Building in Public: Why I Share Everything
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I used to think building products meant keeping everything secret until launch day. I was wrong.
The shift
After years of working as an engineer, I decided to go solo. The first thing I learned? Nobody cares about your secret idea. What people care about is the journey — the wins, the failures, the revenue numbers.
Why transparency works
When I started sharing my MRR publicly, something unexpected happened:
- Other founders reached out to collaborate
- Users trusted the product more
- I stayed accountable to myself
What's next
I'm building three products right now — Redirectly, SafeOrbit, and Indie Hacker Finance. Each one teaches me something different about product-market fit, distribution, and pricing.
Follow along on X to see the journey unfold.