Progress Shared Compounds Faster Than Progress Hidden

Stop waiting to show the world when it’s done. Share it while it’s becoming.

Indie hackers hoard progress like it’s gold. They wait for the perfect demo, the clean UI, the flawless v1. But the truth? Nobody connects with perfection. People connect with momentum.

Each screenshot, commit, or ugly prototype you share sends a signal: I’m building for real. That signal builds trust — and trust compounds faster than polish ever will. One raw image of your progress does more for credibility than a hundred hype posts on launch day.

When you show the climb, people root for you. When you hide it, they forget you exist. Momentum is magnetic. It turns passive followers into active believers. Every little “shipped this today” adds a brick to your public track record.

Don’t hoard your progress. Drip it. Every post is a rep, every rep builds trust, and trust is the real product-market fit multiplier.

Rep

Today, post one screenshot of what you built — no context, no polish. Just one line: “Shipped this today to make X easier.” Let your momentum speak for itself.