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Michii.dev founder: Hacker News drove first paid customers despite technical audience

A solo developer building Michii.dev, an AI agent platform for non-technical users to launch online businesses, found that posting on Hacker News—the most technical community—yielded their first paying customers, contrary to expectations. The founder notes that their existing technical network prefers building with tools like Claude Code rather than paying for the service.

2 engagement·1 source·Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 02:04 PM

The founder of Michii.dev, a side project that uses AI agents to build and run online businesses for non-technical people, shared on Reddit that their first paid customers came from an unexpected channel: Hacker News. Despite Hacker News being one of the most technical communities, the post there converted better than posts on X or LinkedIn, where the founder's network is more technical and likely to use tools like Claude Code instead of paying for the service. The lesson for early-stage startups is to test unconventional channels.

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CommunitySat, Jul 11, 2026, 06:22 AM

Solo developer shares lesson: building is easy, distribution is hard in AI era

A solo developer on Reddit recounts launching 4-5 products that all failed because they focused almost entirely on building and neglected distribution and marketing. They note that in the AI era, creating digital products is no longer the hard part; getting users to find, trust, and use them is.

10 engagement·1 source·reddit

CommunitySat, Jul 11, 2026, 06:20 PM

Startup founder surveys community on paid AI agent use cases

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8 engagement·1 source·reddit

CommunitySun, Jul 12, 2026, 10:55 AM

Developers report building with Claude Code is easy but monetizing remains difficult

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8 engagement·1 source·reddit

ProductSat, Jul 11, 2026, 12:39 PM

iOS app developer seeking advice to reach €100 MRR with 7 apps

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0 engagement·1 source·reddit

CommunitySat, Jul 11, 2026, 10:44 AM

Solo dev builds customer-support agent in one hour using ChatGPT-recommended tool

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2 engagement·1 source·reddit