I'm 17. Finished my 12th board exams 5 days ago.
Instead of waiting for results, I'm building Built in Public ā a platform for founders where updates don't disappear.
Today's reality check:
WHAT I SHIPPED:
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Built In Public feed (makes posting your journey dead simple)
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Refer & Earn system (500 karma per referral, they get 250 bonus)
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Fixed bugs, added loading screens
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Completed Claude AI course
DAY 2 STATS:
ā¢ 54 visitors (ā from 30 yesterday)
ā¢ 5 new signups (20 total users now)
ā¢ 0 posts from community
ā¢ 0 engagement
THE BRUTAL TRUTH:
I refreshed the platform maybe 30 times today. Hoping someone would share their journey.
Nothing.
And honestly? I almost quit.
Because it's not just building. It's editing these videos. Learning new skills. Managing everything at once.
DAY 2 LESSON:
Building features is easy.
Getting people to actually USE them? That's where it gets real.
20 users means nothing if nobody's posting.
But I'm not stopping.
Tomorrow, Day 3: I'm figuring out why people won't take that first step.
Platform: builtinpublic.xyz
Day 3 drops tomorrow š
