Last week it was just an idea, and by the end if this week we are launching the first #costarting Cohort with 5 members. Every project, or should we call it a #costartup, will be #buildinpublic. Follow along: costartup.co

Achievemnt: started article on building audience first.

Plan: Tomorrow Humble myself then after 6pm continue the article and then stare at my wireframes.

Learn: How to follow directions.
#buildinpublic

@iamsvenh @IamEmiW @youmami_bot @jchristie07
#costarting

Achievement: Logo finalized, Domain initialized. babilbox.com is on the way to being awesome-ized. #costarting #indiehackers #buildinpublic

Plan: Start to help people in communities with their projects.

Learn: How to do better customer discovery.

Considering opening up to value aligned partners to sponsor our first #costarting cohort where we take #buildinpublic to new heights.
You like openness & collaboration and identify with the methodology and the framework we are building? Then get in touch. costartup.co

@levelsio Lots wrong at startups. From culture to burnout. There's a better way of starting a company. Combining openness (e.g. #buildinpublic), a collaboration first approach and embracing new ways of working like a remote culture. Been working on a methodology I call #coStarting.

Achievement: a resemblance of a landing page put up. babilbox.com

Plan: Start to funnel in interested users.

Learn: If this would be useful for others. Im scratching my own itch with this one.
#costarting #buildinpublic #indiehackers #ProductHunt

Achievement: Article and Blog post on audience building completed.

Plan: Seed this content and start to help community members around the interent.

Learn: more about product-led growth.
#costarting #buildinpublic #indiehackers #SaaS

Achievement: Started offering help to the communities I'm involved with. Made babilbox.com into an MVP with as little as I could.
#costarting #buildinpublic #SaaS

Sat and pondered where this product could possibly sit in the market. The picture says way more. Got some feedback on font and message clarifications.

PLan: Pick my value metric.Position the messaging
#costarting #buildinpublic
@iamsvenh @IamEmiW @jchristie07 @youmami_bot

Achievement: added UI visuals , changes the font and some of the copy to the landing page babilbox.com #costarting #indiehackers #buildinpublic     

Achievement: added UI visuals, changes the font and some of the copy to the landing page

Achievement: Added some more copy and visuals to the landing page in order to clarify my positioning and message. babilbox.com

Goal: Continue user development and conversations. More community development. Outreach to a new user base.
#costarting #buildinpublic

Achievement: Added some social proof to the landing page(Weird placement). MAde a killer welcome email(check it out);) Got another sign up *Slow Motion by Juvenile plays*

PLan: Start sending out some feelers to my networks.
#costarting #buildinpublic #SaaS

Achievement: EMptying my skull as I build midweek. babilbox.blogspot.com/2021/01/20-sti…

Plan: Heavy outreach in my networks.
#costarting #buildinpublic #Growth

#coStarting Achievement:
Finished design & rewrote everything in HTML, CSS and Vanilla JS

Tomorrow:
Clean up rewrite

Learning: Getting to fancy with an angular app for a presale is not needed.

#buildinpublic Week 2 Day-by-Day progress details here: svenh.com/coindrop-week-…

Tonight at 7pm EST #coStarting cohort update.
Babilbox-Community management platform
Giglets Garments-Upcycling Ecommerce & Community
Youmami-Recipe Instagram Bot
Optionator-Mac Trading App
CoinDrop-BTC Wallet with human readable addresses
youtu.be/e7BlpP0llFA
#buildinpublic

join us, we are live. #buildinpublic, #indiehackers, #coStarting
youtube.com/watch?v=e7BlpP…

Achievement: Got a cool gif made for a soft #producthunt launch.

Plan: More discovery
#costarting #indiehackers #buildinpublic

#coStarting Achievement:
Pre-Sale website is live at: coindrop.me

Tomorrow:
Talk to potential users

Learning: I love @Docker and @traefik, makes my life so much easier

#buildinpublic Week 3 Day-by-Day progress details here: svenh.com/coindrop-week-…

Achievement: Speaking with people and talking about the concept discovering what confusions they have and how it can help them specifically. Those who are a pat of 5+ communities, keys to helping
Plan: More outreach. Big push this week.
#costarting #buildinpublic #GrowthHacking

Achievement: Tightened up my landing page courtesy of @GoodMarketingHQ . Some Discovery here >>indiehackers.com/post/one-tool-…

Plan: Prep for a product hunt launch.
#costarting #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Achievement:
Super excited about a call we scheduled with @ChrisClickUp, to dive into #coStarting

Tomorrow:
Need to focus again on CoinDrop.me

Learning: Twitter interaction can still be genuine and valuable.

#buildinpublic

Achievement: Test #producthunt launch dropping at 12am PT-3am EST👉
producthunt.com/posts/babilbox

Plan: send out a community wide announcement. Keep the pressure on at @pigeonhack for my launch.
#community #buildinpublic #indiehackers #costarting

@myfriendjanine Launched CoinDrop.me presale website last Friday and got the first sale Yesterday. #buildinpublic #coStarting

Achievement:
Added some metadata to CoinDrop.me

Tomorrow:
Launch the updated version of the page, so that the preview looks better than the link below

#buildinpublic #coStarting #BTC #Bitcoin

Achievement: finished 27th on product hunt picked up a few new potential users. Good first run.
Plan: continue coming up with growth channels. #costarting #buildinpublic #producthunt

Achievement:
Sent this weeks newsletter prior to end of week. Have a look. svenh.com/coindrop-me-we…

Tomorrow:
Check In With the cohort. Super excited to see everyone's progress.

#buildinpublic #coStarting #BTC #Bitcoin

Achiev thought consolidation and getting on track to whittling down a good persona.
Plan start making a habit out of being diligent and transferring that into a more aggressive sales approach.
#costarting #buildinpublic #indiehackers @iamsvenh @IamEmiW @jchristie07 @youmami_bot

Achievement: Closing the gap on my 20, excited, potential users goal - 16

Plan: Pitch my direct family and pre-sell them on babilbox.com ...🤷
#costarting #buildinpublic #DesperateHousewives
@youmami_bot @iamsvenh @IamEmiW @jchristie07

Join us tomorrow at noon eastern for our Virtual Coffee Meeting where we discuss all things #coStarting, how we #buildinpublic, upcoming Cohorts and more.

Join Here: meet.jit.si/VCM

Here is last weeks video: 
youtu.be/Nza7wdh54Qk

@chap_chats @coStarting @IamEmiW 1000 times yes. #coStarting is heavily inspired by the #buildinpublic movement. and I could not agree with @gaganbiyani more. If we make sharing a habit, it will become a positivity circle for the business. And users can connect with the biz values from day one.

Todays #coStarting Achievement:
Launched coinDrop.me on @ProductHunt. Small potatoes with 15 Upvotes, but I learned a bunch for next time

Tomorrow: Post on @newsycombinator Hacker News

Learning: If you build it they won't automatically come

#buildinpublic is fun

Todays #coStarting Achievement:
Had 2 calls with interested people in the project. CoStartup Collaborator? Perhaps.

Tomorrow: Post on @newsycombinator Hacker News which I was meaning to do today.

#buildinpublic with @IamEmiW @youmami_bot @jchristie07 @svc2_

Achievement : May have a clickable design to show for the end of COstart #1. this makes it a little more real.

Plan: Engage with community and sneak in some helping-in-public points.
#costarting #buildinpublic #indiehackers #producthunt

It’s a red bull kind of day. Started with @getrerouted meeting for @coStarting. Team checkins. Good shit. Lots to do. #costarting #buildinpublic #entrepreneur

Curious what #coStarting is? What's the difference to costartup.co? How do we #buildinpublic? Just want to chat about what you are working on? Join us today at Noon Eastern in the Virtual Coffee Meeting
meet.jit.si/VCM

Every Tuesday at Noon (est) we meet to talk about #coStarting something, #buildinpublic, current cohorts, indie hacking, indie making and more. This is open for anyone to join. See you at the next one:

meet.jit.si/VCM

I've prepared my plan for the second batch of @coStarting. Eager to start (and finish!) my little project called "Live man switch".
In the mean time (and will in parallel to the live man switch later) I work on reactui.boutique

#buildinpublic #costarting #costartup #react

Another great session with the @coStarting crew. So much fun kicking it with @IamEmiW and @iamsvenh. That is an action packed hour with content across the board.

#buildinpublic #costarting #entrepreneur #letthemsee #costartcompanies #BetterTogether

indiebuddy.com is live. Some of our #coStarting members were asking for accountability buddies. So I built this service which matches makers, creators, founders or anyone else who is looking for someone with complementary skillset. #buildinpublic

We are getting there! Go check out Rerouted, @getrerouted - lots of good stuff already in action. Gear, community, sustainability & outdoor adventures. What more could you want?! Thanks @iamsvenh

#Entrepreneurship #BuildTheFuture #buildinpublic
#costarting #sustainableliving

Day 1 of #coStarting. Scheduled 1st customer discovery call for #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Today's #coStarting Achievement - got up early to get some work done before starting the day! | Tomorrow - create outline (sections) for landing page | excited to kick off these next weeks w/everyone! #buildinpublic

It was a great day. Played some catch up. Got recovered from way too much driving. Learned a bunch regarding the competitive landscape. Thanks @IamEmiW. 👍 to tomorrow!!

#costarting #buildinpublic #learnuary #costart

Day 2 #coStarting. Completed first customer discovery call for #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Super successful day aligning the squad. Learned tons about communication strategies and how to empower & encourage all members of the team. Everyone works differently.

#buildinpublic #costarting @coStarting @getrerouted @CliftonStrength #teambuilding #startups #foundingteam

Day 3 #coStarting. Booked another customer discovery call for #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Such a fun pitch with the @go_scape crew! Super fun meeting all the amazing people that make up that organization. So much fun. Looking forward to hearing back!

@coStarting #buildinpublic #costarting #entrepreneur

Day 4 #coStarting. Setup Discourse on Digital Ocean #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Today's #coStarting Achievement - woo! WordPress is installed on zpr.io/RRLs5! | Tomorrow - import a basic coming soon/subscribe template to have something showing when people visit | #buildinpublic

Day 5 #coStarting. Troubleshoot Discourse install #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Folks we have a coming soon page! underdogsites.com

The form actually works... the rest of the content is still from the template 😆

Goal tomorrow is to flesh out the copy! #buildinpublic #costarting

Day 6 #coStarting. Worked on landing page #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Day 7 #coStarting. CoStarting Week 2 check in call #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Day 8 #coStarting. Busy day. Was not able to work on NAC #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Finally have real copy on the underdogsites.com coming soon page. It's rough, but at least it's related to what's actually happening 😆 #costarting #buildinpublic

Day 9 #coStarting. Another busy day. 0 work on NAC #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Day 10 #coStarting. Another 0 on NAC. Blocked out some time on Friday to make some progress #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Did a little research today of different user dashboards for other SaaS platforms. Starting to filter through what aspects I like and don’t like for implementing my own. #costarting #buildinpublic

Good day again. We made some pretty big pricing decisions today. We put it on our new decision board.

#buildinpublic #costarting @coStarting

Day 11 #coStarting.Back to work on NAC. Making progress. Feeling good! #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Played around with some different layouts for the user dashboard today. Slowly honing in on a v1 design. Techie by trade, not a designer so this has been an interesting process! #costarting #buildinpublic #v1isbetterthanv0

Building in public is about showing up. Success in business is about a psychopathic work effort. An unbelievable drive to create & adapt.

#Entrepreneurship #buildinpublic #costarting #innovation #creativity #mindset #startups

Day 12 #coStarting. Configuring the Discourse Install #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Day 13 #coStarting. Set a pubic launch date. 03.08.21 at noon #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

11) for twitter. Boom. There you go. Obviously not hyper drafted. Just an overview of ideas. Excited to hear what you think.

#costarting #buildinpublic #entrepreneur #startup #startups #VentureCapital #seedmoney #investors #invest #shareholderactivism #entrepreneurmindset

Psyched for this morning. I like using my time Monday morning to reflect on the week past. Slides ready and big update done. Go read this mornings blog!

rerouted.co/blogs/coffee-n…

#buildinpublic #costarting #costart #startup #entrepreneur #weeklyupdate #newsbreak

Day 14 #coStarting. CoStarting Week 2 checkin #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Got a basic layout settled on in underdogsites.com and now it's just a matter of pulling in the right content for each dashboard page. #costarting #buildinpublic

Day 15 #coStarting virtual coffee #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

One more page done in the underdog sites user dashboard. Might get all 3 pages done as planned this week with time to spare! #costarting #buildinpublic

Day 16 #coStarting busy day working. 0 day on side project #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

Day 17 #coStarting more configuring #NotACoummunity. #buildinpublic

No work done on the site today, instead I took the evening off and ran some errands, got ice cream (yum!), and hung out with the puppy for the night. A day off and a sweet treat are good for the soul founders, don't forget! #costarting #buildinpublic

Day 18 #coStarting #NotACoummunity concept evolving #buildinpublic

One more page ready to roll in the dashboard. Still haven't figured out the demo account or the "my account page" better luck this weekend? #costarting #buildinpublic

Day 19 #coStarting - Took the day off. No work today - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Day 19 #coStarting - Prep to go live tomorrow - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Week 3 recap is up! kyleschmitt.me/costarting-wee…

Anyone figure out how to juggle regular life with long term projects? Not sure if I consistently take on too much or if I'm just that bad at balancing it all 🤷‍♂️

#costarting #buildinpublic

Day 21 #coStarting - Not A Community is live - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Another catch up day today so no work on underdog sites. Hopefully I'll be able to do a bit on the account page tomorrow. #costarting #buildinpublic

Day 22 #coStarting - Started sending invites to early signups - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Day 23 #coStarting - Just some admin work today - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Day 24 #coStarting - more invites - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Day 25 #coStarting - 0 work. Personal day - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Day 26 #coStarting - 0 work. Another personal day - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Day 27 #coStarting - prepped for CoStarting Recap meeting - #NotACoummunity #buildinpublic

Week 4 in the books! So what's in store for Underdog Sites moving forward? kyleschmitt.me/costarting-wee… #costarting #buildinpublic

Wondering... what are the best user experiences you had with self-service?

#marketing #selfservice #buildinpublic #costarting #customerexperience

We are experimenting with doughnut charts to visualize and represent #dryrub recipes. Other options are lists, tables, pie charts, or stacked bars. We kind of like #doughnuts!

#barbecue #bbq #grill #grilling #recipes #RecipeOfTheDay #costarting #buildinpublic #buildinginpublic

#tuesdaymotivations #tuesdayvibe #Entrepreneurship #startup #startuplife #founders #entrepreneur #startupculture #worklife #businessgrowth #buildinpublic #costarting #newblog #bloggingcommunity #Blog

dryrub.me now migrated to @nodejs and writing dry rub recipes to @Firebase. #buildinginpublic #buildinpublic #costarting #appdevelopment #javascript

The dyrub.me rub list demo is ready. The loop is now closed: input and output. #recipes #RecipeOfTheDay #dryrub #barbecue #bbq #grill #grilling #weber #kamadojoe #buildinpublic #buildinginpublic #costarting

material.io is making it easier for us to build our interfaces. CSS is still a pain though. #buildinginpublic #buildinpublic #costarting #ux #javascript #AppDev #appdevelopment #uidesign #uidesign #uiuxdesign