Paul is a free macOS app. It is laser‑focused on one job: safely investigating a user’s data in Postgres, fast.
Unlike general DB admin tools (think DBeaver or PgAdmin), it’s read‑only by design and optimized for on‑call and support. You trace a user across related tables, follow foreign keys, and keep context in a split view.
For more read-only features, there are two additional modes :
- Raw SELECT SQL
- Agent mode
Always fast, and simple
After four long years of grinding, building, fundraising, and hiring, we decided to pivot. I wanted to write down my thought process and timeline because I wish I d seen more honest pivot stories when we were stuck. Not just we pivoted and everything was instantly great but the real version where we kept trying to make the original idea work for way too long because we already put so much into it.
I went through YC S20 (the first COVID batch) as a solo founder working on @Basedash. After YC, I did what you re supposed to do. I talked to users. I built product. I did founder-led sales. I hired a great team. It felt like progress because I was constantly busy and the product kept getting better.
Peanut Allergy is a deadly simple app to inform food-makers of your peanut allergy while traveling abroad. Type a country, and get the translation of "I am allergic to Peanuts". Done. Main fact: works OFFLINE. I am allergic to peanuts, and I had been looking for such a tool for quite a while so I built it myself. I am very open to suggestions !!!
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