Steven Buchko

Steven Buchko

AI + Fintech Co-founder @Steve
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Austin-based founder with 10+ years in product, on a mission to make personal finance approachable and inclusive for everyone.

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What’s the point of “build in public” if nobody’s watching?

Everywhere I look, people say build in public to grow your product and audience. Sounds great except when you re starting from zero and literally nobody cares yet. From what I ve figured out, it s less about getting likes right now and more about leaving a trail, progress updates, decisions you ve made, even mistakes. Most of it will get ignored in the moment, but it builds a record that people can stumble on later. Also, public doesn t have to mean blasting it to Twitter. It could be small niche communities, Reddit threads like this, or a tiny newsletter. Basically, don t measure it by immediate engagement. Think of it as planting seeds for your future self. Anyone here actually started with no audience and made build in public work? What did you do?
Steven Buchko

6mo ago

👋 Hi Everyone! I'm Steven (Austin-based founder)

Hey everyone!

I've been a long time fan and lurker of PH, but now I'm making a conscious effort to be more involved with the community.

What’s Your Toughest Product Launch Hurdle?

Launching a product is never as simple as it sounds, there are a million moving pieces, and something always feels like a bottleneck.

Is it getting those first 100 users, nailing the messaging, timing your launch, building social proof, or something else entirely?

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