Indie dev on niche positioning: the opposite of mass is special
alfred_lua · x · 2026-10-01
Indie developer Alfred Lua reflects on launching Fernsage: everyone understands a notes app, but nobody wants another one. He pivoted to a niche digital commonplace book app, citing Seth Godin's "the opposite of mass is special"—build for people seeking special, not the masses.
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