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Four Typos Was His System: How He Built the Prompt Tool 2,000 People Actually Use
From "Replyyyy" to Right-Click: How He Turned a Ridiculous Workaround Into 2,000 Users
Jan 23
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Jenny Ouyang
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Kamil Banc
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Can’t Do Nothing: How She Orchestrated 37 Contributors and 461 Users Into an AI Learning Event for $31
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Elena, the product manager who builds first and rests never
Jan 9
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Jenny Ouyang
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Elena | AI Product Leader
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8 Hours to 3,000 Users: How He Built a Viral Year-in-Review That Spotify Tried to Stop
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Alejandro again — the data engineer who turned ego into distribution and shipped a viral hit for less than $10
Jan 2
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Jenny Ouyang
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Alejandro Aboy
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From Film to Food Tech: How He Shipped His Second iOS App in 8 Days for $124
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Kenny again — the filmmaker who can't stop building, now turning family dim sum drama into a top-rated iPhone app
Dec 19, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Kenny - Your Freelance Friend
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Build to Exit Strategy: How He's Teaching Builders to Sell Before they Build
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Josh, the digital business builder who shows no-code founders how to validate fast, build smart, and exit before burnout
Dec 12, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Joshua Davis 🤝
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Freedom by Design: How He Lived in 5 Countries and Built the Free Visa Tool He Wished Existed
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Benjamin, the global mobility expert who turned a decade of border-crossing into a free app for everyone else
Nov 14, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Benjamin Hies
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Your Memories, Your Terms: How He Left IBM for Half the Pay to Build the AI Memory Layer That Keeps Users in Control
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Jing, the VP who open-sourced what most startups would guard fiercely
Oct 31, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Jing Xie
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Fighting Content Slop: How She Turned Marketing Frustration Into a 400+ User Strategic Content Platform
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Mia, the strategic marketer who built the anti-slop tool the internet actually approves
Oct 10, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Mia Kiraki 🎭
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Fulfillment Over Profit: How He Stepped Down as CTO and Built the Mentoring Program People Actually Want
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Nikola, who stepped back from tech glory and found purpose helping others grow
Oct 3, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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HipsterTech
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Why Not Try? How She Tackled 'Impossible' Tech and Built the Semantic Search Tool for Substack Readers
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Karen, the copywriter who says 'yes' first and learns the hard stuff after
Sep 26, 2025
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Karen Spinner
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Jenny Ouyang
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Trust Over Conversions: How He Turned 90% Rejections Into a $10k Creator Tool
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Orel, the relationship-building developer who codes to connect
Sep 19, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Orel
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Building With, Not For: How She Became a Bestseller by Creating the Portfolio Substackers Proudly Share
Build to Launch Friday: Meet Karo, the AI Product Manager Who Turned Creator Pain Points Into Community Gold
Sep 12, 2025
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Jenny Ouyang
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Karo (Product with Attitude)
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