From High School E-commerce to WhatsApp's First Post: Build in Public Still Wins
signulll · x · 2026-10-10
The author recalls shamelessly posting about his online businesses in every forum back in high school, waking up to one or five orders a day and loving it. He points to WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum's original post on FlyerTalk as proof that giant companies start the same way.
His takeaway: before the world cares about what you build, you have to care enough for both of you—be proud of your work and tell authentic stories around why/what/how.
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