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Buildmates
Discover what people are building
- Category
- Other
- Stage
- Beta
- For
- Indie hackers, founders, and developers launching small software products
About
New products, experiments and startups from indie hackers, founders and developers.
Features
- Problem
- Launch visibility is short-lived.
- How it works
- Publishes free listings live immediately, with no review queue or launch deadline.
- Result
- Builders gain a lasting discoverability surface.
- Why
- Products remain in the directory, launch feed, and their assigned category after launch day.
- Problem
- Visitors need ways to find relevant small software.
- How it works
- Provides a directory with search, category, pricing, recency filters, and trending, newest, and most-upvoted views.
- Result
- People can discover products that fit their interests.
- Why
- Listings can be browsed and filtered beyond a single launch event.
- Problem
- A listing needs distribution beyond its own page.
- How it works
- Creates an indexed listing page and places products in related-product sections, category pages, the directory, launch feed, and weekly email selection.
- Result
- A product has more opportunities to be found.
- Why
- One submission is intended to appear in multiple Buildmates discovery surfaces.
- Problem
- Paid visibility can undermine trust in rankings.
- How it works
- Sells clearly labelled, one-time placements such as featured listings, newsletter sponsorships, category partnerships, and launch posts without changing trending rank.
- Result
- Builders can purchase placement while ranking remains separate.
- Why
- Trending is based on upvotes and views decayed by age.
- Problem
- Builders and readers need a lightweight recurring discovery channel.
- How it works
- Sends a hand-written weekly digest on Friday morning with one named sponsor and no tracking pixels or click wrapping.
- Result
- Subscribers receive a concise weekly view of what builders shipped.
- Why
- The newsletter curates products, launches, and experiments from the week.
Product questions
What does Buildmates do?
Buildmates is a directory and weekly newsletter for small software products, helping builders publish products, remain discoverable after launch day, and reach interested readers.
Who is Buildmates for?
Indie hackers, founders, and developers launching small software products
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