Eric Vargas retweeted
Had a great chat with @brol1dev last week! He's a very impressive developer that is now solo-building Scroll Survival! His attention to detail really shines in this project.
“You, as a founder, you need to do it yourself.”
Going back parents home. Taking care of dad. Trying to make it as a solopreneur at the same time.
Let’s do this!
I just won $20K USD!!
🥈 in #BuildInPublic at #Shipaton
I had to make this video to remind me what a privilege it is to be on this journey
Day 7 on my road to $1K MRR with my app
What an unreal week
I’ll be sharing the story to my grandkids of how one day I was promoting my app in Times Square 🥹
And… at the same time I’m only half way the top of the mountain
From shipping apps to taking over Times Square.
Our #Shipaton winners got the billboards, the live demos, and a visit from Shippy.
Not your average hackathon prize.
What a way to close out #NewYorkAppWeek! 📷
How I spent a “regular” day #BuildInPublic in Times Square for the #Shipaton finale
Come to Times Square today to check out my app and many more! 😤
#BuildInPublic #Shipaton
🤖 Made with AI
🤝 congratulations @taiomi , very well deserved!
I am happy I got 2nd place 🥈 in #BuildInPublic tho!
This is a dream come true!
Great event @RevenueCat
wondering if i should try again in #Shipaton 2027 👀
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🏗️ #BuildInPublic winner: Boop by @taiomi
Taiwo took building in public out into the world with his 100 Boops challenge, handing pet owners printed portraits and letting their feedback shape the app. One judge: "The amount of effort he puts into building in public is unmatched."
Scroll Survival got 2nd place in #BuildInPublic at
@RevenueCat #Shipaton 🎉 🎉
> $20K USD
> Flew to New York
> Demoing the app in Times Square tomorrow!
This is how I feel about it today 😄
Eric Vargas retweeted
Shipaton 2026 winners, 6/20: #BuildInPublic
The award for sharing your build while the feedback can still change it. I build in public too, mostly my bugs :-)
Boop: point your phone at a cat or a dog on your walk, it finds the breed and saves it as a sticker in your book. Taiwo took it out on the street with his 100 Boops challenge, handing printed portraits to the owners. The judges called his effort unmatched.
Scroll Survival: your focus sessions grow a village. Eric shared daily updates and a public roadmap, and the community feedback became dark mode, widgets and a story consequence when you end a session early.
FeedbackThread: reviews, bug reports and feature requests in one queue, with public boards. Aivars built it on livestreams.
Pricing nerd note: Boop has the lowest India price, compared to the US, of every winner I checked. Pro Yearly is $19.99 in the US, ₹199 (about $2) in India and ₺150 in Turkey, and every product follows the same rule per country. Proper work.
That's what PricePush does for every country at once: you set one price, it suggests a fair one per country and pushes them to the App Store and Google Play. Free for one app, pricepush[.]app
Congrats @taiomi @brol1dev @Aivars_Meijers
#Shipaton #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOSDev
Are you in NY for app week?
Let’s connect!
I’m a solo founder figuring it out 🙂
Looking forward to meeting a lot of people 🤝
Apple reviews had been so quick
I sent my latest update for review last Wednesday and still no response
The heck is going on? 😡
Quit my job December 2025. Solo founder now. Living on savings.
✅ Shipped a mobile app with actual users
> From $100 to $1,000 MRR by end of year 💪
> $10K MRR by mid next year 😱
Showing up here every day until I get there
Can I make it?
I've been scared of slowing down and taking a bit of time to rest
Why? Now that i have an app with real users i don't want my MRR to drop
Do you also get that feeling? Wondering how you deal with it.
I grinded for more than 60 days straight
I decided to take the rest of this week off. Might not be completely off, still may do some stuff but i wont work 10+ hrs daily













