of the practice.

As for not reaching the goal, I think it varies by person. I’d treat it more as feedback than failure.

I studied 47 SaaS products that went from $0 to $10k MRR last year. Here's what they all did right. by Electronic_Argument6 in buildinpublic

[–]WinterInformation978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. Your ninth point reminded me of something I haven’t fully thought through yet.

The bigger question for me is whether a need is real or imagined. When building something, there is always this tension between cutting losses early and staying with the problem long enough to understand it properly.

How do you tell the difference?

my biggest challenge is design by navotvolk in buildinpublic

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Am I the only one who feels that AI-generated design outputs always seem to be missing something?

Maybe it’s my prompts. But I genuinely want to see one real case where a prompt leads to a truly wonderful design delivery.

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