Zero revenue. Zero launches. Zero regrets.
I wrapped up Q1 with zero revenue and zero launched products — but that was the plan. I'm building 30 small apps as a solo founder, and Q1 was about laying the groundwork: deep research, competitor analyses, and validating ideas before writing a single line of code.
On AI and the developer future: I'm watching AI reshape my company in real time — 90%+ of code written with AI assistance. A friend who runs a 50-person dev shop stopped hiring juniors entirely, because one senior with AI outperforms three juniors. That's exciting and terrifying. My answer is to pivot from coding to product thinking before AI makes the former irrelevant.
Building the foundation: Before shipping anything, I'm assembling a reusable tech stack template — Next.js, Tailwind, Shadcn, Supabase, Vercel — and solving the recurring pain points once: auth, payments, email/waitlists, remote development via VPS.
First app ideas: Two products are fully researched and ready to build: ClipJot (clipboard image annotation) and SliderPress (markdown-to-presentation converter). I also have an allergy tracker mobile app half-done, and I want to build a local-first note-taking app for myself.
On tooling: I burned $100+ in API credits in one session before switching to Claude Max at $100/month flat. Worth every penny — Claude feels noticeably better tuned for development work.
Q2 plan: Ship ClipJot and SliderPress, get them in front of real users, and document every win and failure publicly on Substack.
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