u/New-Affect-1569

Hi everyone,

I’m a software engineer with 4–5 years of experience, currently looking for a remote opportunity. I’m open to both part-time and full-time roles, and also available for subcontracting work.

If you know of any openings or are hiring, feel free to reach out. I’d be happy to share more details.

Thanks!

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 9 days ago
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I keep feeling like “one more improvement” before sharing…

But I’m starting to think that’s just avoidance.

How do you decide when something is ready to show people?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 9 days ago
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Spent hours on something I thought was “important” — turns out no one even noticed it.

Made me realize effort ≠ impact.

Curious what others learned the hard way?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 9 days ago
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I always thought the hard part was building something.

Turns out, that’s the easy part.

You can sit for hours, days, even weeks — coding, designing, tweaking things until it “feels right.”

You’re busy. You feel productive.

But nothing changes.

No users. No feedback. No real signal.

Then you step outside that bubble and realize:

Nobody cares.

Not because your work is bad — but because you haven’t put it in front of the right people yet.

And that’s where things get uncomfortable.

Talking to people. Getting ignored. Realizing your assumptions were wrong. Explaining what you’re doing without sounding like you’re selling something.

That part feels harder than building.

The weird part?

The moment you start showing it, even imperfectly, things start moving.

A comment. A question. A small piece of feedback.

It’s not much, but it’s real.

I’m starting to think:

Building feels productive. But distribution is what actually moves things forward.

Curious how others dealt with this shift — when did you realize building wasn’t the bottleneck anymore?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 9 days ago

Not big dramatic moments—just small decisions.

Like:

  • saying yes to something randomly
  • replying to a message
  • trying something new for a week

I feel like those tiny moments end up having way more impact than we realize.

What’s one for you?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 10 days ago

Not big dramatic moments—just small decisions.

Like:

  • saying yes to something randomly
  • replying to a message
  • trying something new for a week

I feel like those tiny moments end up having way more impact than we realize.

What’s one for you?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 10 days ago
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I feel like a lot of us delay things because we think we missed the window.

Too late to learn a skill
Too late to switch careers
Too late to start something on the side

But I’ve seen people start at random points in life and still make it work.

Curious—what’s something you started later than you “should have,” but it turned out fine (or even better)?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 10 days ago

Most “lead gen” tools feel broken.

You either:

  • scrape random data
  • send cold emails
  • or run ads hoping someone converts

But I kept noticing something:

People are literally posting things like
“Looking for a tool for X”
“Any alternative to Y?”
“Can someone recommend Z?”

That’s real demand — and most of us completely miss it.

So I’m building something around this idea:

A tool that:

  • scans conversations in real-time
  • filters out noise using AI
  • surfaces only high-intent posts
  • suggests how to respond

👉 Basically helping you find customers when they’re already looking

The goal is simple: Find customers at the moment of intent, not after.

I’m trying to validate this properly, so I’d love honest feedback:

  • Would leads like this actually be useful to you?
  • How are you currently finding customers?
  • What would make something like this worth paying for?

If this sounds useful, I can share access once it’s ready 👍

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 10 days ago

Most “lead gen” tools feel broken.

You either:

  • scrape random data
  • send cold emails
  • or run ads hoping someone converts

But I kept noticing something:

People are literally posting things like
“Looking for a tool for X”
“Any alternative to Y?”
“Can someone recommend Z?”

That’s real demand — and most of us completely miss it.

So I’m building something around this idea:

A tool that:

  • scans conversations in real-time
  • filters out noise using AI
  • surfaces only high-intent posts
  • suggests how to respond

👉 Basically helping you find customers when they’re already looking

The goal is simple: Find customers at the moment of intent, not after.

I’m trying to validate this properly, so I’d love honest feedback:

  • Would leads like this actually be useful to you?
  • How are you currently finding customers?
  • What would make something like this worth paying for?

If this sounds useful, I can share access once it’s ready 👍

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 10 days ago

I’ve been working on a small MVP that tracks posts where people are looking for tools/services (mostly from Reddit-type platforms).

The idea sounded simple:
Find people asking → show it → help others reach out early.

Reality hit pretty fast.

Here’s what I learned:

  1. Most “leads” are useless People say things like “any good CRM?” but half of them are just browsing, not buying.
  2. Keywords lie “Looking for X” doesn’t mean intent. Context matters way more than the words.
  3. Timing is everything A post from 2 hours ago is gold. A post from yesterday is almost dead.
  4. More data made it worse At first I thought “more sources = better.” It actually just created more noise.
  5. The line between helpful and spam is thin Automating replies sounds powerful… until it starts looking like spam real quick.

Now I’m trying to solve just one thing:

How do you reliably detect real intent, early?

Not volume. Not keywords. Actual signal.

Curious if anyone else has tried solving this or faced similar issues?

Or even from the other side — if you’ve posted “looking for X” before, what made you actually choose someone?

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 11 days ago

I’ve been working on a small MVP that tracks posts where people are looking for tools/services (mostly from Reddit-type platforms).

The idea sounded simple:
Find people asking → show it → help others reach out early.

Reality hit pretty fast.

Here’s what I learned:

  1. Most “leads” are useless People say things like “any good CRM?” but half of them are just browsing, not buying.
  2. Keywords lie “Looking for X” doesn’t mean intent. Context matters way more than the words.
  3. Timing is everything A post from 2 hours ago is gold. A post from yesterday is almost dead.
  4. More data made it worse At first I thought “more sources = better.” It actually just created more noise.
  5. The line between helpful and spam is thin Automating replies sounds powerful… until it starts looking like spam real quick.

Now I’m trying to solve just one thing:

How do you reliably detect real intent, early?

Not volume. Not keywords. Actual signal.

Curious if anyone else has tried solving this or faced similar issues?

Or even from the other side — if you’ve posted “looking for X” before, what made you actually choose someone?

reddit.com
u/New-Affect-1569 — 11 days ago

I’ve been working on a small MVP that tracks posts where people are looking for tools/services (mostly from Reddit-type platforms).

The idea sounded simple:
Find people asking → show it → help others reach out early.

Reality hit pretty fast.

Here’s what I learned:

  1. Most “leads” are useless People say things like “any good CRM?” but half of them are just browsing, not buying.
  2. Keywords lie “Looking for X” doesn’t mean intent. Context matters way more than the words.
  3. Timing is everything A post from 2 hours ago is gold. A post from yesterday is almost dead.
  4. More data made it worse At first I thought “more sources = better.” It actually just created more noise.
  5. The line between helpful and spam is thin Automating replies sounds powerful… until it starts looking like spam real quick.

Now I’m trying to solve just one thing:

How do you reliably detect real intent, early?

Not volume. Not keywords. Actual signal.

Curious if anyone else has tried solving this or faced similar issues?

Or even from the other side — if you’ve posted “looking for X” before, what made you actually choose someone?

reddit.com
u/New-Affect-1569 — 11 days ago

I’ve been working on a small MVP that tracks posts where people are looking for tools/services (mostly from Reddit-type platforms).

The idea sounded simple:
Find people asking → show it → help others reach out early.

Reality hit pretty fast.

Here’s what I learned:

  1. Most “leads” are useless People say things like “any good CRM?” but half of them are just browsing, not buying.
  2. Keywords lie “Looking for X” doesn’t mean intent. Context matters way more than the words.
  3. Timing is everything A post from 2 hours ago is gold. A post from yesterday is almost dead.
  4. More data made it worse At first I thought “more sources = better.” It actually just created more noise.
  5. The line between helpful and spam is thin Automating replies sounds powerful… until it starts looking like spam real quick.

Now I’m trying to solve just one thing:

How do you reliably detect real intent, early?

Not volume. Not keywords. Actual signal.

Curious if anyone else has tried solving this or faced similar issues?

Or even from the other side — if you’ve posted “looking for X” before, what made you actually choose someone?

reddit.com
u/New-Affect-1569 — 11 days ago
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I’m building a tool that:

  • Finds posts where people are actively looking for a product/service
  • Filters them into usable leads
  • Lets you reach out early before others

Example:
Someone posts “Looking for a CRM for small teams” → you get that instantly.

That’s the core idea.

But I need honest feedback:

  • Would you actually pay for something like this?
  • Or would you just manually search when needed?
  • What would make this a must-have instead of a “cool tool”?

No sugarcoating — trying to figure out if this is worth pushing further or not.

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 14 days ago

I’m building a tool that:

  • Finds posts where people are actively looking for a product/service
  • Filters them into usable leads
  • Lets you reach out early before others

Example:
Someone posts “Looking for a CRM for small teams” → you get that instantly.

That’s the core idea.

But I need honest feedback:

  • Would you actually pay for something like this?
  • Or would you just manually search when needed?
  • What would make this a must-have instead of a “cool tool”?

No sugarcoating — trying to figure out if this is worth pushing further or not.

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u/New-Affect-1569 — 14 days ago