Max
@maxrohowsky.com
Finance Ph.D. & Engineer writing about my learnings on: business, indie hacking, and design.
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Max
@maxrohowsky.com
· Dec 24
Over 3.6 million people saw my post asking:
"How did you validate your idea?"
This thread summarizes the replies: 🧵👇
"How did you validate your idea?"
This thread summarizes the replies: 🧵👇
Throwback to my first entrepreneurial hustle.
Selling these one-wheeler things.
I would get the strangest looks from people on the street 😂. We were among the first to distribute these things in Poland.
Handing out the flyers was super easy because everyone wanted to know what we were riding on.
Selling these one-wheeler things.
I would get the strangest looks from people on the street 😂. We were among the first to distribute these things in Poland.
Handing out the flyers was super easy because everyone wanted to know what we were riding on.
April 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Throwback to my first entrepreneurial hustle.
Selling these one-wheeler things.
I would get the strangest looks from people on the street 😂. We were among the first to distribute these things in Poland.
Handing out the flyers was super easy because everyone wanted to know what we were riding on.
Selling these one-wheeler things.
I would get the strangest looks from people on the street 😂. We were among the first to distribute these things in Poland.
Handing out the flyers was super easy because everyone wanted to know what we were riding on.
How to promote effectively on Reddit without getting banned?
New blog: www.maxrohowsky.com/blog/how-to-...
New blog: www.maxrohowsky.com/blog/how-to-...
How to Promote Effectively on Reddit Without Getting Banned
A practical guide to promoting on Reddit without getting banned
www.maxrohowsky.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How to promote effectively on Reddit without getting banned?
New blog: www.maxrohowsky.com/blog/how-to-...
New blog: www.maxrohowsky.com/blog/how-to-...
Refining my learnings:
If a startup idea has been done exhaustively, it's not an immediate red flag.
It's a sign that there's demand.
But I personally would prefer a working solution over a shaky MVP. Most people do.
So quick and dirty MVPs work better for stuff that's new with few competitors.
If a startup idea has been done exhaustively, it's not an immediate red flag.
It's a sign that there's demand.
But I personally would prefer a working solution over a shaky MVP. Most people do.
So quick and dirty MVPs work better for stuff that's new with few competitors.
DB Chat PH Launch Learnings:
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
Didn't want to overthink the product hunt launch.
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
April 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Refining my learnings:
If a startup idea has been done exhaustively, it's not an immediate red flag.
It's a sign that there's demand.
But I personally would prefer a working solution over a shaky MVP. Most people do.
So quick and dirty MVPs work better for stuff that's new with few competitors.
If a startup idea has been done exhaustively, it's not an immediate red flag.
It's a sign that there's demand.
But I personally would prefer a working solution over a shaky MVP. Most people do.
So quick and dirty MVPs work better for stuff that's new with few competitors.
DB Chat PH Launch Learnings:
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
Didn't want to overthink the product hunt launch.
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
April 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
DB Chat PH Launch Learnings:
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
- Desktop apps need code signing otherwise users get annoying install warnings
- First marketing attempt showed that it's hard to find people who share my excitement for chatting to a DB
- The use case of chatting to a database has already been covered exhaustively
Didn't want to overthink the product hunt launch.
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
April 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Didn't want to overthink the product hunt launch.
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
So I just launched the mvp.
DB Chat connects to your database and lets you chat with it.
The schema is passed as context to the Ai, so the SQL is spot on.
Link: producthunt.com/posts/db-chat
SEO is hard.
I spent 30 days learning it from scratch.
Here are 12 quick wins to boost your site's SEO today. 👇
I spent 30 days learning it from scratch.
Here are 12 quick wins to boost your site's SEO today. 👇
April 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SEO is hard.
I spent 30 days learning it from scratch.
Here are 12 quick wins to boost your site's SEO today. 👇
I spent 30 days learning it from scratch.
Here are 12 quick wins to boost your site's SEO today. 👇
The stock market right now
April 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The stock market right now
I can chat with any database now!
Input: Natural Language
Output: Result from connected Database
It's hard to explain but this idea 'feels' right.
Input: Natural Language
Output: Result from connected Database
It's hard to explain but this idea 'feels' right.
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I can chat with any database now!
Input: Natural Language
Output: Result from connected Database
It's hard to explain but this idea 'feels' right.
Input: Natural Language
Output: Result from connected Database
It's hard to explain but this idea 'feels' right.
Domain Rating update: +0.3 after 1 week
What I did:
1. Found top blogs in my niche
2. Used free Ahrefs to check their backlinks
3. Posted my site on the 6-7 most relevant
Aiming for +0,4 next week.
What I did:
1. Found top blogs in my niche
2. Used free Ahrefs to check their backlinks
3. Posted my site on the 6-7 most relevant
Aiming for +0,4 next week.
April 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Domain Rating update: +0.3 after 1 week
What I did:
1. Found top blogs in my niche
2. Used free Ahrefs to check their backlinks
3. Posted my site on the 6-7 most relevant
Aiming for +0,4 next week.
What I did:
1. Found top blogs in my niche
2. Used free Ahrefs to check their backlinks
3. Posted my site on the 6-7 most relevant
Aiming for +0,4 next week.
Let's see how difficult it is to build backlinks.
I'm starting at 1.1.
Will share update in a few weeks.
I'm starting at 1.1.
Will share update in a few weeks.
March 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Let's see how difficult it is to build backlinks.
I'm starting at 1.1.
Will share update in a few weeks.
I'm starting at 1.1.
Will share update in a few weeks.
It's done! Today I ship. ⛴️
I made a small tool to host JSON & PDF files on the web.
It's still super early - but would love some feedback!
snip.host
I made a small tool to host JSON & PDF files on the web.
It's still super early - but would love some feedback!
snip.host
March 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It's done! Today I ship. ⛴️
I made a small tool to host JSON & PDF files on the web.
It's still super early - but would love some feedback!
snip.host
I made a small tool to host JSON & PDF files on the web.
It's still super early - but would love some feedback!
snip.host
I'm slowly coming back from my social media break. 🥳
The content across social media was unbearable during the elections in Germany, especially on X - had to switch off.
Anyway, here's a summary of recent learnings. Shipping continues ⛴️.
maxrohowsky.com/blog/solving...
The content across social media was unbearable during the elections in Germany, especially on X - had to switch off.
Anyway, here's a summary of recent learnings. Shipping continues ⛴️.
maxrohowsky.com/blog/solving...
On Solving One Problem Well
Reflecting on what I learned from recent failures
maxrohowsky.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm slowly coming back from my social media break. 🥳
The content across social media was unbearable during the elections in Germany, especially on X - had to switch off.
Anyway, here's a summary of recent learnings. Shipping continues ⛴️.
maxrohowsky.com/blog/solving...
The content across social media was unbearable during the elections in Germany, especially on X - had to switch off.
Anyway, here's a summary of recent learnings. Shipping continues ⛴️.
maxrohowsky.com/blog/solving...
Don't spend all your time on X.
There are better platforms.
Doubling down. Aiming for 100k.
There are better platforms.
Doubling down. Aiming for 100k.
February 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Don't spend all your time on X.
There are better platforms.
Doubling down. Aiming for 100k.
There are better platforms.
Doubling down. Aiming for 100k.
Great example of why I started sharing stuff online.
Post often, show your work, build in public.
Do that regularly, and good stuff will happen.
Post often, show your work, build in public.
Do that regularly, and good stuff will happen.
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Great example of why I started sharing stuff online.
Post often, show your work, build in public.
Do that regularly, and good stuff will happen.
Post often, show your work, build in public.
Do that regularly, and good stuff will happen.
My blog's evolution:
2022 - WordPress
2023 - Headless WordPress + NextJS + GraphQL
2024 - NextJS + MDX
Experimenting with my blog taught me more about coding than grad school.
2022 - WordPress
2023 - Headless WordPress + NextJS + GraphQL
2024 - NextJS + MDX
Experimenting with my blog taught me more about coding than grad school.
February 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My blog's evolution:
2022 - WordPress
2023 - Headless WordPress + NextJS + GraphQL
2024 - NextJS + MDX
Experimenting with my blog taught me more about coding than grad school.
2022 - WordPress
2023 - Headless WordPress + NextJS + GraphQL
2024 - NextJS + MDX
Experimenting with my blog taught me more about coding than grad school.
Virality on X relies on early post engagement.
To improve the odds, cite your post below related posts:
➡️ Copy the link of your post
➡️ Go to a popular post on a related topic
➡️ Paste the link and explain how it adds value
This has helped me go viral a few times.
To improve the odds, cite your post below related posts:
➡️ Copy the link of your post
➡️ Go to a popular post on a related topic
➡️ Paste the link and explain how it adds value
This has helped me go viral a few times.
February 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Virality on X relies on early post engagement.
To improve the odds, cite your post below related posts:
➡️ Copy the link of your post
➡️ Go to a popular post on a related topic
➡️ Paste the link and explain how it adds value
This has helped me go viral a few times.
To improve the odds, cite your post below related posts:
➡️ Copy the link of your post
➡️ Go to a popular post on a related topic
➡️ Paste the link and explain how it adds value
This has helped me go viral a few times.
I created this little helper to debug my CSS a while ago.
Now that I use only Tailwind, it has lost its job 💔.
Now that I use only Tailwind, it has lost its job 💔.
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I created this little helper to debug my CSS a while ago.
Now that I use only Tailwind, it has lost its job 💔.
Now that I use only Tailwind, it has lost its job 💔.
POV: me splitting attention between X and Bluesky
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
POV: me splitting attention between X and Bluesky
Reddit blocked me many times.
But my last 5 posts have all taken off 🚀
Here are 3 thing I changed🧵
(including examples)
But my last 5 posts have all taken off 🚀
Here are 3 thing I changed🧵
(including examples)
February 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reddit blocked me many times.
But my last 5 posts have all taken off 🚀
Here are 3 thing I changed🧵
(including examples)
But my last 5 posts have all taken off 🚀
Here are 3 thing I changed🧵
(including examples)
Added some moving gradients to my Next.Js blog 🥶
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Added some moving gradients to my Next.Js blog 🥶
Innovation. There are different interpretations.
January 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Innovation. There are different interpretations.
One of my awkward habits is stacking tailwind classes vertically.
January 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
One of my awkward habits is stacking tailwind classes vertically.
Making a flythrough was easier than expected.
Didn't even need a ComfyUI workflow.
Didn't even need a ComfyUI workflow.
January 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Making a flythrough was easier than expected.
Didn't even need a ComfyUI workflow.
Didn't even need a ComfyUI workflow.
The person who inspired me to start posting has followed me.
Awesome full-circle moment!
Awesome full-circle moment!
January 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The person who inspired me to start posting has followed me.
Awesome full-circle moment!
Awesome full-circle moment!