2026

I Built roastme.gg, a Site Where You Pay to Get Publicly Roasted by AIAug 21 · 13 minI shipped a site where you pay to get publicly roasted by AI, ranked on a wall by how much it hurt your wallet. Then I ran it through ChatGPT live search to see if it actually shows up for anyone who is not already looking for it by name.I Killed MarketingNow and Built XPilot Instead. Here's Why.Mar 02 · 7 minI spent months building MarketingNow, watched it flatline, and then built the right product in a fraction of the time. This is the full story of what went wrong, what I learned, and how XPilot was born from those mistakes.

2025

From "Bad Period" to #1 on Product Hunt: How I Built PH Wrapped in 24 HoursDec 28 · 3 minHow a rough patch led to a 24-hour build, a #1 Product of the Day, and a renewed sense of momentum.Stop Validating Ideas. Start Validating Pain.Dec 22 · 7 minMost founders validate ideas through landing pages and signups. But those signals measure curiosity, not pain. Learn why testing pain points first leads to faster, clearer validation.NoMissTrend: A Daily Email of Trend-Backed Content Ideas for CreatorsDec 08 · 3 minIf you create content, you already know the struggle Every creator knows this feeling: You sit down ready to film or write…but first you have to figure out what is trending right now. So you open:Google TrendsYouTube TrendingX exploreReddit Popular A...The Waitlist Illusion: Why Signups Do Not Validate Your Startup IdeaSep 09 · 5 minA landing page with a waitlist form feels like a fast way to test demand. It usually is not. Why most startup waitlists give false signals, when they can work, and what to do instead.🚀 My First Real Startup: The Rise (and Flatline) of CoLaunchlyAug 07 · 3 minI never thought I’d write a post like this. But here we are. This is the story of my first real startup. It’s called CoLaunchly. A tool I built to help devs like me actually market their apps instead of letting them die in silence. Let’s rewind a bit...How I Got #4 on Product Hunt - My First Launch StoryMay 14 · 3 minHi! I’m Alex Cloudstar, founder of CoLaunchly (CoLaunchly.io), a launch co-pilot that helps indie makers and developers market their products better. On May 13, 2025, I officially launched CoLaunchly on Product Hunt. In this post, I want to share how it went, wha...