Building my first SaaS from 0 β†’ 1 | Indie Hacker learning in public | Turning ideas into products | Follow along the journey πŸš€| Shipping MVP too

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πŸŒ€ Revamped pricing models with a slick new page design. Check out our Free, Pro (student-friendly with a whopping 50% discount), and Ultra tiers. Plus, dynamic currency toggling helps global users stay savvy. πŸ€‘
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Enhanced DodoPayments integration for seamless sub management and pro upgrades πŸ› οΈ. Subscribers can access the customer portal directly and upgrade without a hitch. Tap into your potential at paperdrop-theta.vercel.app.

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Content creation just got levelled up with targeted audience and language controls. Plus, you can now preview LinkedIn posts exactly as they'll appear on the platform 🀯. Perfect for those aiming high! Try now paperdrop-theta.vercel.app #buildinpublic #webdev #indiehackers

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As a result of a US government directive, we are suspending access to Claude Fable 5 for all users. You can continue to use all other Claude models. Here’s what this means for you: Across Claude products, new sessions will run on your selected default model or Opus 4.8, and existing Fable 5 sessions will end with an error. On the Claude Platform, requests to Fable 5 will also return an error. Please update your integrations to other Claude models. We know this is a disruption to your workflows; we appreciate your patience and support.
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As a result of a US government directive, we are suspending access to Claude Fable 5 for all users. You can continue to use all other Claude models. Here’s what this means for you: Across Claude products, new sessions will run on your selected default model or Opus 4.8, and existing Fable 5 sessions will end with an error. On the Claude Platform, requests to Fable 5 will also return an error. Please update your integrations to other Claude models. We know this is a disruption to your workflows; we appreciate your patience and support.
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees. The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance. Access to all other Claude models is not affected. We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible. Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…
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I spent 3 weeks building my SaaS. Landing page? βœ… Features? βœ… Analytics? βœ… Traffic? 3 visitors. 2 were me. If you've ever gone from 0 β†’ 10 users, what actually worked? Try PaperDrop: paperdrop-theta.vercel.app #BuildInPublic #IndieHackers #SaaSFounder #Bootstrapped #StartupLife

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Nobody tells you this: Building the product is the easy part. Getting strangers to care about it is the hard part. I launched PaperDrop and now I'm figuring out distribution. What brought you your first 10 users? πŸ”— paperdrop-theta.vercel.app #BuildInPublic #SaaS #IndieHackers #FounderJourney #Startups

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Launched my first SaaS. Expected: πŸš€ Traffic πŸ”₯ Signups πŸ’° Revenue Reality: πŸ“‰ Refreshing analytics πŸ“‰ Checking notifications πŸ“‰ Wondering where everyone is If you've been through this, what changed the game? PaperDrop: paperdrop-theta.vercel.app #BuildInPublic #Bootstrapped #SaaSFounder #IndieHackers

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Built a product that turns research papers into Twitter threads, LinkedIn posts, summaries, and key insights. Then I realized: Building the product was only 20% of the job. The other 80% is getting people to discover it. PaperDrop: paperdrop-theta.vercel.app How did you get your first users? #BuildInPublic #Research #AI #SaaS #IndieHackers

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Current startup routine: β˜• Coffee πŸ’» Ship features πŸ“Š Check analytics πŸ˜… See no new users πŸ” Repeat Still showing up every day. PaperDrop: paperdrop-theta.vercel.app What's one growth lesson you learned the hard way? #BuildInPublic #StartupLife #IndieHackers #SaaSFounder

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Payment links are live now on PaperDrop ( paperdrop-theta.vercel.app) Try it once, I am sure you will like it for only $ 1.5 #BuildInPublic #IndieHacker #SaaSFounder #Bootstrapped #StartupLife #ZeroToOne
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Just added the payment part to PaperDrop
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Writing on social media isn't just a trendβ€”it's the future. πŸš€ No matter your profession, building your voice online can open doors, create opportunities, and grow your personal brand. Make content creation a part of your daily life. To make the process easier, try PaperDrop: paperdrop-theta.vercel.app PaperDrop helps you create content faster, organize your ideas, and stay consistent without the usual hassle. Start writing. Start sharing. The future belongs to creators. ✍️✨ #ContentCreation #PersonalBranding #SocialMedia #Creators #Writing #PaperDrop
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Week 1 dashboard update: πŸ“ˆ 33 visitors πŸ“ˆ 149 page views πŸ“‰ 58% bounce rate (needs work) Traffic is growing faster than I expected, but visitors aren't sticking around long enough. Looking at this dashboard, what's the first thing you'd improve? (paperdrop-theta.vercel.app ) Time to improve onboarding and landing page messaging. Building in public πŸš€
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Most people overestimate what they can build in a week. They underestimate what they can build in a year. What are you consistently working on in 2026? #Solopreneur #SaaSFounder #Entrepreneurship #BuildInPublic
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Building a SaaS taught me something surprising: Getting the first 10 users is harder than building the product. What's the hardest part of your startup journey right now? #SaaS #BuildInPublic #IndieHackers #StartupLife
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Spent 2 hours reading a research paper yesterday. Then thought: why not have AI read and create content automatically? So I built PaperDrop. Upload a PDF β†’ instantly get: - A summary - An X thread - A LinkedIn post - Key takeaways Save hours. Learn faster. Create more. paperdrop-theta.vercel.app #BuildInPublic #Startup #SaaS
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Last week I spent 2 hours reading a research paper. Then I thought: "What if AI could read it and create content for me?" That's why I built PaperDrop ( paperdrop-theta.vercel.app ). Upload a PDF and instantly get: πŸ“„ Summary 🧡 X Thread πŸ’Ό LinkedIn Post πŸ’‘ Key Takeaways Save hours. Learn faster. Create more. #BuildInPublic #Startup #SaaS
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Last week I spent 2 hours reading a research paper. Then I thought: "What if AI could read it and create content for me?" That's why I built PaperDrop ( paperdrop-theta.vercel.app ). Upload a PDF and instantly get: πŸ“„ Summary 🧡 X Thread πŸ’Ό LinkedIn Post πŸ’‘ Key Takeaways Save hours. Learn faster. Create more. #BuildInPublic #Startup #SaaS

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