Also worth noting that I am taking a more analytical approach to the marketing this time, with the help of posthog. To that end I'm making some updates to the UI today to test the effect on conversions in my funnel. #buildinpublic

Continuing to promote reviewful.app (changed the name to avoid problems later). Started doing outreach to dentists in the area. I've contacted like 30 offices, so far no responses. Also embedding myself more in marketing subreddits hoping to connect with potential customers. #buildinpublic

Today I did cold outreach to six med spas local to me with review images I created using ReviewSnap. 3 IG DMs, 2 emails, and a FB message. I also added a feature based on one of these so users can redact author names. getreviewsnap.com #buildinpublic

I'm taking a different approach to building this time. Now I start by researching complaints online aggregated by topic (I use Gemini for this). I take one topic and refine it into a lean MVP I can build in 1-2 days, the goal being to have something to validate with quickly. #buildinpublic

Hello 👋 Haven't posted in a few months, been figuring some stuff out. Tried my hand at a local startup, and failed. 😅 Thought a lot about what I actually want to be doing, and devised a better approach. Will post more later but I'm gonna take another crack at #buildinpublic.

Well it took most of the day but I migrated all my stuff to OpenProject. I already like it much better than what I was able to get by with in GitHub. Now to really put it to work and plan this project! #buildinpublic #openproject #github

I have the opportunity now to migrate my project stuff out of GitHub to @openproject.bsky.social. There doesn't seem to be a built-in way to do this however. Any advice? Otherwise I'll be messing around with Python scripts today. #buildinpublic #openproject #github

Finishing estimating my backlog has resulted in some second-guessing on which features I can include in the December beta for MxTp. I thought I had everything down to must-haves, but time says otherwise. 😅 #buildinpublic #music #webdev

Wasn't able to get the Year 0 doc finalized over the weekend like I wanted. It was my youngest's birthday party Saturday, and her cuz came over for a sleepover. It was chaotic. 😂 Trying to get that wrapped up today before starting dev. #buildinpublic

Actual dev for sprint 1 of the "year 0 relaunch" for MxTp begins Monday. I'm nervous, but also excited. I've spent this whole month preparing, so I've never felt more ready to start coding. #buildinpublic #musicsky

Finished touching up my landing page, plus added an about page, which will link to an interactive form of the roadmap soon. Added a waitlist confirmation email which will contain a link to download the Year 0 doc, which I am formatting today. #buildinpublic #musicsky

Greatly simplified my landing page today. Removed everything except what you see here. The Learn More button doesn't go anywhere yet, but will go to the main info page. The doc I've been working on this month will also live on that page probably. #buildinpublic #musicsky

If you're looking for ideas for building something, just hang around the subreddit for a comparable product, and look for people complaining about things it doesn't do. I'm on the Bandcamp sub frequently these days, just taking notes. #buildinpublic

I'm curious where they came up with $151,000/file. Does anyone think #spotify paid that much for each of those songs? #doubt #musicsky

I ended last week with a draft of MxTp Vol. 0 that I'm actually pretty proud of. Will keep refining this week but it's really close. Now updating my landing page and figuring out how to present this thing I've been writing. #buildinpublic #webdev #music #musicdelivery

Today I learned what a J-card is, plus its dimensions. I'm hoping to use that format to present MxTp Vol 0 next week. It's fun to flex my creative side, I do it so infrequently, at least in terms of marketing materials. Can't wait to show off what I'm making! #buildinpublic

Currently assigning estimates to my backlog items so I can see how much I can fit in each iteration. Also working on finishing the rough draft of what I am now calling "MxTp Volume 0: The Origin." Technically this is Side A. 😁 Can't wait to share next week! #buildinpublic

Still working on fleshing out the specifics of the MxTp year 0 roadmap. The backlog is getting hefty by now. I'm thinking of doing two big releases this year: one on 6/30, and one on 12/31. The earlier will be accessible to artists, and super early supporters. #buildinpublic

Is it just me, or is the GitHub mobile app terrible? It feels like the way to create new issues is backwards, and I can't create better views for things in my backlog. Am I just using it wrong, or is there a better alternative? #buildinpublic #github

Putting everything I can think of into the MxTp backlog. I'm building the year 1 (or year 0?) roadmap, but also the features beyond the beta launch. It's kinda cool seeing all my thoughts and notes start to become an actual project. #buildinpublic

I'm thinking today about making a switch from Next.js to something else for building MxTp. I'd rather build it right the first time. Right now researching ruby on rails. What is everyone else using to build their long-term ideas? #buildinpublic

I've never put my backlog into Github 🫣 I have been tracking MxTp's in various notebooks and Notion for too long. Today I'm starting to put items in github to help with the roadmap later this month. #buildinpublic #devshame

Doing some research into WebTorrent for the MxTp manifesto today. Thinking about using it to save costs and improve performance for delivering audio files to listeners. Anyone had any experience working with this before? #buildinpublic

Spent time researching trademark yesterday, which I've never done before. I thought about using a service, but seems there's a lot of scams. Doing it yourself doesn't seem too bad though. Anyone done it before? Anything I should be aware of? #buildinpublic

As an outsider, I have very little knowledge of the music business, other than what I've gained anecdotally over the years. I've no idea of the quality of this book, but I have to imagine it will at least be enlightening? #music #musicbusiness #musicsky #buildinpublic

Still writing on the MxTp manifesto. There's gotta be a better name for that. Undecided on the timeline. Thinking it will be done by the end of the month. Today I'm looking into filing the trademark. Anything I should look out for? #buildinpublic

Delayed getting home, so I did some writing on my phone after all. Not ideal, but better than nothing. I started by saying what I wanted to say about the current music service landscape and went from there. Funny how it just starts coming out once I get going! #buildinpublic

The main problem I see with the current landscape of music platforms is a lack of innovation Some of them are pushing in the wrong direction, and others aren't pushing far enough. The current method isn't doing enough for artists. We need to innovate to change this.

I've been trying to write my "MxTp manifesto" for a few days. I did some updated research just so I'd have more to cite. But my surface keyboard won't connect anymore 😭 I hate typing on a touchpad, so I'm waiting until I'm home later today. #buildinpublic

I first started researching for MxTp 2 years ago. Picking it up again now, the stories are just as bad as before, and worse in several instances. Turns out tech bros are greedy and don't actually care about artists. Who knew!