Algrow · B2C · viral video research tool
Ship a buggy first version in a week if the main feature works
First user hit an error but still used the core features
Workedvalidationfeature-development
What they did
With no coding background, dictated the idea to ChatGPT voice mode, pasted the code into Notepad, then VS Code (later Cursor), and hosted on Heroku. Built in about a week. The first user got an application error but could still use the core features.
What happened
Core idea worked despite bugs; product went on to 10K+ users
- Stage
- Pre-launch (build)
- Effort
- About a week of building
“When I first shipped my product, I hosted it on a site called Heroku and the first person I gave it to, they got an application error, but they still managed to use some of the core features and were able to still use the app.”
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