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Building PersonaPulse πŸš€ Helping indie hackers get their first customers from Reddit (without getting banned) Lead Software Engineer by day, founder by night

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Tried the whole build in public thing, doing both building and marketing at once.

Honestly, it didn’t click for me.

So I went silent, focused on building…

Now the product’s ready, and it’s time to market.
Let’s see how this version of the journey plays out

#buildinpublic

07.11.2025 09:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Communication has to be the hardest part for me

07.11.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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7:30 AM: Coffee brewing, Cursor opening β˜•

This morning's PersonaPulse session: Refactoring global utilities and error handling.

Not glamorous but essential work that makes everything run better.

Let's see what I can knock off this list in 2 hours πŸ‘€

#BuildInPublic #indiehackers

26.06.2025 04:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

12.30 AM: Coffee + code before my day job
Goal: Build something that lets me quit corporate

Currently building PersonaPulse - helping indie hackers get their first paying customers from Reddit.

35 days until MVP launch. Following along? Hit follow πŸ‘‹

#buildinpublic

25.06.2025 21:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Too late πŸ˜‚

25.06.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right? It’s that β€œecho chamber launch” nightmare 😩
I’ve been building something to help solo founders find and engage their first customers on Reddit.

25.06.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lets gooo!

25.06.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What if you spend months building something and launch to complete silence?

#buildinpublic #indiehackers

25.06.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Checking my old tweets: "this deserved way more likes"

My brain: "you should tweet about this"

Me: "genius idea"

*types tweet about tweets not getting likes*

#buildinpublic #indiehackers

24.06.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tomorrow i have to build the thing that actually matters

today i did literally everything else

the important stuff is always the scariest to start

#buildinpublic #indiehackers

24.06.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the case with me, especially because I have to juggle between my build and a full time job. πŸ˜₯

24.06.2025 03:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

100 does sound like a lot, but hey this is what we signed up for! πŸ˜„

24.06.2025 03:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did the math on PersonaPulse hosting costs today...

$88.87/month to start πŸ’Έ

For a Reddit monitoring tool that might have 0 users.

The classic indie hacker dilemma: build it and hope they come, or validate first and risk someone else shipping?

Decisions, decisions 🀯

#buildinpublic #indiehackers

23.06.2025 22:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm building PersonaPulse, an AI-powered Reddit engagement assistant built for solo founders and indie hackers who build in public. It helps you discover, track, and engage with your ideal users on Reddit in a smart and scalable way.

23.06.2025 06:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Built PersonaPulse's persona management system in 2 hours today 🀯

Create, edit, delete, toggle - all the CRUD ops that usually take me a full day.

AI-assisted development is wild. Used @lovable_dev for UI inspo and it just... worked.

Is this the new normal?πŸ€–

#buildinpublic

22.06.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really appreciate the tips the domain one was super helpful. Going to work these into my launch strategy.

18.06.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! What kind of efforts do you make for SEO ?

18.06.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How long does it take to see results ?

17.06.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks
I'm actually curating a list of directories similar to PH. Builders can use when launching. I'll share when ready.

17.06.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m building a tool called PersonaPulse, it helps solo founders get their first customers from Reddit by finding high-signal conversations and suggesting replies that actually connect.

17.06.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Launching a new product soon and realizing my whole plan is just… Reddit + Product Hunt πŸ˜…
Curious where else do you all launch or get your first users ?
#buildinpublic #indiehackers

17.06.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Left

24.05.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting idea.

24.05.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”₯ Day 3 of building PersonaPulse

Reddit’s full of gold β€” if you know where to dig.

PersonaPulse helps you find real people who actually care about what you're building.

Hit a wall with Next.js today, so I spun up a separate backend. Hectic but worth it.

#buildinpublic

23.05.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ Day 2 of building PersonaPulse

The only tool you’ll need to find real people on Reddit who actually care about what you're building.
βœ… Dashboard UI is live
βœ… Reddit login is working
βœ… AI can now turn your product idea into real user personas πŸ€–

#buildinpublic #indiehacker

22.05.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The most honest products are the ones you build for yourself.
Solve a real problem in your own life and you’ll end up solving it for others too.

#buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

21.05.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Day 1/30 building PersonaPulse.

A Reddit-native AI that sniffs out leads and chats with them automatically. πŸ€–πŸš€

Follow my journey.

#buildinpublic

21.05.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

27.01.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, Reddit can be a double-edged sword . Thick skin is a must, but even the harshest feedback can lead to growth.

27.01.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reddit is the indie hacker's secret weapon πŸš€

- Niche communities = hyper-targeted audience
- Authentic conversations = trust built fast
- Feedback goldmine = refine your product in real-time

#IndieHacker #buildinpublic

27.01.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0