One month ago, I finally shipped my Chrome extension instead of endlessly polishing it.
Today it crossed 116 users.
Not viral.
Not featured.
Just real people finding it useful.
The extension solves a problem I personally faced: LinkedIn job search is noisy — too many promoted posts, repeated listings, and low-signal roles. I built JobLens to clean that experience.
A few things I learned in the first month:
- Shipping early beats waiting for perfect
- Real users behave differently than you expect
- Even small UX changes can affect retention
- Getting the first 100 users is harder than building the product
I also added the first 30 days usage graph because I find that stuff interesting.
Still early days, but I’m enjoying the process of improving it step by step.
If you’re building something too, I’d love to hear what you’re working on.
If anyone’s curious, this is the extension I built:
👉 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/linkedin-joblens-%E2%80%94-smart/ffkelfoaaejkhdldmlbnglhpgpobiigp
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