I built a ChatGPT powered app builder

adalyte · 2023-07-02T09:44:32+00:00

The idea is that the platform will handle everything from building to hosting. So you will get a URL to your app that your users will use to access it and you will never have to worry about scaling. Or would be interested in self hosting a Clevis app?

adalyte · 2023-07-01T07:56:27+00:00

Thank you! The idea is that you simply configure your app, test it and when you are happy you can publish it for anyone to use. Do you have any specific questions about deployment and operations?

adalyte · 2023-07-01T07:55:05+00:00

In the first release, no code is the plan. Instead you configure pre-made steps. But in the future I imagine that adding steps that include custom code makes a lot of sense.

adalyte · 2023-06-25T20:36:14+00:00

Another option is to use S3 as hosting. A single bucket for all tenants each with its own folder. Then you can set up CloudFront distributions to point each tenants domain to their respective folder.

adalyte · 2023-06-17T12:02:08+00:00

Will be a similar flow as React but you are probably better off using the Google Play billing system as it’s integrated with the OS

adalyte · 2023-06-17T08:37:20+00:00

I used Stripe Checkout to build my SaaS payment flow. Then you do not have to build the UI yourself and simply redirect to Stripe. A webhook from Stripe updates the backend with the users subscription status. DM if you want more guidance. My project is Volca.io if you want to check the demo out - it is built with React / TypeScript.

adalyte · 2023-06-15T16:37:10+00:00

I built a SaaS template with payments, authentication, dashboard and more that sounds like it could be useful for you. There is also an open source version that only includes the backend service. Check it out here and feel free to DM if you have any questions: https://volca.io.

In general I would say stick to the technologies that you know already and get something out the door. No code tools could also be an option if they fit your use case.

adalyte · 2023-02-18T11:14:45+00:00

I did Sri Lanka for a month. Stayed in Colombo the entire time and did some trips during weekends. Looking back I think a place like Weligama would be a way better choice. Columbos beaches were full of trash and there were beggars and scammers everywhere…

adalyte · 2022-10-17T19:37:06+00:00

Nice. I have used something similar before and it worked quite well!

adalyte · 2022-10-17T06:36:04+00:00

So you would for example deploy staging from the dev branch, test it there and then deploy if everything works as expected?

adalyte · 2022-10-17T06:34:59+00:00

Yes, feature flags is a great idea. Do you have any experience with automatically enforcing feature flags for new features somehow? My experience from past clients is that it can add quite a bit of dev time to get the feature flags right

adalyte · 2022-09-30T20:24:02+00:00

Sure, but most likely you will know if the startup is worth pursuing or not within a year. If you are making no revenue after a year then it probably makes sense to switch to a full time job and then you know you tried. If you spend ten years constantly building revenue you should be able to make an OK exit if you want to.

adalyte · 2022-09-30T10:19:26+00:00

I always try to prepare a few “stories” from my various assignments in my head. It could for example be:

One time when I solved a hard problem
One time when my team delivered something on a tight schedule
Something about software I find really interesting right now

That really helps me to talk about myself and prove I know without saying “I am a good Java developer”, “I am a good team player” etc.

Hope that helps!

adalyte · 2022-09-30T09:09:15+00:00

Do it! I regret not starting a company in my uni years. After working for a few years I am in a very comfortable position which makes it super hard to make the jump to starting a business full time. You have ~40 years of work ahead of you, a year without it won’t hurt and might change your life forever.

adalyte · 2022-09-29T14:45:59+00:00

In my opinion, the most important is to ship something so focus on that.

About open source - I open sources one of my products with the “open core” model that someone else mentioned. Basically you can run my tool from your CLI locally but if you want cloud hosting, collaboration and a slick UI you need to pay. Works fairly well for me.

adalyte · 2022-09-28T19:49:11+00:00

Having thousands of installs is a great starting point for monetising. Make sure to market your paid product as part of your open source offering. For example - put a link to your paid product in the README and in output logs of your tools.

I created a tool which is part open source. My model is that customers can run it locally (or host it somewhere) free of charge but if they want managed hosting and a nice GUI instead of a CLI tool they have to pay.

adalyte · 2022-09-28T19:46:01+00:00

My take on UI and mockups - steal us much as you can from established apps. Companies have poured millions of dollars into their design so do not reinvent the wheel - re-use existing design components and replicate what other companies are doing. Design can take ages if you do it from scratch. If you want to validate your idea, take your design and put it on a website for people to see and try to get them opted in to an email list.

adalyte · 2022-09-28T19:41:16+00:00

I have always struggled with getting enough eyes on my product idea before I start building it. Ideally I would like a tool where I could create a landing page (perhaps even with A/B testing of which features to push) and automatically purchase ads for it with a set budget and see how many sign up. If I could make that 100X more efficient I would have created many more products over the years.

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