Bryan Smith

I'm calling it Proxima 👀

Just got off an onboarding call which was music to my ears: 1) "Oh this is really easy to use" (we're getting this a lot) and 2) Oh I can stop using [a competitor] and just use you, perfect I hate them. I'd never use a quote like that on a comparison page, but there will be a comparison soon!

Today I'm installing @openclaw-x.bsky.social on a 2020 MBP. My plan is to have it be my Chief of Staff that I had been using Obsidian + Claude Code to do.

The rate of innovation we're seeing. Opus 4.6, boom Codex 5.3. I'm a Claude guy using dev3000. Who's got the best comparison of using Codex?

Coding is fun again. Feels like anything is possible. And quickly! Thanks AI.

The new coding loop: 60% -> Spend a lot of time on definition (with AI) 10% -> Spend a little time using AI to turn it into stories 1%-> Walk away and do other things while AI codes 20% -> Come back and test and do code reviews 9% -> Use AI to do most of the necessary changes

For coding and PRD writing I haven't used anything but Opus 4.5 in a month. You?

In person events are under rated for marketing. #buildinpublic

It's both stressful and insanely satisfying when you can fix something for a customer minutes after they bring it up. #buildinpublic

There's nothing like screen sharing with a new customers doing onboarding to make you seen 100 flaws you need to refine. #buildinpublic

Thought today would be a nice marketing day for HiCira.com But nope, today is implement free email check denial and IP checks. Because the internet has jerks (and scammers). #buildinpublic

Can anyone recommend an affiliate marketing software? Looking to add an affiliates for HiCira.com and want a solid platform to use that will make my life easier. #buildinpublic

What do you do while you wait for AI to write your code? My new thing is working on card tricks.

CAN. NOT. WAIT! youtu.be/5VYsnngkS_U?...

Happy Friday #buildinpublic. Just a reminder. DISTRIBUTION > PRODUCT

HiCira.com is in closed beta right now, but we'll be soft launching next week. Exciting stuff! #buildinpublic

When you find out you have to do marketing #buildinpublic

Trying out Cursor's agent mode today. I didn't realize it had a Plan mode then a Build mode available. It just one shot 3 pages and 3 forms, made server actions, db changes, in under 60 seconds. 🤯

If you're using Cursor, you have got to give their new Compose 1 model a try. It's so stupid fast. Like crazy fast, totally change agentic coding.

Getting real! #buidinpublic

New header image! Getting ready for launch day! HiCira.com

I've noticed Claude doesn't produce documents as artifacts as often as it used to. I frequently have to tell it to do it after it creates something. (unless it's code)

I kinda like X's longer posts you can do over having to threads on @bsky.app Am I alone?

Added a 3rd person to our team building HiCira.com, super excited to have a 3rd person. As this will let me focus more on marketing. #buildinpublic

It's not writing code today, it's marketing. #buildinpublic

The AWS outage has impacted my Roomba. No house map == no vacuuming. Weird world we live in.

This AWS outage is really messing with my morning. You can't subscribe to App Store purchases right now because of it, and I have 3 ad videos I need to record.

Do the hard thing

Optimizing for growth when you have 0 customers is like deciding what Michelle restaurant you want to eat at tonight when your bank account says $0. Just ship already. #buildinpublic

Moving away from our awkward 2 repositories and trying to share the DB code to a monorepo. Weird I've never used one before. #buildinpublic

For the past 1.5 months my co-founder and I have been working on our next SaaS. And we're finally unveiling it. It's called Cira, your AI voice receptionist for solo owners of local service companies. Best part, we're launching this week! hicira.com #buildinpublic

Today's plan: 1. Wrap up onboarding for Ceri. 2. Make jalapeño jelly 3. Coil up the hoses for winter 4. Make our initial landing page for Ceri. Oh, what's Ceri? You'll see soon. #buildinpublic

🤯 Just bought a six letter .com that's two words. For $10.

When you get a 2 word, 7 character .com for your SaaS idea.🤌

Somedays I'm like "Do I buy this little single purpose tool for $12/month... or do I vibe code it myself and host it as a free tool for my own SEO..." AI really is changing the landscape of what's possible.

When you see a new marketing funnel beginning to work. #buildinpublic

AI search results are just SEO in a trench coat.

Most makers wing it when it comes to marketing. That may work for vibe coding, but not for marketing. The right play is to pick a channel, learn how to execute on it, and learn <-> iterate. Here's my top 4 for SaaS: * FB Ads * Google Ads * SEO * Cold email #buildinpublic

My favorite movie meets my favorite bricks. Sora 2 is wild. sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dc688a...

Sora 2 is looking amazing! I can't wait to make some ads with this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzne...

Hey #buildinpublic this is your daily reminder to do more marketing. A new feature is less likely to get you a customer than doing more marketing is.