... have anything at all to do with building an app, such as the chaos of raising 3 crazy (but cute) little boys. If any of that appeals to you, I would be thrilled if you subscribed. substack: the beanstalk Great to meet everybody here and looking forward to talking more soon! greg Comment from Rian Robertson(@rianbrob): Hey Greg, great intro! beanies.family sounds like a lifesaver for family chaos...love the local-first angle. I'm Rian, founder ...

... Solo builder here, won't say much about the product yet but happy to talk shop on the plumbing. Quick version of what I'd tell my past self: Auth - Supabase, Clerk, Auth0, pick one. An afternoon of setup vs. days of building it badly. I tried the days version first, do not recommend. Permissions - this is the sneaky one. Most people check "can this user see this?" in their app code. Way better to push the rule into ... ... tattoos or mockups) Tech-wise I m using: Flutter for the mobile app Firebase (Firestore + functions) OpenAI + Replicate for image generation (testing multiple models right now like DreamShaper, Flux, Ideogram) Biggest challenge so far has been balancing quality vs