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Sebastian Janas

@sebastianjanas.bsky.social
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Midlife crisis? No, midlife shipping spree. 40+ and building in public. 💡 IdeaKiln.com 🌍 MapGO.io 🛠️ BestClaudeCodeSkills.com

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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic models keep getting better. One prompt → a 20-second motion video for MapGO. Globe, maps, 3D report pages, soundtrack. All code, zero editing software. #buildinpublic #dev #AI #Anthropic
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
2.5K clicks from Google Search in 28 days 🚀 MapGO keeps climbing - 600 > 1K > 1.5K > 2K now 2.5K. No ads. Just building, improving, and letting organic growth compound. Next stop: 3K 🌍 mapgo.io #buildinpublic #GIS #Map
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
First paying customer on MapGO 🎉 Someone just bought conversion credits to work with their mapping files, and that first $5 feels pretty good 😄 Got GEO files you need to convert? give it a try 👉 MapGO.io #BuildInPublic #GIS #Geospatial
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 IdeaKiln just smashed through 3,500 builders 🚨 📦 2,299 products launched ⏳ 1,002 loading next 🔥 34 submitted this week 3,500 people with one thing in common: We build. We launch. We ship. Next stop: 4K. IdeaKiln.com - Ship it forward 🔥 #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2,000 clicks from Google Search in the last 28 days 🚀 MapGO keeps growing organically. No ads. No big marketing machine. Just shipping, improving the product, and building useful geospatial tools. Next stop: 3K 🌍 Go Beyond the Map with mapgo.io #buildinpublic #GIS #map
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"How far am I from the ocean?" About half the people who find MapGO arrive with exactly that question. Now they get as many as they want, no account, for any point on Earth. Coast, border, region, distance between two points. All free, all unlimited. mapgo.io #buildinpublic #dev #GIS #maps
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MapGO — Go Beyond the Map
Turn coordinates into answers. Distances to borders and coastlines, location hierarchy, coordinate conversion and bulk CSV processing — online mapping services with GIS data software, free tier includ...
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
MapGO keeps climbing 📈🌍 1,500 clicks from Google Search in the last 28 days. No ads. No big marketing budget. Just building, improving, and letting Google do its thing. Next stop: 2K 🚀 Go Beyond the Map with mapgo.io #buildinpublic #GIS #maps
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Monday hot take: Your build-in-public audience is not your market. Likes = your post was good. Revenue = your product was good. Two completely different scoreboards. Post anyway. Just don't confuse applause with demand. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Friday. Ship something. Doesn't have to be big. A button. A fix. A tweet about the fix. The builders who win aren't smarter -they just have more shipped Fridays behind them. Go close the loop.
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
MapGO just got seriously faster ⚡ From ~6,000ms to under 500ms. Same API. Same data. More than 10x faster. No shiny new feature this time - just making the product better where it matters. Go Beyond the Map with MapGO.io #buildinpublic #GIS #dev #dataprocessing
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Monday hot take: Your build-in-public audience is not your market. Likes = your post was good. Revenue = your product was good. Two completely different scoreboards. Post anyway. Just don't confuse applause with demand. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Google is definitely starting to notice MapGO 👀🌍 1,000 clicks from Google Search in the last 28 days Not paid traffic Not ads Just people finding MapGO.io through search A small milestone, but a pretty satisfying one for a bootstrapped side project I’m building one feature at a time. #GIS #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wednesday reminder: your idea isn't precious. Ship it half-baked. Put it in front of builders. Let them tear it apart. That's literally why I built IdeaKiln.com - free feedback beats 6 months of guessing. Validation > vibes. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚀 IdeaKiln did it again - 3,300+ builders. 📦 2,154 products launched ⏳ 973 waiting to launch From an idea → to thousands of people actually shipping. Next stop: 4,000 🔥 Build something. Launch it. Help someone else launch theirs. Ship it forward on IdeaKiln.com 🚀 #buildinpublic #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Tuesday truth nobody likes: 90% of indie hackers fail at distribution, not product. Your code is fine. Nobody knows it exists. Go DM 5 people who actually have the problem you solved. That's the whole growth hack. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Monday. Opened MapGO.io analytics expecting fireworks. Got 3 signups and someone who uploaded a CSV of every coffee shop in one county. Honestly? Still a win. Someone out there is measuring something weird, and I built the tool for it. #buildinpublic #GIS #geospatial
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sunday reflection: you didn't wait for perfect conditions this week. You just built anyway. That's rarer than it sounds. Rest up. Next week's got more waiting for you. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Weekend plans: sleep in, or open the laptop for "just 20 minutes" that turns into three hours because you're actually having fun. We both know which one it'll be. Enjoy the flow state. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New on Idea Kiln: put our badge on your site and your listing's link turns dofollow. Free. Domain rating above 10? You also unlock the paid launch dates - no queueing for free slots $0. The backlink is the payment. Check it out: ideakiln.com/dashboard/submit-idea #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Friday check-in: what did you ship this week? Even one thing counts. Even a small fix counts. Consistency beats intensity. You're proof of that. Close the week strong. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The gap between "I'll launch someday" and "I launched" is just a bunch of Thursdays like this one. Small, unremarkable, unglamorous progress. Do today's version. That's the whole game. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Real talk: nobody's watching you debug at 2pm on a random Wednesday. No likes. No claps. Just you and the problem. That's exactly why it counts. Keep going. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Plot twist: Tuesday is actually the hardest working day of the week. No one writes songs about it. It just quietly gets stuff done. Be like Tuesday today 💪 #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Sunday isn't rest day. It's reset day. Look back at the week, what shipped, what you learned, what's next. No pressure, just a plan. Monday will thank you for this. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Saturday morning, coffee in hand, side project open. Not because you have to. Because building your own thing beats sleeping in. This is the part nobody sees. This is also the part that matters most. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's Friday. Most people are mentally logged off already. You? Still pushing that last commit before you close the laptop. Ship it. Then actually enjoy your weekend. You earned both. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Most people are still waiting for the "perfect time" 3,203 builders on IdeaKiln.com decided was good enough. 📦 2,096 products launched ⏳ 941 ready to launch next Perfection doesn't ship. Builders do. Ship it forward 🚀 #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Thursday energy: too close to the weekend to slow down, too far to coast. This is where the real work happens, the unglamorous middle that nobody posts about. Do the boring thing today. Future you will thank you. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Halfway through the week. Still shipping? Still showing up? That right there is the difference between builders and people who "meant to start Monday." Keep stacking. You're doing better than you think. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🚀 MapGO just crossed 8,000 location searches! Most popular tools so far: 🌊 Distance to Coastline - 3,831 🗺️ Location Hierarchy - 1,755 📏 Point-to-Point - 858 Still early. Still building. Still growing. Explore it at MapGO.io 👇 #buildinpublic #GIS #maps
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Tuesday doesn't get hype like Monday. No fresh-start energy. Just yesterday's bugs and lukewarm coffee. And yet - here you are, fixing it anyway. That's not motivation. That's just showing up. Respect. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New week. Blank slate. Zero excuses. While everyone's dreading the inbox, you're already three commits deep. Ship one thing before lunch. Set the tone for the whole week. Let's GO🚀 #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Sundays used to mean dread Now? Pure momentum Review the week's wins. Share the progress. Feel the gratitude for building without a ceiling. No approvals needed. No politics to navigate. No cap on what you can create. Just ship, iterate, repeat. This is what freedom looks like #buildinpublic
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
7 AM Saturday. Coffee brewing. Code editor glowing. Side project loading. Everyone else? Still asleep. You? Getting reps in. This is the choice: Sleep in or stack wins. Indie hackers choose the latter. Every. Single. Time. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Friday isn't the end of your week. It's your victory lap. Monday's plan -> Friday's proof. While the office empties out at 4pm, you're still shipping at 8pm. Not because you have to. Because this is the part that actually feels good. Close it out. Then celebrate. #buildinpublic #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Thursday reality check: Your competitors aren't planning. They're shipping. Your future customers aren't waiting for perfect. They're solving problems now. You don't need permission. You need momentum. Build today. Share today. Improve tomorrow. That's how indie hackers win #buildinpublic #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wednesday hits different when you're solo. Monday's fire fades. Friday's finish line feels far. Nobody's watching the unsexy middle. No likes for the third iteration nobody will see. But this is where builders separate from dreamers. Show up anyway. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Monday: "New week, new me!" Tuesday: "Coffee's cold, bug's still there, standup was pointless" Also Tuesday: ships feature anyway This is the day nobody celebrates The real workhorse No hype No glory Just caffeine, spite, and a commit message: "Fixed it. Don't ask how." #buildinpublic #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Monday morning hits different when you're building your own thing. No corporate dread No endless meetings No manager breathing down your neck Just you, and your vision. That's the real flex—waking up excited because you own it all. Freedom isn't a perk. It's the whole point. #buildinpublic #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sunday isn't downtime. It's prep time. Review last week's data. Map Monday's priorities. Ship that one thing you've been sitting on. Indie hackers know: the week is won on Sunday. Ship it Forward 🚀 #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
MapGO.io just reached 600 clicks from Google Search in the last 28 days. Still early. Still growing. Still improving the data behind the scenes. But every search, click, and new user is proof that the work is starting to compound. Onwards 🚀🌎 #GIS #buildinpublic #geospatial
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Don't you ever rest?" Wrong question. This IS rest. Building on Saturday morning isn't burnout—it's battery recharge. The quiet. The flow. The progress. Founders don't need weekends off. We need space to create. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Friday morning energy hits different. They're coasting. You're closing. That side project you grinded on all week? Push it live today. Build in public means finishing strong, not fading out. Launch day > any day. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🚀 IdeaKiln.com just crossed 3,100 shippers Not followers. Not spectators. Shippers. 📦 2,027 products launched ⏳ 934 in the pipeline 🔥 34 submitted this week Every product started with someone brave enough to click Submit. Ship it forward ❤️ #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ship it Thursday. Polish it Friday. Launch it anyway. That's the playbook. Most founders spend months planning the perfect launch. You? You're iterating in public, learning faster, moving smarter. Imperfect action beats perfect paralysis. Don't stop now. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wednesday check: Did you ship something? Make progress? Move the needle? If yes, you're ahead of 90% already. This is where consistency gets proven, not just talked about. The grind compounds. Stack another day. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Everyone hypes Monday. Nobody writes poems about Tuesday. Yet here we are: Coffee #3 Bug from yesterday? Still there Standup nobody wanted? Done Shipping anyway? Obviously Tuesday doesn't care about your feelings. Tuesday just works. Be like Tuesday. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Corporate Monday: drag yourself to another status meeting. Indie hacker Monday: coffee's brewing, ideas are flowing, you're shipping. The difference? Ownership. When the work is yours, motivation isn't forced. No boss. No bureaucracy. Just build. That's why we do this. #buildinpublic #dev
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Most people treat Sunday like a finish line. Builders treat it like a starting block. Plan the week. Ship one thing. Reflect on the wins. That's the Sunday playbook. That's how you compound progress while the world sleeps. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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Sebastian Janas @sebastianjanas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
They sleep in. You ship. Saturday mornings = bonus time. No boss watching. No deadlines looming. Just building because you love it. That's the indie hacker advantage. Stack these hours. They compound. #buildinpublic #dev #indiehacker
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