𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼
I shipped four products in one year.
They include spectr-ai, Scry, Argus, and Lomi. They cover security, Web3, browser extensions, and B2B SaaS.
Building these alone taught me lessons no single project could.
Here is what I learned.
- Budget for the boring parts.
I spent my energy on hard technical problems. I focused on AI analysis and bytecode reconstruction. These parts were hard but predictable.
The real threats were the unglamorous tasks. Chrome Web Store reviews, proxy resolution, and deployment setup nearly sank my projects.
The real work is often the integration at the edges. I under-budgeted for this every time.
- AI makes the start cheap, not the end.
People say AI lets one person build a company. The truth is more specific.
AI handles the first 80% of a feature. It builds the boilerplate and drafts the tests. This makes solo work possible.
AI does not handle the last 20%. This includes edge cases, security reviews, and debugging flaky connections. That part is still slow. It still requires your full attention.
- Renaming is progress.
I renamed several projects as they grew. I used to think renaming meant I wasted effort.
I was wrong. A rename means you finally understand the product. The code stays the same, but your clarity improves.
- Logic comes before polish.
A pretty UI is a trap. If the functionality changes, you must redo the design. This wastes time.
My rule is simple: finish the logic and the tests before any styling. A feature works only when a test proves it. Do not make it pretty until it works.
- Write about the failures.
Building in public means sharing the bad parts too.
I wrote about hacks, failed approaches, and bugs. This taught me more than working in silence. It also built an audience that cares about your process.
If you build solo, follow these rules:
• Spend more time on integration than on the core feature. • Use AI for the grunt work, but do the hard 20% yourself. • Prioritize tests over UI. • Share your mistakes as you go.
Shipping is a verb. It is not a finished state. Doing it four times taught me more than perfecting one product ever would.
Optional learning community: https://t.me/GyaanSetuAi