@TechPriest_001 · X

u/sweetnessssss · Reddit

Nine months ago I quit my data science job to build an app. The app is still hungry. Nine months ago I left a comfortable data science job at a travel company to build a sports betting app. Comfortable is and odd word for a job - it means the money arrives on schedule and nobody in your family asks if you're okay. The app is called THE LINEUP ( https://thelineup.pro/ ) -- it does the unromantic parts of betting: comparing prices, working with projections and tracking what happened afterwar

@chriswtam · X

Four months ago, I launched on a brand-new domain as a hobby project. This past week, it reached: - 5,709 Google clicks - 237,600 Google impressions - 17,755 total page views I’m a marketer, not a developer. I just like building things and making number go up 🚀. gave me an excuse to do both while solving a problem I actually had. I collect trading cards and regularly attend card shows, but finding local events was surprisingly difficult. The information was scattered across organizer websites, Instagram, Facebook, Eventbrite, and local groups. There wasn’t one place I trusted to find them all, so I decided to make it myself. My first attempt in 2025 stalled. I could build a decent-looking frontend, but the backend, submissions, and data pipeline were beyond my vibe-coding skills at the time. Then an episode from @gregisenberg in Feb 2026 convinced me to try again with Claude Code. For the first time, building the full directory felt possi

Yadi2508 · HN

TripVerdict, in 90 SEC know whether your next trip fits the budget

@j02h0wa · X

Locked out one night, low battery and complaining bladder So I made a website that verifies the availability of outlets and bathrooms in NYC

@kipchilisk · X

Let's connect, check

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u/DilDaNiMaada_5911 · Reddit

Verdict-first travel tool — monetizing via affiliate links that only appear AFTER you've decided. Does this model hold? TripVerdict gives an honest "does this trip fit your budget" verdict from live flight/stay data. The wedge: every competitor (OTAs, AI planners) monetizes bookings, so their incentive is to make every trip look bookable. Mine shows booking links only post-decision, clearly disclosed — the bet is that independence is the moat and the trust earns the click. Early signal:

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@sykatt01 · X

Here it is: Definitely appreciating feedbacks