One problem you face when working on a Twitter app is that you can easily get distracted by all the content in your app....I'm trying to stay focused😆

#BuildInPublic

JavaScript is my happy place. It is so scrappy and "do whatever you want" that I feel so free when I'm coding with it. I'm currently building a small little library for Startup #2 and I love the code I'm getting to write.

#BuildInPublic #webdev

JavaScript is my happy place. It is so scrappy and "do whatever you want" that I feel so free when I coding with it. I'm currently building a small little library for Startup #2 and I'm loving the code I get to write.

#BuildInPublic

You know you've been writing too much PHP when you start writing `elseif` in JavaScript 😆

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The closer you get to launch, the longer your todo list grows. @NumbersQ_com should be launched within hours...

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Does anybody else use 'TRUNCATE table' often during development because you don't like a messy database and want your test ids to start at 1...

just me....OK, you can consider this my public confession that I have a bit of OCD.

#BuildInPublic #PublicConfession #webdev #coding

Close to wrapping things up: NumbersQ.com. Realized I needed encryption on some db fields before launch (instead of after launch) so everything got set back a bit.

✅ Encryption

As long as I don't think of anything else, should be on final stretch😀
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The more you develop, the more you realize you need to do.

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What is your best launch day secret? (My goal, assuming I can get some final items wrapped up, is to launch startup #1 sometime tomorrow.)

#QThursday #BuildInPublic #Startups #12s12m

The original scheduled launch for Startup 1 was Wednesday, July 27th. I'm still working through some things and need to push back the launch a couple days to Friday, July 29th.

#BuildInPublic #12s12m

If you are an #IndieHacker, working on an #SaaS, currently #BuildInPublic or somewhere else on your #startup journey, you should definitely check out this challenge.

I decided to do a search for "#BuildInPublic ?" and it worked!
nitter.net/search?f=tweet…

I was on top of the world and felt like I had found a really great approach that I hadn't seen anyone else mention. I quickly found some great questions and sent out three replies.

7/22

DashboardQ - Update #2 - Twitter Trouble

Finding out your Twitter account is being reply deboosted was a rough way to start off my Twitter marketing journey.

#BuildInPublic #JournalTheJourney #IndieHackers

(thread)

Fighting with the Stripe API. Building a custom subscription system to save cards & charge later. API has changed since I last used it, trying to understand the SetupIntents that isn't explained well in docs. Found example repo which helps. #BuildInPublic
github.com/stripe-samples…

Yesterday spent time following new people here. It takes a lot of time to get started with Twitter! Also wrapped up a blog post that I'll be posting next week.

The weekend focus is on development. Launch day for Startup #1 is coming up quick on Wed, July 27th!

#BuildInPublic

Finding out replies are deboosted is a rough way to start your Twitter journey.

Yesterday, posted my first long thread (20 tweets). Then I replied to a few people I didn't follow and then realized my tweets were showing up underneath the "show offensive" button.

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@mmmykolas My win today was that I sent out my first ever Twitter thread giving an update on my #BuildInPublic status.

I'm planning to do these updates as often as I can. I think it helps to see a journal of other peoples' journeys when you are planning your own startup.

#BuildInPublic #JournalTheJourney #JTJ

19/20

DashboardQ - Update #1

From time to time, I plan to post updates about my "12 Startups in 12 Months (Open Source Edition)" journey to Twitter and IndieHackers. I plan to use my blog for more long form, general updates.

#BuildInPublic #JournalTheJourney #JTJ

1/20

I like to celebrate the small wins. Eventually those small wins will become big wins.

My follower count has moved from 1 digit to 2 digits!

#NumberChange #BuildInPublic