Solo founders debate build in public: distribution wins, but hide your roadmap
sujingshen · x · 2026-10-05
- Solo founder at $1k MRR argues ideas get copied within an hour of launch anyway — distribution, not secrecy, is what wins; he built 4-5M monthly organic reach since Jan 2023 and leveraged it into the codehype.ai SaaS directory.
- Chinese indie maker sujingshen pushes back: traffic-building accounts can share daily, but the project that actually makes money should reveal fewer details — "no need to hand over your roadmap too."
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