Dave Clayton

I'm a software engineer working on my app OctoLoops, a simple growth harness for indie developers

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I tried every organic marketing channel in 72 hours. Here is my reality check.

I tried every organic marketing channel in 72 hours. Here is my reality check.

Solo dev here. nobody using my app. how do you actually do marketing?

OctoLoops so far: 35 users, 400K tokens, and a rule that every feature has to work on us first

I launched an app and learned that distribution starts with a sharper problem

I turned a real client problem into a B2B design tool

Solo-built a mood-tracking app, looking for a marketing co-founder

I spent two years building things nobody used. This time I'm stopping at v0.2.0.

Solo-built Pistly for months. Launching on PH this week and I still don't know if the market wants it.

Indie Hackers, I’d love your advice on launching a SaaS.

Most Reddit marketing advice is outdated. Here's what actually works in 2026.

🚀 Startup Distribution in 2026: What Surprised Me Most

I built a SaaS that got 0 paying customers at launch. Distribution was the real problem all along.