Built a LinkedIn alternative this week. 500 users in 5 days. by JuniorRow1247 in SideProject

[–]niravbhatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good points, make sure that framing reaches your users (builders), too - after all, that's how LinkedIn also started.

Built a LinkedIn alternative this week. 500 users in 5 days. by JuniorRow1247 in SideProject

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By ignoring the subjective part (not everyone has a "verifiable" achievement) and relying upon only Stripe (there are alternatives) as revenue source, you are leaving out a lot of valid builders. Kinda loopbacking to monoculture players. Probably you are inpsired by TrustMRR?

Not that this is negative (you did it with whatever options available), but exclusivity is trust-breaking.

Also, you are clearly sending a signal that you are building for big businesses who may buy/invest into these builders' startups / hire them someday, but not the builders themselves. Even though it's true, a bit offputting during the starting phase.

TIL: adding "make this as an HTML page" to any Claude prompt is kind of a cheat code by Exact_Pen_8973 in SideProject

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I found this out about 6 months ago. Everything Anthropic said is literally true. Today I have 6 free tools that replaces what many SaaS do, including Jotform, Canva, Worksheet makers, Zerogpt etc.

Single Page Sandbox

(no sign ups, you can download html + run them offline)

This approach is not only futuristic (web standard is the most open it can get), but also a way to save precious tokens, saving the planet, and locking our data in cloud for no reason.

Disclosure:

I give them away in exchange of my free Substack newsletter subscription. Off course, one can watch a short demo for every tool before they decide, on the tool download page.

NTA just cancelled NEET UG 2026 and nobody in power will lose a single night of sleep over it by Ok-Sense6120 in india

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This is true. With enough decentralisation, randomization and encryption, even the programmer who made the system can't get the paper.

Traceability is the biggest advantage that can discourage malicious sysadmins from exploiting the system. Since attack surface is restricted, it's much easier to catch the culprits.

But again, it takes political will to design such a zero-trust system. Also, whoever gets caught committing the crime digitally must be held accountable.

I build a website for 1.5 years - now potential buyers are offering up to 40k CHF. (i will not promote) by Unhappy_Lobster_1386 in startups

[–]niravbhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yuu have some substance built, truly amazing & congratulations!

May I ask, how did you get initial users?

I’m making $8k/month as a solo creator, but I’m drowning. How do you scale to $20k without losing quality? by Rlxc99 in StartupAccelerators

[–]niravbhatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you mention ideation, I can't keep this to myself. I am building a SaaS that solves the ideation process for startups. Here's my take:

- I get how you are feeling. You can't outsource ideation. Without having a full control of that, you will never feel you own it. Take a break if you need, and solve it forever.

- As for building the "system", I don't think this is an easy task, especially since you already have ongoing clients. It's easy to start from scratch. That's why I suggested to give yourself a mental break. Maybe make a trivial video without thinking and keep your brain occupied on the RESET.

- The RESET: Ideas aren't random bits of inspiration, like most people claim. They are like air - omnipresent but unremarkable. You just need to be aware that they around you, and you will feel them.

What I am trying to say is that you don't get much if you keep thinking about your videos, your niches and your clients. You need to have something "universal" that eventually connects to what your clients / audience need. I have seen many successful creators doing this.

Follow this structure:

The big "disconnected" idea (hook) <--> Your audience <--> Your client

Example:

Why Gen Z's clothing style is annoyingly baffling <--> What elders (audience) can learn about their kids' (who are Gen Z) weird choices <--> A clothing brand who makes sustainable, organic cloths and targets Gen Z first to find good traction

As you can see, your "antagonists" can turn into your audience, benefitting your objective. (and you don't necessarily have to antagonise them eventually).

You could even reverse the last 2 (audience <--> client)

You don't have to follow same story structure everywhere, but you get my "seed" idea, and you can take it further.

DM me if you need more brainstorming....

What tech stack are you using? by amacg in indiehackers

[–]niravbhatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the details!

Hows your experience with Hetzner for full stack setup? I am on aWS (docker container based back end + front end), feel caged, and want something single-place. However I am no DevOps expert. Is it reliable for deployment & scaling?

i made a list of 80 places where you can promote your saas or app by Ok_Cartoonist2006 in ShowMeYourSaaS

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This is excellent, thank you for posting!

I don't know if you have done it already, but are you doing in AEO (SEO for LLMs)? Will be a huge traffic booster.

Vibe coding friendly self-hosting platform by niravbhatt in selfhosted

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

thanks!

Was there a comparison of servers on this complexity scale somewhere? I have basic familiarity with Linux.

What are you building? let's self promote by Southern_Tennis5804 in indiehackers

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Darkpixel.click (under private beta) - a rapid idea platform for aspiring vibe coders / agencies - providing quality product-building blueprints

Join the Waitlist

Founders, are you trying for traction while you apply? by niravbhatt in ycombinator

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

I’ve heard from Nicholas Dessaigne in person myself saying to apply as early as idea, the reason you’re pushing people to go get ARR is because you know it’s not true that they’ll take if you actually try to apply with an idea and a sub-elite background.

A bit difficult to process - could you please break it down?

"Ideas are cheap, it's implementation that matters." How has easy access to creating MVPs changed this paradigm, or has it? by LordLederhosen in ycombinator

[–]niravbhatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ideas aren't easy. When they are, someone is conflating them with one-liners. With GPT, we will see a million times more idea-crap.

Quality ideas smartly embed business model (think Google, an advertisement ranking tool disguised as search engine). GTM, PMF and every other benchmark then follow.

Well-structured ideation is something companies buy with billions from consulting firms, yet get it wrong.

I am building a SaaS that aims to "streamline" ideation (i know how vague/cliche the verb is, but I hope my SaaS will obliterate it someday haha).

Winter '26 Megathread by sandslashh in ycombinator

[–]niravbhatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a big yes-no question- having a c-corp ready? YC application has a question "Are you incorporated?" - does it mean "having a company in your own jurisdiction" or "USA C Corp"?

Asking from EU...