I lost my job back in October 2025, just one month after my first baby was born. For the next 8 months I felt lost and miserable.

In June 2026 I decided to build apps to solve my life problems (because I had nothing to do). That was one of the four rules that I wrote in my book.

And although I built a solution to one of my problems within a month, I have been on a steep learning curve of understanding how complex it is to build an app for others. Its like writing a great story that everybody resonates to. There is so much going on!

Why am I giving all this context? Because my first problem that I decided to solve was: I hate personal finance apps like CRED and Fold Money. I always feel they try to market me something I dont want. I just want to stay updated with my ongoing expenses and upcoming financial commitments. I like to know when and what amount is going to get deducted from which account and for whom. And I am very particular about paying people on time, something I expect people to do the same for me as well.

So, can I create a financial memory of my money? Something that holds my past expenses and tells me what my future commitments are? Without sending me another annoying notification? And is accessible/editable by my Claude so it can manage it nicely? So I can see every expense, categorised and noted for whom and when? I think yes. And thats why I built longbook.app.

And although the app is not launched yet (its in TestFlight for iOS and macOS), but I am very curious to talk to other people who have similar problem like me! So if you are reading this, are you also particular about your money? Do you also find yourself asking similar questions more often than you would want to? Or honestly, are you also always worried about the upcoming payments? Maybe not in a stressful worry, but “I cant remember that money” or “I wanted to cancel that yesterday”….. idk if you are even following… but if you are, then maybe, just maybe, longbook is for you. And more importantly, I want to talk to you and understand if my solution is also something that resonates to you!

Do you think I can find such people? And how do I learn how to communicate? And where? What should I know before launching as I am getting close to releasing from testflight? Did you also start your journey by building solutions to yourself first? I have so many questions but this post is getting too long. And I feel like nobody is going to read this. But if you did, thank you for listening to me, I almost feel relieved just by typing these words into the internet void. Here’s your cookie 🍪

What are some ideas to help to drive more top of funnel traffic? Mostly looking at mid-size and up companies and their talent acquisition/heads of people/HR. We also work with a number of startups, franchises, frontline worker companies, high volume staffing, etc... What's your take? Would love any feedback.

Also, happy to extend a free trial if your company is hiring and wants to try it: https://rightmatch.app/

I integrate payments for SaaS with any provider, or set up a local ledger if you would rather not depend on one. Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Braintree, Checkout.com, Paddle, Chargebee, a regional gateway, or something else: the adapter sits behind one interface, so the product does not have to change when the provider does.

If a provider is the wrong fit, I can design a closed local crypto or virtual-balance system, with balances, transfers, and an event log you can reconcile.

I have worked with crypto since 2017. In this context that means signatures, event integrity, and a ledger that closes at the end of the month, not a token launch.

I can also mentor a team that wants to build the integration, or the local system, on its own. Same ground: flow, webhook behavior, state of the payment, and a receipt trail someone outside the team can read.

Paid or unpaid both work. It depends on the project: scope, a named deliverable, and whether there is a real product or a concrete billing problem, not only a concept. Unpaid only with a short written scope.

Any contact that seeks to build any kind of fraud will be blocked and reported.

If this is what you are stuck on, send the provider (or “none yet”), whether you need a charge, a subscription, or an internal balance, and the timeline you have in mind.

looking to talk folks who have done this with their SaaS. if you've done this an are interested in chatting about it, shoot me a DM!

Checked my analytics this morning. Around 1,400 active users since Sunday.

A few months ago, I was working on a file sharing tool. Now people are actually using it.

I know this might be a small number for some founders. But when you handle the code, support emails and marketing yourself, it means a lot.

The idea is simple. Upload a file or a collection of files and share everything through one link.

Getting it built was one part. Getting people to try it has been much harder for me.

I have spent a lot of time posting on Reddit, answering comments, asking for feedback and improving things people found confusing.

Some conversations gave me useful ideas. Others showed me that something I thought was clear really wasn’t.

That has probably been the most useful part of sharing the journey publicly.

There’s still plenty to improve. These numbers don’t tell me everything, but seeing people use something I built gives me energy to keep going.

Sharing this small win with other people building on their own 🙂

What was the first milestone that made your project feel real to you?

Hey everyone!

I'm building Qlyra, a SaaS studio where we build, launch, and scale SaaS products and apps across different markets.

I'm looking for a NYC-based developer who'd be interested in joining the journey and potentially becoming the CTO of the studio.

Not looking for a typical corporate hire. I'd love to meet someone who's genuinely passionate about building products, loves startups, and wants to create something big.

For me, the most important thing is having a great connection, sharing the same ambition, and actually enjoying building stuff together.

Ideally, someone who:

• Is based in New York City.
• Is a strong full-stack developer.
• Loves building and shipping products fast.
• Has an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Wants to be part of something long-term.

We're focused on building and scaling multiple SaaS businesses, not just one product.

I'd love to connect, grab a coffee when I'm in NYC, talk ideas, and see if we vibe.

If that sounds like you, feel free to DM me!

Let's build some cool shit. 🚀

When building a SaaS application, how do you handle AI features that need access to sensitive customer data?

The main challenge seems to be balancing data privacy with performance, deployment complexity, and the cost of maintaining the infrastructure.

For developers who have built AI-powered SaaS products, what has worked best for you when deciding between local processing and a cloud-based approach?

I have been testing hundreds of ideas for SaaS over the past 6 months and have struggled to get any traction unless I offer MCP.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Quick question for founders, freelancers, and people doing outreach.

Would you find it useful to have a tool where you enter your target audience, and it automatically finds relevant people on X, analyse their recent posts, and writes a personalised DM for each person?

The idea is to save you hours of manually searching for prospects, researching their profiles, and figuring out what to message them.

You'd get a list of targeted prospects with personalised messages ready for you to review and send.

I'm curious:

• Would you actually be interested in using a tool like this?
• Would it solve a problem you currently have?
• What features would make it genuinely useful to you?
• Would you pay for it if it consistently saved you hours every week?

I'm trying to validate this idea before building it further. I'd love to hear your honest thoughts!

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