Developer says Claude and Codex let him avoid showing his app to users
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A developer says he kept polishing his app with Claude and Codex because building felt productive and let him avoid showing it to people, according to a post by Orange AI (@oran_ge).
He says his AI subscriptions cost him money while he still did not know whether anyone wanted the product. He says he now forces himself to send cold emails, and that this brought in users. The post is the developer's own account and includes no usage or revenue figures.
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Orange AI@oran_geXDeveloper says Claude and Codex let him avoid showing his app to peopleAIA developer says he kept polishing his app with Claude and Codex because building felt productive and avoided the risk of showing it to others. He admits his AI subscriptions cost him money while he still did not know if anyone wanted the product. He now forces himself to send cold emails, which brought in users.
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