Derien Stephens
deriensstephens.bsky.social
Derien Stephens
@deriensstephens.bsky.social
2x Product Manager @ VC-backed startups. Lifelong learner. Solo builder @careerstack.bsky.social
Accurate or overboard? 🤔
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Gain tech job skills through real-world collaborative
projects:

careerstack.co

#buildinpublic
April 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just in case anyone needed a reminder 👇🏽
April 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Found this useful and thought you might too 👇🏽

#buildinpublic
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Let the grind continue.

Happy Monday 🫡

#buildinpublic
April 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Breaking into tech is next to imposible without real-world experience.

We’re building the best place to gain tech industry skills through collaborative projects 👇🏽

#buildinpublic #saas #career #tech #jobskills
April 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Just in case you forgot 👇🏽

#buildinpublic #marketing #saas
April 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Some good ole nostalgia thanks to AI. 90s babies will know exactly what show this is

#ai #aiart #genai
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In case anyone needed a reminder 👇🏽

#buildinpublic
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The project is called DreamService and the founder is an Ex-Google/LinkedIn employee based in NYC. He’s looking to build a B2B agenetic workforce solution.

You can apply to join at careerstack.co or find other projects to work on to sharpen your portfolio or skills 💪🏽

#buildinpublic #ai
March 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If AI agents are up anyone’s alley, we’ve got a project looking for collaborators to build some cool stuff 👇🏽
March 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We also have an awesome (and free) Slack community for anyone looking to share their project, find teammates, or get feedback.

DM or comment for an invite.

#buildinpublic #saas #founder
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I’ve been building careerstack.co as an alternative to gig platforms like this to actually help people find quality/reliable collaborators for tech projects.
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
2. Fiverr

Fiverr’s 3.5 looks great compared to that but the comments still weren’t good.

Buyers complained about sellers dodging negative reviews, low quality work, or not receiving the work at all.
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
1. Upwork

I think we all knew Upwork wasn’t great but a 1.4 rating was worse than expected.

Most users complained about the account verification process, inability to access funds, and randomly getting banned from the platform.
March 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Me launching my SaaS, waiting for my first customer

#buildinpublic #solofounder
March 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you have a project idea and want a reliable team, or if you’re a techie looking meaningful projects to collaborate on, feel free to check us out:

careerstack.co

#buildinpublic
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Last week, we won a pitch for $1K with the numbers above and built the platform MVP in October 2024 (not long ago)
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The “How it works” section also has no visuals so it forces me to read (inconvenient) everything to understand. Also, 6 steps is a lot - condense to likely 3.

Some mobile UX improvements could be made (see attached).

And maybe consider address how various sexes or relationship types benefit…
March 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Finding quality/reliable people to work on tech projects with. I think gig platforms like Fiverr & Upwork aren’t meant for collaboration:

careerstack.co
March 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
That’s the reason I built careerstack.co - to empower early teams to build quality & reliable tech teams.

No gig work necessary.
February 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did! Totally felt the same and created our free Slack community as a result 🎯

It’s a place to support one another or find early teammates 👇🏽
February 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I’m hosting a rapid prototyping workshop next weekend and plan to use Bolt.new to show non-tech founders how to build prototypes quickly/affordably.

What topics would you want to hear about in a workshop like this?
February 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s called careerstack.co and we’re making it easier to find quality/reliable collaborators for tech projects 👇🏽

#buildinpublic
February 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Came in at 16th product of the day on PH…did we flop? 😅
February 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM