Mark Durnin

Mark Durnin

Founder building web apps

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I am a Senior Project Manager with 20 years of experience delivering multi-million pound programmes. I specialize in turning "vague ideas" into production-ready software in days, not months. I have seen too many startups fail because of scope creep and lack of governance. My approach is different: I treat software delivery like a manufacturing process. I combine strict Senior PM governance with modern AI-accelerated stacks to ensure rapid, predictable delivery.

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Mark Durnin

4d ago

Are paid ads a trap for micro-startups?

I ve been thinking a lot about the "distribution wall" we all hit. There s a lot of pressure to hire agencies or jump straight into CPC roulette, but I m starting to think traditional "marketing" is actually a waste of money in the early days.

When you re a micro-startup, you don't need a brand strategy yet you need human beings clicking your links so you can see what breaks. I had a wake-up call recently when I realized a Spanish-language influencer was directing a huge amount of traffic to my site. The problem? I didn't have a single word of Spanish on the site. I would have never known that was a potential market if I hadn't seen the raw traffic data first.

Nika

15d ago

Can a large Product Hunt community help you with a product launch?

This is something I ll find out in just a short while, one week from now (Jan 28), as I m about to re-launch a digital detox app. If you want, follow, maybe you will be on watch of my steps and activities

However, that s not the main point of this post.

Filip Panoski

20d ago

The system I use to consistently get customers from Reddit

Reddit has been my main growth channel for the past 6 months and I've been consistently getting 100+ high-intent visitors every week.

Here's the exact system you can copy:

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