Whenever we have ideas, instinctively we want to start building our mvp, design that perfect user experience. But.... Reality is different, starting a new app becomes setup and configuration for 5 days, even if you skip some things to favor to focus on app, setup remains a hell. I just built a modern kit for myself and sharing it with founders like me. Think of it like a zero point for your future apps. all configuration and basic boilerplate done, setup takes 15/30 minutes, and we get to the favorite part, "building our app". Shipping it in Expo (React Native), with combination of Supbase & Firebase. A light admin, RLS, Push Notifications, RevenueCat, authentication, dark theme, ships with all the essentials. Design Your on UX/UI and app logic, comes with a comprehensive guide for you and guideline for AI so you can vibecode. I am calling it Simple Expo Kit, and will be live on product Hunt tommorow. Very excited, this is going to be my first launch here on PH. Thoughts?
We re all builders here, which usually means at some point we looked at something clunky, slow, or frustrating and thought, there has to be a better way. Most products don t start with a grand vision; they start with irritation, curiosity, or firsthand pain.
I d love to learn more about how others here have navigated that journey:
How did you uncover the problem you decided to work on? What signals told you this problem was worth solving? How did you validate (if at all) whether people would actually pay for a solution? Has your product stayed true to the original problem, or did it evolve into something different? What surprised you the most along the way?
Share the name of your product, a brief description of how it will help the community, and your launch date, and let's support each other and hunt together. Let's get connected on Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/boyuan_qian
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Fundraising is broken. Most pre-seed founders spend weeks cold emailing VCs who never respond, don't invest at their stage, or are just the wrong fit entirely.
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Hey, I'm Gjin. I spent a few months building Breaks, a Pomodoro timer that lives in your macOS menu bar.
The reason I built it is pretty simple. Every app I tried was either bloated with features I didn't need, ugly, or wanted me to create an account just to run a 25 minute timer. I wanted something that just sat in the menu bar, stayed quiet, and did its job
