Hey r/buildinpublic,
Just shipped my first product and wanted to share the journey since this community has taught me a lot.
**What I built:**
CreatorOS — an AI studio for Indian Instagram and YouTube creators. Replaces 5 separate tools with one platform.
**The problem I noticed:**
Indian creators spend 6+ hours/week on non-creative work — scripts, hashtags, invoices, brand deal tracking, analytics. Western tools like Buffer cost ₹1,500-8,000/month and don't understand GST invoicing or Indian brand culture.
Zero Indian alternatives existed. So I built one.
**The tech stack:**
- React + Vite (frontend)
- Claude API by Anthropic (AI engine)
- YouTube Data API v3 (real analytics)
- Google OAuth 2.0
- Vercel (deployment + serverless proxy)
- Gumroad (monetisation)
**Business model:**
₹2,499 one-time lifetime deal. No subscription.
**What I learned:**
Routing the API key through a Vercel serverless function instead of calling Anthropic directly from the browser — took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out
Shipping a working v1 beats a perfect v2 you never launch India is massively underserved in the creator tools space
**Where it stands:**
Live at https://creator-os-landing-puce.vercel.app
Looking for feedback and early users.
Would love brutal honest feedback from this community — what would make you actually use or recommend something like this?