Brian Cheung
@justbcheung.bsky.social
BUILDING MY 1ST STARTUP IN PUBLIC 🚀
https://www.instagram.com/3rdspacesocial
Quit my job as a software engineer to build a life I don't need to escape from.
https://beacons.ai/justbcheung
https://www.instagram.com/3rdspacesocial
Quit my job as a software engineer to build a life I don't need to escape from.
https://beacons.ai/justbcheung
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Brian Cheung
@justbcheung.bsky.social
· Nov 10
First-time founder building a next gen social connection app.
Quit my job to build my dreams.
On a mission to help you find your ppl.
Come along for the ride you might learn a thing or two 😄
#buildinpublic #startup
Quit my job to build my dreams.
On a mission to help you find your ppl.
Come along for the ride you might learn a thing or two 😄
#buildinpublic #startup
…should I start my dunk training arc? 😆
It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to dunk.
I’m 26 & if I don’t dunk before I hit 30 I’ll probably never make that dream come true.
Ngl tho it’s gonna be tough balancing this with the startup. Doin legs once a week isn’t gonna cut it 😩
It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to dunk.
I’m 26 & if I don’t dunk before I hit 30 I’ll probably never make that dream come true.
Ngl tho it’s gonna be tough balancing this with the startup. Doin legs once a week isn’t gonna cut it 😩
July 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
…should I start my dunk training arc? 😆
It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to dunk.
I’m 26 & if I don’t dunk before I hit 30 I’ll probably never make that dream come true.
Ngl tho it’s gonna be tough balancing this with the startup. Doin legs once a week isn’t gonna cut it 😩
It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to dunk.
I’m 26 & if I don’t dunk before I hit 30 I’ll probably never make that dream come true.
Ngl tho it’s gonna be tough balancing this with the startup. Doin legs once a week isn’t gonna cut it 😩
Day in the life: coding, preparing for an event, and trusting in our product.
We care a lot about our users and really want to give them a great experience every time.
But my cofounder and I have to learn to let go and trust that the platform works.
We care a lot about our users and really want to give them a great experience every time.
But my cofounder and I have to learn to let go and trust that the platform works.
June 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Day in the life: coding, preparing for an event, and trusting in our product.
We care a lot about our users and really want to give them a great experience every time.
But my cofounder and I have to learn to let go and trust that the platform works.
We care a lot about our users and really want to give them a great experience every time.
But my cofounder and I have to learn to let go and trust that the platform works.
why won't @notion.com let me share a filtered database view 🥲
do i really need to make databases for each contractor and share individual pages to avoid sharing everything with them 😭
do i really need to make databases for each contractor and share individual pages to avoid sharing everything with them 😭
June 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
why won't @notion.com let me share a filtered database view 🥲
do i really need to make databases for each contractor and share individual pages to avoid sharing everything with them 😭
do i really need to make databases for each contractor and share individual pages to avoid sharing everything with them 😭
Building better habits as a founder:
Learning to walk away from a problem unsolved and coming back to it.
There will always be more to do and problems to solve. I can’t keep grinding it out at my desk all the time.
#startups #startuplife #founderlife #startupjourney #buildinpublic
Learning to walk away from a problem unsolved and coming back to it.
There will always be more to do and problems to solve. I can’t keep grinding it out at my desk all the time.
#startups #startuplife #founderlife #startupjourney #buildinpublic
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Building better habits as a founder:
Learning to walk away from a problem unsolved and coming back to it.
There will always be more to do and problems to solve. I can’t keep grinding it out at my desk all the time.
#startups #startuplife #founderlife #startupjourney #buildinpublic
Learning to walk away from a problem unsolved and coming back to it.
There will always be more to do and problems to solve. I can’t keep grinding it out at my desk all the time.
#startups #startuplife #founderlife #startupjourney #buildinpublic
Got rejected from our first startup accelerator application
I guess we bootstrapping this thing to the moon 🚀🚀
We’ll keep movin forward 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #founderlife
I guess we bootstrapping this thing to the moon 🚀🚀
We’ll keep movin forward 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #founderlife
June 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Got rejected from our first startup accelerator application
I guess we bootstrapping this thing to the moon 🚀🚀
We’ll keep movin forward 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #founderlife
I guess we bootstrapping this thing to the moon 🚀🚀
We’ll keep movin forward 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #founderlife
Did our designer cook? 🔥
Or should we find a new one? 🚮
Or should we find a new one? 🚮
June 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did our designer cook? 🔥
Or should we find a new one? 🚮
Or should we find a new one? 🚮
Still trying to fix my sleep schedule pt. 273 🥲
My problem is that I’m trying to fit too many things into my day cause there’s a lot to do and I have a hard time walking away from an unsolved problem when coding late at night.
Gotta fix it though. Will keep yall posted when I fix this habit 🫡
My problem is that I’m trying to fit too many things into my day cause there’s a lot to do and I have a hard time walking away from an unsolved problem when coding late at night.
Gotta fix it though. Will keep yall posted when I fix this habit 🫡
June 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Still trying to fix my sleep schedule pt. 273 🥲
My problem is that I’m trying to fit too many things into my day cause there’s a lot to do and I have a hard time walking away from an unsolved problem when coding late at night.
Gotta fix it though. Will keep yall posted when I fix this habit 🫡
My problem is that I’m trying to fit too many things into my day cause there’s a lot to do and I have a hard time walking away from an unsolved problem when coding late at night.
Gotta fix it though. Will keep yall posted when I fix this habit 🫡
FINALLY started posting consistently and realized that the only thing holding me back was myself.
No need for fancy edits or scripts. Just needed to share my story, document my journey, and be myself.
My people will find me :)
Thank you for supporting and following my journey fr!! 🙏
No need for fancy edits or scripts. Just needed to share my story, document my journey, and be myself.
My people will find me :)
Thank you for supporting and following my journey fr!! 🙏
June 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
FINALLY started posting consistently and realized that the only thing holding me back was myself.
No need for fancy edits or scripts. Just needed to share my story, document my journey, and be myself.
My people will find me :)
Thank you for supporting and following my journey fr!! 🙏
No need for fancy edits or scripts. Just needed to share my story, document my journey, and be myself.
My people will find me :)
Thank you for supporting and following my journey fr!! 🙏
Another day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder.
Today I worked on improving our matchmaking algorithm that assigns people to their closest matches when they attend our events.
It just makes it so much easier to connect with people when you have something in common
Today I worked on improving our matchmaking algorithm that assigns people to their closest matches when they attend our events.
It just makes it so much easier to connect with people when you have something in common
June 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Another day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder.
Today I worked on improving our matchmaking algorithm that assigns people to their closest matches when they attend our events.
It just makes it so much easier to connect with people when you have something in common
Today I worked on improving our matchmaking algorithm that assigns people to their closest matches when they attend our events.
It just makes it so much easier to connect with people when you have something in common
Typical day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder.
Started with some meetings, focus work, gym session, & then some more work till bed time.
Didn’t get to work on user-facing features today, but we are focusing on streamlining operations which will enable us to focus on higher leverage tasks.
Started with some meetings, focus work, gym session, & then some more work till bed time.
Didn’t get to work on user-facing features today, but we are focusing on streamlining operations which will enable us to focus on higher leverage tasks.
June 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Typical day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder.
Started with some meetings, focus work, gym session, & then some more work till bed time.
Didn’t get to work on user-facing features today, but we are focusing on streamlining operations which will enable us to focus on higher leverage tasks.
Started with some meetings, focus work, gym session, & then some more work till bed time.
Didn’t get to work on user-facing features today, but we are focusing on streamlining operations which will enable us to focus on higher leverage tasks.
Consistency beats perfectionism.
Posting for the last 20 days showed me that I do have time to make these little videos documenting my journey. I just need to lower my standards while still trying to provide value.
Posting for the last 20 days showed me that I do have time to make these little videos documenting my journey. I just need to lower my standards while still trying to provide value.
June 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Consistency beats perfectionism.
Posting for the last 20 days showed me that I do have time to make these little videos documenting my journey. I just need to lower my standards while still trying to provide value.
Posting for the last 20 days showed me that I do have time to make these little videos documenting my journey. I just need to lower my standards while still trying to provide value.
Making time for my health and friends.
Can’t work 100% every day. But at the same time, can’t balance everything everyday and expect to make significant progress on any particular area.
Strive for balance over the long run, not day-to-day.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startuplife
Can’t work 100% every day. But at the same time, can’t balance everything everyday and expect to make significant progress on any particular area.
Strive for balance over the long run, not day-to-day.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startuplife
June 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Making time for my health and friends.
Can’t work 100% every day. But at the same time, can’t balance everything everyday and expect to make significant progress on any particular area.
Strive for balance over the long run, not day-to-day.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startuplife
Can’t work 100% every day. But at the same time, can’t balance everything everyday and expect to make significant progress on any particular area.
Strive for balance over the long run, not day-to-day.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startuplife
Why I left my 400k job to help people find their people.
June 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Why I left my 400k job to help people find their people.
We still do things that don’t scale.
At an early stage startup we think that’s okay because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t even be here right now. By going to every single one of these events, we’ve learned so much by talking to our users.
At an early stage startup we think that’s okay because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t even be here right now. By going to every single one of these events, we’ve learned so much by talking to our users.
June 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We still do things that don’t scale.
At an early stage startup we think that’s okay because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t even be here right now. By going to every single one of these events, we’ve learned so much by talking to our users.
At an early stage startup we think that’s okay because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t even be here right now. By going to every single one of these events, we’ve learned so much by talking to our users.
Successfully migrated to a new auth solution today 🙂
Hopefully this solves the leaky funnel & allows us to take advantage of the recent viral video helping us onboard more users.
Another day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #softwareengineering
Hopefully this solves the leaky funnel & allows us to take advantage of the recent viral video helping us onboard more users.
Another day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #softwareengineering
June 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Successfully migrated to a new auth solution today 🙂
Hopefully this solves the leaky funnel & allows us to take advantage of the recent viral video helping us onboard more users.
Another day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #softwareengineering
Hopefully this solves the leaky funnel & allows us to take advantage of the recent viral video helping us onboard more users.
Another day in the life of a 26 YO technical cofounder 🫡
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #softwareengineering
I just realized I should be committing database migration files in a SEPARATE commit from the code changes…
June 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I just realized I should be committing database migration files in a SEPARATE commit from the code changes…
Plans change nearly everyday building a startup lol
There’s never a straight forward path, something ALWAYS comes up 🙃
Life of a first-time founder 🫡
Just takes time to learn and gain experience.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
There’s never a straight forward path, something ALWAYS comes up 🙃
Life of a first-time founder 🫡
Just takes time to learn and gain experience.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Plans change nearly everyday building a startup lol
There’s never a straight forward path, something ALWAYS comes up 🙃
Life of a first-time founder 🫡
Just takes time to learn and gain experience.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
There’s never a straight forward path, something ALWAYS comes up 🙃
Life of a first-time founder 🫡
Just takes time to learn and gain experience.
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
Day full of bug bashing, support, and launching another round of our membership subscription 🙂
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
June 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Day full of bug bashing, support, and launching another round of our membership subscription 🙂
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
#startups #techstartup #buildinpublic #startupjourney #softwareengineering
Persistence + continuous learning + a little luck = success
If you’re making content and it doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere, just keep going. Trust the process. It’ll payoff eventually.
#startups #persistence #buildinpublic #journey
If you’re making content and it doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere, just keep going. Trust the process. It’ll payoff eventually.
#startups #persistence #buildinpublic #journey
June 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Persistence + continuous learning + a little luck = success
If you’re making content and it doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere, just keep going. Trust the process. It’ll payoff eventually.
#startups #persistence #buildinpublic #journey
If you’re making content and it doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere, just keep going. Trust the process. It’ll payoff eventually.
#startups #persistence #buildinpublic #journey
Some of yall have been asking what I used to to do, why I quit my job, & and what led me to where I am today building the startup of my dreams as a 26 YO technical cofounder.
Well I think it’s finally time I share more about my story.
The why behind what I’m doing.
Origin story comin soon 🙂
Well I think it’s finally time I share more about my story.
The why behind what I’m doing.
Origin story comin soon 🙂
June 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Some of yall have been asking what I used to to do, why I quit my job, & and what led me to where I am today building the startup of my dreams as a 26 YO technical cofounder.
Well I think it’s finally time I share more about my story.
The why behind what I’m doing.
Origin story comin soon 🙂
Well I think it’s finally time I share more about my story.
The why behind what I’m doing.
Origin story comin soon 🙂
Making moves to get to the next stage in our startup journey 🙌
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic #mobileappdevelopment
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic #mobileappdevelopment
May 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Making moves to get to the next stage in our startup journey 🙌
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic #mobileappdevelopment
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic #mobileappdevelopment
My thoughts on why you might be having trouble getting your first 10 customers and what I would’ve done differently.
Comment “LAUNCH” if you need help launching your startup. Building something to help you out soon!
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic
Comment “LAUNCH” if you need help launching your startup. Building something to help you out soon!
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic
May 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My thoughts on why you might be having trouble getting your first 10 customers and what I would’ve done differently.
Comment “LAUNCH” if you need help launching your startup. Building something to help you out soon!
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic
Comment “LAUNCH” if you need help launching your startup. Building something to help you out soon!
#startup #techstartup #buildinpublic
Do you have dreams of building a startup but don’t know where to start & how?
My cofounder & I are building something to help you launch your startup & save MONTHS of wasted time (based on real world experience building our own startup)
Comment “STARTUP” & I’ll let you know when we drop it.
My cofounder & I are building something to help you launch your startup & save MONTHS of wasted time (based on real world experience building our own startup)
Comment “STARTUP” & I’ll let you know when we drop it.
May 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Do you have dreams of building a startup but don’t know where to start & how?
My cofounder & I are building something to help you launch your startup & save MONTHS of wasted time (based on real world experience building our own startup)
Comment “STARTUP” & I’ll let you know when we drop it.
My cofounder & I are building something to help you launch your startup & save MONTHS of wasted time (based on real world experience building our own startup)
Comment “STARTUP” & I’ll let you know when we drop it.
If you’re not making content as a founder, what are you doing?
May 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If you’re not making content as a founder, what are you doing?
When building a startup, you have to FOCUS on the highest impact things.
You don’t have time to do everything.
But the challenge is knowing what is the highest impact.
You don’t have time to do everything.
But the challenge is knowing what is the highest impact.
May 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
When building a startup, you have to FOCUS on the highest impact things.
You don’t have time to do everything.
But the challenge is knowing what is the highest impact.
You don’t have time to do everything.
But the challenge is knowing what is the highest impact.