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2026-08-15 15:54
I Spent 3 Months Building a SaaS Nobody Used. Then a 10-Minute Chrome Extension Got 2,000 Users.
It was 2:15 AM on a Tuesday when I launched my dream project: an AI-powered reader dashboard.
I had spent 90 days perfecting the tech stack: Next.js 14, Tailwind, Supabase auth, Stripe billing, PostgreSQL, and custom dark mode themes. I posted it on Twitter and Reddit, sat back, and waited for the signups to roll in.
Silence. Absolute crickets.
In two weeks, I had 12 visits and exactly 0 regist...