Dustin Heaps

Dustin Heaps

Web dev building tools that simplify.
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Looks slick — love the angle of tracking visibility across AI platforms. Smart timing.
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Nimt.aiTrack and boost any brand’s visibility in AI search
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🚀 Super slick launch, team! Love how Trickle streamlines app + form building into something actually usable — the Magic Canvas feels intuitive without being overwhelming. Big fan of how fast you can go from idea → prototype without code clutter. Excited to see where this heads — congrats on the release! 🙌
Trickle - Magic Canvas The 1st Agentic Canvas for building apps visually with AI
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Love this question. For me, summer weekends usually mean hitting the trails early (before the heat ruins the vibe), grabbing an iced coffee after, and tinkering with side projects in the shade. 😅 Also not mad about a spontaneous road trip now and then — windows down, music up, no real plan. How about you — ever do a tech-free weekend just for the reset?
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What do you love doing on summer weekends when you're not working?
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What’s the last product that genuinely made you go: 'Whoa — this is smart'?

I’m always on the lookout for those “aha” moments — where a product nails the timing, design, or simplicity so well it just clicks. What’s the last product that made you pause and think: “Damn… this is clever”? Bonus points if it’s something small but brilliant. Curious to see what’s been impressing you lately 👇

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This is such a smart concept — love the idea of gamifying idea generation to beat “experimenter’s block.” As someone building a product for solo service pros, I know how tough it can be to keep fresh ideas flowing — especially when you're juggling everything. The leaderboard and voting mechanic sound like great ways to keep momentum and buy-in across small CRO teams. Definitely bookmarking...
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Conversion Optimisation Geek launching my first SAAS app
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This is 🔥 — totally agree that the demo video is the new homepage. What stood out to me in your picks: they all show, not tell. No fluff, just tight storytelling through UI, motion, and micro-interactions. One thing I learned the hard way: if the first 5 seconds don’t hook without sound, most folks are gone. Now I treat demo videos like a tweet — one clear idea, delivered fast, visually. Would...
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My favorite launch videos from last week
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Oh man — this hits hard 😂 Right now it’s a mix of Notion dashboards pretending to be a CRM, Slack threads we swear we’ll organize later, and Google Sheets duct-taped across 3 workflows. One small fix that helped: Setting up a simple “Monday kickoff” doc to align on priorities + blockers. 10 mins, async, and it actually sticks. One thing that should be simple but isn’t: Getting consistent naming...
Yana Kuodis
How do you run operations when your company’s still figuring things out?
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What’s a small decision that completely changed your career? 💭

I’ll go first: Posting my side project before I felt ready. It led to unexpected feedback, support — and paying users. Curious what small moves made a big difference for you 👇

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What’s the smallest feature in your product that delivers the biggest impact? 💡

Sometimes it’s not the biggest launch or most complex system that users love — it’s the tiny touches: a smart default, a well-timed toast, a one-click shortcut. What’s one small feature in your product that punches way above its weight? Would love to see examples — and maybe steal a few ideas too. 😄

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Great prompt, Ashutosh! I try to balance recharge and progress. This weekend I’m polishing a few UI details on my SaaS app (Waivify – digital waivers for solo pros), sketching out content for an upcoming launch, and hopefully squeezing in some quiet reading time. Curious what others are working on too!
Ashutosh Raj
What are your weekend goals? 🧠✨
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Love this — always admire marketers who are jumping into building too. That GTM + product combo is powerful. I’m on a similar path from solo dev to launching Waivify, and trying to learn how to market as I go. Let’s keep vibin and building!
Parna Saha
Hello PH Folks, Parna here!
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💡 What problem did you originally set out to solve with your product?

I’ve seen a lot of makers (myself included) start building with one idea, then pivot completely after talking to users. I launched Waivify — a simple digital waiver tool — because I noticed yoga instructors and personal trainers still using paper or clunky PDFs for liability waivers. It started as a weekend build. Now it’s used by solo business owners to simplify their client onboarding. But...

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Love this — thanks for sharing your story so openly. I’ve found the same thing: scratching your own itch tends to lead to the most durable ideas. In my case, I was working with service-based businesses that kept sending paper waivers to clients, or using clunky PDF forms that barely worked on mobile. It was a terrible experience — both for them and their customers. So I built Waivify — a...
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How did you come up with your product idea?
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Hey PH! I'm building Waivify – because waivers shouldn’t suck

Hey everyone – I’m Dustin 👋 I’m a solo founder and full-stack dev building Waivify – a dead-simple way for instructors, artists, and other service pros to create and collect signed waivers in minutes. The idea came from watching too many businesses still rely on paper forms, sketchy PDFs, or clunky apps with more buttons than sense. What I’m aiming for: ✅ Fast setup (under 2 minutes) ✅ Clean UX...