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After 7+ years in sales, I finally decided to take an idea I’ve had and start building it myself.

I’m new to coding, so the dev side has been a real challenge, but I’ve built websites before and wanted to push myself further. It’s been a lot of trial and error, a lot of learning, and honestly a lot of fun.

I think I’m the opposite of a lot of people here. I feel good about the sales and marketing side, but building the product is where I’m growing the most right now.

Not ready to launch it yet, but hoping soon I’ll have the confidence to put it out there, get my first users, and start turning it into something real.

If you’re building too, keep going.

I’ve been building Stirling QR because I kept seeing the same issue:

teams print QR codes, then later the destination URL changes and the print assets become stale.

What I built:

- Dynamic redirect URLs on our own domain

- Update destination after print

- Expiry dates per code

- Pause/delete controls

- Scan tracking dashboard

Built with Next.js + Supabase.

I’d love feedback on:

1. what analytics are must-have vs nice-to-have

2. whether onboarding is clear enough for non-technical users

3. what would block you from using this in production

Demo:

https://www.stirling-qr.com

https://preview.redd.it/r9cdkj3ih8tg1.png?width=2064&format=png&auto=webp&s=e91a22fc686048f08d65165dcf2f00a11633c40f

Helloooooo founders,

I’ve spent almost a year now building a product in the Customer Success / Account Management space.

It came from a problem I’ve lived with for years — juggling multiple tools, reacting to issues too late, and realizing most “customer success” work is actually just firefighting.

So I decided to build something that brings everything into one place and actually helps teams act early instead of chasing problems.

What I ended up building is a layer that sits on top of your existing stack (CRM, support tools, email) and pulls everything into a single view of the account.

But more importantly, it doesn’t just show data.

It tries to:
→ Highlight churn risks before they become obvious
→ Surface expansion opportunities you might miss
→ Automate follow-ups, tasks, and basic workflows
→ Give a clear picture of what’s happening across accounts without digging through tools

The goal is simple: reduce the reactive work and help teams focus on actually growing and retaining accounts.

The interesting part?

Building it felt straightforward.
Getting people to try it has been the real challenge.

Curious from other founders:
How did you get your first few real users?

And if anyone here works closely with CS/AM teams and is open to trying something like this, I’d genuinely value your thoughts.

I’ve been thinking about using AI video tools (like Veo, Runway, etc.) to create short ads for a mobile app.

The idea is to generate a bunch of short videos (10–15s) and post them on platforms like TikTok or YouTube Shorts.

It sounds efficient, but I’m not sure how effective it actually is.

A few things I’m wondering:

- Do people actually trust or engage with AI-generated ads?

- Do these kinds of videos convert at all, or do people just scroll past?

- Is it better to go with simple real footage instead?

I’ve seen a lot of AI-generated content lately, but it sometimes feels a bit unnatural or “off”.

Curious if anyone here has tried this for real marketing (not just content), and what results were like.

So where do I start I've come up with an idea to help subcontractors on their estimating.It's a really good solution well I cant tell because I've been doing outreach and zero response. Cold emailing is just soul crushing.I don't know what else to do) :

My first time posting anything just hoping for some genuine engagement and advise.

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