Launching & Shipping
Practical guides for indie hackers on shipping products faster, launching smarter, and learning from what goes wrong.
9 articles
How to Build a Waitlist Before Launch (Even With Zero Audience)
A tactical guide to building a pre-launch waitlist from scratch — no audience, no following, no paid ads. Just the right channels and some hustle.
Jan 25, 2026
The First Week After Your App Launch: A Day-by-Day Playbook
Most indie hackers crash after launch day. Here's exactly what to do in the 7 days after your app goes live to build momentum instead of losing it.
Jan 22, 2026
How to Validate Your App Idea Before Writing a Single Line of Code
Stop building products nobody wants. A fast, cheap validation framework for indie hackers that takes days, not months, and costs nothing.
Jan 20, 2026
Shipping Fast vs. Shipping Perfect: The Solo Founder's Dilemma
The real cost of perfectionism vs. shipping too early — and how solo founders can find the right balance when every decision is theirs alone.
Jan 17, 2026
Launching on Product Hunt as a Solopreneur: What They Don't Tell You
An honest breakdown of what launching on Product Hunt solo actually looks like — the prep, the day, and what happens when the traffic disappears.
Jan 15, 2026
The Pre-Launch Checklist for Indie Hackers (That Most People Skip)
A no-BS pre-launch checklist covering the 20 things to have ready before your app goes live — and why solo founders skip half of them.
Jan 12, 2026
Why Your App Launch Flopped (And What to Do About It)
The honest reasons most indie app launches get zero traction — and a framework for diagnosing what actually went wrong so you can fix it.
Jan 10, 2026
Building an MVP Without a Team: A Solo Founder's Honest Guide
How to scope, build, and ship a minimum viable product when you're doing everything yourself — code, design, copy, and marketing.
Jan 7, 2026
How to Launch an App as a Solo Developer (Without Burning Out)
A practical guide to launching your app solo — from pre-launch prep to post-launch momentum, without the team most launch advice assumes you have.
Jan 5, 2026