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- Product Log: Launching Star MindStar Mind is a review site for free SEO and marketing tools. It's a simple, fun, and shareable tool that people use to find the gift they need.
- I Paused My Project: Death by Feature BloatA post-mortem of my first indie product. How a simple idea drowned in a sea of unnecessary features.
- Weekly Log: The Deafening Silence of Launch DayI finished the code. I launched the site. And then... absolutely nothing happened.
- First Shipment: Setting the BaselineWhy and how I built this blog as the first step of my indie hacking journey.
- The 'One Amazon' Fallacy: Engineering Global Affiliate TrafficI realized that sending a German user to amazon.com is the fastest way to kill a conversion. Here's how I fixed it.
- Weekly Log: The Nightmare of Cross-Border PaymentsI spent a week fighting tax forms and virtual banks just to earn my first theoretical dollar.
- Why China Lacks 'Nurturing' DevTools like Vercel & SupabaseA reflection on the cultural and market differences that shape the developer experience in China vs. the West.
- Weekly Log: The Trap of Fake ProgressI spent 10 days optimizing payments and UI for a product with zero users. A classic case of procrastination via engineering.
- Mindgift: Decoding the Art of Gift Giving with AIIntroducing Mindgift, an AI-powered tool that helps you find the perfect gift by understanding the recipient's unique personality.
- Solo Trial: Testing the Waters with a Gift RecommenderMindgift is a gift recommendation tool that helps users find the perfect gift for someone special. It's a simple, fun, and shareable tool that people use to find the gift they need.