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Re:Show HN: Own the Day – Own a page for 24 hours, starting at $1 on Monday August 24, 2026 @04:18PM (#49425341)
thanks a lot man!
Re:Show HN: Winnow – scores X posts by freshness and headroom, no AI, ... on Monday August 24, 2026 @04:18PM (#49425333)
that's awesome mate! Glad you like it
Re:Show HN: Own the Day – Own a page for 24 hours, starting at $1 on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:15AM (#49415792)
thank you man!
Re:Show HN: Own the Day – Own a page for 24 hours, starting at $1 on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:15AM (#49415791)
idk, we'll see!

Show HN: Makers.page – A link-in-bio for founders with a "slot leasing" protocol

Posted by alexcloudstar on Saturday January 10, 2026 @03:08PM
from the show-hn dept.

Hi HN,I’m building makers.page because I’ve noticed a pattern among technical founders: we have high-intent traffic hitting our personal bios, but our "link-in-bio" is usually a static site or a link-tree clone that doesn't do much.I wanted to build something that treats a maker's reach as a liquid asset.The Core Concept: It’s a portfolio site where you can showcase your builds, but with a...

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Show HN: Are premium domains ever worth it? A technical deep dive

Posted by alexcloudstar on Saturday January 10, 2026 @11:42AM
from the show-hn dept.

Hi HN, I recently bought a premium domain while working on a small product and realized there’s a lot of confusion around what “premium” actually means at the registry and infrastructure level.I wrote a technical breakdown covering things like registry pricing vs aftermarket, renewal structures, DNS (no magic there), email deliverability, and when paying more actually removes real product...

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Squad In Sync – Kill the group chat "Where are we going?" loop

Posted by alexcloudstar on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @03:58AM
from the self-post dept.

I’m tired of good plans dying in 400-message threads. I just shipped an MVP that turns messy chats into a structured "logistics layer" with no login required.Link: https://squadinsync.comWhy? Chat is a stream, but planning is a state machine. I built this to decouple the data (locations/dates) from the chatter so you can actually get your squad in sync without the mental load. I'd love to hear...

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Re:I spent my 27th birthday yesterday coding to solve my own frustration on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @06:26PM (#46439418)
Thank you!
Re:I spent my 27th birthday yesterday coding to solve my own frustration on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @06:26PM (#46439417)
thanks for letting me know!

I spent my 27th birthday yesterday coding to solve my own frustration

Posted by alexcloudstar on Monday December 29, 2025 @05:20PM
from the self-post dept.

I spent my 27th birthday yesterday coding a prototype to solve my own frustration.Trying to plan that birthday and NYE in a group chat was a total nightmare—essential info buried under 300 messages and zero consensus. We have professional tools for work, but our personal lives are still stuck in high-entropy chat threads.I’m building Squad In Sync to kill the chaos of messy group chats and move...

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Re:The $20 Domain Trap: Why Buying a Domain Feels Like Progress but Isn't on Sunday December 28, 2025 @02:32PM (#46413728)
I noticed a pattern in my own projects and in many indie startups.

Late-night idea. Immediate domain purchase. Instant feeling of momentum. But no users, no validation, no real risk taken.

Buying a domain feels productive because it keeps the dream alive without exposing it to rejection. The downside is cognitive lock-in. Once you own the “perfect” name, you resist pivots and start building for the brand instead of the problem.

I wrote a short piece arguing that domains, logos, and other “business-looking” steps often delay real validation. The first real milestone is not a launch or a domain, but a stranger giving you their email because they actually want the solution.

Curious if others here experienced the same trap, or if you think early branding genuinely helps.

Show HN: GetZen.news – A news app that only shows what affects you

Posted by alexcloudstar on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @12:36PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.getzen.news/

Hey HN,I’ve been building GetZen.news, a minimalist news app that cuts out 99% of the noise and only shows you what actually affects your life based on your job, city, and interests.You can even ask it:“Why does this matter to me?” And it’ll explain why it showed you that article.It’s early just a waitlist for now but the idea is to replace doomscrolling with context-aware news you actually...

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Re: on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @04:37AM (#43970814)
Hi! I need your help for an upvote and maybe a comment! Thanks!

Show HN: CoLaunchly – A marketing co-pilot for devs who hate marketing

Posted by alexcloudstar on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @05:59AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.colaunchly.io/

Hi HN,I’m a developer who’s launched a few side projects and micro-SaaS products, and I always ran into the same wall: I’d finish building, then freeze when it came time to actually launch.I didn’t know what to post, where to post it, or how to talk about my product without feeling overwhelmed or cringe. So I built CoLaunchly — a lightweight launch planning tool for devs and indie makers who...

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Re: on Friday September 06, 2024 @07:03AM (#41464969)
Hey there!

I’m happy to announce my first startup launch. In my career as a software developer all the time I had to use multiple tools for invoicing, timing, emails, tasks management etc. So i decided to make this application which will solve all of the issues, currently the app is in Alpha and lots of features will be implemented in the future.

Please give it an upvote, register and try the application and send some feedback.

Thanks!