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s/announcementsPinned1 month ago
Welcome to SolomonSignal Forums

Welcome to the SolomonSignal community forums. This is the place for founders, developers, and builders to discuss ideas, share knowledge, and help each other ship better products. **Forum categories...

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s/generalPinned1 month ago
Introduce yourself - What are you building?

Hey everyone! Let us use this thread to introduce ourselves. Share what you are working on, your background, and what brought you to SolomonSignal. I will start: I am Brandon, founder of Algoff Digit...

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s/generalPinned1 month ago
Weekly wins thread - Share your progress

Drop your wins from this week. Big or small - shipped a feature, got a new customer, fixed a nasty bug, whatever progress looks like for you.

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s/showcase1 month ago
Allen Studio design toolkit - free for SolomonSignal members

Hi everyone! I am Dimitri from Allen Studio. We make design tools for non-designers, and I wanted to share our free toolkit with the SolomonSignal community. The toolkit includes: - Landing page comp...

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s/feature-requests1 month ago
Dark mode support

Would love to see dark mode across the platform. The current light theme is fine for casual browsing but for extended sessions (especially late at night), dark mode would be much easier on the eyes. ...

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s/showcase1 month ago
Launching Cortez Analytics - open source analytics for indie hackers

Hey everyone! After 6 months of building, I am officially launching Cortez Analytics - an open-source analytics dashboard designed for indie hackers. Key features: - Connects to Stripe, Plausible, an...

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s/questions1 month ago
How to get your first 100 users without spending money on ads?

Just launched my MVP. It is a project management tool for freelancers. I have exactly 3 users (me, my partner, and my mom). How do I get to 100 without a marketing budget?

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s/ideas1 month ago
AI tool ideas that are NOT chatbots

Feels like every AI startup is building a chatbot or a wrapper around GPT. What AI applications are underexplored? Looking for ideas that use AI/ML in non-obvious ways.

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s/feature-requests28 days ago
Weekly email digest of top ideas and discussions

I do not check the forums every day. A weekly email summary with the top voted ideas, most discussed threads, and newly launched products would keep me engaged without having to visit daily.

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s/general1 month ago
Best resources for indie hackers in 2026

Putting together a list of the most useful resources for indie hackers. What tools, communities, books, or courses have helped you the most? My top picks: - Indie Hackers community (still the best fo...

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s/questions1 month ago
Supabase vs Firebase - which should I pick in 2026?

Need a backend for my mobile app. Both Supabase and Firebase seem solid. I know SQL but also comfortable with NoSQL. Main features needed: auth, database, file storage, real-time subscriptions. What ...

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s/signals27 days ago
Discussion: tools gaining traction in the developer space

Noticing some trends in developer tools that are getting traction right now: 1. AI code assistants moving beyond autocomplete into full code review 2. Local-first development tools (offline-capable, ...

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s/general1 month ago
How do you stay motivated as a solo founder?

Genuine question. I have been working on my project for 3 months and some days it feels like I am making zero progress. Revenue is growing slowly but nowhere near where I hoped. How do you all keep go...

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s/feature-requests1 month ago
API access for products and ideas

Would be great to have a public API for accessing product listings and validated ideas. Use cases: - Building integrations with other tools - Displaying SolomonSignal data in our own dashboards - Auto...

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s/questions1 month ago
Best payment processor for SaaS - Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle?

Setting up payments for my SaaS and overwhelmed by the options. I am a solo founder based in the US, targeting global customers. Key requirements: - Subscription billing - Usage-based pricing (maybe l...

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s/showcase29 days ago
Show SS: Pettigrew Growth - marketing automation for early-stage SaaS

Soft-launching Pettigrew Growth today on SolomonSignal before the wider launch. Pettigrew Growth helps early-stage SaaS companies automate their launch marketing: drip email campaigns, social media s...

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s/questions1 month ago
How do you price a micro-SaaS product?

Building a niche tool for podcast editors that automates transcript cleanup. Not sure how to price it. The value is clear (saves hours of work per episode) but the market is small. How do you think ab...

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s/ideas1 month ago
What problems do freelancers still have that software has not solved?

I am looking for my next project and want to build for freelancers. What pain points do freelancers still deal with daily that current tools do not solve well? I know invoicing and project management...

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s/announcements1 month ago
New feature: AI-powered idea validation analysis

We just shipped AI-powered idea validation. When you submit an idea through your organization dashboard, you can now request an AI analysis that evaluates: - Market viability - Competitive landscape ...

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s/questions1 month ago
How to choose between Next.js and Remix for a SaaS MVP?

Starting a new SaaS project and stuck on framework choice. I have experience with React but have not used either Next.js or Remix in production. The product is a B2B dashboard with auth, team managem...

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s/signals1 month ago
What makes a good product signal on SolomonSignal?

For those submitting products as signals - what information helps the community evaluate your product? What makes you upvote vs ignore a signal? Let us establish some community standards for quality ...

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s/idea-feedback1 month ago
Feedback wanted: AI code review tool for solo devs

I submitted my idea for an AI-powered code review tool aimed at solo developers. The core concept: run automated reviews on every git push that catch security vulnerabilities, performance issues, and ...

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s/idea-feedback1 month ago
Roast my idea: competitive intelligence for indie hackers

The pitch: a tool that monitors up to 10 competitor websites and alerts you when they change pricing, add features, or update their positioning. Priced at $19/month. I think indie hackers need this b...

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s/idea-feedback1 month ago
Is there a market for a local-first expense tracker?

I want to build an expense tracker that stores everything locally on your device. No cloud account. Optional encrypted sync between your own devices. Targeting privacy-conscious freelancers. My gut s...

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s/idea-feedback1 month ago
Feedback on: sustainability metrics dashboard for startups

Working on a dashboard that helps startups track their carbon footprint. Integrates with cloud providers to estimate compute emissions, tracks travel and office utilities, generates investor-ready rep...

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