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Ilja Becker

@beckerilja

Productivity tools without the AI nonsense.
Sign PDFs, manage projects, build forms & more.
Solo founder πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ | dailybuddy.net

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My support inbox this week: "Does DailyBuddy have AI?" "No." "Why not?" "Because you don't need it to sign a PDF." #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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We built Projects because Monday.com was overkill for small teams. Boards, timelines, tasks, deadlines β€” everything you need. Nothing you don't. No AI. No bloat. Just project management that works. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ youtube.com/watch?v=QQb1PK… #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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Most SaaS tools in 2026 have one thing in common: They added AI to everything and called it innovation. I'm building my tools the other way around β€” no AI, no bloat, just tools that actually work. Anyone else tired of AI being the answer to every problem?

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Bootstrapped. Solo. No VC. No AI. Apparently that makes me either very brave or very stupid. Still figuring out which one. πŸ˜… #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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Founders β€” what's the ONE tool you wish existed but doesn't? I'll start: A simple all-in-one for small teams without the enterprise price tag. So I built it. πŸ˜… β†’ dailybuddy.net Drop yours πŸ‘‡ #buildinpublic #saas #productivity

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Most PDF tools upload your files to some server somewhere. Ours processes everything directly in your browser. No upload. No server. No data leaving your device. 30 professional PDF tools. Free. youtube.com/watch?v=dx4jLR… #pdf #privacy #productivity #buildinpublic

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The moment you realize your "productivity stack" has 12 tools, 8 subscriptions and 3 logins you've forgotten β€” that's when you understand why I built DailyBuddy. β†’ dailybuddy.net #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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Built a Monday.com alternative in Germany. EU servers only. Plus 7 more apps in the same plan: Tasks, Send, Forms, PDF Tools, Favorites, Books, Game Sheet. One login. One bill. No US cloud. dailybuddy.net

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I coded DailyBuddy at night. Designed it on weekends. Launched it without a marketing budget. Solo founding is not glamorous. But shipping something real feels pretty good. πŸ™ƒ #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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We built DailyBuddy Forms because Google Forms is too simple and Typeform is too expensive. Drag & Drop, Smart Logic, Digital Signatures β€” all in one place. youtube.com/watch?v=ojagi6… #saas #forms #productivity #buildinpublic

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3 years of building taught me one thing: Users don't want more features. They want fewer problems. #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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My tech stack as a solo founder: β†’ Brain β†’ Coffee β†’ Claude Code β†’ DailyBuddy That's it. No 47-tool setup. No AI writing assistant. Works fine. πŸ˜„ #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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I built DailyBuddy because I was tired of paying $9 here, $12 there, $15 somewhere else β€” for tools that should just be in one place. Small teams deserve better. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ β†’ dailybuddy.net #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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Fun fact: You can sign PDFs without DocuSign. You can manage projects without Monday.com. You can transfer files without WeTransfer. We can build forms without Google. One place. One login. One price. β†’ dailybuddy.net #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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Solo founder life: Monday: developer Tuesday: designer Wednesday: marketer Thursday: support Friday: accountant Saturday: wondering why I do this Sunday: excited to keep building #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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The best feedback I ever got: "Finally a tool that doesn't try to be smarter than me." That's the whole vision. πŸ™ƒ #saas #productivity #buildinpublic

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vibe coder be like: "3 apps in 30 minutes, check it out πŸ‘‡" http://localhost:3000 http://localhost:8000 http://localhost:5000 πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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GDPR isn't a checkbox for us. We're German. We built it that way from day one. Your data stays in EU. No exceptions. #saas #productivity #buildinpublic