Gal Dayan

i write a16z speedrun scout checks within 24hours | Co-Founder & CTO @ Dial

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Why are TV remote apps on iOS mostly subscription-based now?

I built a tool to check if AI agents can actually use a website. Ran it on 23 well-known SaaS sites, the average score was 35.7/100

The gap nobody talks about: why founders pick tools built for companies 3x their size

10 weeks in: how consistent engagement compounds on indie platforms

Spent the last 6 months obsessing over something most people overlook: the perfect casual shirt.

I sent selected text from any webpage to ChatGPT in one click. Here is what 6 weeks of solo dev taught me about distribution.

The biggest opportunities in my business never looked urgent

I built a financial dashboard for creators who sell on multiple platforms

I built SubRadar to stop forgetting subscriptions I'm paying for — first week learnings

What 14 MVPs taught us about kill-criteria: which ones just survived the cull

We built an AI that scaffolds on our own framework instead of raw code — was that a mistake?

A complaint is not a SaaS idea. The workaround is the real signal.

8 weeks in: authentic engagement on Indie Hackers actually works

I’m designing for the thoughts people usually dismiss

I thought picking a voice for my app would take a day. It rebuilt everything.

Why I Ditched My $0.50/M Claude API Stack for the "Distillation King" Qwen (And Saved My Micro-SaaS)

Vibecoding without security audits is professional malpractice

3 months in: what growing on Indie Hackers actually looks like

Shipped my first Chrome extension. Launched on Product Hunt 2 days ago. Got 4 upvotes. Here's what I learned.

The Hardest Part of Building Isn't Building Anymore