Istiaq

CS student at University of Westminster building in public.
Writing about startups, building, and the journey from zero to first revenue.

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Why is getting the first 100 users so much harder than building the app?

Why is getting the first 100 users so much harder than building the app?

I'm a first year CS student building the operating system for first time founders, here's what I've learned so far

I'm a first year CS student building the operating system for first time founders, here's what I've learned so far

I realized showing problems isn’t enough — so I built this

$36K in 7 days: Why distribution beats product (early on)

I automated the most annoying part of shipping side projects

I wasted months building things nobody wanted

Finally reached 100 users in just 12 days 🚀

Early-stage founders — what’s been harder so far: building or getting users?