SaaS founder · @obash4life

Obasola Sodiq

Founder background

I'm a first-time founder and full-stack developer building practical products and web applications. I'm currently building VerifiedNG, a platform connecting customers with trusted local service providers, while also exploring ideas like LearnNaija and other products that solve everyday problems. I learn by building — from business websites and frontend projects to backend systems, APIs, authentication and database-driven applications. Right now, I'm focused on turning ideas into useful products, learning from real users, and finding product-market fit.

Expertise

  • Community
  • Bootstrapping
  • Product
  • Design

Achievements

  • Built and deployed VerifiedNG, a full-stack local-services marketplace with customer/provider accounts, search, hire requests and backend authorization.
  • Built LearnNaija, an education/language-learning web project focused on Nigerian languages.
  • Built and delivered a responsive business website for Oyincakesandmore.
  • Built and deployed a personal developer portfolio showcasing full-stack web.

Public profiles

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Personal site

Products

SortMail

A smarter way to understand and organize your email around the people and senders behind your inbox.

VerifiedNG

Find Trusted Local Service Across Nationwide.

Recent posts

People condemn vibe coding, saying it isn't real coding. But…

I believe the difference isn't the tool; it's the mentality behind it. Use AI to learn faster, build smarter, experiment more, and turn ideas into reality. Don't just copy and paste. Understand what you're building and keep improving. **While they argue about the method, you could be miles ahead building something real.** Master the tool. Sharpen your mind. Keep building. 🚀

**Latest update — SortMail 🚀**

I've been working on making email opening faster in SortMail. Recent improvements: - ⚡ Added email message caching to avoid repeatedly fetching the same email from Gmail - 💾 Cached email content in the database for quicker repeat access - 🔧 Improved the email-list query and field selection - 🧪 Tested the caching flow locally and measured the performance improvement There's still more to optimize, especially around database response times and keeping email labels in sync. The goal is to make SortMail feel faster and smoother as the inbox grows. Still building, testing, and improving. 🛠️ #SortMail #BuildInPublic #SaaS

Latest update — SortMail 🚀

Added full PWA support to SortMail. - Installable as a desktop/web app - Added new SM monogram branding - Enabled automatic PWA updates Tested locally and deployed to production. SortMail can now be installed like an app. 🟢 #builtit

SortMail update 🚀

I finished the smart categorization system. It now organizes senders into: • People • Companies • Subscriptions • Transactions • Notifications The full flow is working now, from the classifier to the Sender model, API filters, and the UI. I also tested it with real sender data, not just syntax and build checks. Next, I’m cleaning up the temporary debugging code before getting this version ready for production. N.B: If you want to test it, send me your email and I’ll add you to the testing list. Link: https://sortmail-ten.vercel.app/ Still building. 🛠️

🚀 SortMail update

I’ve been working on making the inbox easier to understand and manage. Recent updates: • 📥 Grouped Inbox organized by sender • 🧠 Smart Inbox for unread activity and important attention points • 🔢 More accurate inbox counts • 🔄 Better Gmail syncing and incremental updates • 📱 Continued mobile improvements The goal is simple: stop treating email like one endless list and organize it around the people, companies, and services behind the messages. Still building, testing, and improving. More updates coming soon. 🔥 #SortMail #BuildInPublic #SaaS

Okay, SortMail is officially on Buildside 👀

Been building this for a while and it's finally at the stage where I'm putting it in front of real people. The idea is simple: make email easier to understand by organizing your inbox around the senders behind your emails, not just a never-ending list of messages. Still beta. Still plenty to fix. But it's getting there. 🚀

N.B - If you’re willing to test it, **DM me your E-mail**.…

🚀 I’m looking for a few people to test something I’ve been building. Link: https://sortmail-ten.vercel.app/ Meet **SortMail** — an email organizer designed to help you make sense of a messy inbox by organizing emails around the people, companies, and services sending them. Instead of endlessly scrolling through hundreds of emails, SortMail gives you a clearer way to see **who is actually filling your inbox**. I’m currently looking for a few testers to use the app, break things, find bugs, and tell me what feels confusing or missing. 🔐 **Security-first testing:** please use a test Gmail account. Don’t connect an account containing sensitive or confidential emails. What I need from testers: • Connect Gmail • Let it sync • Browse your senders • Open/read emails • Try different actions • Try to break things 😂 • Tell me what feels slow, confusing, or simply bad This is still being actively built, so expect rough edges. N.B - If you’re willing to test it, **DM me your E-mail**. I’d genuinely appreciate the feedback. Building in public. 🚀

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