Does faking MRR really help a business grow? [mini-case study example]
This is rooted in psychology.
When you show that there is enormous interest in something, a crowd of people will flock and want to see it.
I woke up this morning, and X was full of this message:
Will AI take over digital marketing?
How we decided to pivot after 4 years
After four long years of grinding, building, fundraising, and hiring, we decided to pivot. I wanted to write down my thought process and timeline because I wish I d seen more honest pivot stories when we were stuck. Not just we pivoted and everything was instantly great but the real version where we kept trying to make the original idea work for way too long because we already put so much into it.
I went through YC S20 (the first COVID batch) as a solo founder working on @Basedash. After YC, I did what you re supposed to do. I talked to users. I built product. I did founder-led sales. I hired a great team. It felt like progress because I was constantly busy and the product kept getting better.
What will be the productivity hack of 2026?
For me, productivity means getting (more) results faster in less time. My goals for 2026 are closely linked to the fact that I want to learn a lot of things, which will require a lot of concentration.
Therefore, I think that a large part of what I want to gain will be ensured by:
No Code for Marketers – Here’s How It Can Be Useful
Lifetime plan vs. subscription model? Sustainability issue
More and more companies are using a subscription model instead of a one-time payment for a product.
Duolingo, CapCut and the like are examples of subscription models (monthly or annual), while DaVinci Resolve, for example, has a lifetime license.
Does build in public really work?
Every day, I notice fewer people sharing their projects here.
A couple of months ago, build in public felt unstoppable: everyone was posting updates, numbers, roadmaps. Now? The hype seems to be fading or maybe makers are just shipping quietly.
What do you think about Apple's new headset?
Solo founder confession: I built an app about loneliness while feeling completely alone
There's a stat that keeps haunting me: 61% of young adults report feeling seriously lonely. Not occasionally seriously.
I know this number isn't abstract. When I started building Murror (an AI companion app for young people battling isolation), I was living it. Working from a tiny apartment, going days without a real conversation, completely absorbed in a product designed to solve the very problem I was drowning in. The irony wasn't lost on me.
