Indie dev Tw93's Mole tool reaches users in 128 countries, shares Grok Bot growth play
vista8 · x · 2026-09-20
The author recounts meeting indie developer Tw93 and others at an education+AI conference in Hangzhou.
- Tw93's Mac cleaner Mole now has users in 128 countries, and he shared a remarkably refined Grok Bot-based software promotion playbook.
- Takeaway: in the AI era, building software is easy — the hard parts are craftsman-like polishing, maintenance, and distribution.
- Tw93's linked article argues engineers who have transitioned to AI engineering vs. those at traditional big-tech roles now stand at a fork reminiscent of internet vs. telecom engineers circa 2011.
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