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John. W. Rogers

@riceroad
Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Former engineering management professional. I’ve spent the past year building indie products and learning validation the hard way.

Now I’m manually helping indie founders read their early product signals and choose one concrete next validation action.

If you’ve built something but aren’t sure what signal to trust next, you can send it here:
https://tally.so/r/5BOBqb

Recent activity

  • Commented onI audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet2026-07-26
  • Commented onI audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet2026-07-20
  • Commented onWe built an automation system...but nobady cared2026-07-17
  • Commented onI audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet2026-07-17
  • Commented onI built a security checkpoint for AI agents after one of my agents exposed credentials2026-07-16
  • Commented onWe built an automation system...but nobady cared2026-07-16
  • Commented onI’ve been studying what happens after indie founders build something2026-07-16
  • Commented on16 year old built an AI client reporting tool in 60 days with ₹5,000 — now live and free2026-07-15
  • Commented onI audited 7 link shorteners before building mine — here's what nobody does, and I have zero users yet2026-07-15
  • Commented onShipped my first real production deploy of OrchestrAI — here's what actually broke along the way2026-07-15
  • Commented onI rebuilt my tattoo tool around visual references and artist briefs2026-07-15
  • Commented onI rebuilt my tattoo tool around visual references and artist briefs2026-07-13
  • Commented onLost users this month and I think I know why — updating in public2026-07-13
  • Commented on16 year old built an AI client reporting tool in 60 days with ₹5,000 — now live and free2026-07-13
  • Commented onI built a security checkpoint for AI agents after one of my agents exposed credentials2026-07-13
  • Commented on16 year old built an AI client reporting tool in 60 days with ₹5,000 — now live and free2026-07-12
  • Commented onI rebuilt my tattoo tool around visual references and artist briefs2026-07-12
  • Commented onI built a security checkpoint for AI agents after one of my agents exposed credentials2026-07-12
  • Commented onI ran Wix through my website audit tool. Even the "make websites easy" company has UX gaps.2026-07-12
  • Commented onLost users this month and I think I know why — updating in public2026-07-12

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