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Feedback by Yehya Allawand

I posted on X and reddit regarding my app basically getting…

Comments were brutal but a reality check, and solidified the issue, the landing page was just unclear, visitors didn't know what Sidebox does and who it was for Only users within the buildinpublic community made sense of the terms used, which meant I needed to simplify it further so anyone could quickly understand what it does and who its for With that feedback I redesigned the page completely and simplified it, I also added a new sign up flow and made it easier to encourage user to try the product out - removed card requirements for free trial - added a website input to quick start the onboarding So Im looking for a few users willing to test out the new flow and give their opinions on the landing page and how the whole process felt for them and if anything can be improved, cheers!

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Progress by Cristian Andrei Bot

“Is it available on Android?” Now I have a better answer.

A creator I reached out to said he’d try Tipryx, then asked if it worked on Android. At the time, I could only point him to the browser version. Now the Android build is published in Google Play closed testing. There’s still friction: testers need to join a Google Group, opt into the test, then install the app. My next step is making those instructions clear on the beta page. Another outreach conversation exposed a different problem: I packed the app explanation, a video idea, pricing, and audience questions into one message. The reply was basically: “I don’t understand.” A reply isn’t the same as a clear pitch. I’m simplifying mine. Tipryx lets you save a word you often forget with your own clue, then practise recalling it later. You can also share the clue as a riddle for friends or family to guess. Looking for Android testers who’ll try it and tell me where they get stuck. Comment or message me and I’ll send the install steps.

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Lesson by Muna V.

WE USUALLY THINK CREATING THE PLATFORM IS THE ISSUE.

Unfortunately that's not the case, that's not even half of it we still have to get users and somehow get them to pay for it to make our money. Many of our creations sit on the empty web with no one knowing about it until it gets out there but a lot of the time it gets buried in the flood of people like you to trying to boost their platform. Personally this is a very frustrating issue I don't know if it came with the age of ai software development I can imagine back in the days of like maybe 1999 I wasn't there then though, if you managed to create a platform or site you wouldn't need to market it as much as the market wasn't this saturated and building it took a lot and that would make it to somehow get people to use it.

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Lesson by Shahrukh A. Khan

Saying no is part of building EloSync

The hardest calls on EloSync haven't been about what to build. They've been about what to leave out for now. Every request sounds reasonable on its own. Stack enough of them together and a connected business OS turns into a pile of half-finished screens. So before something goes on the list, the question is simple: does it make the whole workspace stronger, from CRM through to billing, or is it a one-off? And what does saying yes push back? If the answer is "something Founding Beta users already asked for", it waits. Saying no to good ideas is how the important ones actually ship.

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Progress by Uriel Bitton

Good morning Buildside !

Who's building/shipping today? Looking for Buildside's next big feature. Any ideas? Drop it in the comments. This is your chance to request a feature ! I'll promote the best idea with credit for the founder 🔥

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