What happened after Screenity started making money
I just wanted to build fun things. Instead, I got trapped in the post-launch doom loop.
Alyssa X
I'm a serial entrepreneur with 12+ products, 2x Maker of The Year finalist, top Product Hunt creator, & founder of Screenity with 200K+ users. Follow my maker journey!
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I thought the launch failed, then I woke up
It's been a year since I posted. What could possibly go wrong?
I launched Screenity Pro (yes finally!)
Also, how a trip to the Alps turned into an avalanche of bug reports
Why I rebuilt Screenity two months into my new indie life
When a storm knocks you offline, it forces you to rethink everything.
Buying a house, quitting my job, and going full-time indie
What happens when you try doing everything at once (spoiler: burnout)
Why I secretly launched Screenity, and what happened after
Not your typical launch story (well, maybe)
Getting launch ready and rolling out private access for Screenity
Also, why building Chrome extensions in 2023 sucks
Carefully navigating the redesign of Screenity, without losing its essence
"Redesign once more, this time with feeling!"
How to turn a free extension into a paid one without losing your mind
Hey, who's going to pay?
Rebuilding Screenity from zero, and monetizing it
Also, how I'm trying to balance my time between indie making, life, and work
I've been nominated for the 2022 Golden Kitty Awards!
Will this be the year? 🤔
We're live on Product Hunt, would ❤️ your support!
We've launched EcoSnap, the AI recycling app we built in a week for a hackathon
How we built an AI recycling app in a week for a hackathon and won $11k
This was one of my most intense projects to date, but also one of the most rewarding
Building an arcade game within my portfolio
I'm gamifying my website to get more client work
Launching my motion graphics editor, Motionity
Launching my motion graphics editor, MotionityIssue #29Hey! I’m Alyssa X, a serial entrepreneur building 12+ products by myself. This email is part of my maker journey, which you’re subscribed to. Feel free to forward it to others if you find it interesting! You can support me through GitHub Sponsors, I’d really appreciate it! ❤️Hey all,I know I haven't sent out an issue for a couple of weeks now,…
Back to Lotties, and wrapping up the motion graphics editor
Back to Lotties, and wrapping up the motion graphics editorIssue #28Hey! I’m Alyssa X, a serial entrepreneur building 12+ products by myself. This email is part of my maker journey, which you’re subscribed to. Feel free to forward it to others if you find it interesting! You can support me through GitHub Sponsors, I’d really appreciate it! ❤️Hey all,I've been feeling better this week, but to be…
Completing the text animation feature set, and adding audio layers
Completing the text animation feature set, and adding audio layersIssue #27Hey! I’m Alyssa X, a serial entrepreneur building 12+ products by myself. This email is part of my maker journey, which you’re subscribed to. Feel free to forward it to others if you find it interesting! You can support me through GitHub Sponsors, I’d really appreciate it! ❤️Hey all,I'm not feeling well, but I figured I'd…
Adding Lottie support and text animations to my motion graphics editor
Adding Lottie support and text animations to my motion graphics editorIssue #26Hey! I’m Alyssa X, a serial entrepreneur building 12+ products by myself. This email is part of my maker journey, which you’re subscribed to. Feel free to forward it to others if you find it interesting! You can support me through GitHub Sponsors, I’d really appreciate it! ❤️Hey all,I had a chaotic week. Traveling back…
Adding image (and video!) filters to my product, and beating the competition
Adding image (and video!) filters to my product, and beating the competitionIssue #25Hey! I’m Alyssa X, a serial entrepreneur building 12+ products by myself. This email is part of my maker journey, which you’re subscribed to. Feel free to forward it to others if you find it interesting! You can support me through GitHub Sponsors, I’d really appreciate it! ❤️Hey all,I had a pretty nice week. I got…
Getting beta testers for my motion graphics editor, and looking at my competition
Getting beta testers for my motion graphics editor, and looking at my competitionIssue #24Hey! I'm Alyssa X, a serial entrepreneur building 12+ products by myself. This email is part of my maker journey, which you're subscribed to. Feel free to forward it to others if you find it interesting! You can support me through GitHub Sponsors, I'd really appreciate it! ❤️Hey all,The heat has been killing…