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Marilyn Magnusen

@marilynmagnusen

Software Engineer. Sharing my journey and learnings as an Indie Hacker.

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This tweet has been living in my head for days. How do you know when something is good enough to ship? #buildinpublic do you wait until your projects are polished before shipping or when they're still raw?

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This is gold because Peter is actually one of my case studies for Indie Hackers who have grown successful accounts on twitter, and now we have the inside scoop: understandingtwitter.vercel.app

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Great product, especially if you spend a lot of time lurking on Twitter and aren’t sure how to start or join a conversation. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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This has really put fire in my belly to get a move on. We have 4 day weekend. What are you working on? #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Product validation doesn't only mean testing if there is a problem you can solve and that your solution solves that problem. It is validating that YOU can reach the people with those problems. #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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Less than 24 hours after creating my waitlist I have my first signups! Lesson learned: building in public doesn't just mean tweeting your idea, it means reaching out to people to ask for feedback early on #indiehackers #buildinpublic

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If you’ve launched an MVP that failed, what do you think was the main reason? For me, it was always that I built things without talking to users first. #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Found this gem of a post on how to launch a startup on Reddit. marclou.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-launc… by Marc Lou I’ve never used Reddit but have been curious because so many Indie Makers mention it. Would love to know who’s had success on it and if you have any tips?

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If you're doing cold outreach to ask for Product hunt upvotes, you're doing it wrong. You're risking your reputation and the long-term health of your startup by coming across as spammy. By the time you launch, you should already have a community of people who are invested in

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I really want to get more experience validating ideas, but hell no am I building a new app. If you’re working on something and haven’t launched and could use an extra pair of hands, pitch me your idea 👇#indiehackers #buildinpublic

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What I see most of in terms of asking for feedback is Indie Makers asking for feedback on things they’ve already built. I think a more powerful proposition is to ask for feedback on ideas, perhaps with mockups. If I asked an Architect to help me with my house extension, I

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This beautifully articulates a feeling I've had for a while, that companies (especially VC funded companies) are ruinous for our well-being. A VC backed company will only ever prioritize profits for its investors. Indie hacking for me is a route to creating something

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This reminds me of the time when I had a florist shop and would give my friends discounts on flowers. I felt like I owed them a sweet deal because they were my friends. Looking back, it was a terrible idea because it created extra work for me with 0 profit- I was essentially

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The Cheetah is the fastest Mammal on land. A Gazelle will still outrun it 90% of the time. It’s not how fast you are, it’s how much stamina you’ve got that determines who wins.

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I've been looking for a co-founder for some time, and after hits and misses posting on various platforms, I'm looking at creating a list/database of founders who are looking for co-founders. If you're interested, please add yourself to the list here: tally.so/r/3XDaLd

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Free business idea: marketing bootcamp over 30 days. Like a coding bootcamp but instead of a group project at the end, you have a validated product idea with 100 users on your waitlist. #indiehackers #MarketingTips

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This is probably the most honest account of running your own business that I’ve seen. Olly’s original message about his wellbeing habits slipping wasn’t meant as a formula for success for everyone to blindly follow. It was being honest about the realistic choices entrepreneurs