M Tayyab

I shut down a project last month that I d been working on for about eight months. It had a handful of paying users, a few nice messages, and growth that basically flatlined after the first launch spike. The weird part is I probably knew it wasn t working around month four. I just kept telling myself one more feature would fix it.

Talking to other makers, I ve noticed two camps:

1. People who give something 90 days, check the numbers, and move on without much drama.

2. People (like me) who hang on way too long because quitting feels like admitting the idea was bad.

Would love to hear how you think about this:

My favourite milestone this week: my son made rhun his default editor on Omarchy. Seeing someone choose it for everyday use felt pretty great

And 0.17.9 is now out!

If you re new here, rhun is a small, fast code editor written in assembly. Code, a terminal, Git diffs and coding-agent sessions, all in one window.

The recent 0.17.8 update brought Grok Build sessions alongside Claude Code and Codex, file type icons, and separate light/dark themes that switch with your system. On Omarchy, rhun can follow your desktop theme.

AI is becoming a major part of software development, but there's a challenge I don't hear discussed enough: how do independent founders get access to AI if they don't yet have the resources to integrate it into their products?

I'm an independent founder from Pakistan. I've already built and launched a SaaS platform, and my next goal is to introduce AI tools and agents that help creators, freelancers, and small businesses save time and grow.

I've explored startup programs from major AI companies, but I haven't secured support yet. Building independently means making difficult choices about what I can afford to develop next.