... Solo builder here, won't say much about the product yet but happy to talk shop on the plumbing. Quick version of what I'd tell my past self: Auth - Supabase, Clerk, Auth0, pick one. An afternoon of setup vs. days of building it badly. I tried the days version first, do not recommend. Permissions - this is the sneaky one. Most people check "can this user see this?" in their app code. Way better to push the rule into ... ... tattoos or mockups) Tech-wise I m using: Flutter for the mobile app Firebase (Firestore + functions) OpenAI + Replicate for image generation (testing multiple models right now like DreamShaper, Flux, Ideogram) Biggest challenge so far has been balancing quality vs

... both like setting up systems to gather user insights passively (through analytics or surveys) while still carving out smaller, meaningful moments for direct conversations. Comment from Devansh Gupta(@devansh_gupta16): What works for me is to have structured recurring timeslots in my calendars that are to be used for sensing customer sentiment. Be that looking at product reviews, user comments or even talking to them on scheduled calls. There needs to be a structured effort for it. Comment from Puja ...