Hi there! I'm Anton — a software engineer since 2010. I'm currently building side projects with the goal of escaping the 9-to-5 grind and getting FIREd

Joined May 2025
Yesterday I tested OpenAI Ads for my app. $27 → 12 clicks. That's $2.25 per click, zero installs to brag about. Solo dev lesson: paid ads won't fix distribution you haven't figured out yet. Has anyone actually made OpenAI Ads work? #buildinpublic #indiehacker #solodev
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Everyone talks about Apple's 15% fee. That's not where the money goes. Out of every $100 spent in a typical mobile app: • $15 → App Store / Google Play • $30 → User acquisition • $5 → Infrastructure & tools • $10 → Taxes • $40 → Developer
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16 years in IT. 3 hours with GA4. Still can't get a dashboard to show even basic data. What a shame. #buildinpublic #indiehacker #solodev #GA4
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Anyone else still lost in GA4, or did you switch?
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Talkasu is now live on the web! 🎉 Practice difficult conversations, build confidence, and communicate better—now at talkasu.com, in addition to our Android app. Try it and let me know what you think!
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Talkasu is now live on Google Play! And of course, the first production bug showed up immediately 😅 Google Sign-In wasn't working after launch. Already fixed ✅ play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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Flutter project starts with the app widget? No - it starts with a test. Because real peace of mind is being able to run: flutter test --reporter expanded && flutter test integration_test --reporter expanded …every time, and know your project still stands. #flutter #tdd
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Starting new project: flutter create --org com.fynstech --project-name talkasu --empty --platforms android --platforms windows --platforms web .
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Sleep schedule for children (1–5 years) | Healthy kids routine youtu.be/y_VCZ2ZrufE?si=O-Nb… via @YouTube
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A single Reddit post gave my little parenting app a burst of downloads Sometimes you don’t need ads, just the right community App: play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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What is your biggest fear being an indie developer? #indiedev Mine is that I will not be able to get money from the projects and had to stay 9-5 forever
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Stop strapping helmets on your 12-year-olds. Helmets are useless if there’s nothing inside to protect. ⠀ Instead of forcing rules, teach why they matter. Blind obedience won’t save them when you’re not around. Raise thinkers, not robots.
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Rules without reasoning are dead on arrival. You can’t supervise teens 24/7. But you can raise someone who understands consequences and makes smart choices — even when no one's looking.
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If your kid removes the helmet the second you're out of sight — you’ve taught obedience, not understanding. And obedience fades the moment you’re not watching.
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Preventing a big ball of mud by drowning it in tests—my test suite's bigger than the production code. #buildinpublic #flutterdev
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