Behind the Scenes: From a Random Reddit Post to Shipping a Tool in 8 Hours

This morning, I was doing Indie10k's daily task - Reddit engagement. I stumbled across a random Reddit post (of course I can’t find it again 😅). The gist was simple:

👉 “I started thinking on a tool. The whole point is simple: type your idea, click validate, and it tells you in minutes what would normally take days or weeks of research — the pros, the risks, how much effort it would take, even what similar products already exist. this is only for solo founders who are building micro-SaaS apps.”

That hit me hard — because I’ve been in that exact trap. And it felt like a perfect fit for Indie10k.

From Reddit Spark to Indie10k Fit

So I thought: while waiting someone getting enough courage to build a tool, why not build it by myself? A small validator tool that helps solo founders check if their micro-SaaS idea is worth even starting. Not some VC-style startup validator, but a quick gut-check for bootstrappers.

At first, I did some research on tools in the market. Oh my, so complicated. Lots of scores! charts! and a content farm of ideas (who know which is AI generated and nobody cares).

Finally I decided to forget about what others has built. I asked ChatGPT to break the requirement down using first principles.

The result was crystal clear: 👉 “As a solo founder, I want a fast way to check if my micro-SaaS idea is worth pursuing, so I don’t waste weeks on something doomed from day one.”

That was it. Core requirement nailed.

Building the MVP (Lunch Break Mode)

I hacked together an MVP in ~30 minutes with the help of Claude Code. Just a textbox input → structured validation output. Nothing fancy. Quietly shipped it to production. No announcement. No promo. One single textarea plus a button, yield a one-liner, pros/cons, competitors and how competitive it is, what the MVP looks like and an export button.

Then I closed the laptop, went to the mall with my son, had coffee and waffles with my wife, and didn’t think too much about it.

Nightfall Paranoia

Later the evening, the “what if” hit me:

What if this goes viral? ( i know, i know, unlikely at this stage)

Will it burn through my LLM bill overnight?

So I added a simple guardrail: login required. And one more thing — a button to **auto-convert the generated idea into a project inside **Indie10k.

That way it’s not just a toy validator, but a sidecar tool that naturally flows into the Indie10k core system.

Why I’m Not Sorry for Idea Copying

Yes, this was inspired by someone else’s Reddit post. But honestly — ideas are free. Execution is what matters. And I want to execute faster. If it becomes a cool linkable asset for Indie10k, even better.

I would share same mindset to whoever will use this tool - Even your idea is a bit competitive, your execution changes everything.

🚀 And that’s how, in 8 hours, a casual Reddit scroll turned into a live Indie10k feature.

👉 Try it out: Happy Hacking Your Ideas!