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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 30/07/2026

Also worth noting that I am taking a more analytical approach to the marketing this time, with the help of posthog. To that end I'm making some updates to the UI today to test the effect on conversions in my funnel. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 30/07/2026

Continuing to promote reviewful.app (changed the name to avoid problems later). Started doing outreach to dentists in the area. I've contacted like 30 offices, so far no responses. Also embedding myself more in marketing subreddits hoping to connect with potential customers. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 23/07/2026

Today I did cold outreach to six med spas local to me with review images I created using ReviewSnap. 3 IG DMs, 2 emails, and a FB message. I also added a feature based on one of these so users can redact author names. getreviewsnap.com #buildinpublic

getreviewsnap.com

ReviewSnap

Turn a Google review into a shareable image.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 22/07/2026

I'm taking a different approach to building this time. Now I start by researching complaints online aggregated by topic (I use Gemini for this). I take one topic and refine it into a lean MVP I can build in 1-2 days, the goal being to have something to validate with quickly. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 21/07/2026

Hello 👋 Haven't posted in a few months, been figuring some stuff out. Tried my hand at a local startup, and failed. 😅 Thought a lot about what I actually want to be doing, and devised a better approach. Will post more later but I'm gonna take another crack at #buildinpublic.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 09/02/2026

Well it took most of the day but I migrated all my stuff to OpenProject. I already like it much better than what I was able to get by with in GitHub. Now to really put it to work and plan this project! #buildinpublic #openproject #github

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 09/02/2026

I have the opportunity now to migrate my project stuff out of GitHub to @openproject.bsky.social. There doesn't seem to be a built-in way to do this however. Any advice? Otherwise I'll be messing around with Python scripts today. #buildinpublic #openproject #github

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 06/02/2026

Finishing estimating my backlog has resulted in some second-guessing on which features I can include in the December beta for MxTp. I thought I had everything down to must-haves, but time says otherwise. 😅 #buildinpublic #music #webdev

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 02/02/2026

Wasn't able to get the Year 0 doc finalized over the weekend like I wanted. It was my youngest's birthday party Saturday, and her cuz came over for a sleepover. It was chaotic. 😂 Trying to get that wrapped up today before starting dev. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 30/01/2026

Actual dev for sprint 1 of the "year 0 relaunch" for MxTp begins Monday. I'm nervous, but also excited. I've spent this whole month preparing, so I've never felt more ready to start coding. #buildinpublic #musicsky

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 30/01/2026

Finished touching up my landing page, plus added an about page, which will link to an interactive form of the roadmap soon. Added a waitlist confirmation email which will contain a link to download the Year 0 doc, which I am formatting today. #buildinpublic #musicsky

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 29/01/2026

Greatly simplified my landing page today. Removed everything except what you see here. The Learn More button doesn't go anywhere yet, but will go to the main info page. The doc I've been working on this month will also live on that page probably. #buildinpublic #musicsky

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 29/01/2026

If you're looking for ideas for building something, just hang around the subreddit for a comparable product, and look for people complaining about things it doesn't do. I'm on the Bandcamp sub frequently these days, just taking notes. #buildinpublic

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mxtp.gg @mxtp.gg · 28/01/2026

I'm curious where they came up with $151,000/file. Does anyone think #spotify paid that much for each of those songs? #doubt #musicsky

Screenshot of a news headline reading: “Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna’s Archive for $13 trillion for ‘brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings.’” Subtext says the amount sought equals roughly $151,000 per file, credited to Liberty Dunworth, dated January 28, 2026.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 27/01/2026

I ended last week with a draft of MxTp Vol. 0 that I'm actually pretty proud of. Will keep refining this week but it's really close. Now updating my landing page and figuring out how to present this thing I've been writing. #buildinpublic #webdev #music #musicdelivery

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 23/01/2026

Today I learned what a J-card is, plus its dimensions. I'm hoping to use that format to present MxTp Vol 0 next week. It's fun to flex my creative side, I do it so infrequently, at least in terms of marketing materials. Can't wait to show off what I'm making! #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 22/01/2026

Currently assigning estimates to my backlog items so I can see how much I can fit in each iteration. Also working on finishing the rough draft of what I am now calling "MxTp Volume 0: The Origin." Technically this is Side A. 😁 Can't wait to share next week! #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 20/01/2026

Still working on fleshing out the specifics of the MxTp year 0 roadmap. The backlog is getting hefty by now. I'm thinking of doing two big releases this year: one on 6/30, and one on 12/31. The earlier will be accessible to artists, and super early supporters. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 20/01/2026

Is it just me, or is the GitHub mobile app terrible? It feels like the way to create new issues is backwards, and I can't create better views for things in my backlog. Am I just using it wrong, or is there a better alternative? #buildinpublic #github

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 16/01/2026

Putting everything I can think of into the MxTp backlog. I'm building the year 1 (or year 0?) roadmap, but also the features beyond the beta launch. It's kinda cool seeing all my thoughts and notes start to become an actual project. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 15/01/2026

I'm thinking today about making a switch from Next.js to something else for building MxTp. I'd rather build it right the first time. Right now researching ruby on rails. What is everyone else using to build their long-term ideas? #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 14/01/2026

I've never put my backlog into Github 🫣 I have been tracking MxTp's in various notebooks and Notion for too long. Today I'm starting to put items in github to help with the roadmap later this month. #buildinpublic #devshame

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 13/01/2026

Doing some research into WebTorrent for the MxTp manifesto today. Thinking about using it to save costs and improve performance for delivering audio files to listeners. Anyone had any experience working with this before? #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 13/01/2026

Spent time researching trademark yesterday, which I've never done before. I thought about using a service, but seems there's a lot of scams. Doing it yourself doesn't seem too bad though. Anyone done it before? Anything I should be aware of? #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 12/01/2026

As an outsider, I have very little knowledge of the music business, other than what I've gained anecdotally over the years. I've no idea of the quality of this book, but I have to imagine it will at least be enlightening? #music #musicbusiness #musicsky #buildinpublic

The cover of the 11th edition of All You Need to Know About the Music Business

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 12/01/2026

Still writing on the MxTp manifesto. There's gotta be a better name for that. Undecided on the timeline. Thinking it will be done by the end of the month. Today I'm looking into filing the trademark. Anything I should look out for? #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 08/01/2026

Delayed getting home, so I did some writing on my phone after all. Not ideal, but better than nothing. I started by saying what I wanted to say about the current music service landscape and went from there. Funny how it just starts coming out once I get going! #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 08/01/2026

The main problem I see with the current landscape of music platforms is a lack of innovation Some of them are pushing in the wrong direction, and others aren't pushing far enough. The current method isn't doing enough for artists. We need to innovate to change this.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 08/01/2026

I've been trying to write my "MxTp manifesto" for a few days. I did some updated research just so I'd have more to cite. But my surface keyboard won't connect anymore 😭 I hate typing on a touchpad, so I'm waiting until I'm home later today. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 07/01/2026

I first started researching for MxTp 2 years ago. Picking it up again now, the stories are just as bad as before, and worse in several instances. Turns out tech bros are greedy and don't actually care about artists. Who knew!

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 05/01/2026

The "why" for MxTp has always been easy for me. Artists have been getting screwed out of money by the "industry" for decades. Spotify continues this trend. And Bandcamp is owned by the biggest music licensing biz in the world. Music needs new representation. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 05/01/2026

Last year I tried to build a series of apps to diversify my income across different products. The result was that I wound up working on stuff I didn't care about. I felt detached from my work, like it lacked purpose or meaning, and conflicted on if I wanted to continue this way. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 05/01/2026

I managed to make it through the end of the year with no more work! I spent that time planning for this year, thinking over some decisions I needed to make, and setting my goal for 2026. I'll post more about that later today but I'm very excited about this year. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 24/12/2025

Officially not working on anything else through the end of the year. Gonna spend that time planning and setting intentions for next year instead. Hope you all have wonderful holidays, and an amazing rest of year. See you next one! #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 18/12/2025

Another quiet week from me here. Tbh I'm in a bit of a rut, and unsure of what to do next. As a result I've been very depressed these past two weeks, and I haven't done much other than interact on reddit. I'm feeling torn about which direction to go in. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 12/12/2025

Rethinking my site builder this week. I think the scope is too large for now. Plus I want to focus more on validation first, building second. So that's my intention next week. Plus a follow up on the 30 day marketing co-op! #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 05/12/2025

Working on the editor canvas for my site builder today. Implemented zoom & pan functionality, including the button & menu in the footer. I can't decide if I like it better with or without the gridlines? They're visual guides only. What do you think? #buildinpublic

A black digital canvas with a white rectangular border containing a uniform grid of evenly spaced white lines, creating small square cells across the entire area. A toolbar with various icons is visible at the top, and a “100%” zoom indicator appears at the bottom right.

A black digital canvas with a thin white rectangular border. The interior is blank with no gridlines. A toolbar with icons appears along the top, and a “100%” zoom indicator is displayed in the bottom-right corner.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 04/12/2025

Haven't posted this week bc I really haven't had much to say! Quietly working on the site builder, which is taking longer than I wanted. Today I'm migrating to supabase from mongodb, bc I'm running into limitations there. MxTp is already on supabase anyway. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 24/11/2025

Doing some analysis on other site builder apps. Focused on carrd.co (affordable) and cargo.site (flexibility). I basically want people to be able to create whatever they want with this. Any other apps I should look at? #buildinpublic

carrd.co

Carrd - Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything

A free platform for building simple, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 24/11/2025

Got my first review for my sticker chart app today, from one of the sites it was submitted to. It gave some great feedback, and has me second-guessing pulling the plug. Def not gonna market more rn, but I may revisit it after all. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 21/11/2025

Started work on my new site builder today. Just trying to get a quick poc working this afternoon that I can iterate on. I've never built anything like this before, so I'm excited to dig in. Plus it feels nice to start a new project. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 20/11/2025

Okay, so, lots to think about after reading @subvert.fm's plan. I am really grateful for this blueprint, and will be referencing it a lot in the future. I'm also appreciative of the competition, since I think that's the future anyway.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 20/11/2025

The idea for MxTp has been gestating in my head for a couple of years. I started dev on it like 18-ish months ago. Then TIL about Ampled, and subsequently @subvert.fm 🤯 I feel like I have to rethink a lot now. There's so much I didn't think about! #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 19/11/2025

I've been quiet so far this week. Prob going to pull the plug on my marketing efforts for stickerch.art and cut my losses. Also likely going to pivot target audiences altogether, and go after one that I actually care about. Will post more later! #buildinpublic

stickerch.art

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 13/11/2025

Feeling very ill today so mostly resting. But I have been experimenting with ads on FB & Insta again. Set a budget around $25 for the week on a couple of reels. So far I've been pleased with the increase in followers on Insta. Will report back in a few days. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 12/11/2025

Updating the landing page for stickerch.art got me thinking about the editor control for charts, and how I could improve it. I want to add it to the landing page so users can see the customizations from there, but it needs some work first. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 11/11/2025

Finished revamp of the stickerch.art landing page. Removed most of the text, added several mockup images of the app on phones. Also greatly increased the spacing between sections, especially on desktop. Removed FAQ and Pricing sections for now. #buildinpublic

stickerch.art

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 10/11/2025

I had a rough week last week mental health-wise. Trying to manage my mom's surgery on top of everything else sent me into the worst depressive episode I've had since I was hospitalized back in 2022. I was feeling really hopeless this weekend, but I sought some help.

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 06/11/2025

When my mom was in the recovery room right after surgery, they warned me "It'll get worse before it gets better" I had no idea how right they would be 😅 Today is off to a better start though. 🤞 Still working on the sticker chart landing page. #buildinpublic

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Ryan Bond @bondryanbond.com · 04/11/2025

Received some very valuable feedback that my landing page is too text-heavy. I took a look and it is mostly text. 😅 Looked at some competitors, and theirs are mostly visual. So, I've got some work to do this week to fix that! #buildinpublic

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