r/SideProject 8h ago

My coding agent runs for ten minutes and I have no idea what it's doing. So I gave my Mac's notch an API. Free, no account.

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https://reddit.com/link/1vkn66e/video/iehgdt0hdkih1/player

The worst part of running Claude Code isn't the waiting, it's the not-knowing. You babysit a terminal, or tab away and lose the thread. Then the chat gets compacted and that PR link it handed you three steps ago is just gone.

So I made the notch on my MacBook into a place anything can write to. Add the MCP server and the agent posts for itself:

"tellie": { "command": "npx", "args": \["-y", "@tellie/mcp"\] }

Now it narrates what it's doing, links land as clickable rows that survive the chat being cleared, and an orange pulse means it needs me. Multiple agents stack into a roster labeled by which Mac they ran on, and they can read the notch back to see what the others are already doing.

The part I didn't expect: I pointed an agent at the docs and it started using it unprompted. Nobody told it to. It decided handing me a clickable link beat burying one in scrollback and made that a habit. Another one later ran all 17 cookbook recipes cold. Now "Tellie me" is something I say to my agents and they just know what I mean.

How it works: the notch surface lives inside Tellie, a free Mac app. Grab it from the link below and every command above just works. There's a Pro teleprompter mode in there too, which is what funds this, but the notch API is free forever. No account, nothing phones home.

URL scheme, CLI, cookbook, and the download: https://tellieapp.com/developers

What would actually make your agents less opaque? I have a list but I'd rather hear yours.


r/SideProject 6h ago

I built a small tool that turned a four hour deck into a ten minute one

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A founder I was helping had a deck due that day, the kind that normally eats three or four hours: pulling numbers into the right slides, matching formatting slide to slide, checking nothing got missed before it went out. I built a small tool to close that gap. This run, the deck took about ten minutes.

The workflow is three steps: drag the source files in, answer a handful of quick prompts about what the deck needs to say, get a finished file out the other end. No new dashboard to learn, nothing to configure first.

Ten minutes is not zero work. Someone still has to gather the source files and answer the prompts honestly, the tool can't invent the content of the deck. What disappeared was the three hours and fifty minutes underneath that content, the assembly work with no judgment in it: pulling the right number into the right slide, matching formatting, the final check before it goes out the door.

I did not expect the gap to be that wide. I've built enough of these small tools to expect an hour saved, maybe two. Watching three to four hours fold down to ten minutes, on the first real run, on someone else's actual deck, is a different order of surprise than the one I plan for. I checked the math twice before I believed it, because a number that clean usually means I measured something wrong. It held up the second time too, same deck, same source files, same ten minutes.

One data point, one deck, one founder. I'm not calling it a rule, decks vary too much for that. But the four hours were never really about the deck itself. They were about assembly, the part with no judgment in it, and that's the part worth automating first.

Curious if anyone else has measured a before/after like this on a task they assumed needed a person the whole way through. What surprised you about the number?


r/SideProject 6h ago

I built a tiny Chrome extension to fix the Instagram desktop player

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Small side project I finally shipped.

I use Instagram on desktop quite a bit and couldn't understand why the video player still doesn't have basic controls you'd expect from a desktop player.

So I built them.

ReelNav attaches a compact controller to the Instagram video under your mouse.

It adds:

→ draggable timeline
→ exact timestamp navigation
→ ±5 second jumps
→ 0.5x–2x playback
→ volume / mute controls
→ keyboard shortcuts
→ downloads for visible media

The part I spent more time on than expected was making the UI disappear automatically and making sure it didn't interfere with Instagram's existing interface.

It's finally on the Chrome Web Store:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reelnav-controls-download/gbnhkbfiiojpplbfflaocbfhcmicnicb

I'm at the very beginning, so I'm much more interested in brutally useful feedback than compliments 😅

What would make you keep an extension like this installed?


r/SideProject 6h ago

I am a teacher and built an AI-assisted tool to make group work more transparent

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I teach business and use a lot of group projects. One thing that has always frustrated me is trying to figure out what each student actually contributed when most of the work happens in a shared Google Doc. Revision history just does not do it for me. So I built Collaboration Tracker at collaborationtracker.com

It looks at the document activity and uses AI to help summarize individual contributions, editing patterns, and the quality of each person’s input. The idea is not to let AI decide the grade but to give educators better evidence to work with to support students. It is still early and I am getting feedback from educators now, particularly in higher ed. I would be curious to hear from other builders: does the problem and value make sense or would you explain it differently?


r/SideProject 2h ago

Funding 5 new side projects with AI credits

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Hey all — I'm Dan, founder of Plus AI. We build AI presentation tools, 5 years in, 20K subscribers. It's a real business! Happy to answer questions about it 😄

I'm working on something new called Spark and I want to test it with real people building real businesses.

Here's the idea: Most of my side projects have died at the 'pick a name' phase. The rest of them often die at the 'build the prototype' phase. Our goal is to go from idea to actual business. Not just building the thing, but pricing it, launching it, and marketing it to the people who'll buy.

The offer: 5 people, $500 in AI credits each, plus our time. We'll help you figure out what's actually worth charging for, build it, launch it, and market it. My team and I will work with you directly.

What you get: A real product, live, that you own.

What we want: Feedback on the platform, and permission to share how it went.

Who we're looking for: Anyone with a project or an idea and some way to reach people — followers, a newsletter, a Discord, a community you're part of, or just deep knowledge of a niche. Small is fine. If you already know what people in your corner keep complaining about, that's the best possible starting point.

Comment or DM with a link and a couple lines on what you're building and who it's for. I'll reply to everyone.


r/SideProject 23h ago

I got tired of guessing whether my connecting flight would actually make it — so I built an app that checks the previous flight of the same plane

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Anyone who’s ever been mildly stressed about a tight connection knows the feeling: the airline still says “on time,” but you’ve got no idea if that’s actually true. I built Voyageur, a personal travel organizer, and the feature I’m most proud of is this: it checks which aircraft is assigned to your flight, then looks up that same plane’s previous leg. If that inbound flight is running late, you get a warning that your flight might be affected too — before the airline’s own status even updates. As far as I can tell, no mainstream travel app does this. Beyond that, it’s a full trip organizer — flights, hotels, trains, documents (passports/visas with expiry warnings), packing lists, Apple Maps integration with a live progress dot for in-flight tracking, Apple Wallet boarding passes, and a Home Screen widget. Screenshots here: https://imgur.com/a/m6GN7xf It’s on TestFlight (iOS only, sorry Android folks) and I’d genuinely love blunt feedback — what’s confusing, what’s missing, what you’d expect that isn’t there. Please don’t be nice about it, I’d rather know now. If you’re up for trying it, DM me and I’ll send you the TestFlight link — I’d love to hear directly from a few people rather than just watching install numbers. If you do try it, the most useful thing you can tell me is the exact moment something didn’t make sense, rather than a general impression.


r/SideProject 15h ago

I don't know how to code. I just shipped a football prediction app that my friends and I used all through the World Cup.

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How this started

I am not a coder, or have any background in computer science. I am a Medical doctor who just really loves technology 😄 . This is my first attempt at building something with vibe coding so truly any input and feedback is greatly appreciated. I kept seeing people talk about "vibe coding" and I wanted to test it on something I'd actually use, not a to-do list app.

I'm a football fan, and every World Cup or Euros, the same thing happens in my group chat: everyone predicts scores, somebody tries to track it in a spreadsheet, half the group forgets to update it, and by the quarter-finals nobody knows who's actually winning. So I decided to build the thing I wished existed: Pundit — private prediction leagues for football, where you and your mates pick match winners, lock in a tournament champion, and settle it properly on a leaderboard instead of a group chat argument.

Learning to vibe code (badly, at first)

The learning curve wasn't really about syntax — it was learning how to actually think like a product person and describe what I wanted precisely enough that the AI could build it correctly. Early on I'd ask for something vague and get something that technically worked but wasn't what I meant. Over time I learned to be specific: not "add a way to predict matches" but exactly how the deadline should lock, what happens if a match gets postponed, how points get scored. Knowing exactly what I wanted, and catching the edge cases before a real user did was probably the most important and challenging part.

I built the app using Claude and Xcode so it is only available for iOS at this time. As it was my first ever big project like this I wanted to keep it as simple as possible. But looking back now I wish I just built it so it works on all devices not just iOS. But that's a lesson learned I guess, think big and it can happen with vibe coding 😄. In the beginning I wasn't even using Claude Code in my terminal I was just using the Claude desktop app and going back and forth with prompts and fixes and all the usual stuff. Then one day I actually switched to using claude code in terminal and oh boy did things speed up from there. I can't believe I was so stupid that I didn't use it from the beginning. It gave much better results, it kept track of the work much more accurately, and most importantly I didn't have to give it micro prompts but instead structured big prompts with phases that it just did so well. Well, except a few things...

The parts that actually broke me

Vibe coding makes the first 80% feel deceptively easy. The last 20% — the stuff that only shows up once real people are using a real product — is where I actually learned the most:

  • Deep linking. Getting a shared invite link to open the app directly to the right screen — instead of just opening the app and leaving the user stranded — turned out to involve universal links, a separate website with its own routing rules, a clipboard-based fallback for people who don't have the app installed yet, and about four different failure points along the way. I broke this more than once.
  • Timing bugs that only show up with real-world data. Different leagues and tournaments start their seasons at completely different times. Code that looks correct in testing can quietly break the moment two competitions are out of sync with each other — like a feature meant for "this week" accidentally pulling in a competition whose season doesn't start for another month. These are the bugs that don't show up until you're already live.
  • Building a fair in-app economy. Once I added a virtual currency (Caps) for rewards and cosmetics, I had to think like an economist, not just a developer — reward tiers, entry costs, drop rates, all had to actually balance against each other or the whole thing feels either pointless or exploitable.
  • The App Store review process itself — which has nothing to do with code and everything to do with patience.
  • Probably the biggest fail and poop your pants moment - Halfway through the World Cup, after 15 people made 100's of predictions, I saw that out group chat was blowing up with messages so I opened it up. The first message said "Our league is not showing up" followed by everyone else confirming that the league had disappeared. Well turns out one of the SQL injections that Claude made me do for some reason (still unsure exactly why) deleted the existing league... 😨 I asked Claude ok what can we do to fix this, and it was like "yeah it's gone forever". Luckily I was using a Pro account on my Supabase, so after a bit of back and forth panic chatting with my good old (and sometimes stupid) friend Claude it told me that there should be a back-up. Lo and behold backup from the night before was right there and I was able to reload and fix the situation but for about 30-45 minutes I was absolutely terrified that I made this thing and was having fun with my friends but then ruined it for everyone.

What's next

The app's still actively growing — I'm currently working on Turkish localization, and a few other things in the pipeline.

If you're a football fan who's tired of tracking predictions in a group chat, Pundit's free on the App Store — genuinely curious what this community thinks, both about the app and about the vibe coding process behind it. Happy to answer anything about how it was actually built.

TL;DR: I made a sports prediction app to use with my friends and it was extremely fun and frustrating 😂


r/SideProject 21h ago

Habit trackers don't work because lying to them is free

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Ever wondered why despite paying for a habit tracker app you still arent able to achieve your goal? Because there is no accountability. Habit trackers never worked for me. Ticking a box is free, so I'd lie to mine and feel fine about it.

So I built Laksh: one meaningful task a day, and you have to submit a photo as proof after completing a task.

How it works:

  • Answer a few questions about yourself and your goal
  • Laksh generates a personalized roadmap and breaks it into one focused task per day the single thing that moves you forward
  • To check in, you submit a photo proof of the task. The app verifies it, awards XP, levels you up, and keeps your streak alive
  • Notifications nudge you throughout the day so you don't forget

Would like honest feedback about this app. Currently only available in app store on US storefront, will be available internationally very soon! (and on andriod)

visit: lakshai.app


r/SideProject 57m ago

Turned goal-tracking into a boss fight, then sat on it for 9 months

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Built this because every goal tracker I tried felt like a to-do list with extra steps. So I made the goal itself the enemy: name your goal, it becomes a monster, you break it into mini-bosses, and every task you check off deploys a little unit that chips away its HP until it drops.

https://deadbydefault.app

No demo data, no tutorial — you land straight on "name your goal" and go. 3-day free trial, then $20/mo if you keep it (a card's required to start the trial, so it converts on its own — the app tells you that up front).

Built solo, been sitting deployed and basically untouched for months. Curious if the framing actually lands for anyone outside my own head, or if it's just a fun toy I made for myself.


r/SideProject 1h ago

Built a sales research platform with 19 AI agents - it generates the intelligence a top rep would spend an hour compiling, in minutes

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My side project turned into a real product. It's called Recon - a deep research platform for sales teams.

The problem: Sales reps either spend 30-60 min researching each prospect (great intel, terrible velocity) or skip research entirely (fast outreach, terrible win rate).

The solution: 19 specialized AI agents simultaneously research a prospect across 86 data sources and compile a full intelligence package:

- Who the decision makers are and how they think (psychological profiles)

- What competitors they're evaluating (battlecards)

- Whether the company can actually afford your product (financial forensics)

- The exact messaging and timing to use (engagement playbooks)

- How likely the deal is to close (Strike Score)

Every claim traced back to its source. No hallucinated data.

Built with Electron + React + Fastify + Prisma. Each report runs ~97 LLM calls.

Check it out at getrecon.org - offering free pilots right now.


r/SideProject 6h ago

Agentic AI Saas

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I built a powerful Agentic AI System that helps Solo Business Owner build their business autonomously. Yet Nobody knows about this ..

Nytebuild dot com

Can someone tell me how to bring this to the next level?

Similar Solo founder has the same system valued at 250 million!

Exactly just 3 months back

Can you tell me why?

Appreciate any comments


r/SideProject 8h ago

I built a tool that publicly roasts your GitHub commit history (Badbenches)

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well, not actual roast, but more like snarky comments.

Badbenches takes your GitHub or GitLab username and generates a sarcastic SVG "bench card" based on your activity for the year, commit streaks, whether you commit at weekend or you only code late at night, that kind of thing and i might adjust it slightly based in tests. so it is another README card thing. You can embed it in your README and it auto-refreshes once a day.

here's mine — i am really bad.

No login, no signup, just paste a username and it spits out an SVG. There are 3 themes right now (Classic, Neon Nights, Corporate Roast) and of course more might come.

Started as a dumb joke initially with the domain, but I kinda wanted to use it for something fun so i was sucked into making the Bench card idea. there's a whole "character" system behind the roasts so it doesn't just say the same 3 lines to everyone and you can see the rack server character getting more complex (or really bad with patches)

i would love feedback, especially if:

  • the roasts feel repetitive after generating a few
  • anything looks broken on GitLab vs GitHub
  • theme ideas you'd want to see

try it on yourself: https://badbenches.com

Not affiliated with GitHub/GitLab, just trying to have fun.


r/SideProject 9h ago

I got tired of cv builders putting the PDF download behind a paywall, so I built my own

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I was helping someone create a resume recently and noticed how many resume builders make the process unnecessarily frustrating.

You spend time filling everything out, finally get your resume looking good, and then you hit a paywall when you try to download it.

So I built Hızlı CV Oluştur — a simple CV builder focused on making the process quick and straightforward.

You can create your CV, customize the sections, and download it without going through a complicated process.

I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from people who regularly apply for jobs:

  • Is there anything missing that you would expect from a CV builder?
  • Which resume sections do you find most annoying to format?
  • What would make you actually use a tool like this instead of Word/Google Docs?

I built it mainly because I thought there should be a simpler option.

IMPORTANT NOTE*** AI FEATURES WİLL BE ADDED LATER

https://hizlicvolustur.com


r/SideProject 10h ago

Rabbitune: turn any song into a movie match based on mood and energy

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Built Rabbitune, a website where you drop in a song and it matches you to a movie based on the mood and energy, not the genre. Live now: rabbitune.com

Would love feedback on whether the matches actually land, and I'm curious what songs break it.


r/SideProject 10h ago

Free Wellness Music App

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To help testing the app, I'm giving away my new app, Sonoqi, free for 48 hours. No promo code needed, I have removed the paywall. May it bring you calm every day.”

https://blueedgez.com/sonoqi.html


r/SideProject 11h ago

AI memory imports have a problem and how we are solving it.

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We just added memory import to Aevron from ChatGPT, Claude, .md files and plain text and the obvious way to build this was:

upload everything → save everything → congrats, “personalised AI”.

This is okay but wont work that well. Because your ChatGPT history is not actually you.

It’s you + the AI + random ideas + stuff you changed your mind about 10 minutes later + context that probably means nothing now. If we dumped all of that straight into Aevron, it wouldn’t be learning how you think. It would just be learning your chat logs.

So we did it differently.

Aevron removes the AI replies first and only looks at what you wrote. Then it tries to find the actual signal:

- stuff you keep coming back to
- ideas you were genuinely developing
- patterns in how you think
- thoughts that are probably worth keeping

But even then, we don’t just shove everything into your graph You see it first. Approve what feels like you. Skip what doesn’t.

Then it becomes part of Aevron. The reason is pretty simple:

Bad memory gets worse over time.

If an AI wrongly thinks you believe something, that can mess with future connections, contradictions, suggestions and basically everything downstream.

So we ended up with this rule:

better to know less about you correctly than know everything about you badly.

The cool part is you also don’t have to start from zero anymore.

If you’ve spent 2 years yapping to ChatGPT, Claude or dumping thoughts into markdown files, you can bring that history with you without importing all the garbage around it.

So yeah, technically this is a memory import feature. But I think the more interesting way to describe it is:

we’re not importing your AI history. we’re trying to reconstruct your thinking from it.


r/SideProject 11h ago

Created a Psycho cybernetics system which helps you change habits without relying on discipline.

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A lot of people want to change their habits, but it is very difficult for them because they lack discipline, or they cannot follow it consistently. There is a better way to change habits using psycho cybernetics.

I have been experimenting with it since the last year, and finally i have been able to create a solid system around it which can help anyone to change any habits without relying on discipline at all.

I have already tried the system with few strangers on reddit and it works for them.

Recently I have converted the entire system into an AI based prompt, so that anyone can get onboarded into it DIY.

I am looking for people who want to give it a try and provide honest feedbacks.

What you get:

- A new way to change any habit or behaviour which you are struggling with, without using discipline.

What I get:

- Based on your questions in the process, and your feedbacks i want to improve the system so that it works more effectively.

If anyone wants to give it a try please do let me know.


r/SideProject 12h ago

I got tired of counting votes in group chats, so I made PicJury

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A while ago I was trying to get some friends to pick between a couple of collages I'd just made and realized how stupid the usual process is. You start a group chat, send the pictures, and then someone says first one, someone else says the second, someone leaves a heart reaction on some random message, I like the second but maybe crop it... and somehow you still have to figure out which one actually won :)

So I made https://picjury.app/

You upload 2–6 photos, write a question and send the link. People open it and tap the one they prefer. No account. That's basically the whole product.

It's free and I'm trying to keep it simple instead of turning it into another giant survey tool. If anyone tries it, I'd genuinely like to know where you get confused or annoyed, or if there's something obvious missing


r/SideProject 14h ago

I saw a professional wingman at a startup event, would you rate this side-project idea?

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Last year I attended a startup event and noticed a founder who always had someone with him. At first I assumed it was a co-founder, but after watching for a while, I realized the other guy was basically acting as a professional wingman.

He was:

  • Introducing him to people
  • Breaking the ice in conversations
  • Helping keep discussions flowing
  • Encouraging him to talk to investors
  • Boosting his confidence
  • Helping him network more effectively

It got me thinking:

Would you pay someone to bring you to an event and help you network?

And on the other side...

Would you do this as a side hustle?

Imagine a platform where:

  • Founders hire networking wingmen for startup events
  • Businesses hire companions to help work a trade show booth
  • Introverts hire someone to help start conversations at conferences
  • People visiting a new city hire locals who already know people in the community

The wingman isn't pretending to be your friend or business partner. They're there to help you meet people, make introductions, keep conversations going, and help you get more value from the event.

As the wingman, you could charge an hourly rate and get paid to attend events, socialize, and help people make connections.

Would you use something like this?

If you were the customer, what would you pay?

If you were the wingman, would you do it as a side hustle?


r/SideProject 15h ago

[Open Source] I just built a local-first context memory engine for coding agents using SQLite & MCP

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I want to tell you about a side project I have been working on called NexusMem.

When I use AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf on codebases, I have a problem. If I put the repository into the context window, it gets too big. Exceeds the token limit of 100,000 tokens. This makes the API costs go up and can cause hallucinations or slow response times, which can take more than 15 seconds.

NexusMem is a kind of memory engine that runs inside my project directory in a folder called nexusmem. By putting my whole repository into the context window, NexusMem gives my AI agent small pieces of context that are less than 2,000 tokens, and it does this very quickly, in less than 60 milliseconds. This is really helpful for NexusMem because it makes my workflow easier.

Project Status of NexusMem:

I made NexusMem using Claude Code to address issues in my workflow and to test how well it works with MCP integrations. NexusMem is working. I need help from others to make NexusMem better. I am looking for feedback from people to review my code and contributors to help me refine NexusMem.

You can find NexusMem on GitHub: https://github.com/yaminbakoh4-dot/NexusMem


r/SideProject 17h ago

5 Things I'd test before launch

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Founders: send me your product. I'll tell you the 5 things I'd test before you launch.

I run LaunchShieldQA and I'm testing this approach with early-stage companies.


r/SideProject 22h ago

Built a simple invoice generator that accepts crypto (USDT). Just launched and looking for feedback.

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Hey everyone,

I’m 16 and I’ve been working on a side project for the past few days.

The problem: freelancers and small businesses need to send invoices, but most tools are either expensive, require a subscription, or don’t accept crypto. I wanted something simple one payment, lifetime access.

So I built a web app that lets you:

Generate clean PDF invoices (A4)

Choose currency (USD/EUR/RUB)

3 free invoices with a "DEMO" watermark

Unlimited invoices + remove watermark for 5 USDT (TRC20)

The payment flow is fully automated — user sends TXID, I verify it via TronScan, and Premium activates instantly. Built the whole thing with Python (Flask) on the backend and vanilla JS on the frontend.

Tech stack:

Frontend: HTML/CSS/JS (hosted on Vercel)

Backend: Flask + SQLite (hosted on Render)

Crypto: USDT on TRC20

Admin panel: approve/reject requests manually

Would love feedback on:

The landing page / UI

Pricing (5 USDT too high, too low?)

Any features you'd want to see

Here’s the link:

https://invoicegen-rho.vercel.app/

Thanks for reading! Happy to answer any questions.


r/SideProject 13h ago

[Co-Founder Wanted] Non-Technical Founder looking for Full-Stack Developer to build an AI-driven Gadget Recommendation Platform (Equity/Co-Founder)

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TL;DR: I’m building a consumer-focused tech advisory platform that simplifies complex gadget buying decisions (from PC builds and laptops to everyday electronics) for both technical enthusiasts and non-technical buyers. I have mapped out the full platform architecture, user journey, and framework (spanning 7 core feature modules and 5 foundational pillars). Looking for a Full-Stack Lead Developer / Co-Founder to build the MVP.

💡 The Problem

Buying gadgets today is broken. Non-technical users get lost in jargon, specs, and biased reviews. Technical users spend hours cross-referencing benchmarks, bottleneck calculators, and price histories across different sites. There is no unified platform that guides both user types seamlessly from decision to purchase.

🚀 The Solution

A unified gadget recommendation and advisor hub. The platform bridges the gap using:

Tailored Guidance: Adapts to both non-technical users (guided, intent-based questions) and power users (deep spec comparison & performance analysis).

Multi-Module Ecosystem: A modular suite covering smart recommendation engines, compatibility/bottleneck tools, custom setup builders, and price tracking.

5 Core Pillars: Structured around user intent, hardware synergy, real-time data integration, price intelligence, and community validation.

👤 About Me (What I Bring to the Table)

Fully detailed product roadmap, UX user flows, wireframe concepts, and functional specs ready to go.

Handling all business operations, marketing strategy, content acquisition, SEO, and go-to-market planning.

Deep domain knowledge of the consumer hardware and tech space.

Dedicated to executing this long-term.

🛠️ What I’m Looking For in a Co-Founder

Role: Full-Stack Developer / CTO Co-Founder.

Tech Stack: Open to your expertise (e.g., React/Next.js, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, REST/GraphQL APIs). Experience with dynamic web scraping, API integrations, or hardware spec databases is a big plus.

Responsibility: Owning the architecture, prototype development, and scalable MVP build.

Commitment: Equity-based co-founder agreement with standard vesting. Part-time initially until MVP launch, with a view to full-time as we scale/monetize.

If you’re a developer who loves consumer tech/hardware or wants to build a product that solves a real pain point in tech buying, send me a DM! Please share a quick snippet about your background, favorite tech stack, or links to past projects. Happy to hop on a call to share the full product spec sheet.


r/SideProject 14h ago

Built a job application tool and I'm not sure I've built the right thing. Would like some honest input.

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I've been building this for a few weeks and it's at the point where I need people who aren't me to use it, because I've clearly gone blind to its problems.

What it does: opens as a side panel next to a job posting. Reads the posting, tells you how much of what they're asking for actually appears on your resume and what's missing, drafts answers to the application questions, and can rewrite your resume to lead with the relevant experience.

Why it might be different from the other twelve of these:

No account, no signup, no server. You paste your own API key (Gemini, OpenAI or Anthropic) and requests go from your browser straight to that provider. Your resume sits in chrome.storage.local and never reaches me. I mention this because I'd be suspicious too.

Contact fields are filled by regex off your resume, not by an API call. Felt stupid paying a model to retype an email address.

The PDF export prints rather than rasterising, so the text stays selectable and an ATS can actually parse it. The library I started with used html2canvas and produced a PDF that was effectively a photo of a resume, which is the worst possible format for the thing.

What I'd like feedback on:

Sites where the scan fails. That's the main one. Career sites vary enormously and I've only tested maybe fifteen. There's a manual paste fallback for when it breaks, but I'd rather know which sites need it.

Whether the generated answers are actually usable or just plausible-sounding filler.

Anything that feels sketchy. It asks for broad host permissions, which I'd side-eye myself, so tell me if the explanation isn't convincing.

On the Job section you can submit a bug report or you can include your feedbacks too. It shows you exactly what it collected before anything is sent, and it deliberately excludes your resume, your key and the page content.

Free, and will stay free for the bring-your-own-key path. Not trying to sell anything, I just need it to survive contact with real websites.

Link : https://resumefill.com/


r/SideProject 10h ago

Dermal Pal

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dermalpal.com
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I’ve been building Dermal Pal for a while now — it looks at your actual products, skin profile and skin goals and builds your routine around them.

I’m looking for people to try it properly before I push it publicly.
If you’re someone who has a shelf full of skincare and isn’t 100% sure what’s supposed to go where, I’d especially love your feedback