My ultimate goal is to build something people fall in love with — by using the product.
People don’t realize how hard that is to actually nail.
Not just building.
Not just marketing.
But showing up — for as long as it takes.
I try not to take early feedback — it taints the idea.
(Not because of competition, but because it creates doubt.)
If someone hasn’t done it themselves, I don’t take their feedback seriously.
This helps me keep going. Hopefully, it helps you too.
The Mother Prompt to Test Ideas
“I’m thinking of building this.
Ask me what questions I need to answer.
What are the competitors?
What’s the most realistic timeline?
Why would I fail?
What’s the most realistic way to get my first 100 paid users?
Why would someone pay for it?”
Add-on Prompts
- Roast my idea like a ruthless investor.
- Is this an asset or will it break with GPT updates?
- What’s the most honest exit strategy?
Bonus Levels
- What am I not seeing yet?
- What’s the absolute worst-case outcome of this product?
Important context:
LLMs aren’t original thinkers (yet).
They predict based on patterns.
So unless you’re deeply convicted about something new — building what already works gives you the highest chance of success.
That kind of clarity only comes from:
→ Building fast
→ Failing faster
→ Running raw experiments before overthinking
I’m not where I want to be just yet.
No audience.
Few chats. Some jingle bells here and there.
Just building and sharing.
And honestly? It’s more fun than marketing.
It’s not the sexy part.
But it’s where I still feel the optimism of creation —
Before the loud phase of:
“Look what I’ve built!”
“Try this!”
“Sign up!”
If you're building a product or service...
The biggest thing you can do is show up.
Everything will pivot and fall into place.
I’m only now realizing how true that is.
If you're a beginner:
Just do something → then share it → repeat.
That’s your content engine.
My experiments from the past year:
My first shot at contextual depth: journaling, goal tracking, chat, and memory.
Started before ChatGPT had memory — they launched it the same week I started marketing.
Still proud of it. The goal was a trustworthy AI platform that builds personal context and then connects users to real professionals (health, business coaching, etc.) — almost like a marketplace.
Eventually shelved it; I needed more users.
Lesson: Start something more practical first to create cashflow.
Still costs me $200/month just to keep it live.clarana.ai
Compliance app that tracks AI prompts across teams and flags risky data going into GPT.
Join the waitlist — Designed for teams who don’t fit enterprise pricing but still want visibility.
LinkedIn content performance tracker.
First tool I’d pay for myself.
No landing page or waitlist yet. Just building.
This is the first one where I’m like: “This will land. This is painful enough. I’d pay for this.”
There’s no formula here. Just experiments and putting them out in the world.
Some fail. Some freeze. But each one gets me closer to clarity — and maybe, love.
Keep going. Keep showing up.
— Naval Ravikant
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