Build in Public · 2026

Honest build logs — no hype, just receipts.

Things I actually built, shipped, and sometimes stalled. No hype — just what worked, what broke, and what it cost.

9 LOGS NO HYPE JUST RECEIPTS

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Shipping & Launch 04 AI Coding 02 Growth & Users 02 Cost & Infra 02 Product & MVP 02 Money & Domain 01

The Log

09 entries

Building Builderlog ①

The Day I Put My Own Domain on My Writing — and Slapped Ads on It

I spent a whole day wiring a custom domain to this blog and adding ads. Turns out the hard part was everything that came after.

Jun 28, 2026 · 2 MIN

Shipping Mini-Apps ⑧

I Thought It Was Free, Then the Bill Showed Up

Jun 26, 2026 · 2MIN 03

Shipping Mini-Apps ⑦

Why I Couldn't Read My Own AI-Written Code Six Months Later

Jun 23, 2026 · 2MIN 04

Shipping Mini-Apps ⑥

How My Plan to Get 100 Users With No Ads Fell Apart in 3 Weeks

Jun 21, 2026 · 2MIN 05

Shipping Mini-Apps ⑤

I Finally Shipped, and Nobody Came

Jun 13, 2026 · 2MIN 06

Shipping Mini-Apps ④

Why My App Got Smaller Every Time I Added a Feature

Jun 13, 2026 · 2MIN 07

Shipping Mini-Apps ③

Build on Free Data, and the Bill Comes in 'Time' Instead of Money

Jun 12, 2026 · 3MIN 08

Shipping Mini-Apps ②

The App's Done. So Why Does It Keep Failing Review?

Jun 11, 2026 · 3MIN 09

Shipping Mini-Apps ①

AI Builds the App in 5 Minutes. So Why Can't I Ship It?

Jun 10, 2026 · 4MIN